Bodyguard creator Jed Medcurio’s tweet fuels season 2 rumours
Here's what we know about the next series!
Last updated 6th Nov 2019
Bodyguard, was an intense, fast-paced six-part drama from the BBC that captivated audiences when it hit the small screen in 2018. Featuring the superbly talented Richard Madden as lead character David Budd, and Keeley Hawes as Home Secretary Julia Montague.
17.million people tuned into the series finale and fans have been desperate for confirmation of a second series. Well now we might have had that confirmation after a tweet from creator Jed Mercurio (who also created the amazing Line of Duty)...
Jed wrote, ''What’s really holding up development of #Bodyguard Series 2 is the quest for any dramatically sympathetic reason not to kill off the cabinet minister in the first five minutes'.
Fingers crossed this means we will get a new series soon! In the meantime you can re-live the first series with our helpful Everything you need to know about Bodyguard Season 2
Cast of the Bodyguard
Richard Madden plays war veteran David Budd, Keeley Hawes took on the role of Home Secretary Julia Montague and other notable names include Sophie Rundle as Budd's wife Vicky and Pippa Haywood as Budd's boss Lorraine Craddock. Get to know the full cast below...
Richard Madden
Heartthrob Richard Madden starred as the Home Secretary's bodyguard David Budd. Sergeant David Budd serves as a Principal Protection Officer (PPO) in the Royal and Specialist Protection Command of London's Metropolitan Police (RaSP).
Keeley Hawes
Home Secretary Julia Montague was played by Keeley Hawes. Ambitious, smart and undaunted by opposition, Julia is pushing a controversial new counter-terrorism bill through parliament which would give the security services unprecedented powers of surveillance. Some of her colleagues believe Julia is on course to challenge the PM for party leadership.
Pippa Haywood
Pippa Haywood played Chief Superintendent Lorraine Craddock, David Budd's commanding officer at RaSP (Royalty and Specialist Protection).
She purposefully assigns David to protect the Home Secretary, Julia Montague, due to his military experience. Always on the side of her officers, Craddock backs David up when he comes under suspicion from other quarters. But we soon learn that she can't be trusted!
Sophie Rundle
Peaky Blinders star Sophie Rundle plays the wife of police officer PS David Budd, Vicky. They are separated due to his unpredictable moods and issues with PTSD since he returned from the Afghanistan war. While she still loves and cares for David, she also wants to move on with her life.
Ash Tandon
Ash Tandon played DCI Deepak Sharma - a senior detective in the Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Command (SO15). He leads the investigation into the recent spate of terror events and reports directly to the branch's Commander, Anne Sampson.
Nina Toussaint-White
Detective Sergeant Louise Rayburn was played by Nina Toussaint-White. Her character was a Counter Terrorism officer with SO15. Tenacious and sharp, she investigates the recent spate of bomb attacks.
Stuart Bowman
Stuart Bowman played Director General of the Security Service (MI-5) Stephen Hunter-Dunn. His private meetings with Home Secretary Julia Montague start to raise suspicions within Julia's team.
Gina McKee
Gina McKee played Commander Anna Sampson, a woman of seemingly unimpeachable professional standards. Sampson is horrified when Julia threatens to move the investigation into recent terror events over to the Security Service. Caught between policing and politics, Sampson must find a way to cut through the machinations of those around her and get to the truth.
Nicholas Gleaves
Nicholas played the Rt. Hon. Roger Penhaligon, MP is the Government Chief Whip and former husband of Julia Montague.
Tom Brooke
Like PS David Budd, Andy Apsted is another veteran of the Afghanistan war with the scars to prove it.
Anjli Mohindra
Anjli plays Islamic State terrorist Nadia who befriends David Budd in order to draw the suspicion away from her. She later reveals to detectives that she is the mastermind behind the Home Secretary's death, having manufactured the bomb that killed her.
Is Bodyguard based on a true story?
Bodyguard is not a true story, however it is based on a very real “political world”. No characters in the show are based on any current British politics.
Bodyguard is also based on the UK's real specialist operations under the direction of London’s Metropolitan Police who have branches looking after politicians, diplomats and royalty.
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