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Bodyguard series is most watched British drama in more than a decade.

Richard Madden as Sgt David Budd and Keeley Hawes as Home Secretary Julia Montague

Date - 17th September 2018
By - Police Oracle

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Counter-terrorism police are jumping on the popularity of the Bodyguard series in a drive for new recruits.

Police chiefs hope they can attract a "younger, more tech-savvy audience" for the fight against real-life terrorism with a social media strategy during the BBC show.

The series, about a troubled bodyguard tasked with protecting a Home Secretary from terror, won 10 million viewers for its first episode - making it the biggest new British drama in more than a decade.

The senior national coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon, said thousands had flocked to police recruitment sites in recent weeks thanks to the drive.

"If we're capturing the imagination of people who might not have previously considered a career in policing, that's a great step forward," he added.

"Of course we need more detectives and more armed officers, similar to those featured in the programme. But just as important are those with the technical knowledge and skills to exploit terrorists' digital devices for crucial evidence gathering.

"By using social media as a recruitment tool, we hope to attract a younger, more tech-savvy audience, whose skills will ensure we're ready to face the evolving threat as it moves ever-closer to a virtual online space."

As the series' penultimate episode was to air on BBC One on Sunday night, officers were expected to use Twitter in a new drive.

One previous tweet from Counter Terrorism Policing UK read: "While everyone is hooked on @BBCOne #Bodyguard, our Counter Terrorism Policing teams continue to work around the clock to keep the country safe... Could it be the career for you?"

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[Indiana Jones + 1,082]

But first 2 years of wearisome DASH forms and FB based crimes. That should temper their enthusiasm.

[Beaker 817]

My experience in tech support says while the younger people are more "tech savvy" in usage, anything unusual or broken causes them to lose their brains. It seems that being able to send it off for repair has resulted in people being LESS self reliant when things go wrong.

[Zulu 22 + 4,571]

Do not forget that the program is all fiction. From the first episode it had a Female lead Firearms officer, a female bomb disposal officer, a female Home Sec, a female Asst. Commissioner head of counter terrorism, a female Chief Superintendent head of the Firearms. The final episode could turn all reality on its head.

I do not think that it will be a recruiting area for Counter Terrorism officers who are attracted by fiction. 

[Mac7 808]

I don’t get the emphasis on gender in your post? It also has a male Home Secretary, male prime minister, male head of MI5, male chief whip, male MI5 operatives, males in civil service roles, predominately male protection officers. What your point?

 

It could attract persons to careers in the security service.

 

[obsidian_eclipse + 1,202]

Do not forget that the program is all fiction. From the first episode it had a Female lead Firearms officer, a female bomb disposal officer, a female Home Sec, a female Asst. Commissioner head of counter terrorism, a female Chief Superintendent head of the Firearms. The final episode could turn all reality on its head.
I do not think that it will be a recruiting area for Counter Terrorism officers who are attracted by fiction. 

You mean.. I can't actually be superman? I've watched all the films for nothing!

[Zulu 22 + 4,571]

39 minutes ago, Mac7 said:

I don’t get the emphasis on gender in your post? It also has a male Home Secretary, male prime minister, male head of MI5, male chief whip, male MI5 operatives, males in civil service roles, predominately male protection officers. What your point?

It could attract persons to careers in the security service.

It's fiction distorted  by the BBC feminist agenda which distorts realism.

[Zulu 22 + 4,571]

21 minutes ago, obsidian_eclipse said:

1 hour ago, Zulu 22 said:

Do not forget that the program is all fiction. From the first episode it had a Female lead Firearms officer, a female bomb disposal officer, a female Home Sec, a female Asst. Commissioner head of counter terrorism, a female Chief Superintendent head of the Firearms. The final episode could turn all reality on its head.
I do not think that it will be a recruiting area for Counter Terrorism officers who are attracted by fiction. 

You mean.. I can't actually be superman? I've watched all the films for nothing!

You cannot be Superwoman either 😉

 

[David + 4,981]

5 hours ago, Beaker said:

My experience in tech support says while the younger people are more "tech savvy" in usage, anything unusual or broken causes them to lose their brains. It seems that being able to send it off for repair has resulted in people being LESS self reliant when things go wrong.

Fully agreed. In my increasing experience the younger who are more reliant on all this tech are totally at a loss when it either breaks or doesn't give them an answer to a problem.

I've lost track of the number of times an item costs £x and y pence. Giving them a £10 note and 7 pence to give me an exact (say) £3, rather than the £2.93 in change totally stumps them. Totally reliant on spelling and grammar checks, an increasing number have absolutely no idea of either.

I said it many years ago,:all this tech is actually stopping people in thinking for themselves as more and more rely on button-pressing to do it for them.

[Mac7 808]

It's fiction distorted  by the BBC feminist agenda which distorts realism.

Or drama.

Still unsure why you emphasise gender.

[Mac7 808]

Fully agreed. In my increasing experience the younger who are more reliant on all this tech are totally at a loss when it either breaks or doesn't give them an answer to a problem.
I've lost track of the number of times an item costs £x and y pence. Giving them a £10 note and 7 pence to give me an exact (say) £3, rather than the £2.93 in change totally stumps them. Totally reliant on spelling and grammar checks, an increasing number have absolutely no idea of either.
I said it many years ago,:all this tech is actually stopping people in thinking for themselves as more and more rely on button-pressing to do it for them.

Dinosaur [emoji23][emoji23]

I agree with the change thing. It does make me chuckle to myself when you say “would you like the (x) pence.” There is always an awkward silence with the younger members of staff. It’s the small things....

[Zulu 22 + 4,571]

2 hours ago, Mac7 said:

 

Or drama.

Still unsure why you emphasise gender.

Just fact, that's all.

[Reasonable Man + 1,231]

Or drama.

Still unsure why you emphasise gender.

Well with only 50 odd female Chief Officers, about 75 female Chief Superintendents and over 200 female Superintendents in the 43 forces in England and Wales then what chance is there that a female would be in such positions. And there could never be a female Home Secretary - perish the thought. It must be all fantasy - just to pretend that women could do those jobs. [emoji6]