Bodyguard opening episode sparks online debate about female job roles - and train times
Some viewers couldn't accept so many women in positions of authority and responsibility - or that British trains would run on time...
Viewers were gripped on Sunday night by the 20-minute-long opening scene of BBC1's new thriller Bodyguard, in which Richard Madden's Army veteran tackled a terrorist onboard a train.
But while the general consensus seemed to be that the latest series from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio was very promising, there was one area that sparked debate – the number of women seen in positions of authority or responsibility.
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbs-Pk9dtKb9yvH8DwGTgy4LMlp046hTM
Keeley Hawes played Home Secretary Julia Montague, alongside a female police chief, suicide bomber, police markswoman, bomb disposal expert– not to mention train manager – and it had some viewers crying 'political correctness gone mad!'.
https://twitter.com/Razz70/status/1033813842726404096
https://twitter.com/RoisinWilliams/status/1033815304839856128
https://twitter.com/gingerlin5/status/1033814711014510593
https://twitter.com/seg2501/status/1033812061665611776
Others, however, pointed out that perhaps Mercurio wasn't portraying such an unrealistic view of the world after all...
https://twitter.com/tomasth89/status/1033832344434688001
https://twitter.com/trevwilson19/status/1033827048559718401
...while others still suggested it was certain viewers, rather than the show's creators, who needed to work on their outlook...
https://twitter.com/FrankieCrossley/status/1033826507704152065
https://twitter.com/JC_GreenArrow/status/1033819800701689861
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM-hpdYvJbQ
But as the debate raged on, there was one part of the drama the British public could agree was unrealistic...
https://twitter.com/asdDHRA/status/1033814662054379522
https://twitter.com/jamessflee/status/1033807608883421184
https://twitter.com/rubystaton64/status/1033807421582520320
Episode two of Bodyguard is due on BBC1 at 9pm on Bank Holiday Monday.
Hopefully it won't be late...
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