The big question: Bodyguard versus The Bodyguard – which is better?

The BBC’s new thriller has got everyone talking, and Channel 5 didn’t let the opportunity to air the 1992 Whitney Houston classic pass it by. But which one should you watch right now?

If you are into fast-paced, high-stakes TV then the BBC’s Bodyguard may be for you. The latest endeavour from Line of Duty maestro Jed Mercurio sees Sgt David Budd (Game of Thrones’ Richard Madden) take on the job of protecting the home secretary, Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes). Kicking off with a standout opener we see Budd thwart a bomb threat on a commuter train. Not long after, he is seconded to protect Montague, who is in the midst of tackling the country’s terror threat.

Hot on the heels of the nail-biting opener on BBC One, Channel 5 decided to get in on the action by airing Whitney Houston film The Bodyguard, where the singer plays Rachel Marron, a thinly veiled version of herself alongside Kevin Costner as her protector/love interest, Frank. We may only be two episodes into the action-packed telly thriller, but let’s see how it stacks up to its titular movie nemesis.

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