Magic moments that bring the nation to a standstill are more special than ever

Thank the stars for Tv — the one force that still has the power to bring the nation together.

On Sunday night, as the BBC1 police thriller Line Of Duty finally revealed the bent copper at the heart of its web of corruption, up to 13 million Brits were glued to their sets . . . at the same moment.

Whatever you thought of that finale — and many applauded it as subtly ingenious, while others denounced it loudly as a letdown — it achieved its purpose. We’re all still talking about it.

There’s a magical sense of community in knowing that millions of us are watching together. Every gasp of…