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Bodyguard(TV show/series, 2018)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h per episode | Genres: Crime, Drama, War & Politics, Documentary

Mini series in 1 season with 6 episodes

BodyguardRating: 3.9/5 (with 385 votes)
Bodyguard is a British political 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 centres around the fictional character of Police Sergeant David Budd (Richard Madden), a British Army war veteran suffering from PTSD, who is now working for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch of London's Metropolitan Police Service. He is assigned as the principal protection officer (PPO) for the ambitious Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), whose politics he despises. The series draws attention to controversial issues such as government monitoring of private information and its regulation, the politics of intervention and terrorism, and PTSD. The series began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 August 2018, achieving the highest viewing figures for a new BBC drama in the multichannel era and the highest BBC viewing figures since 2008. The BBC commissioned the series from the then-independent World Productions in 2016. Since ITV Studios Global Entertainment acquired the company in 2017, they have handle... ()
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Where to watch Bodyguard (streaming/download)?

"Bodyguard" is currently available on 1 providers. Bodyguard can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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About Bodyguard

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

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Bodyguard | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix(Trailer, 1:47)

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Bodyguard Seasons and Episodes

08/26/2018Miniseries - 6 episodes
#1 | 08/26/2018Episode 1
3.9/5 (with 40 votes)
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.
#2 | 08/27/2018Episode 2
4.2/5 (with 33 votes)
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.
#3 | 09/02/2018Episode 3
4.0/5 (with 32 votes)
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.
#4 | 09/09/2018Episode 4
3.9/5 (with 31 votes)
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.
#5 | 09/16/2018Episode 5
3.8/5 (with 30 votes)
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.
#6 | 09/23/2018Episode 6
4.1/5 (with 31 votes)
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.
03/15/2019Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 08/26/2018
Last episode released on: 09/23/2018
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"保镖"
"שומר הראש"
"보디가드"
"Телохранитель"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:28169, Added: 08/26/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024