The Responder

*The Responder*
The Responder
Genre	Police drama
Created by	Tony Schumacher
Written by	Tony Schumacher
Directed by	Tim Mielants; Philip Barantini; Fien Troch; Mounia Akl;
Starring	Martin Freeman; Adelayo Adedayo; Warren Brown; MyAnna Buring; Emily Fairn; Josh Finan; Faye McKeever; Philip S. McGuinness; Mark Womack; Rita Tushingham; Ian Hart;
Composer	Matthew Herbert
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Laurence Bowen; Chris Carey; Martin Freeman;
Producer	Rebecca Ferguson
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Dancing Ledge Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	24 January 2022 –; present

The Responder is a British police drama television series set in Liverpool, written by former Merseyside Police officer Tony Schumacher, with Tim Mielants as leading director and starring Martin Freeman, Adelayo Adedayo, Ian Hart, and MyAnna Buring. It aired on BBC One on 24 January 2022. Schumacher has said that the character has "a lot to do" with him and the struggles he faced as a police officer but that the storyline is fictional.

In late March 2022, the show was renewed for a second series, consisting of five episodes, which began airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 5 May 2024. The second series marked the final acting performance of Bernard Hill, who died the day of its release.