Vicky McClure leads the cast of the crime thriller, which follows Met Police explosives officer Lana Washington and her squad as they respond to a series of co-ordinated terror attacks unfolding across London.<\/p>\n
Screenwriter Daniel Brierley penned the series with guidance from executive producer and Line of Duty<\/a> creator Jed Mercurio, with the hope being that Trigger Point<\/a> will have legs just as long as BBC One\u2019s hit thriller.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a whole world of ideas for where we could go with Lana [in season 2] and to keep making thrilling shows, hopefully,\u201d Brierley told RadioTimes.com<\/a>. \u201cBut yeah, we\u2019ll see what ITV thinks. The ball is in their court, so to speak.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As for season 2 storylines, he joked: \u201cMaybe we pushed Lana too hard. Maybe she needs to retire and become a vet somewhere in the North Yorkshire moors. We could do a Trigger Point\/All Creatures Great and Small<\/a> crossover. \u2018Is that cow pregnant or is it a bomb?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p> A countryside retreat is the least that Lana deserves after a harrowing first season that saw her lose her best friend Joel Nutkins<\/a> (Adrian Lester), her brother Billy (Ewan Mitchell), and ultimately, her lover Karl Maguire (Warren Brown), who was revealed to have been the very terrorist she was hunting<\/a>.<\/p>\n The emotional toll this takes would be enough to shatter even the strongest of minds, yet Lana remains remarkably serene in her final scene, as she cheerfully heads to the pub with friend and colleague Sonya Reeves (Kerry Godliman). But is that calm exterior masking trauma lurking underneath?<\/p>\n \u201cI think she definitely is pushing down and holding back the trauma,\u201d said Brierley. \u201cThe whole series obviously is a thriller, but I really wanted it to be a study of someone who keeps going and keeps finding this courage from within themself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The screenwriter explained that he was inspired by meeting with real explosives officers (or \u2018expos\u2019) and hearing how they view terrifying life-or-death situations as \u201cjust a job\u201d, imbuing this quality in his lead protagonist \u2013 but that isn\u2019t to say Lana isn\u2019t struggling.<\/p>\n Brierley continued: \u201cI think Lana is resilient and she\u2019s tough as nails, and that\u2019s part of her charm, but [the trauma] can\u2019t help but have an effect and that was really interesting. If we get any future series, we want to really push into that character and see is it good to examine these things? Or is the best way around this to kind of keep living with them?<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s such an interesting subject to deal with because the instinct for Lana would be that she should get help and she should talk. But her worry would be that if she talks, if she kind of gives into the doubt and the fear inside of her, that she\u2019s going to lose her effectiveness\u2026 That\u2019s how she feels, but maybe there\u2019s another way around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Trigger Point season 2 could\u00a0also delve deeper into another surviving character from the first run of episodes: radicalised expo John Hudson (Kris Hitchen).<\/p>\n At first, it seemed that Lana\u2019s squadmate was the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks<\/a> gripping London, after she found incriminating materials in his locker, but it later emerged that he was being used as a pawn by true culprit Karl.<\/p>\n John escaped the climactic events of the finale with his life and Brierley expressed an interest in exploring the character further in a second season.<\/p>\n \u201cI do think the arc for him is very solid as it is, but I\u2019m very interested in people that have opinions and beliefs and then change them,\u201d he teased. <\/span>\u201cI think we all love a story of redemption and I think John\u2019s story could be very strong as a redemption arc \u2013 and the actor Kris Hitchen is a wonderful actor, as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Brierley added: \u201cSo, I feel like John and Kris \u2013 the actor and the character \u2013 they\u2019ve got so much more to give us. Potentially, he could come back in future things. I think there\u2019s certainly stories to tell.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Trigger Point is available to stream on BritBox. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Sunday, 27 February 2022 at 12:00 am The writer behind ITV drama Trigger Point has revealed that there are already plenty of ideas for what could happen in a second season, which has been confirmed by ITV \u2013 and be warned, there are spoilers for the season 1 finale ahead. 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