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Jed Mercurio has said that Trigger Point<\/a>, the new ITV thriller produced by Mercurio\u2019s HTM Television, is \u201cvery different\u201d from his hit BBC police procedural Line of Duty<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking at a press event attended by RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Mercurio said \u201cit\u2019s great\u201d if viewers who \u201clove Vicky [McClure] from Line of Duty\u201d tune in to see her in Trigger Point, but stressed that the latter series is its own beast.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very proud of our collaboration on Line of Duty, and obviously thrilled with the way in which that series is connected with such a large audience. But I think that the audience [of Trigger Point] will realise that this is a very different piece of work.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cYou know, it\u2019s great if people come to [Trigger Point] because they love Vicky from Line of Duty, and they want to see her in this particular role. So that would be lovely if it gives the show more attention.\u201d<\/p>\n McClure, who plays Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in the Line of Duty cast<\/a>, will take on the role of an ex-military bomb disposal operative (otherwise known as an \u2018Expo\u2019) in the \u201cnail-biting\u201d upcoming six-part thriller.<\/p> Her character, Lana Washington, shares a close bond with colleague and fellow \u2018Expo\u2019 Joel Nutkins (Adrian Lester), whom she befriended when both were serving in Afghanistan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The show promises to give viewers an insight into counter-terrorism policing and \u201cthe officers who risk their lives daily on \u2018the long walk\u2019 towards danger\u201d, according to the ITV synopsis.<\/p>\n Trigger Point will air on ITV in 2022. See what else is on with our TV Guide<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 at 12:00 am Jed Mercurio has said that Trigger Point, the new ITV thriller produced by Mercurio\u2019s HTM Television, is \u201cvery different\u201d from his hit BBC police procedural Line of Duty. Speaking at a press event attended by RadioTimes.com, Mercurio said \u201cit\u2019s great\u201d if viewers who \u201clove […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":8706,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/jed-mercurio-says-trigger-point-is-very-different-piece-of-work-to-line-of-duty.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/jed-mercurio-says-trigger-point-is-very-different-piece-of-work-to-line-of-duty-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/jed-mercurio-says-trigger-point-is-very-different-piece-of-work-to-line-of-duty-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/jed-mercurio-says-trigger-point-is-very-different-piece-of-work-to-line-of-duty.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/jed-mercurio-says-trigger-point-is-very-different-piece-of-work-to-line-of-duty.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/jed-mercurio-says-trigger-point-is-very-different-piece-of-work-to-line-of-duty.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/12\/jed-mercurio-says-trigger-point-is-very-different-piece-of-work-to-line-of-duty.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Flora Carr Published: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 at 12:00 am Jed Mercurio has said that Trigger Point, the new ITV thriller produced by Mercurio\u2019s HTM Television, is \u201cvery different\u201d from his hit BBC police procedural Line of Duty. 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