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A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician.

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: Series 1

Richard Madden

Keeley Hawes

Gina McKee

Sophie Rundle

Vincent Franklin

Pippa Haywood

Paul Ready

Tom Brooke

Nicholas Gleaves

Stuart Bowman

David Westhead

Ash Tandon

Bella Padden

Matthew Stagg

Claire-Louise Cordwell

Shubham Saraf

Timothy Knightley

Jonathan Nyati

Mark Holgate

Richard Riddell

Darren Clarke

Gordon Corera

Frank Gardner

John Pienaar

Susan Rae

Sophie Raworth

Nick Robinson

Justin Webb

Vicki Young

Ruth Barrett

Thomas Vincent

Eric Coulter

Priscilla Parish

Jed Mercurio

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Bodyguard: Series 1: Episode 2

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Episode 2

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Home secretary Julia Montague's controversial policies make her a terrorist target.

Drama series. Home secretary Julia Montague's controversial policies make her a terrorist target and test the loyalty of specialist protection officer David Budd.

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.

As Julia's stance on national security propels her into the public eye, specialist protection officer David Budd is on high alert while being put under pressure by senior police officers to spy on Julia. However, David's natural animosity towards Julia fades as his home life becomes more difficult. When Julia becomes a target, David's loyalty to her is challenged.

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