Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has written “an original and modern take on the crime genre” for BBC One.

Bodyguard is a contemporary thriller featuring the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP) of London’s Metropolitan Police Service.

Writer Jed Mercurio commented: “I’m immensely flattered by the unstinting support my work has received from Charlotte Moore and the whole BBC Drama Team. I’m grateful for the opportunity to create a brand-new thriller series for the BBC…”

Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, added: “Jed Mercurio has created an original and modern take on the crime genre for BBC One. In his own unique and clever way, the series takes us into the corridors of power in thrilling style – all seen through the eyes of the bodyguard.”

The official synopsis for the six-part drama reads: “Set in and around the corridors of power, this original drama tells a fictional story following a team of RaSP officers whose duties involve protecting royals, politicians and diplomats. The team is led by a Specialist Protection Officer, the Bodyguard of the title, a heroic but volatile Gulf War veteran expected to lay down his life for the powerful – whether they deserve it or not.”

Line of Duty will move to BBC One when it returns for a fourth season in 2017.

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