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Jed Mercurio has teased a \u201cmystery\u201d hook at the heart of new ITV drama series Trigger Point<\/a>, starring Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester as bomb disposal officers (or \u2018Expos\u2019).<\/p>\n In the drama, \u201cdeath is always just a heartbeat away\u201d for the two Expo officers, which is made all the more clear when a terrorist campaign threatens the safety of Londoners over one fateful summer, according to the official series synopsis.<\/span><\/p>\n On handling sensitive storylines in the drama, Mercurio (who\u2019s on producing duties) said the show tries to approach the terrorist threat \u201cin a credible way\u201d, before later adding that, \u201con the other hand, the big hook of the series\u2026 is the mystery of who is behind this\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWe don\u2019t want people to become nervous about terrorist threats or to feed into anxiety, but we do recognise that in big cities these threats to national security do exist. So the way that we approached it was to try to imagine a credible, real-world threat and a credible way in which that would be investigated.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s really the mystery side of the story. So we have the danger, the excitement and all the tension from the fact that in every episode our main characters are dealing with devices that might blow them up.<\/p>\n \u201cBut on the other hand, the big hook of the series that drives you is the mystery of who is behind this, because it\u2019s not immediately clear what the purpose of the terrorist campaign is. And that is something that\u2019s very different from the real world, because usually it becomes clear fairly quickly. So dealing with a situation in which the terrorists don\u2019t want people to know who\u2019s behind an attack felt like a really interesting area for drama.\u201d<\/p> Speaking at a press event attended by RadioTimes.com<\/a>, creator Daniel Brierley revealed that he had written the lead part of \u2018Expo\u2019 Lana Washington \u201cwith Vicky [McClure] in mind\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI was delighted,\u201d said Brierly. \u201cI mean, honestly, it sounds like such such a clich\u00e9, but I\u2019d actually written it with with Vicky in mind. Because I think [from] the roles she\u2019s done in the past, she has that perfect blend of courage and determination and vulnerability \u2013 that was Lana for me, and obviously Adrian\u2019s a national treasure, so when you get them involved, it\u2019s perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more: <\/strong>Trigger Point\u2019s Vicky McClure teases \u201cedge of your seat\u201d bomb disposal drama<\/a><\/p>\n Trigger Point will begin on ITV on\u00a0Sunday 23rd January at 9pm<\/strong><\/a>. 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: Thursday, 13 January 2022 at 12:00 am Jed Mercurio has teased a \u201cmystery\u201d hook at the heart of new ITV drama series Trigger Point, starring Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester as bomb disposal officers (or \u2018Expos\u2019). 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