Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio has admitted that both he and star Keeley Hawes did “milk it” when fans speculated that her character might not really be dead. Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio has admitted that both he and star Keeley Hawes did “milk it” when fans speculated that her character might not really be dead. The bombing in the third episode, which killed her character Julia Montague, the Home Secretary, was a surprise twist and prompted fans to guess that her character might have secretly survived. After Newsnight asked viewers for questions for Mercurio on Twitter, Hawes responded: “Is Julia Montague alive…?”Speaking at the BFI & Radio Times Television Festival, Mercurio said: “It was something that did take us by surprise, Keeley as well. Jed Mercurio (Ian West/PA)“We were quite overwhelmed by the theories that were coming out.

Source: Irish Independent April 12, 2019 20:15 UTC