{"id":7563,"date":"2021-11-22T13:41:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T12:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1515941"},"modified":"2021-11-22T14:00:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T13:00:10","slug":"vicky-mcclure-and-adrian-lester-face-explosive-drama-in-tense-first-trailer-for-itvs-trigger-point","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/vicky-mcclure-and-adrian-lester-face-explosive-drama-in-tense-first-trailer-for-itvs-trigger-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester face explosive drama in tense first trailer for ITV\u2019s Trigger Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 22 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>A trailer for ITV\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/trigger-point-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Trigger Point<\/a> has dropped, and the six-part thriller looks as explosive as it sounds.<\/p>\n<p>The footage gives us our first look at <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/line-of-duty-season-7-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Line of Duty<\/a> star Vicky McClure and Life actor Adrian Lester in action as bomb disposal operatives (better known as Expos) Lana Washington and<span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\"> Joel Nutkins, whose bond was formed after serving together in Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a dramatic premise, and the trailer promises high tension when even the flip of a light switch could have potentially catastrophic consequences. McClure herself shared the promo on her Twitter account, and you can watch it yourself below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Anyone catch it?!? <br\/>Here\u2019s ya first look at <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TriggerPoint?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#TriggerPoint<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/countdownison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#countdownison<\/a> <br\/>\u2066<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@ITV<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/jed_mercurio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@jed_mercurio<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/HTMTelevision?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@HTMTelevision<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/yriEnyyA5a&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/yriEnyyA5a<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Vicky McClure (@Vicky_McClure) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vicky_McClure\/status\/1462530622287761414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>McClure and Lester are joined by the likes of Mark Stanley (who played Henry VIII in Anne Boleyn) as DI Thom Youngblood, Warren Brown (Luther) as Karl Maguire, and Kerry Godliman (After Life) as Sonya Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>Cal MacAninch (Des) will play Lee Robins SCO19, while Manjinder Virk (Midsomer Murders) appears as Samira Desai SO15, and Ralph Ineson (The Capture) as Commander Bregman.<\/p>\n<p>As well as its on-screen talent, the series has plenty of A-listers behind-the-scenes too, with Jed Mercurio\u2019s HTM Television on production duties and writer Daniel Brierley writing the scripts.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_MsoNormal&quot;\"><span lang=\"&quot;EN-GB&quot;\">The official synopsis for the series teased that \u201cdeath is always just a heartbeat away\u201d for the Expo officers \u2013 and that reality couldn\u2019t be more obvious in the trailer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Though we don\u2019t know exactly when the exciting new series will land on ITV, we do know we\u2019ll have to wait until next year to see it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Trigger Point will air on ITV in 2022. See what else is on with our <a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Monday, 22 November 2021 at 12:00 am A trailer for ITV\u2019s Trigger Point has dropped, and the six-part thriller looks as explosive as it sounds. 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