To say BBC’s Bodyguard is my favourite show on TV at the moment is an understatement.
A lot of my pals rave about shows like Breaking Bad and Stranger Things but the US series just don’t cut it for me – I’m always drawn to a good old British crime show.
But nothing has had me this gripped since Happy Valley. (When is the third series coming out, by the way?)
And completing my top three has to be Line of Duty – amazing cast and most of all, incredible writer Jed Mercurio – who unsurprisingly, pens my latest crush.
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So when Sunday night finally gets its arse round, we’re allowed teas on knees in our house – after putting a noisy toddler to bed – as there’s no chance this can hang around unwatched on planner.
From the first episode I was on the edge of my seat. Was ex-army turned cop David Budd (Richard Madden) going to survive – along with a train crammed full of passengers – as a terrorist couple hitched a ride, while the wife hid in the loo with explosive belt round waist and detonator in hand?
Utterly gripping.
But basically, WTF is going on with it at the moment? Episode 3 has left me reeling for more.
Is home secretary Julia Montague (Keely Hawes) dead?
Was the poor PR man Tahir Mahmood framed after being left in the complete lurch to deliver notes to Julia on stage at a conference, after a “fuck up”, by stuck-up advising sod Rob Macdonald (Paul Ready)? He does seem happy to undermine him at every opportunity…
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Does Budd know what was in the briefcase – and why didn’t we see it? Surely, he didn’t see an explosive device inside the case and agree to let the bombing go ahead? That would surely put a fairly abrupt end to his so far, unexplained nightly passionate meet-ups with Montague.
But Mercurio’s writing leaves us in the dark thinking ‘could it be him’ about every other character in the damn show, especially that creepy Richard Longcross who slinked out of Montague’s hotel room.
For the moment, my money is on Montague’s ex – the rather sinister Conservative party chief whip Roger Penhaligon (Nicholas Gleaves) -who seems increasingly worried about her taking over at no.10. So was it him who planted the suitcase bomb at the conference?
Ooh and what about the tablet? There’s something on there about drugs and a sexual assault but it’s being kept away from viewers’ eyes. We do know Julia thinks it’s her public duty to see the PM about it.
I have a sneaking suspicion that the reason we haven’t set eyes on Budd’s ex-wife’s new fella, is that he’s someone we’ve already met – and probably can’t stand – so I can’t wait for that meeting when he picks up his kids.
So if you need great content writing, I’m here and available – just don’t give me a tinkle at 9pm on Sunday.
Ta very much.