The Responder

*The Responder*
The Responder
Genre	Police drama
Created by	Tony Schumacher
Written by	Tony Schumacher
Directed by	Tim Mielants; Philip Barantini; Fien Troch; Mounia Akl;
Starring	Martin Freeman; Adelayo Adedayo; Warren Brown; MyAnna Buring; Emily Fairn; Josh Finan; Faye McKeever; Philip S McGuinness; Mark Womack; Rita Tushingham; Ian Hart;
Composer	Matthew Herbert
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	11 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Laurence Bowen; Chris Carey; Martin Freeman;
Producer	Rebecca Ferguson
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Dancing Ledge Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	24 January 2022 –; present
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The Responder is a British police drama television series set in Liverpool, written by former Merseyside Police officer Tony Schumacher, with Tim Mielants [nl] as leading director and starring Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Ian Hart, and MyAnna Buring.^[1] It aired on BBC One on 24 January 2022. Schumacher has said that the character has "a lot to do" with him and the struggles he faced as a police officer, but that the storyline is fictional.^[2]

In late March 2022, the show was renewed for a second series consisting of five episodes,^[3]^[4] which began airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 5 May 2024.^[5] The second series marked the final acting performance of Bernard Hill, who died the day of its release.^[6]

^ "The Responder: Meet the full cast of Martin Freeman's BBC drama". 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "The Responder's cast and creator discuss the new drama about life on the front line of British policing". BBC Media Centre. 20 January 2022 [19 January 2022]. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Four of the BBC's biggest dramas The Tourist, The Responder, Vigil and Time to return for a second series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer". BBC Media Centre. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "'Derry Girls', 'Vir Das: Landing' & 'The Empress' Land Top Awards At 2023 International Emmys". Deadline. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "Martin Freeman: The Responder star on why TV viewers can 'smell lies'". bbc.com. 27 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ "Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies". bbc.com. 5 May 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

[1] "The Responder: Meet the full cast of Martin Freeman's BBC drama". 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[bbcrelease-2] "The Responder's cast and creator discuss the new drama about life on the front line of British policing". BBC Media Centre. 20 January 2022 [19 January 2022]. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[3] "Four of the BBC's biggest dramas The Tourist, The Responder, Vigil and Time to return for a second series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer". BBC Media Centre. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[4] "'Derry Girls', 'Vir Das: Landing' & 'The Empress' Land Top Awards At 2023 International Emmys". Deadline. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[5] "Martin Freeman: The Responder star on why TV viewers can 'smell lies'". bbc.com. 27 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[6] "Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies". bbc.com. 5 May 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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