The Responder kicked off on BBC One this week, and some viewers may have found it unbearably bleak – but read our review of episode one to find out why you should stick with it…
The five-part series started on BBC One this Monday (January 24 2022), and it was a tough watch.
Viewers were introduced to Martin Freeman‘s character Chris Carson, a police response officer pushed to the brink.
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He’s a man on the edge, and seems to be clinging on to life by his fingernails.
We’d be lying if we said it wasn’t an uncomfortable watch at times…
But there’s a bittersweet pay-off, and that makes the new Liverpool-based drama worth sticking with.
***Warning: spoilers from episode one of The Responder ahead***
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