… centers on Jacob Hood (Sewell), a special science adviser to the government who, with his feisty female bodyguard in tow, saves people from the worst abuses of science.Scottish lassie Ashley Jensen, who played Maggie Jacobs in HBO/BBC's "Extras" before moving on to "Ugly Betty," was the feisty female bodyguard. No word on who will assay the American version, but one hears Vanessa Marcil is available. Read all of the Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.