Here are the five main reasons we love the series so much.
), to tortured stares and stony silences, the Scottish actor hits every beat with nuance and vulnerability.
Ruth Kinane
2.
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Thinking of tuning in yet?
RK
3.
NOT WITH THIS SHOW.
Interestingly, the bomb on the train scene was originally intended to be set on a subway.
RK
4.
There are female cops, female bomb diffusers, female politicians, female heads of law enforcement.
Who does creator Jed Mercurio think he is, a realist?
I come from gender-balanced workplaces, Mercurio told EW.
And when I started working as a doctor, its 50/50 men and women.
So Ive always been very accustomed to women occupying pivotal roles in the professional environment.
What Im doing is trying to show whats going on in the real world.
In terms of high-powered roles in the U.K., the head of the Metropolitan Police is female.
The head of the National Crime Agency is female.
We all know the prime minister is female.
For most of the time when I was writing the script, the home secretary was female.
Lynette Rice
5.
It seems to have perfectly ZERO interest in going into a season 2.
Bodyguardwas designed to be in and out after six episodes.
And six is kind of that sweet spot they like.
LR
Bodyguardis streaming on Netflix now.
