The Responder: Season 1

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BBC One | Britbox | Season Premiere Date: May 24, 2022

Summary: Working as a Liverpool police officer has taken a toll on Chris Carson's (Martin Freeman) marriage as he gets a rookie partner (Adelayo Adedayo), tries to help a young addict (Emily Fairn), and sees a therapist in the British drama series created by Tony Schumacher.

[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 24 Jan 2022 and in the USWorking as a Liverpool police officer has taken a toll on Chris Carson's (Martin Freeman) marriage as he gets a rookie partner (Adelayo Adedayo), tries to help a young addict (Emily Fairn), and sees a therapist in the British drama series created by Tony Schumacher.

[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 24 Jan 2022 and in the US on BritBox on 24 May 2022]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: February 2, 2022
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: February 1, 2022
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: January 31, 2022

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The Times Carol Midgley

Dec 2, 2022

Electrifying. ... A bleak but knockout piece of drama, which shows that Freeman is an actor of extraordinary range. Read full review

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Radio Times David Craig

Dec 2, 2022

This is a phenomenal cast across the board, taking Schumacher's superb scripts and propelling them to even greater heights. Read full review

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The Telegraph Anita Singh

Dec 2, 2022

Freeman, though, absolutely bosses this role. ... It’s an accomplished script for a debut writer, with a plot that is never predictable. The supporting cast is uniformly good. Read full review

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Dec 2, 2022

An astoundingly tough, vigorous, sinewy thing without a wasted word or moment. Freeman – who must have fallen on it like a hungry dog – does every bit of it justice. ... The Responder is as fast and riveting as a thriller and as harrowing as a documentary. Read full review

i Ed Power

Dec 2, 2022

Shot almost entirely after dark and populated with outcasts, losers and broken souls, The Responder could have been 60 minutes of misery. Instead, it was a reminder that Jed Mercurio doesn’t have a monopoly on crime drama that gets under your skin. Read full review

Joel Keller

Dec 2, 2022

If the only reason why you watch The Responder is to see Martin Freeman barely hold it together, then it’s a pretty good reason to watch the show. The rest of the plot is incidental to a performance by Freeman that utilizes all of his copious ability to be the aggrieved everyman who’s ready to crack at any moment. Read full review

The Independent Sean O'Grady

Dec 2, 2022

The drama is very much dominated by Freeman, almost everyone else acting as mere feeders for his trademark mannerisms. That is, apart from the formidable Rita Tushingham in a cameo as his old mam. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

87
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 24, 2022
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: February 2, 2022
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: February 1, 2022
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: January 31, 2022
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: January 25, 2022
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: January 24, 2022