By Kelly-Anne Taylor

Published: Wednesday, 19 January 2022 at 12:00 am


Jane Garvey interviews the star of BBC’s upcoming drama The Responder, Martin Freeman, and its writer Tony Schumacher. The six-part police drama, set in Liverpool, follows first responder Chris Carson (Freeman) – a demoted detective – as he works six back-to-back nightshifts. The series is penned by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher.

While talking to Jane Garvey, Freeman reveals how he perfected not only his Scouse accent, but his gait – learning to walk the walk as well as talk the talk. He also discusses how this role elevated his opinion of the police force.

Freeman states: “I’ve always had respect for police, for people who want to do that job. Even at my most lefty, I’ve never been that down on the police because I know that they are people who hopefully are trying to do something vaguely helpful. My respect went up for them, I suppose, is the truth. And it was already pretty high. Every time they go to work and especially in this job as a responder it’s, is potentially your last day on earth.”

What else can I expect from Episode 19?

TV critic Rhianna Dhillon joins Jane Garvey to review Netflix’s film Munich, ITV’s Ant and Dec’s Limitless Win and BBC iPlayer’s Inside Dubai: Playground of the Rich.