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Bodyguard

2018 Ended 60m episodes

7.8/10 1,221 votes

CrimeDramaWar & PoliticsMystery

A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.

Created by:: Jed Mercurio
Cast:: Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes, Sophie Rundle, Gina McKee
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America
Network:: BBC One

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Seasons

2 available

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.6

Episode 1

2018-08-26 · 59m

After distinguishing himself by courageously neutralising a terrorist threat, troubled war veteran Police Sergeant David Budd of the Metropolitan Police's Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP) is assigned as a principal protection officer to the home secretary, the Rt Hon Julia Montague MP.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.9

Episode 2

2018-08-27 · 59m

Another terrorist attack raises the UK threat level to severe. Home secretary Julia Montague holds secret meetings with the director general of the security service, freezing out the police and her own minister of state for counter terrorism.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.8

Episode 3

2018-09-02 · 58m

As the capital shudders in the wake of two terrorist attacks, specialist protection officer PS David Budd is more under pressure than ever to keep the home secretary Julia Montague safe. The threat to her life does nothing to curb Julia's political ambitions, as her counterterrorism bill takes another step towards being made law, provoking political rivalries.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.8

Episode 4

2018-09-09 · 58m

Traumatised by the events of the last 24 hours, PS David Budd falls under suspicion. Pushed to breaking point, David is helped back on his feet by his estranged wife, Vicky, and is determined to play an active role in the investigation.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.7

Episode 5

2018-09-16 · 58m

Determined to push the investigation forward, PS David Budd targets enemies of home secretary Julia Montague. As he delves into Julia's political manoeuvring before the attack, David’s theories about a conspiracy at the heart of government look increasingly plausible.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 8.0

Episode 6

2018-09-23 · 76m

Principal Protection Officer David Budd has made a major breakthrough in the investigation into the attack on the home secretary, but his enquiries have put him in mortal danger. With the clock ticking and no-one left who believes him, David attempts to prove his innocence. But the evidence against him begins to stack up.

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