Bodyguard: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in and around the corridors of power, Bodyguard tells the fictional story of David Budd, a heroic but volatile war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP) of London's Metropolitan Police Service.

When he is assigned to protect the ambitious and powerful Home Secretary Julia Montague, whose politics stand for everything he despises, Budd finds himself torn between his duty and his beliefs. Responsible for her safety, is he actually her biggest threat?

Series details

• Title: Bodyguard
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2018-08-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-09-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 32490
• IMDb ID: tt7493974
• TVDB ID: 349310

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Madden — David Budd
• Sophie Rundle — Vicky Budd
• Vincent Franklin — Mike Travis
• Gina McKee — Commander Anne Sampson
• Pippa Haywood — Chief Superintendent Lorraine Craddock
• Stuart Bowman — Stephen Hunter-Dunn
• Ash Tandon — DCI Deepak Sharma
• Nina Toussaint-White — DS Louise Rayburn
• Keeley Hawes — Home Secretary Julia Montague

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-08-26; final listed air date 2018-09-23; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bodyguard on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.