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Bodyguards is a British television crime drama/action series, broadcast on ITV, that focuses on the cases of a specialized bodyguard unit, the Close Protection Group, in service of the British government. The series starred Sean Pertwee and Louise Lombard as protagonists Ian Worrell and Liz Shaw. Pertwee's father, Jon, notably also starred alongside a character called Liz Shaw, played by Caroline John, who was his first companion during his time playing the Third Doctor in Doctor Who. The series was the brainchild of Jeffrey Caine, known as the creator of The Chief and script editor of the James Bond movie GoldenEye.
Original Release
04/11/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louise Lombard | Liz Shaw |
Sean Pertwee | Ian Worrell |
John Shrapnel | Commander Alan MacIntyre |
Pip Torrens | Robert Ferguson |
Geoffrey Beevers | DAC James Henty |
Robin Welch | CPG Training Officer / 1st CPG Marksman |
Robert Horwell | DC Fitton |
George Harris | Emmanuel Olawa |
Anton Lesser | Dusan Mesic |
Michael Williams | Maurice Boyd |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Bodyguards | Thursday, 11 April 1996 |
2 | A Choice of Evils | Thursday, 01 May 1997 |
3 | Out of the Mouths of Babes | Thursday, 08 May 1997 |
4 | Know Thine Enemy | Thursday, 15 May 1997 |
5 | Target | Thursday, 22 May 1997 |
6 | Stand Off | Thursday, 29 May 1997 |
7 | The Killing Ground | Thursday, 05 June 1997 |
Directors
Ken Grieve, Mary McMurray, Christopher King, Robert Bierman
Writers
Julian Jones, Jeffrey Caine, Steve Griffiths
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louise Lombard | Liz Shaw |
Sean Pertwee | Ian Worrell |
John Shrapnel | Commander Alan MacIntyre |
Pip Torrens | Robert Ferguson |
Geoffrey Beevers | DAC James Henty |
Robin Welch | CPG Training Officer / 1st CPG Marksman |
Robert Horwell | DC Fitton |
George Harris | Emmanuel Olawa |
Anton Lesser | Dusan Mesic |
Michael Williams | Maurice Boyd |
John Bowe | Steven Ballard |
Raad Rawi | Emile Gurwin |
Eve Bland | Helen Taylor |
Aaron Swartz | Golding |
Stefan Kalipha | Colonel Anwar |
Sam Douglas | Shelby |
Anthony Bate | Sir Thomas Glennie |
David Savile | Nigel Henderson |
Kate Fenwick | Pat |
Dean Steel | Taylor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nigel Stafford-Clark | Producer |