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Explosive Bodyguard finale has everyone on the edge of their seats - best reactions

Alastair Smith

Editor, About the BBC

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It's the biggest new drama on British TV in over a decade (with more than 10m tuning in for the first episode) and the finale had everyone on the edge of their seats.

Here's how audiences reacted to the last episode as the conspiracy was unravelled. *CONTAINS SPOILERS*

Things were tense from the off (including David's thumb)...

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There's more drama to come with The Cry starting next Sunday. But we'll certainly miss PS Budd. Some people have been missing Julia for a while though...

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There was praise for the way the final episode handled Budd's mental health issues.

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David Budd's easter egg hunts are fiendishly difficult and leave the kids a little disappointed.

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Some people just can't let go... Is Julia Montague really dead?

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The tension didn't let up all episode.

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Expect an extended edition with all David's wrong turns - seriously, how did he walk that far with a rolling roadblock?

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I'm glad I wasn't the only one who couldn't relax until the titles were over.

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We're not sure why Craddock didn't insist on an interviewer of at least one rank above. But Ted would've solved this in four episodes - if he hadn't got distracted by a familiar face. Great teaser for Line of Duty series five at the end!

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What did you think of the series? Let us know in the comments below. And if there's anything you missed you can watch the whole series on BBC iPlayer now.

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