Trigger Point - Season 1
Season 1
Set in contemporary London, Trigger Point focuses on the Bomb Disposal Squad. Known as "Expo", officers risk their lives daily on ‘the long walk' towards danger. Death is always just a heartbeat away. Front line officer Lana Washington, is an experienced bomb disposal operative. Reckless and out of control, Lana is ex-military and pushed to breaking point dealing with a series of improvised explosive devices which threaten the capital during a terrorist summer campaign.
Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, Lana can't help but become suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit. It's a terrifying thought, but against all odds how does she prove it and discover the bomber's real identity?
Episodes
Episode 1
Bomb disposal officers Lana Washington and Joel Nutkins are called out to a Met counter-terrorism operation at a London housing estate to investigate a potential bomb factory and suspected bomb-maker Andy Phelan.
Episode 2
CCTV footage of a suspicious vehicle leaving Westhaven leads Washington and the team to a warehouse on the edge of London, where they uncover bomb-making materials and evidence that seems to confirm that the bombers were Islamist. But the discovery of what appears to be military equipment and high-grade explosives on site makes Lana question the real identities of the bombers, and a further device left in a sensitive and provocative location seems to confirm her suspicions.
Episode 3
A far-right group called the Crusaders claims responsibility for the mosque attack, declaring it is in revenge for the Westhaven bombing, while counter-terrorism officers scramble to identify the bomber from CCTV footage. Working with the bomb data centre, Lana finds a forensic link between the explosives used at both sites - suggesting it might be the same bomber.
Episode 4
Sonya manages to trace the chemical explosive HMX used by the bombers to a government lab at Porton Down, but runs up against a wall of silence when she pushes for more information. Lana demonstrates to Thom that the wiring within the devices shows evidence of advanced bomb-making skills, leading her to suspect members of her own team.
Episode 5
Lana begins to explore her grief with the help of a clinical psychologist and begs Hamilton to allow her to resume her professional duties. The explosives team is called out to a device targeting a radio station covering the upcoming by-election, leading counter-terrorism officers to suspect a connection between the Progressive Alliance and the bombing campaign.
Episode 6
The EXPO team are stretched to breaking point dealing with a complicated device planted at the Campaign HQ of the Progressive Alliance. Lana tells Karl she wants to break up.
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