Trigger Point is the brand new series coming to ITV.
Starring Line of Duty's Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester, the Jed Mercurio's HTM Television production "turns the spotlight on counter terrorism policing and the extraordinary work of the Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal Squad".
Described as "a high-octane six-part thriller" the new drama follows Lana Washington, played by Vicky, who is an experienced bomb disposal operative, known as an "Expo" and Adrian plays Joel Nutkins, who works alongside her.
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A synopsis from ITV reads: "When a terrorist campaign threatens the capital over the summer, the Expos are at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate."
But what time does Trigger Point start, who is in the cast and where was it filmed? Here's all the details.
When does Trigger Point start?
The broadcaster has confirmed Trigger Point will start on Sunday, January 23.
ITV viewers can tune in at 9pm.
The upcoming series is made up of six hour-long episodes.
Trigger Point full cast list
- Vicky McClure - Lana Washington
- Adrian Lester - Joel Nutkins
- Mark Stanley - DI Thom Youngblood
- Warren Brown - Karl Maguire
- Kerry Godliman - Sonya Reeves
- Kris Hitchen - John Hudson
- Ewan Mitchell - Billy Washington
- Manjinder Virk - DI Samira Desai
- Cal MacAninch - Inspector Lee Robins
- Ralph Ineson - Commander Bregman
- Nadine Marshall - Marianne Hamilton
- Pippa Haywood - Dr MacAndrew
Speaking about the lead characters played by Vicky and Adrian, writer Daniel Brierley said: "Lana is the centre of the story for me, she's real, vibrant and complicated. She really fits in with the central paradox of the story, how do you train yourself to be this cool in the face of danger and then survive in the real world and have relationships?
"For me you can't really have Lana without having Joel, they are part of a double act. He's the only one who sees all the sides of her - she never has to pretend around him and he gets her.
"They have this symbiotic relationship and they both complete the other. So I couldn't have Lana, who is raw, vulnerable and wears her heart on her sleeve, without having a character like Joel who is the opposite."
Where was Trigger Point filmed?
Filming took place in London and executive producer Jed said in was one of the biggest challenges in making the series.
He said: "Shooting on location in London was challenging, as were the special effects required.
"Getting access to film in London is always hard because it's a big bustling city, and then on top of that, when we say we want to blow things up there's an incredible amount of paperwork!"
Producer Julia Stannard agreed, adding: "It was really difficult, probably the hardest thing about the whole production to be honest.
"We had to put filming on hold for a year, and then there was a Covid backlog of filming after lockdown, so we were in competition for locations all the way through the shoot.
"We really wanted to shoot in London itself though, because it's a London story about a terrorist attack on the capital."
Additional filming also took place at the Dartford marshes in Kent.
Is Trigger Point linked to Line of Duty?
No, although actor Vicky McLure and producer Jed Mercurio are reuniting Trigger Point is entirely different.
When asked if he was worried people would compare the two dramas, Jed said: "We went into the series with our eyes open, because both me and Vicky are involved and we take that on board.
"It's obviously clear that I haven't written it, and Vicky is playing Lana Washington an explosives officer, not DI Kate Fleming.
"It's much more of an explosives drama than a police series, so I think there are plenty of distinctions. I just hope that fans of Line of Duty give Trigger Point the opportunity to see if it's their kind of thing."
Kate added: "It's a very different show, it's incomparable. There's a lot more action in Trigger Point, it's an explosive show.
"And I don't really feel anything like Kate when I'm in Trigger Point, we certainly don't look the same.
"I'm always really up for reinventing a look. I wear absolutely no make-up in this, my hair is in a scrappy little ponytail and it was important for me to feel like a real person."
Trigger Point stars Sunday, January 23 at 9pm on ITV.
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