The Responder
Type: Company
As of November 2026, The Responder has been mentioned in one podcast episode on SmartLess (Dec 2025).
The Responder is a British police procedural 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.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on SmartLess |
Who talks about The Responder on podcasts?
Jason Bateman brought up The Responder; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on SmartLess.
- Noah Hawley | SmartLess on SmartLess (Dec 2025) — Jason Bateman
What is The Responder mentioned alongside?
The Responder is most often mentioned alongside Natalie Portman, Mandy & Ralph Ellison and Frances McDormand.
Mentioned together: Natalie Portman, Mandy & Ralph Ellison, Frances McDormand, O Brother, Where Art Thou, Star Trek, Bananagrams, Noah Hawley, Bones, Legion, Fargo