British TV show "Bodyguard" tells the story of David Budd, war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer @ London's Metropolitan Police. When he is assigned to protect the ambitious Home Secretary Julia Montagus, whose politics stand for everything he despises, Budd finds himself torn between his duty and his beliefs...

Six episode show starts very slowly, then building up the tension, but finale ruins everything, because as it was written by children for the children. Show is trying to be like an American spy shows (Homeland, Jack Ryan, Three days of a Condor) but it's having too many plot holes and totally unbelievable scenes. Also, it falls into the usual BBC drama trap of playing out in predictable, pointless clichéd ways (rather silly romance, Russians, etc). What is really impressive about this series are some of action-packed set pieces, no matter sometimes they also having a lot of ... 'holes' (A rooftop shooter's bullets enter a car from the sides and not above, etc).

Bodyguard is a bit of a missed opportunity given the promising start the series had. And what kind of IQ you need to have to see the story line plausible (main character is answering his phone in the car whilst on duty, in td world of technology police can't identify the body of ex-soldier, not to mention shooter connection to his friends, etc).

6-/10