The Responder
The Responder writer Tony Schumacher: ‘Suddenly all I had was my car and my dog’
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The Responder writer Tony Schumacher: ‘Suddenly all I had was my car and my dog’
The writer of new police drama The Responder shares the story of how he became homeless after his police career ended.
Martin Freeman: 'I’ve never been a copper, but The Responder felt authentic to me'
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