Line of Duty vs Bodyguard

Line of Duty is heavier, bigger in scale and faster than Bodyguard. Both are dark, true to life and intricate.

Line of Duty poster

Line of Duty

Type and year
TV series · 2012
Length
6 seasons · 36 episodes · 60 min episodes
Rating
8.3
out of 10 on TMDB · 177 votes
Bodyguard poster

Bodyguard

Type and year
TV series · 2018
Length
1 season · 6 episodes · 60 min episodes
Rating
7.9
out of 10 on TMDB · 386 votes

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Characteristics, side by side

Line of DutyBodyguard

  • Pace
    SlowFast
  • Originality
    Tried & testedFresh & original
  • Wholesomeness
    UnsavouryWholesome
  • Weightiness
    LightHeavy
  • Realism
    ImaginaryRealistic
  • Intricacy
    SimpleIntricate
  • Linearity
    SurrealLinear
  • Style and visuals
    GrittyGlossy
  • Scale
    EnclosedBig & varied
  • Emotional punch
    Emotionally undemandingEmotive & stirring

Taste attributes

Both

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Detective
  • Unsavoury
  • Realistic
  • Intricate
  • Linear
  • Complex relationship
  • Fighting evil
  • Solving the riddle/not as it seems

Only Line of Duty

  • Fast
  • Fresh & original
  • Heavy

Only Bodyguard

  • War & politics
  • Political
  • Deep rivalry

Genres

Both

  • Crime
  • Drama

Only Line of Duty

  • Mystery

Only Bodyguard

  • War & Politics

Where to watch

Line of Duty

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