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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Entertainment
Lottie Gibbons

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Bbc the responder the true story behind martin freeman s character | History Defined

The Responder is proving to be a hit with viewers thanks to its gripping plot, but what fans may not known is that the show is actually based on a true story.

The series follows Chris Carson (Martin Freeman), a crisis-stricken, morally compromised, unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool.

Whilst trying to keep his head above water both personally and professionally, Chris is forced to take on a new rookie partner Rachel (Adelayo Adedayo).

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