Creators:
Jed MercurioScreenplay:
Jed MercurioCinematography:
John LeeCast:
Richard Madden, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin, Paul Ready, Nicholas Gleaves, Pippa Haywood, Gina McKee, Stuart Bowman, Ash Tandon, Richard Riddell (more)Episodes(6)
Plots(1)
British television drama in which war veteran-turned Police Sergeant David Budd (Richard Madden) must grapple with the conflict of his duties and his own core beliefs. Working for the Metropolitan Police's Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch, Budd is drafted in to be the chief protection officer of Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes). Having served in Helmand and experienced first-hand trauma, David's mental stability is shattered underneath the surface, and his memories of the atrocities he encountered leaves him questioning his loyalty to Montague and her means of power. (ITV DVD)
(more)Cast
![Richard Madden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/900/162900483_1b5803.jpg)
Richard Madden
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
Sirens (2011) (series)
![Sophie Rundle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218620_d1f498.jpg)
Sophie Rundle
UK
Best series:
Peaky Blinders (2013) (series)
Garrow's Law (2009) (series)
Happy Valley (2014) (series)
![Vincent Franklin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/627/162627653_bf861d.jpg)
Vincent Franklin
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Happy Valley (2014) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
![Paul Ready](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/887/162887442_dc522c.jpg)
Paul Ready
UK
![Nicholas Gleaves](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/593/161593671_a57d3a.jpg)
Nicholas Gleaves
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Ashes to Ashes (2008) (series)
Scott and Bailey (2011) (series)
![Pippa Haywood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/467/158467719_a0a0cc.jpg)
Pippa Haywood
UK
Best series:
Gravity Falls (2012) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Scott and Bailey (2011) (series)
![Gina McKee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/324/159324513_c2c508.jpg)
Gina McKee
UK
Best series:
Line of Duty (2012) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
Secret State (2012) (series)
![Stuart Bowman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/261/160261089_7e72a6.jpg)
Stuart Bowman
UK
Best series:
Still Game (2002) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
The Serpent (2021) (series)
Ash Tandon
Best series:
Scott and Bailey (2011) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
Five Days (2007) (series)
Richard Riddell
UK
Best series:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Misfits (2009) (series)
Scott and Bailey (2011) (series)
![Anjli Mohindra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399963_577465.jpg)
Anjli Mohindra
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
The Missing (2014) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
![Nina Toussaint-White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/448/166448919_7696e1.jpg)
Nina Toussaint-White
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Scott and Bailey (2011) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
![Keeley Hawes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/002/164002517_56f31f.jpg)
Keeley Hawes
UK
Best series:
It's a Sin (2021) (series)
Line of Duty (2012) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Tom Brooke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276222_7418f0.jpg)
Tom Brooke
UK
Best series:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
The Crown (2016) (series)
Claire-Louise Cordwell
Best series:
Line of Duty (2012) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
![Shubham Saraf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/764/166764056_3083c8.png)
Shubham Saraf
Best series:
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
Criminal: UK (2019) (series)
Fresh Meat (2011) (series)
Mishal Husain
UK
Best series:
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
![Matt Stokoe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/956/157956420_93dd44.png)
Matt Stokoe
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Last Tango in Halifax (2012) (series)
Misfits (2009) (series)
Stephanie Hyam
Best series:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Peaky Blinders (2013) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![David Westhead](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741880_cbda49.jpg)
David Westhead
UK
Best series:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)