Trigger Point (TV series) explained
| Genre: | - Action
- Crime thriller
- Drama
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| Creator: | Daniel Brierley |
| Director: | - Gilles Bannier
- Jennie Darnell
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| Starring: | Vicky McClure |
| Composer: | Chris Roe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Executive Producer: | |
| Producer: | Jessica Sharkey |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | HTM Television |
| Network: | ITV |
| First Aired: | [1] |
| Last Aired: | present |
Trigger Point is a British crime thriller television series starring Vicky McClure as a police bomb disposal expert in London.[2] It is created and written by Daniel Brierley. It was first broadcast on 23 January 2022 on ITV. In June 2022, it was announced that NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming platform had acquired the series for the US starting on 8 July 2022.
On 27 February 2022, it was announced that a second series had been commissioned, and it began broadcasting on 28 January 2024.[3] [4]
Plot
Lana Washington is an ex-military bomb disposal operative (known as an 'Expo') and Afghan War veteran who heads a Metropolitan Police bomb squad, using her skills to counter terrorist threats involving explosives.
Cast
Main
- Vicky McClure as EXPO Lana Washington
- Mark Stanley as DI/DCI Thom Youngblood (Series 1—2)
- Adrian Lester as EXPO Joel "Nut" Nutkins (Series 1)
- Nabil Elouahabi as EXPO Hassan "Hass" Rahim
- Kris Hitchen as EXPO John Hudson (Series 1—2)
- Eric Shango as EXPO Danny
- Kerry Godliman as Dr. Sonya Reeves
- Nadine Marshall as DSupt. Marianne Hamilton (Series 1)
- Manjinder Virk as DI Samira Desai (Series 1)
- Ralph Ineson as Commander Bregman (Series 1)
- Julian Ovenden as Commander John Francis (Series 2—present)
- Natalie Simpson as DS Helen Morgan (Series 2—present)
- Maanuv Thiara as DI Amar Batra (Series 2—present)
- Cris Haris as Counter Terrorism Specialist & Firearms Officer (Series 1-2)
- Kevin Eldon as Jeff Washington
- Tamzin Griffin as Val Washington
- Ewan Mitchell as Billy Washington (Series 1)
Series 1
- Cal MacAninch as Inspector Lee Robins
- Warren Brown as Karl Maguire
- Tom Stokes as Pete
- Gavin Sibson as PS Costa
- Gwynfor Jones as PS Brown
- Michael Akinsulire as PS Carney
- Lucy Russell as Moira Bloxham
- Salima Saxton as Ayesha Campbell-Khan
- Rick Warden as Andy Phelan
- Neil Stoddart as Nick Roberts
- Camilla Power as Agatha Jack
- Jennifer Castle as Jocasta Wellings
- Mo Idriss as Ali Hussein
Series 2
- Bethan Cullinane as Hope
- Tomiwa Edun as Alex
- Dan Whitlam as Tim
- Lewis Jamison as Josh
- Thom Ashley as Nick Hood
- Lee Colley as Hanson
- Dino Kelly as Mac
- Os Leanse as Hugo
- Oliver Senton as Webster King
Production
Jed Mercurio mentored Brierly, who was new to television, and developed the series during a television bursary scheme. The series was filmed in London.[5]
Episodes
Series 2 (2024)
Reception
Lucy Mangan for The Guardian gave the first episode three out of five, remarking, 'It's great fun as long as you set your preposterousness levels to ‘high’. Go in thinking CSI: Peckham or Line of Bomb Duty or Bomby McBombface, rather than The Wire But With Actual Wires or Breaking Explosively Badly and you'll enjoy yourself a lot more."[6] Ed Cumming of The Independent also gave it three out five, praising the tension but finding the dialogue and storytelling melodramatic.[7]
Accolades
Notes and References
- Web site: Hat Trick Mercurio Ltd. Htmtelevision.com. 9 February 2022.
- Trigger Point release date: Cast, trailer and news for Vicky McClure series. Radio Times. 9 February 2022.
- Web site: Trigger Point will return for series 2 in 2023, ITV confirms. Independent.co.uk. 28 February 2022.
- Web site: Trigger Point, starring Vicky McClure, confirms season 2 release date on ITV. radiotimes.com. 17 January 2024. 25 January 2024.
- News: Trigger Point: ITV series cast, filming locations and episode guide. 25 January 2022. The Independent. 9 February 2022.
- News: Trigger Point review – utterly preposterous … but what a blast. 23 January 2022. The Guardian. 9 February 2022.
- News: Trigger Point is like junkfood - it's tasty but you'll feel dirty afterwards: review. 23 January 2022. The Independent. 9 February 2022.
- Web site: Lawes . Ruth . National Television Awards 2022 nominations revealed . Metro News . 23 August 2022 . 23 August 2022.
