That was something the BBC got excited about when I first pitched it to them.
It was really a case of trying to figure out the best way into the story.
When you pitched the show, did you only want to do six episodes?Yeah.
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I think the result is a very dynamic piece of storytelling.
People got very excited about meeting him.
He would be meticulously well-prepared and work very hard on the show.
You feature so many women in high-power roles.I come from gender-balanced workplaces.
And when I started working as a doctor, its 50/50 men and women.
So Ive always been very accustomed to women occupying pivotal roles in the professional environment.
What Im doing is trying to show whats going on in the real world.
In terms of high-powered roles in the U.K., the head of the Metropolitan Police is female.
The head of the National Crime Agency is female.
We all know the prime minister is female.
For most of the time when I was writing the script, the home secretary was female.
But we kind of really hit the ground running with this.
The first episode was the biggest launch of a new drama in the U.K. for over a decade.
When you met with the online grid, did they want you to make it longer?
Are they already asking you to make more?Not at all.
One of the benefits of working for the BBC is that theyre very open to different formats.
And six is kind of that sweet spot they like.
How has this changed your life?Im still driving the same car.
Were doing season 5.
Bodyguardis currently streaming on Netflix.
