{"id":44668,"date":"2024-01-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1981302"},"modified":"2024-01-28T13:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:47:24","slug":"vicky-mcclure-opens-up-on-frightening-reality-behind-trigger-point","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/vicky-mcclure-opens-up-on-frightening-reality-behind-trigger-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Vicky McClure opens up on \u2018frightening\u2019 reality behind Trigger Point"},"content":{"rendered":"

She also teased the show’s “most petrifying” scene yet. <\/p>

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

Published: Sunday, 28 January 2024 at 08:00 AM<\/p>

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Trigger Point star Vicky McClure has revealed what frightens her most about the high-stakes ITV thriller, where she plays an explosives officer tackling bomb threats across London.<\/p>\n

The second season picks up with Lana Washington (McClure) still recovering from the terror campaign of the first, in which her younger brother was killed and her lover was found responsible.<\/p>\n

Following a stint training Ukrainian forces in bomb disposal, Lana returns to the UK and is swiftly thrown into another terrifying case, which kicks off with the targeting of a power station.<\/p>\n

Speaking to press including RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the launch of Trigger Point<\/a> season 2, McClure said: \u201cI think the one thing that frightens me the most \u2013 it is quite triggering \u2013 is just the ease in which a device can be made.<\/p>

\u201cAnd it can be just things that we can all have in our cupboards at home. And the destruction that that can bring to people\u2019s lives. And so, when [the real expos] talk about it, and they explain it in simple terms, I\u2019m fascinated.\u201d<\/p>\n

The drama series, which is executive produced by Line of Duty<\/a>\u2018s Jed Mercurio, prides itself on being as realistic as possible, with real-life explosives officers and veterans consulting on the show\u2019s devices and scenarios.<\/p>\n

Indeed, McClure was thrilled to learn that there had been an influx in applications for explosives officer roles, particularly amongst women, following the broadcast of Trigger Point season 1.<\/p>\n

She hailed the psychological strength of the real operatives, saying: \u201cThe expos haven\u2019t got a clue what they\u2019re walking towards. They don\u2019t know who\u2019s behind it, how they\u2019ve put it together, what the tripwire might be [or] if there is one.<\/p>\n

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Vicky McClure as Lana Washington and Mark Stanley as DCI Thom Youngblood in Trigger Point season 2.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so many different variables when it comes to the devices, and some can be very complex, and some can be very simple, but they both have the same effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor also teased what\u2019s to come in Trigger Point season 2, which begins tonight on ITV1, including a specific sequence involving a dangerous device that left a huge impression on her.<\/p>\n

McClure added: \u201cThere\u2019s a scene in episode 2, which involves a particular device that I\u2019d never heard of \u2013 and I think it\u2019s one of the most petrifying devices that we\u2019ve got in the show\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was tricky, it was distressing [and] I think it will be a real shock for the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n