John Hudson

**John Hudson** is a Explosives Officer with the Metropolitan Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit.

## Background

### Personal

Based on his accent, he is likely originally from somewhere in Northern England.

### Professional

Like all other Explosives Officers, Hudson served an extensive period in the British Army before joining the Metropolitan Police as a bomb disposal technician.

As a civilian member of police staff he is not a warranted constable with powers of arrest, however is assigned a permanent police response driver with full powers to transport him and assist with equipment. Presently, his police driver is Pete, who previously worked for Joel Nutkins.

## Series 1

### Episode 3

Whilst watching television at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal base of operations, Hudson is seen voicing right wing opinions, criticizing politician Ayesha Campbell-Khan of the Progressive Alliance as a "lefty", and referring to the Muslim community as "the enemy", much to the shock of Lana Washington.

Upon determining that the maker of the explosives used by The Crusaders is undoubtedly ex-military EOD, Washington secretly breaks into Hudson's locker in the base once the remainder of the team leave for the day. Inside, she finds both an English Flag political flyer, and a paper map book marked with the sites of all the attacks, including those at Westhaven Estate, Amburiq Mosque and The Five Oaks. She takes photographs of the book on her phone as evidence.

### Episode 4

Washington tells DI Thom Youngblood about the documentation she found in Hudson's locker. Although concerned, he also admonishes her for breaking into his locker and also notes that as a result the evidence she has obtained is legally inadmissible.

It is revealed by Karl Maguire that Hudson and Washington's younger brother Billy, along with Mick, continued drinking at The Forrester at Joel Nutkins wake after the others left. Lana begins to suspect it was Hudson and Mick who roped Billy into committing criminal damage on the halal butchers, which is seemingly confirmed when the butcher himself refers to "multiple men".

Hudson is questioned by Washington but denies having even formed a relationship with her brother, claiming the two barely spoke after she left the wake. He then leaves the Explosive Ordnance Disposal base, but is followed by Washington. She notices him scouting out the Borough Hill Jewish Centre. However, she is later confronted by DI Thom Youngblood, who reveals that after her comments he has had Hudson put under covert surveillance. Later at a briefing in New Scotland Yard she accuses Hudson of grooming her younger brother and attacks him. As a result, she is placed on administrative leave by DSU Marianne Hamilton.

### Episode 5

It is confirmed by DI Thom Youngblood that despite looking through his entire communications history, Counter Terrorism Command has been unable to find any evidence that Hudson is affiliated with The Crusaders or any other far right organisation, much to the surprise of EXPO Lana Washington. Further analysis carried out by Sonya Reeves of the explosives used in other attacks in the London Bombing Campaign confirm they were originally from Porton Down, and the particular batch was classed for use in Afghanistan.

Investigations into the communications history of Billy Washington before his death uncover a connection to a known criminal, Frank Welsh, who has previous for armed robbery and also underwent explosives training in the Territorial Army. Because of this, Welsh is assumed to the be the bombmaker for the group DSU Marianne Hamilton, replacing Hudson as the main person of interest.

After an explosive device is discovered during the live radio broadcast of The Simon Shenley Show at the University of South London, Hudson and Lana Washington are called out as the explosives officers to deal with the threat. Hudson expresses his condolences to Washington for the loss of her brother. Both he and Lana note that there are two mobile devices attached to the bomb, one to arm and another to trigger. As Washington prepares to disrupt the device using the "pigstick", they receive word that Frank Welsh has been neutralised by members of the Specialist Firearms Command (specifically rifle officer PC Carney). Hudson informs Washington, and tells her now that the trigger man is down there is no immediate urgency to disarm the device. However, as he leaves the room he pulls a personal phone from his pocket and activates the second device. Washington is able to evacuate and escape to hard cover with PC Danny, however Hudson escapes the scene.

After the revelation he is aligned and working with The Crusaders, Hudson's property is raided and searched by Counter Terrorism Command. Further amounts of explosive identical to those previously utilised are uncovered.

### Episode 6

It is revealed by DSU Marianne Hamilton that Hudson was manipulated by Karl Maguire into activating the explosive device at University of South London, and the subsequent text messages sent to EXPO Lana Washington from his phone were also sent by Maguire. Hudson's apparent suicide attempt was also orchestrated by Maguire, who knocked him out and placed him in St. Judes Soldiers Chapel.