TV & Satellite Week  |  25th August 2018
NEW BODYGUARD
Keeley Hawes stands behind a desk in a glass office, a look of concern etched upon her face. Her politician character has just been informed of a deadly terrorist attack in London and, as Home Secretary, she needs to provide the country with some immediate answers. TV & Satellite Week is visiting the set of Bodyguard, BBC1’s new political thriller from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, and it looks like Hawes is set to recreate the intensity of their first collaboration, when she captivated viewers as the crooked DI Lindsay Denton. ‘The biggest reason I took the job was to work with Jed again,’ says Hawes. ‘I was thrilled when he asked me to read the script. He pushes the boundaries of drama and I couldn’t wait to get started. I was wearing an apron for months on end filming The Durrells so this is a nice change of pace.’
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in TV & Satellite Week 25th August 2018.