COLLECTION · Series · 1997

Bodyguards

Name: Bodyguards
Genre: Action, Adventure
Duration: 46 min
Rating: 8

Bodyguards is a British television series that focuses on the cases of a specialized bodyguard unit called the Close Protection Group in service of the UK government. The lead cast members were Sean Pertwee as Ian Worrell and Louise Lombard as Liz Shaw. Sean Pertwee's Father, Jon Pertwee, also starred next to a character called Liz Shaw in one of the television shows he is best known for - Dr. Elizabeth Shaw was his first companion when he played the Third Doctor in Doctor Who. A pilot episode, featuring Josette Simon as a visiting dignitary, was broadcast in 1996. One series of six episodes followed, in 1997.

Source: TMDB

* 8.0 (1)ActionAdventure

Studios

ITV1

Runtime

46 min/ep

Release

01/05/1997

Score

8.0 / 10 (1)

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Seasons and episodes

Specials

1 episodes · 1996

Episode 1. Pilot

1996-04-11 · 46 min

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Season 1

7 episodes · 1997

Episode 1. Bodyguards

1997-05-01 · 46 min

An attack upon a VIP makes Commander MacIntyre suggest a close-protection unit, and he is promptly asked to head it. Among the new recruits is Ian Worrell, a former pilot and police officer. The hard training almost breaks Ian, but he…

Episode 2. A Choice of Evils

1997-05-08 · 46 min

New bodyguard Ian is paired with professional Liz again, as the anniversary of war veterans comes up. Soon after, Ian's wife and daughter are taken hostages, and Ian is blackmailed to allow the killing of one of the veterans to take…

Episode 3. Out of the Mouths of Babes

1997-05-15 · 46 min

A young boy witnesses the killing of a priest, and is therefore placed under protection by Liz and Ian. But threats against the family, including the kidnapping of the boy's little brother, forces Liz and Ian to take the boy to a safe…

Episode 4. Know Thine Enemy

1997-05-22 · 46 min

During the visit of a high profile US citizen, Liz finds her competence questioned by the American bodyguards, and the whole unit becomes under scrutiny when security in the garage is compromised. But they have larger problems - a…

Episode 5. Target

1997-05-29 · 46 min

A British businessman is on the hitlist of some European hitmen, and Liz and Ian are assigned to protect him while he's in the UK. But when Liz and Ian leave the safe house for the night watch, the house is attacked, and only a…

Episode 6. Stand Off

1997-06-05 · 46 min

Commander MacIntyre isn't particularly pleased when his old mentor, who defected to Russia several years ago, wants to come back to the UK to visit his daughter's grave. But his duty is clear. The problem is that the bodyguard unit soon…

Episode 7. The Killing Ground

1997-06-05 · 46 min

Liz and Ian are assigned to protect a Salman Rushdie-like writer who is hated by fundamentalist Muslems. But the first attack comes before they have even got to the safe place in the highlands, still in their car, on top of a bridge. They…

Cast by season

Commander Alan MacIntyre

Pip Torrens

Robert Ferguson

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