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The Responder

2022–2024 · 2 seasons

A raw, unflinching plunge into a cop's sleepless night shift, where every encounter crackles with desperation and moral compromise.

Created by
Tony Schumacher
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Emily Fairn
Overview
Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?

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  • Disney Plus
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Created by
Tony Schumacher
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Emily Fairn
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Tony Schumacher
Written by
Tony Schumacher
Starring
Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Emily Fairn, Romi Hyland-Rylands, Josh Finan, Mark Womack, Warren Brown, MyAnna Buring
Music
Matthew Herbert
Cinematography
Johan Heurlin Aidt, Seppe Van Grieken
Length
2 seasons, 10 episodes, 58 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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