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Vicky McClure Returns as Trigger Point Raises Stakes for Series Four

A nine-month back-to-back shoot has lifted production scale and shifted the new season inward to explore Lana Washington's psychology.

Overview

  • Vicky McClure is confirmed to reprise her role as Metropolitan Police explosives officer Lana Washington and is credited as an executive producer on series four.
  • Producers filmed series three and four back-to-back over an intensive nine-month shoot to boost production values and maintain creative continuity.
  • Writer Chris Brandon has warned the new episodes will intensify danger and tension, declaring that “no one’s safe” as each episode tightens pressure on the team.
  • Series four places greater emphasis on Lana’s mental state, including therapy scenes that McClure says were partly improvised to let the character be explored beyond technical bomb-disposal work.
  • The show’s future beyond series four remains open: creators declined to rule out a fifth season and say renewal will depend on viewer response and ITV’s commissioning decisions.