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 was released on 30 August 2026.
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Plot
Lana Washington is an ex-military bomb disposal operative (known as an 'Expo') and Afghan War veteran who heads a Metropolitan Police bomb squad, using her skills to counter terrorist threats involving explosives.
Cast
Main and Returning
Vicky McClure as EXPO Lana Washington
Adrian Lester as EXPO Joel Nutkins (Series 1)
Mark Stanley as DI/DCI Thom Youngblood (Series 1 & 2)
Nabil Elouahabi as EXPO Hassan Rahim
Eric Shango as EXPO Danny Markham
Kerry Godliman as Dr Sonya Reeves, a Bomb Data Analyst
Kris Hitchen as EXPO John Hudson (Series 1 & 2)
Cal MacAninch as Inspector Lee Robins (Series 1)
Warren Brown as Karl Maguire (Series 1)
Nadine Marshall as DSupt Marianne Hamilton (Series 1)
Manjinder Virk as DI Samira Desai (Series 1)
Ralph Ineson as Commander Bregman (Series 1)
Julian Ovenden as Commander John Francis (Series 2 & 4)
Natalie Simpson as DS Helen Morgan (Series 2, 3 & 4)
Maanuv Thiara as DI/DCI Amar Batra (Series 2, 3 & 4)
Kevin Eldon as Jeff Washington
Tamzin Griffin as Val Washington
Ewan Mitchell as Billy Washington
Mark Rowley as EXPO Rich Manning
Jason Flemyng as Stephen Wyles
Christopher Hatherall as CTSFO Phil Croxley
Maisie Ayres as EXPO Wren Cheshire
Tom Glenister as DC Neil Brenton (Series 3 & 4)
Julie Graham as Commander Mia Quentin (Series 4)
Michael Balogun as Andy Oldfield, MI5 (Series 4)
Jonas Armstrong as Sebastian Pinchbeck (Series 4)
Posy Sterling as DC Ellie Hackett
Chris Reilly as Eddie
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.
Episodes
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.
Reviews for later series were more positive. Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail gave the fourth series four out of five, commenting that "the sheer velocity of the plotting makes it impossible to look away". Digital Spy also gave the fourth series four out of five, adding that the series's willingness to dig deeper into its characters, particularly Lana and Morgan, would leave viewers "more gripped than ever". Carol Midgley of The Times also noted improvements in the dialogue in series three.
