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Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?

2 Seasons
10 Episodes
Canceled
Drama Crime
Cast & Characters
episode image Episode 2
7.9/10 (210 votes)

#1 Episode 2

S2:E2

Chris and Rachel are on the hook to Franny, and the only way to fix it is to pay him. Chris’s solution? Get money from Jodie for picking up a bag of drugs from the docks.

episode image Episode 4
7.9/10 (204 votes)

#2 Episode 4

S2:E4

Chris has Franny’s encro phone, but can’t decide whether to hand it over to the drug squad, or return it to Franny. As he wavers, Franny hunts him throughout the city.

episode image Episode 5
7.9/10 (213 votes)

#3 Episode 5

S2:E5

In accepting a new flat from Franny, Chris becomes fully corrupt. His first job – to deliver Casey. But will Chris cross the line and hand Casey over to impress his new boss?

episode image Episode 3
7.8/10 (442 votes)

#4 Episode 3

S1:E3

Chris plans to hand the drugs in, until Carl makes him an offer he can’t refuse. Rachel strikes a deal with Mullen, but Chris' behaviour makes her feel conflicted.

episode image Episode 3
7.8/10 (211 votes)

#5 Episode 3

S2:E3

Chris needs Franny to get him a day job, so he agrees to pick up a guy Franny is looking for called Vernon Hartley. But can he convince Vernon’s mother and grandmother to give him up?

episode image Episode 4
7.7/10 (429 votes)

#6 Episode 4

S1:E4

Chris reaches rock bottom. Rachel begins to suspect Mullen may not be all he appears, and Casey teams up with Marco to find a buyer.

episode image Episode 5
7.7/10 (439 votes)

#7 Episode 5

S1:E5

Chris is forced to work for a major drug dealer to return the drugs stolen by Casey. When Rachel needs his help urgently, Chris must decide where his loyalties truly lie.

episode image Episode 1
7.7/10 (264 votes)

#8 Episode 1

S2:E1

Chris is trying to get better and go straight, but when DCI Barnes tricks him into doing a dodgy car stop, he is drawn into a drug war between two of Liverpool’s top dealers.

episode image Episode 2
7.6/10 (507 votes)

#9 Episode 2

S1:E2

Chris must juggle rookie Rachel while tracking down Casey after Chris threatens his family. Casey puts her trust in a friend to hide her from Carl.

episode image Episode 1
7.2/10 (677 votes)

#10 Episode 1

S1:E1

Police response officer Chris is struggling to keep a grip on his mental health and marriage when he is offered a path to redemption in the form of a young heroin addict.

Cast & Chracters

character image Chris Carson

Chris Carson

Actor: Martin Freeman
character image Rachel Hargreaves

Rachel Hargreaves

Actor: Adelayo Adedayo
character image Casey

Casey

Actor: Emily Fairn

Tilly Carson

Actor: Romi Hyland-Rylands
character image Marco

Marco

Actor: Josh Finan
character image Barry

Barry

Actor: Mark Womack
character image Ian

Ian

Actor: Philip Shaun McGuinness
character image Ray Mullen

Ray Mullen

Actor: Warren Brown
character image Jodie sweeney

Jodie sweeney

Actor: Faye McKeever
character image Debs

Debs

Actor: Amaka Okafor
character image Eric

Eric

Actor: Ian Puleston-Davies
character image Franny

Franny

Actor: Adam Nagaitis
character image Tom Carson

Tom Carson

Actor: Bernard Hill
character image Lorna

Lorna

Actor: Izuka Hoyle

The highest rated episode of The Responder is "Episode 2" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 210 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 677 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 3" (S1E3) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 442 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 677 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 2" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 210 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 264 votes.

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