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      Season 1 – Bodyguard

      2018 Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      93% 71 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score War veteran David Budd finds work as a police sergeant with London's Metropolitan Police Service, in the Royalty and Specialist Protection branch. He is assigned to protect the home secretary, the Rt. Hon. Julia Montague MP, a controversial and ambitious politician who is described as "the sociopath" by one of her aides, and who has plans to introduce invasive new surveillance powers for security forces. Finding himself increasingly at odds with Montague's policies and personality, and dealing with physical and psychological scars from his time serving in Afghanistan, volatile Budd is torn between his beliefs and his duty to protect. Read More Read Less Watch on Netflix Stream Now

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      Bodyguard maintains a palpable tension throughout its pulpy proceedings to create an absorbing and addicting psychological thriller.

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      J M Why on earth have critics rated this so highly? Gawd, how predictable that they have an affair DESPITE their very distinct views and experiences of international conflict and the West's response to it. I usually check the Rotten Tomatoes review rating before viewing most TV series, but this one seems completely off. What would motivate a war veteran with his views and experience want to be associated intimately with someone like her? Basic and so boring... I am offended! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Scott W Very well done! I’d recommend. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/25/24 Full Review Alec C Sometimes, the enemies you're trying to defend against actually turn out to be inside your own organization! As a troubled agent is tasked with body-guarding a controversial politician, he gets entangled in a conspiracy where everyone is targeted and no one is safe. A gripping mini-series that manages to leave us questioning if we actually know about our own people we've trusted to defend us! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Marc F Utter tosh. Unbelievable, illogical turns of action, poor acting. Rubbish. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Pam L Super late to this party but just finished watching this series! Loved loved loved it!! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review Manda M I know I'm late to the party but I thought this was brilliant, exciting and had me on edge. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Aug 26, 2018 Episode 1 After distinguishing himself by courageously neutralizing a terrorist threat, a troubled war veteran, now a sergeant of the London Metropolitan Police Service's Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch, is assigned to protect the home secretary. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 27, 2018 Episode 2 Another terrorist attack raises the U.K. threat level to severe and the home secretary holds secret meetings with the director general of the security service, freezing out the police and her own minister of state for counterterrorism. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 2, 2018 Episode 3 In the wake of two terrorist attacks, David is under more pressure than ever to keep the home secretary safe, but the threat to her life does nothing to curb her political ambitions. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 9, 2018 Episode 4 David struggles to come to terms with the fallout from the devastating events of the past 24 hours and he is questioned by detectives. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 16, 2018 Episode 5 Determined to push the investigation forward, David targets enemies of Julia, and his theories about a conspiracy at the heart of government look increasingly plausible. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 23, 2018 Episode 6 David makes a major breakthrough in the investigation into the attack on the home secretary, but his inquiries put him in mortal danger. Details

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      Melinda Houston and Debi Enker Sydney Morning Herald Madden plays Budd like a time bomb poised to detonate, revealing a man scarred by his wartime experiences. Hawes is excellent as the hawkish politician and Mercurio keeps the twists coming through to the finale. May 18, 2020 Full Review Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) She's older, upper class, English, and female; he's younger, working class, Scottish, and male. There's 50 shades of "ma'am" in the way he addresses her. Rated: 3/5 Oct 22, 2019 Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe It's two things at once - the list of who did what and the reminder of what happened - and it feels nicely succinct. Like everything else about "Bodyguard," including its hero, the opening is taut. Nov 9, 2018 Full Review Serena Seghedoni Loud and Clear Reviews one of those rare shows that will have you hooked to the screen from the very first scene to the last. Rated: 5/5 Nov 2, 2023 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site What the series creators, fully consciously of it or not, do show is a country ruled by vehemently anti-democratic and authoritarian cliques, none of whom would exhibit the slightest qualms about establishing openly dictatorial rule. Feb 11, 2021 Full Review Huw Saunders Cultured Vultures While Bodyguard is being billed as a thriller, at its core it's that old favourite of the British isles, the police procedural - and crucially, even when it's just going through the procedures, it stays engaging. Oct 9, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Thomas Vincent, John Strickland
      Screenwriter
      Jed Mercurio
      Network
      BBC
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date
      Aug 26, 2018
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