The Fixer (TV series)
| The Fixer | |
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 The Fixer intertitle |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ben Richards |
| Starring | Andrew Buchan Tamzin Outhwaite Jody Latham Liz White Peter Mullan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV) |
| Original run | 10 March 2008 – 6 October 2009 |
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| Website | |
The Fixer is a British drama television series, produced by Kudos for ITV. Set in modern Britain, it follows the life of an ex-British Special Forces soldier arrested by police after he killed his aunt and uncle following his discharge from the military. He is recruited from prison to serve in a covert police squad as a government-backed assassin responsible for eliminating criminals and renegade police officers that the law cannot apprehend.
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[edit] Cast
- Andrew Buchan as John Mercer
- Peter Mullan as Lenny Douglas
- Tamzin Outhwaite as Rose Chamberlain
- Jody Latham as Calum McKenzie
- Elisa Terren as Manuela
- Liz White as Jess Mercer (Season One)
- Elliot Cowan as Matt Symmonds (Season Two)
[edit] Reception
The first episode received an audience of 6.65 million viewers, a 26.5% share.[1] and episode two dropped 1.4m viewers, drawing 5.23 million, a 21.3% share of the audience.[2] The last episode in the series managed 3.84 million (13.3% share), competing against the start of a new run of Waking the Dead on BBC One which achieved double the share of that time slot.[3]
Season One of The Fixer received a Royal Television Society award for Best Series.[4]
A second season of the show was ordered because of its high ratings, which launched to 4.22 million viewers in September 2009.[5]
[edit] Ratings
[edit] Season One
| Date | Episode | Viewers (millions)[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 10 March 2008 | 1 | 6.65 |
| 17 March 2008 | 2 | 5.23 |
| 24 March 2008 | 3 | 4.75 |
| 31 March 2008 | 4 | 4.81 |
| 7 April 2008 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 14 April 2008 | 6 | 3.84 |
[edit] Season Two
| Date | Episode | Viewers (millions)[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2009 | 1 | 4.22 |
| 8 September 2009 | 2 | 3.88 |
| 15 September 2009 | 3 | 3.59 |
| 22 September 2009 | 4 | 3.51 |
| 29 September 2009 | 5 | 3.21 |
| 6 October 2009 | 6 | 2.82 |
[edit] DVD release
Season One was released on DVD in the UK on 21 April 2008.[8][9] It contains all six episodes and a behind-the-scenes documentary. Season Two was released on 12 October 2009.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ West, David (2008-03-11). "'The Fixer' takes out rivals for ITV1". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a91296/the-fixer-takes-out-rivals-for-itv1.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ West, David (2008-03-18). "Viewers flee from second 'Fixer'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a91828/viewers-flee-from-second-fixer.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ West, David (2008-04-15). "'Waking the Dead' shoots down 'Fixer'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a93882/waking-the-dead-shoots-down-fixer.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a175249/lisas-bb-eviction-seen-by-25-million.html
- ^ http://www.barb.co.uk
- ^ http://www.barb.co.uk
- ^ "Fixer, The - Season One (2008)". The Guardian. http://www.sofacinema.co.uk/visitor/product/102838-The-Fixer.html. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Amazon UK's Official The Fixer DVD Page". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0015083NK. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001UHNYZK
