Bodyguard fans claim finale was so tense they were PASSING OUT during suicide vest scene
The bodyguard, played by Richard Madden, only escaped the bomb after 50 minutes of action
BODYGUARD viewers have claimed they were close to "passing out" during the finale's tense bomb vest scene.
Fans were left watching through their fingers on Sunday night when David Budd, played by Richard Madden, attempted to disarm the explosive garment strapped to his chest.
David eventually escaped death with the help of a bomb disposal expert, after convincing police he was not involved in Julia Montague's assassination.
However, David was only set free from the vest after 50 minutes of his finger being strapped to the detonating button - causing great "anxiety" among viewers.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: "Never been more tense in my life than watching Dave try to deactivate his suicide vest."
While another added: "Thank f*ck that suicide vest didn't detonate when #DavidBudd was attempting to disarm it. I couldn't watch, my #anxiety was triggered! Loved the series"
Another said: "That whole disarming the suicide vest was heart stopping stuff...clutched a cushion the entire time."
While another even admitted: "I think I might genuinely pass out from stress before the end of this show."
Others expressed their horror at the scene through a selection of funny memes, captioned: "Me every time David cut a wire on the suicide vest."
As other viewers claimed the scene was bothering them the following day, writing: "Still feeling pretty tense after the #bodyguard. Paranoid about sudden noises and movements."
11 million viewers tuned in to see CSI Lorraine Craddock, Luke Aitkens and bomb creator Nadia exposed as Julia's killers.
The figures mean the drama, which starred Keeley Hawes alongside Madden, is the BBC's most-watched series for more than a decade.
Speaking after the finale, creator Jed Mercurio revealed he left no loose ends because he wrote it as just one series.
However he has since revealed it will return for a second series as well as four spin-offs, after being met with such a rave reception.
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