Another week brings another new drama to get stuck into as The Responder continues on BBC1 on Monday night, after making a strong start next week.
This year has proven to be a great one already for binge worthy dramas and we're still not even a month in!
While ITV have had its viewers gripped with the likes of Anne and The Bay, the BBC has been sharp out of the traps for 2022 with Jamie Dornan's The Tourist, real life serial killer drama Four Lives and Rules of the Game, featuring another attention grabbing star turn from Maxine Peake, who moved viewers to tears in Anne.
And after Rules of the Game ended last week, The Responder launched in the same prime time 9pm slot last week.
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The Responder, written by former police officer Tony Schumacher, sees Martin Freeman, known to millions for his roles in Love Actually, Sherlock and The Office, back on screen as Chris, a crisis-stricken, morally compromised, unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool.
Whilst trying to keep his head above water both personally and professionally, Chris is forced to take on a new rookie partner Rachel, played by Adelayo Adedayo.
Both soon discover that survival in this high pressure, relentless, night-time world will depend on them either helping or destroying each other.
The Responder cast
Chris Carson - Martin Freeman
Rachel Hargreaves - Adelayo Adedayo
Raymond Mullen - Warren Brown
Kate Carson - Anna Buring
Casey - Emily Fairn
Marco - Josh Finan
June Carson - Rita Tushingham
Carl Sweeney - Ian Hart
Talking about his new role, Martin said: "Tony Schumacher’s scripts were so unique and honest that I knew very quickly that I wanted to be a part of The Responder and take on the role of Chris.
"No-one writes like Tony and it has been exhilarating inhabiting the world he has created.”
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