While making an attempt to maintain his head above water each personally and professionally, Chris is pressured to tackle a brand new rookie accomplice Rachel (Adelayo Adedayo). Each quickly uncover that survival on this excessive stress, relentless, night-time world will rely on them both serving to or destroying one another.
The Responder holds a mirror as much as the emotional extremes of life on the entrance line of British policing – generally darkly humorous, generally painfully tragic, at all times difficult.
Martin Freeman says: “Tony Schumacher’s scripts have been so distinctive and sincere that I knew in a short time that I needed to be part of The Responder and tackle the position of Chris. No-one writes like Tony and it has been exhilarating inhabiting the world he has created.”
Tony Schumacher says: “My fantasy casting after I was writing the character of Chris within the Responder was Martin Freeman. Seeing that fantasy develop into actuality is past thrilling. Martin is without doubt one of the nice British actors. He brings such a nicely of expertise and humanity that breathes magic into the phrases I have been fortunate sufficient to offer him. I can’t watch for audiences to get to see his efficiency on this position, it’s one I really feel very fortunate to have had a entrance row seat for.”
Additional casting consists of Adelayo Adedayo (Unsaid Tales; Timewasters; The Seize), Ian Hart (Tin Star; The Final Kingdom; The Terror), MyAnna Buring (The Salisbury Poisonings; The Witcher; Ripper Avenue), Kerrie Hayes (Tin Star; The English Sport; The Mill) and Warren Brown (Luther; Liar; Strike Again). David Bradley (Afterlife; Brittania; Broadchurch) and Rita Tushingham (Ridley Street; The Pale Horse; In The Flesh) will even tackle roles alongside newcomers Josh Finan and Emily Fairn.
The Responder (5×60’) is written by Tony Schumacher, his first authentic collection for tv, and produced by Fremantle-backed Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It’s directed by Tim Mielants (The Terror; Legion; Peaky Blinders) and produced by Rebecca Ferguson (The Trial Of Christine Keeler; Chilly Toes; Subsequent Of Kin). Laurence Bowen and Chris Carey are govt producers for Dancing Ledge Productions and Mona Qureshi for the BBC. Dancing Ledge Productions work internationally with Fremantle, which has a minority stake within the firm and is dealing with international distribution for the drama collection.
The Responder has secured funding and assist from the Liverpool Movie Workplace by the LCR Manufacturing Fund.
Filming is happening now in and round Liverpool Metropolis Area.