Bodyguards (TV series)
| Bodyguards | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama Action |
| Created by | Jeffrey Caine |
| Written by | Jeffrey Caine Julian Jones Steve Griffiths |
| Directed by | Ken Grieve Christopher King Mary McMurray |
| Starring | Louise Lombard Sean Pertwee John Shrapnel Pip Torrens |
| Composers | Colin Towns John Lunn |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Nigel Stafford-Clark |
| Producers | Brian Donovan Dominic Fulford |
| Cinematography | Walter McGill |
| Editor | Martin Sharpe |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Zenith Entertainment Carlton Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 10 April 1996 – 5 June 1997 |
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 Louise Lombard and Sean Pertwee as protagonists Ian Worrell and Liz Shaw. The series was the brainchild of Jeffrey Caine, known as the creator of The Chief and script editor of the James Bond movie GoldenEye.
A total of seven episodes were broadcast: a feature-length pilot which aired in 1996, which guest starred Josette Simon as a visiting dignitary, followed by a single series of six episodes in 1997. The series has never been released on VHS or DVD, but was uploaded in full to YouTube in March 2016 by a member of the original production crew. The series was also broadcast by GBC TV (Gibraltar) as part of its relaunch in early 1999. The series aired on Monday evenings at 9:30pm, and the series received a full repeat run later on in the year.