Bodyguard
A haunted war veteran assigned as bodyguard must safeguard a polarizing Home Secretary while battling his own PTSD and confronting a looming terrorist conspiracy that threatens both their lives.
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A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.
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Season 16 episodes · premiered Aug 26, 2018
- 1.01Episode 1Aug 26, 2018Rate
David Budd, a troubled but courageous war veteran working for the Metropolitan Police's Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch, is assigned to protect Home Secretary Julia Montague after he successfully neutralises a terrorist threat.
- 1.02Episode 2Aug 27, 2018Rate
A new terrorist attack prompts the UK to elevate its threat level to severe, leading Home Secretary Julia Montague to conduct clandestine meetings with the director general of the security service, sidelining both the police and her minister of state for counter-terrorism.
- 1.03Episode 3Sep 2, 2018Rate
Amid the aftermath of two terrorist attacks, specialist protection officer David Budd faces increasing pressure to ensure the safety of Home Secretary Julia Montague. Despite the threats, Montague continues to push forward with her controversial counterterrorism bill, intensifying political tensions and rivalries.
- 1.04Episode 4Sep 9, 2018Rate
Traumatized by recent events, PS David Budd becomes a suspect in the investigation. With support from his estranged wife, Vicky, he regains his composure and resolves to assist in the case.
- 1.05Episode 5Sep 16, 2018Rate
PS David Budd intensifies his investigation by examining those with grudges against home secretary Julia Montague. As he uncovers details of her political actions prior to the attack, his suspicions of a deeper governmental conspiracy grow stronger.
- 1.06Episode 6Sep 23, 2018Rate
Principal Protection Officer David Budd uncovers a significant lead in the investigation into an attack on the home secretary, but his progress puts him in grave danger. As time runs out and support dwindles, he struggles to clear his name despite mounting evidence suggesting otherwise.
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26 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Richard Madden
as David Budd
Sophie Rundle
as Vicky Budd
Keeley Hawes
as Julia Montague (6 Episodes)
Vincent Franklin
as Mike Travis
Ash Tandon
as DCI Deepak Sharma
Gina Mckee
as Anne Sampson (6 Episodes)
Pippa Haywood
as Lorraine Craddock (6 Episodes)
Stuart Bowman
as Stephen Hunter-Dunn (6 Episodes)
Paul Ready
as Rob MacDonald (6 Episodes)
Richard Riddell
as PC Tom Fenton
Nina Toussaint White
as Louise Rayburn (6 Episodes)
Nicholas Gleaves
as Roger Penhaligon
Supporting cast
13Anjli Mohindra
as Nadia (4 Episodes)
Bella Padden
as Ella (4 Episodes)
Justin Webb
as Justin Webb (4 Episodes)
Michael Shaeffer
as Longcross (3 Episodes)
Stephanie Hyam
as Chanel Dyson (3 Episodes)
Claire Louise Cordwell
as Kim Knowles (2 Episodes)
Tom Brooke
as Andy Apsted (2 Episodes)
Shubham Saraf
as Tahir Mahmood (2 Episodes)
Matt Stokoe
as Luke Aitkens (2 Episodes)
John Pienaar
as John Pienaar (2 Episodes)
Chike Chan
as Daniel Chung - Expo Officer (1 Episode)
Jonathan Nyati
as MASTS (1 Episode)
Robert Ryan
as Train Passenger (1 Episode)
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high confidencesource-verifiedBodyguard ran for a single series of 6 episodes on BBC One in 2018. All 6 episodes confirmed. Episodes carry no individual titles — named 'Episode 1' through 'Episode 6'. The series was subsequently available on Netflix internationally. As of June 2026, no second series has been produced.
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Key: ★ notable · ★★ major · ★★★ series-defining · ✓ confirmed · ~ estimated · ⚠️ limited sources
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David Budd · Richard Madden · debut [S1E1✓]
An Afghanistan war veteran and Metropolitan Police sergeant haunted by PTSD, thrust into a role protecting a politician whose values he despises. Over six episodes he moves from reluctant protector, to suspect, to the one person who can unravel the conspiracy and prove his own innocence. The series ends with him beginning genuine PTSD treatment.
Julia Montague · Keeley Hawes · debut [S1E1✓]
The ambitious, politically formidable Home Secretary pushing the RIPA-18 surveillance bill. Her relationship with David is complicated and ends with her death at the series' midpoint — a structural shock that reshapes the remaining story.
Nadia Ali · Anjli Mohindra · debut [S1E1✓]
Introduced as an apparent victim — a woman coerced into wearing a bomb vest by an abusive husband. The finale reveals this persona was entirely fabricated: she built all three explosive devices used in the series as a committed terrorist acting on her own ideological convictions.
Lorraine Craddock · Pippa Haywood · debut [S1E1✓]
David's police superior, presenting throughout as a suspicious but ultimately institutional authority figure. Revealed in the finale to be Aikens' informant inside the police, making her the key enabler of Julia's assassination.
Andy Apsted · Tom Brooke · debut [S1E1✓]
David's former army comrade turned anti-war activist. His ideological opposition to Julia drives him to act as a sniper targeting her, and his death in Episode 2 leaves David in a precarious position having concealed their connection.
Vicky Budd · Sophie Rundle · debut [S1E1~]
David's estranged wife and mother of their two children. She is a consistent emotional anchor in the series, and her decision to intervene during the finale stand-off is what allows David to be disarmed safely and ultimately cleared.
Luke Aikens · Matt Stokoe · debut [S1E5~]
A London crime syndicate leader who orchestrates Julia's assassination to prevent RIPA-18 from empowering MI5 against organised crime. He uses Craddock as his police insider and Nadia as his bomb supplier.
Richard Longcross · Michael Shaeffer · debut [S1E3✓]
A shadowy MI5 operative who supplies Julia with encrypted kompromat on the Prime Minister in exchange for greater Secret Service powers under RIPA-18. He is a consistent red herring — suspicious throughout but ultimately a conspirator of a different kind than the killer.
Anne Sampson · Gina McKee · debut [S1E1~]
Commander of the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command. A rival institutional power to Julia and MI5. In the finale she leaks the kompromat, triggering the Prime Minister's resignation.
Rob MacDonald · Paul Ready · debut [S1E1~]
Julia's special adviser and political loyalist. Wrongly implicated in the bombing when CCTV shows him handing Mahmood the briefcase — in fact a routine political action, not criminal. Cleared in the investigation.
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