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Bodyguards

Bodyguards

Description: War veteran David Budd finds work as a police sergeant with the Metropolitan Police Service in London, in the Royalty and Specialist Protection branch. He is assigned to protect the home secretary, the Rt Hon Julia Montague MP, a controversial and ambitious politician who is described as `the sociopath' by one of her aides, and who has plans to introduce invasive new surveillance powers for security forces. Finding himself increasingly at odds with Montague's policies and personality, and dealing with physical and psychological scars from his time serving in Afghanistan, volatile Budd is torn between his beliefs and his duty to protect.
Genre: Action
Year Released: 1996
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 7
First episode air date: April 11, 1996
Awards: National Television Award for Most Popular New Drama, MORE
Nominations: Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series u2013 Drama, MORE
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