Trigger Point; Nightwatch

“As primetime potboilers go, Trigger Point is the best of the current batch. The premise – which was always dumb – has been stretched to breaking point, yet somehow remains intact. If there is a kill switch for the show’s tension, it still hasn’t been activated. There’s little new about this third chapter, but, then again, Trigger Point has never been about breaking ground. It would rather just blow it to smithereens.”
Nick Hilton, The Independent

“Despite the jargon fetish, the dialogue has actually improved in series three. Vicky McClure is still the best thing in it, with Kerry Godliman as Sonya, the bomb data specialist, a close second. But the plot is no less preposterous. In fact, it is more so.”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“McClure is an absolute natural in the role, and it’s good that her character is not too saintly. But Lana herself is never in any real danger, which somewhat dampens any sense of jeopardy. Her continued survival is necessitated not only because Trigger Point has already been commissioned for a fourth series, but mainly because, ultimately, it’s a one-woman show.”
Gerard Gilbert, The i

“Explosives Officer Lana Washington (Vicky McClure) is the ruffest-tuffest of them all. When a suspected car bomb is reported on wasteland, she skips over the tripwires and strips off her protective suit and helmet, so she can work unencumbered. The top brass watch in open-jawed admiration as she rescues a hostage and rushes him to safety with seconds to spare. The bomb is a chemical weapon, releasing cyanide ‘extracted from natural sources — cherries, plums, apricot stones, that sort of thing’. Obviously, there’s a Women’s Institute maniac on the loose.”
Christopher Stevens, Dail Mail

“For those who like their Halloween programming heavier on the supernatural investigations, it won’t do at all – the sole gesture towards it in the first programme is Daisy May laughing herself to death as Charlie waves a spirit radio around the place. But for those of us who can’t wait for this stupid season and festival to be over, and who love the Coopers and This Country beyond the telling of it – well, let’s enjoy our precious time together.”
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

“It’s such a delight to spend time with this pair that the show’s premise feels unimportant, irrelevant even. I would quite happily settle in to watch the two of them visiting various Post Office branches around the country, doing a trolley dash around TK Maxx or rating the nation’s garden centres (if you’re reading this, BBC, there’s plenty more where that came from). Whether or not they’ll actually encounter a ‘proper’ ghost remains to be seen, but even when the stakes are low, letting the two of them do their thing makes for scarily good entertainment.”
Katie Rosseinsky, The Independent