Some actors seem to be able to portray anyone (or anything) as soon as they're placed in front of a camera. Martin Freeman, for example, was fantastic as a long-suffering employee in "The Office". He didn't disappoint as Dr Watson in "Sherlock" either, or when he was transformed into half-pint Bilbo in "The Hobbit".
Now Freeman is back in "The Responder". This time he plays a bitter, disillusioned police officer who struggles to survive the night shift in Liverpool's harsh underworld. The only glimmer of hope in his tough life comes when he is paired with a young, female rookie (Adelayo Adedayo). She still has her illusions left, but the question is whether the pair can continue to work together after she realizes what murky secrets her new partner is hiding.
Tony Schumacher, the guy who wrote "The Responder", knows his material. He previously worked as a police officer at the Merseyside constabulary, so he's truly familiar with the reality he describes in the series. And it shows...
Now Freeman is back in "The Responder". This time he plays a bitter, disillusioned police officer who struggles to survive the night shift in Liverpool's harsh underworld. The only glimmer of hope in his tough life comes when he is paired with a young, female rookie (Adelayo Adedayo). She still has her illusions left, but the question is whether the pair can continue to work together after she realizes what murky secrets her new partner is hiding.
Tony Schumacher, the guy who wrote "The Responder", knows his material. He previously worked as a police officer at the Merseyside constabulary, so he's truly familiar with the reality he describes in the series. And it shows...