{"id":44212,"date":"2024-01-20T01:01:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T00:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1963208"},"modified":"2024-01-20T05:23:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T04:23:40","slug":"trigger-point-star-addresses-criticism-that-had-fans-screaming-at-telly","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/trigger-point-star-addresses-criticism-that-had-fans-screaming-at-telly\/","title":{"rendered":"Trigger Point star addresses criticism that had fans \u2018screaming at telly\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vicky McClure noticed a “big thing” that bugged viewers of the first season. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 20 January 2024 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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Vicky McClure has addressed a major criticism of her Trigger Point<\/a> character that left many viewers \u201cscreaming at the telly\u201d.<\/p>\n

The actor plays Lana Washington, an explosives officer for the Metropolitan Police, who spends seasons 1 and 2 racing across London in an attempt to save innocent lives from a terrorist campaign.<\/p>\n

Executively produced by Jed Mercurio, the series aims to offer a relatively realistic portrayal of life in this utterly nerve-shredding job, but one element depicted in the first season left viewers scratching their heads.<\/p>\n

Whenever Lana would approach an explosive device, she would take off her protective helmet, which some decried as unrealistic or just plain silly<\/a>. However, this protocol is actually advised in certain real-life situations.<\/p>

McClure explained: \u201cThe helmet thing was a big thing last time \u2013 everyone was screaming at the telly asking why on earth Lana was taking her helmet off in dangerous situations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to keep explaining that if she kept it on and the bomb went off that close it wouldn\u2019t protect her. If she takes it off, it is less distracting and won\u2019t knock a potential device or obscure her vision.\u201d<\/p>\n