Bodyguard writer Jed Mercurio says there is 'a grain of truth' in conspiracy theories

'We're all sitting back and enjoying the speculation'

Jack Shepherd
Friday 21 September 2018 07:59 BST
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The creator of Bodyguard has revealed there is "a grain of truth" in the fan theories currently floating around about the hit BBC drama.

Viewers have been speculating away over whether Keeley Hawes's Home Secretary Julia Montague will return to the series after being killed off mid-way through the season.

Speaking to ITV's This Morning, writer Jed Mercurio said: "We're all sitting back and enjoying the speculation. It's great that people have their own theories.

"Actually, I do look at some of the bigger theories and it's interesting that occasionally there's a grain of truth."

One of the biggest theories regarding the show concerns Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with some viewers believing Richard Madden's bodyguard may kill himself before it's revealed that Julia Montague is still alive.

Mercurio previously killed off a character played by Hawes in his series Line Of Duty, and he said: "That's also part of the history, the fact that it happened before makes people swing towards the idea that she must obviously be dead.

"But then there are other things that are in the drama that make the observant people swing towards the idea that possibly that's a ruse. We're just sitting back and enjoying the response and the speculation."

Mercurio did confirm only one ending has been filmed, saying: "There isn't an alternative ending. We weren't in a position where we could commit to doing that and shoot it different ways and then edit it different ways.

"We definitely have a conclusion and I think that at the end of it people will know exactly what they need to know."

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Mercurio added that conversations have begun with the BBC about a second series, saying: "We know that people out there are loving series one and there would be an appetite for series two. We'll just have to wait and see.

"A lot goes into setting up a production. None of those conversations have taken place yet which would allow us to facilitate that production.

Teasing what viewers can look forward to as the series reaches its conclusion, he added: "I can tell you that the episode returns to some of the very tense action style sequences of the first two.

"There's lots of action in the last episode and lots of answers to questions that have been in people's minds these last few weeks. I'm really very optimistic that people will get a lot out of the episode and they'll get the answers that they're looking for."

Previewing the upcoming series of Life Of Duty, which is currently being filmed in Belfast, he said: "What we're doing in this series is we're answering some of the questions that were left over from series four and we're also starting a whole new investigation that will carry through the six episodes."

The final episode of Bodyguard airs Sunday at 9pm on BBC One.

Additional reporting by agencies.

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