Review of The Responder

I was very impressed with the style and flow of The Responder. Dark, deep and human. It was great that all the episodes were available to binge watch and that I certainly did.

The opening episode really shows the grind and frustration of the lead character Chris played by Martin Freeman as a first response police officer and slowly through the series you meet other characters who are just as rich and interesting as Chris. Even though it is set in Liverpool it feels like it could be my home town or any city so easy to relate too which helps.

The show really helps build this constant tension and stress inflicted on Chris boiling up all the way to the end of episode 3 when a big moment happens which takes Chris on a new journey at this point you don't know to hate or love him. You then really see the inner turmoil and the human in Chris through some very emotional and human scenes in the penultimate episode (get the tissues out) which makes you feel like you understand his rooted mental health issues.

The finale has me wanting to see more of this brilliant show and hoping that this turns into the new line of duty.