Trigger Point (TV series)

Trigger Point is a British crime thriller television series starring Vicky McClure as a police bomb disposal expert in London. It was created and written by Daniel Brierley, and first broadcast on 23 January 2022 on ITV.
A second series began broadcasting on 28 January 2024, and a third was released on ITVX on 26 October 2025. A fourth series is due to be released in 2026.

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Plot

Lana Washington is an ex-military bomb disposal operative and Afghan War veteran who heads a Metropolitan Police bomb squad, using her skills to counter terrorist threats involving explosives.

Cast

Main

Vicky McClure as EXPO Lana Washington
Mark Stanley as DI/DCI Thom Youngblood
Adrian Lester as EXPO Joel "Nut" Nutkins
Nabil Elouahabi as EXPO Hassan "Hass" Rahim
Kris Hitchen as EXPO John Hudson
Eric Shango as Police EXPO Danny Markham
Kerry Godliman as Dr Sonya Reeves
Nadine Marshall as DSupt Marianne Hamilton
Manjinder Virk as DI Samira Desai
Ralph Ineson as Commander Bregman
Julian Ovenden as Commander John Francis
Natalie Simpson as DS Helen Morgan
Maanuv Thiara as DI/DCI Amar Batra
Kevin Eldon as Jeff Washington
Tamzin Griffin as Val Washington
Ewan Mitchell as Billy Washington

Series 1

Cal MacAninch as Inspector Lee Robins
Warren Brown as Karl Maguire
Tom Stokes as Pete
Gavin Sibson as PS Costa
Gwynfor Jones as PS Brown
Michael Akinsulire as PS Carney
Lucy Russell as Moira Bloxham
Salima Saxton as Ayesha Campbell-Khan
Rick Warden as Andy Phelan
Neil Stoddart as Nick Roberts
Camilla Power as Agatha Jack
Jennifer Castle as Jocasta Wellings
Mo Idriss as Ali Hussein
Connor Mills as PS Simon Randall

Series 2

Bethan Cullinane as Hope
Tomiwa Edun as Alex
Dan Whitlam as Tim
Lewis Jamison as Josh
Thom Ashley as Nick Hood
Lee Colley as Hanson
Dino Kelly as Mac
Os Leanse as Hugo
Oliver Senton as Webster King

Production

Executive producer Jed Mercurio developed the series with Brierly during a television bursary scheme, where he also served as his mentor. Brierly, who was relatively new to television outside of some development deals and a trial script on Red Rock, had previously written short films and plays, as well as commercials. The series was filmed in London.

Reception

Lucy Mangan for The Guardian gave the first episode three out of five, remarking, "It's great fun as long as you set your preposterousness levels to 'high'. Go in thinking CSI: Peckham or Line of Bomb Duty or Bomby McBombface, rather than The Wire But with Actual Wires or Breaking Explosively Badly and you'll enjoy yourself a lot more." Ed Cumming of The Independent also gave it three out five, praising the tension but finding the dialogue and storytelling melodramatic.