She’s one of the most familiar faces on our TV screens. From This Is England to
Line Of Duty and now Trigger Point, Vicky McClure has become the go-to actor for
playing determined, single-minded women in the toughest of jobs. And playing a
bomb disposal officer in ITV’s Trigger Point, which starts its third season this
weekend, is perhaps her most challenging yet.
Season two of the show averaged over 8 million viewers and was streamed 30
million times on ITVX and, as McClure reveals in the exclusive interview below,
season three promises to provide even more nerve-jangling moments. “We don’t
hear much about explosives officers in real life – they’re unsung heroes – yet they’re
so courageous. For us, their job creates brilliant plots, as well as loads of edge-of-your-seat moments. It’s a new spin in crime drama.” The new season has a powerful
emotional angle as well, with her character, Lana Washington, trying to deal with
personal loss but, as ever, doing it in her own way. “She’s seen a lot of death and
destruction, but she doesn’t want much help or to talk about it.” And, on top of that,
she and her team are up against a solitary, relentless adversary.
Uniquely, seasons three and four of the show have been filmed back-to-back,
something McClure has never done before and which she says created a “great vibe
on set”. It’s been a physically demanding experience but, despite the action
sequences and wearing a lot of heavy kit, she didn’t do any special training. And,
determined to keep it real, she made sure her backpack really did contain Lana’s
work equipment!
You can watch the full interview below.
Episode one of Trigger Point’s third season launches on ITV on Sunday, 26
October, when the full season is also available on ITVX. The show returns in 2026.
