Bodyguard BBC1 Sunday

[Conchis]

And BBC Radio pulled every rug from under it all by airing a quiet interview with a REAL HM Govt etc bodyguard, who casually pointed out that while the series had pretty well every second or third actor on-screen in the series as BME, in reality in this area of the Security Services, the real-life bodyguard pointed out there are almost no BMEs at all.

And so the box-ticking goes on..................

The series portrayed the Security Services as pretty much an all-white zone but with lots of BME in evidence among the regular coppers.

This probably confused Leave voters, who will have been unsure who the 'baddies' were.....

[Conchis]

Agree with all the above. The organised crime theme wasn't even hinted at until Episode 5, was it? Apart from Chanel's mysterious lift in Episode 1, not that we were given any reason to suppose it was even an element in the plot.

A scene that was fudged was the arrest (which we didn't see) of Craddock and the organised crime bloke. When the armed response unit turned up, who were they more likely to believe? They'd most likely have shot the bloodstained, gun-toting Budd on her say-so. But, next thing we knew she was in an interview room. Perhaps she'd decided the game was up?

A great bit of acting by Anjili Mohindra playing Nadia - the moment where her mask slipped to reveal pure evil was excellently done.

Yes: I loved that bit! She became a totally different person. :)

[Conchis]

The finale drew in a peak audience of 11m viewers.

[LMcD]

Was I the only person watching who expected Budd's car to explode in the final frame?

No - but then I guess an upbeat ending was inevitable if there was to be a 2nd series. I would have preferred it to end with his request for help. Perhaps the apparently 'happy family finale' was a means of insuring Transatlantic sales? We all know how the Americans HATE a sad ending - remember 'I hate Big Brother'?
If there's a 2nd series, will I watch it? You bet I will!

[gurnemanz]

Was I the only person watching who expected Budd's car to explode in the final frame?

Indeed ... so the "happy" ending was another unexpected twist.

(We still don't know about her bloke.)

[DracoM]

..........or, actually, a heck of a lot more that was littered as bait to get the BBC to make series 2...or 3......or 4....or....

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I've not seen any of this. Should I bother, now?

Depends - if you're hoping for a profound, insightful drama you'll be very disappointed. If you don't mind a bit of froth, with plenty of (unintentionally) comedy, and quite a few unexpected plot twists (well - "unexpected" if you haven't been reading this Thread), then I'd give it a go.

[Conchis]

I've not seen any of this. Should I bother, now?

The first three episodes are superbly directed and really draw you into the drama. I think it would be churlish to say the whole thing hasn't been very well put together. I'd definitely give it a go.

[Stanfordian]

I've not seen any of this. Should I bother, now?

It's superb watching!

[vinteuil]

I've not seen any of this. Should I bother, now?

... as you will gather, some people have enjoyed it quite a lot.

Others think it was a load of tut. I thought it was over-hyped rubbish : my wife thought it was enjoyable tosh.


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[eighthobstruction]

I think it would be churlish to say the whole thing hasn't been very well put together. .

....I love the smell of churl in the morning....smells like....idealistic victory....

....I can even get churlish about LoD....Doctor Who my next target....and the commissioner who allowed Trust to be 10 episodes long when they could have done it in 4 easily....

[Serial_Apologist]

The finale drew in a peak audience of 11m viewers.

Can't wait to see how the Gogglebox regulars respond to it.

[Conchis]

....I love the smell of churl in the morning....smells like....idealistic victory....

....I can even get churlish about LoD....Doctor Who my next target....and the commissioner who allowed Trust to be 10 episodes long when they could have done it in 4 easily....

I've not watched Doctor Who in years and years, though I saw some clips of the last Christmas episode where they seemed to be mocking William Hartnell - that's right, not the First Doctor but the reactionary person William Hartnell was purported to be (and, in fairness, probably was). I thought this was not really on, considering the huge debt the franchise still owes him and the fact that he's not around to defend himself.

[Conchis]

Maybe Jed Mercurio's achievement in this series has been to create a character who successfully combines sexiness with right-wing politics and engenders viewer investment to the extent that a lot of people didn't want her to die/expected her to be resurrected. Not an easy feat!

[eighthobstruction]

I've not watched Doctor Who in years and years, though I saw some clips of the last Christmas episode where they seemed to be mocking William Hartnell - that's right, not the First Doctor but the reactionary person William Hartnell was purported to be (and, in fairness, probably was). I thought this was not really on, considering the huge debt the franchise still owes him and the fact that he's not around to defend himself.

........just a bit of mid morning bile on my part....