Introduction

Bodyguard is a British police-thriller television series created and written by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions as part of ITV Studios for the BBC.

The six-part series features Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes, and includes Gina McKee, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin, Pippa Haywood, Paul Ready, Tom Brooke, Nicholas Gleaves, Stuart Bowman, Stephanie Hyam, David Westhead, Matt Stokoe, Nina Toussaint-White, Ash Tandon, and Anjli Mohindra.

Outline

A man calling himself Richard Longcross gives a tablet to Montague, with instructions to use it to access encrypted information. Budd researches Longcross, but is unable to find his profile.

With Budd serving as her driver, Montague corners the Prime Minister at Chequers, but viewers do not see what transpires between Montague and the PM. Budd is interviewed by Counter Terrorism Command detectives Sharma and Rayburn, who seem skeptical of his account of the sniper attack. RIPA 18 passes the third House of Commons vote.

Mike Travis, Minister of State for Counter-Terrorism, meets Penhaligon to express concern about Montague’s relationship with MI5. Budd and Montague’s relationship deteriorates when he accidentally chokes her during a PTSD episode.

Before Montague gives her speech at St. Matthew’s College, she confesses to Budd that she knew his children’s school was a possible target. She says she wants him by her side, not because it is his job, but by choice. As she is giving her speech, Budd sees her PR advisor Tahir Mahmood outside the auditorium, but allows him in after checking his briefcase. Seconds later a bomb explodes.

Bodyguard Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Jed Mercurio.
• Director(s): Thomas Vincent and John Strickland.
• Producer(s): Simon Heath, Jed Mercurio, Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Priscilla Parish, and Eric Coulter.
• Writer(s): Jed Mercurio.
• Music: Ruth Barrett and Ruskin Williamson.
• Cinematography: John Lee.
• Editor(s): Steve Singleton and Andrew John McClelland.
• Production: World Productions.
• Distributor(s): ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
• Original Network: BBC One.
• Release Date: 02 September 2018.
• Running Time: 60 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.