A crisis stricken, morally compromised first responder tackles a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool, while trying to keep his head above water personally and professionally.
Stars: Martin Freeman, Romi HylandRylands and MyAnna Buring
Full Cast: Adelayo Adedayo, Mark Womack, Josh Finan, Emily Fairn, Philip Shaun McGuinness, Warren Brown, Ian Hart, Faye McKeever, Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington, Christine Tremarco, David Loy
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User Reviews
Watchseries; Well written, great cast and well acted. Once I got past the sheer bleakness of the first episode, I was hooked. Plea try going on, one of BBCs better productions of late.
Well written, great cast and well acted. Once I got past the sheer bleakness of the first episode, I was hooked. Plea try going on, one of BBCs better productions of late.
The Responder watchseries. Outstanding series that I binge watched in one evening. It is seriously good in every respect. A gritty storyline, very depressing but so true to life. The acting was top notch. Hopeully there will be a second season.
I was looking forward to watching this series, I like Martin Freeman. It starts out dark and it doesn't take a genius to figure out Chris the Copper is aiming for rock bottom. Depressing, I'm going to bail before he hits bottom.
I didn't know what to expect when I first saw this pop up but in the end was blown away at how good it was. Season 1 was amazing. Martin Freeman is brilliant and is surrounded by a superb cast. A very special nod though to Emily Fairn and Josh Finan. They took this to the 10 level it deserves.
This is a gritty, fast-paced, humorous, intense and well-written/directed/acted TV series full of twist and turns. I flew through the 5 episodes and want more. Hopefully, there will be a second season.
One other note, the song 'Pilgrim' by Fink is on the soundtrack. First time hearing the song and loved it!
Martin Freeman is an excellent actor . This portrays the darkest thoughts of Martins character which even though it's a slow start it does get better . Worth the watch . Not much happiness in this story but hey it's real life and life for a lot of us is rubbish but nevertheless it's a good story.
I love the show! It could very easily take place in the same universe as Breaking Bad. Martin Freeman does the acting of his career. Why in the name of Odin did they have Ian Hart (Carl) wearing that terrible and very fake looking wig? It look like they bought it at the dollar store for $5.