Trigger Point series 4: ITV confirms explosive Vicky McClure drama will be back for more episodes
Helen Fear | 12:01pm Tue 10 Jun | Updated 12:04pm Tue 10 JunTrigger Point will be back for a series 4, ITV has confirmed – and that’s even before Lana Washington and the team have returned for series 3!
ITV has announced that they’ve recommissioned the Vicky McClure thriller for further episodes. That’s after the success of series 1 and 2, and ahead of the third season landing later this year.
The announcement came as filming concluded on the upcoming series 3 [June 2025], which has been in production across London since January.
Here’s everything we know so far about Trigger Point series 4.
Vicky McClure will return as Lana Washington in Trigger Point series 4 [Credit: ITV]
Will there be a series 4 of Trigger Point?
Trigger Point fans must be feeling like it’s their birthday and Christmas all at once at the minute. Not only is the ITV series returning with a series 3 in the autumn, but there’ll be another series after that.
ITV confirmed that a series 4 of Trigger Point has been commissioned, and will appear on our screens in 2026.
A statement from the channel said: “While series 3 of Trigger Point will air in the autumn schedule this year on ITV1 and STV, series 4 is coming to screens in 2026.”
This comes after the popularity of the previous two series, which aired in 2022 and 2024 respectively. Series 2 averaged 8.1million viewers and was streamed 30million times on ITVX.
Series 3 also received a special honour in March when Her Majesty The Queen visited the Trigger Point set. Yes really! She met with the team to mark the start of ITV’s 70th year celebrations.
‘Trigger Point is one of ITV’s most-watched dramas of last year’
Talking about the recommission, ITV’s Director of Drama, Polly Hill, said: “Trigger Point is one of ITV’s most-watched dramas of last year after Mr Bates vs The Post Office… So I’m delighted that this thrilling series is returning for a fourth series.”
She continued: “I know audiences will be once again on the edge of their seat as Lana and the team take us on another thrilling ride to keep the capital safe.”
The original series, which aired in 2022, starred Adrian Lester as the now deceased Joel Nutkins [Credit: ITV]
What’s the plot of Trigger Point series 4?
Like the previous three series, Trigger Point series 4 will follow a team of bomb disposal officers, known as EXPOs, as they dedicate themselves to keeping the capital safe from explosive devices and terrorist threats.
At this time, ITV has not revealed any more details about the plot of Trigger Point series 4. We do know that leading actress Vicky McClure, who plays Expo Lana Washington, will film series 4 across the summer months.
She said: “We’re all buzzing ITV have such faith in this series to commission a fourth before the third has even aired. I love working with the team, we have a great time making the show and I cannot wait to continue Lana’s journey on Trigger Point.”
Who’s in the cast?
Vicky McClure will reprise her role as Expo Lana Washington in series 4 of Trigger Point. But no one else has been confirmed as yet.
That’s the nature of the beast, of course. There would be no tension if viewers knew who survived series 3!
The death toll for series 1 and 2 has already claimed some pretty key characters. Series 1 saw the shocking death of Lana’s military pal and duty partner Joel Nutkins (Adrian Lester) who died in an explosion at the end of the very first episode!
In Trigger Point series 2, a whopping three characters died. These were Lana’s ex-boyfriend DI Thom Youngblood (Mark Stanley), John Hudson (Kris Hitchen), and Alex (Tomiwa Edun). Maybe London isn’t as safe in Lana’s hands as she’d like us to believe?!
