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BBC The Responder: The true story behind Martin Freeman's character

The show was created by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher

Liverpool Echo

Real-life Responder hero behind BBC drama driven to brink by what he saw on the job

The creator of new BBC drama The Responder, Tony Schumacher, says working as a response officer in Merseyside for 10 years had a huge impact on his health

Daily Mirror

Martin Freeman called Ricky Gervais a 'child' and wanted different role in The Office

The Responder actor Martin Freeman originally auditioned for a different character and said Ricky Gervais was renowned for breaking character and trying to make everyone else corpse on set

Daily Mirror

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Is The Responder based on a true story? New BBC drama starring Martin Freeman

BBC's newest police drama The Responder, stars Martin Freeman as urgent response police officer Chris Carson, who is trying to keep his head above water both professionally and personally

Daily Mirror

Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch's toxic feud started with 'pathetic' insult

The Responder actor Martin Freeman was best friends with Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch on the BBC show - but behind-the-scenes they formed a tense rivalry that started almost immediately

Daily Mirror

The Responder: Lord Sugar replies after being called ‘thickest billionaire’ for Martin Freeman criticism

Businessman and TV star said he ‘couldn’t understand’ Martin Freeman’s accent in new BBC series

The Independent UK

The week in TV: The Responder; Trigger Point; The Gilded Age; Survivors: Portraits of the Holocaust

As a Liverpool copper in meltdown, Martin Freeman excels in Tony Schumacher’s unmissable drama; the clock’s ticking for ITV’s new bomb disposal series; and Downton Abbey, New York-style

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BBC The Responder star reveals how she mastered Scouse accent for show

MyAnna Buring who plays Kate in the programme reveals how she got the Scouse accent

Liverpool Echo

The Responder star reveals secret pregnancy battle - and what saved her life

Ex Twilight star MyAnna Buring - who is currently starring in The Responder - speaks openly about the debilitating perinatal depression she suffered when she fell pregnant five years ago

Daily Mirror

BBC The Responder fans make Martin Freeman demand after bingeing series

A social media campaign has been launched

Liverpool Echo

Lord Sugar hits back after being called world’s ‘thickest billionaire’ for The Responder criticism

Businessman and TV star said he ‘couldn’t understand’ Martin Freeman’s accent in new BBC series

The Independent UK

BBC The Responder fans gobsmacked as they spot 'nod to The Office'

Viewers loved the reference to the classic British comedy

Liverpool Echo

Lord Alan Sugar slammed for dissing Scouse accent in BBC drama The Responder

Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar has been slammed for mocking the Liverpool accent as he claimed he couldn't understand a word what the leading stars of BBC's The Responder were saying

Daily Mirror

Alan Sugar in hot water for scathing review of new BBC drama The Responder

Lord Alan Sugar took to Twitter to fire out a scathing review of BBCs new Martin Freeman drama The Responder

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Nottingham Post

BBC The Responder: When it's on, how many episodes and what new Martin Freeman show is about

It features Martin Freeman

Liverpool Echo

Alan Sugar gets obvious response after asking why BBC The Responder stars have Scouse accents

He said he means 'no disrespect' but he was quickly taken to task on Twitter

Irish Mirror

Martin Freeman's actress ex, 21-year age gap with girlfriend and son's famous godfather

The Responder actor Martin Freeman, who plays Chris Carson in the BBC police drama, was in a long-term relationship with Amanda Abbington, who was his on-screen wife in Sherlock

Wales Online

Where are Coronation Street's biggest stars of the '90s now?

Des, Andy, Raquel, Les - we saw them and more three times a week back then, but where are they now?

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The Independent UK

‘Pitch perfect’: The Responder viewers praise Martin Freeman’s Liverpudlian accent

One fan called for the star to win a Bafta just for his voice

Wales Online

BBC The Responder fans are all saying the same thing about Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman stars in the new Liverpool-based crime drama on BBC One

Wales Online

BBC viewers of The Responder react to Martin Freeman's Scouse accent

The Sherlock and The Office star had to master a Liverpudlian accent for latest drama

The Independent UK

The Responder review: Martin Freeman is on the edge of a breakdown in this grim cop drama

Freeman’s scouse cop must deal with the berserk and barmy dregs of society – but why is it all so dimly lit?

The Guardian - UK

The Responder review – Martin Freeman is magnificent in tour de police force

With rage in his heart and spit on his face, Freeman will surely win all the awards for this drama written by an ex-cop that’s as riveting as a thriller and as profound as a documentary

Evening Standard

The Responder review: Martin Freeman’s latest show is an early contender for best police drama of the year

Martin Freeman leads a talented ensemble in this standout drama from debut screenwriter Tony Schumacher

Daily Mirror

The Responder viewers divided over Martin Freeman's Scouse accent in new BBC drama

Martin Freeman stars as a police response officer in Liverpool struggling to keep a grip on his mental health and marriage in new BBC series The Responder

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