- The Fixer (TV series)
Infobox Television
show_name = The Fixer
caption = "The Fixer"intertitle
genre =Drama
runtime = 60 min.
creator = Ben Richards
starring =Andrew Buchan Tamzin Outhwaite Jody Latham
Liz WhitePeter Mullan
country =United Kingdom
network =ITV1
first_aired =10 March 2008
last_aired =
num_episodes = 6
list_episodes =
producer =
related =
imdb_id = 1204507
tv_com_id=
website = http://www.itv.com/thefixer"The Fixer" is a British drama television series, produced by Kudos for
ITV . The first episode was broadcast on10 March 2008 , at 9pm.Plot
The series features
Andrew Buchan as an ex-Special Forces ex-convict John Mercer who is convinced into becoming a state-sponsored assassin, by Lenny Douglas a retired police officer played byPeter Mullan , Lenny runs a clandestine unit responsible for cleaning up organized crime.Cast
*John Mercer (Andrew Buchan)
*Lenny Douglas (Peter Mullan)
*Rose Chamberlain (Tamzin Outhwaite)
*Calum McKenzie (Jody Latham)
*Jess Mercer (Liz White)eries 1 (2008)
eries 2
A second series has been commissioned, and is due to be screened in 2009.
Reception
Episode 1 received an average audience of 6.2 million viewers, a 26.5% share [cite web
last = West
first = David
title = 'The Fixer' takes out rivals for ITV1
publisher =Digital Spy
date =2008-03-11
url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a91296/the-fixer-takes-out-rivals-for-itv1.html
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ] and episode 2 dropped 1.4m viewers, drawing 4.8m, a 21.3% share of the audience [cite web
last = West
first = David
title = Viewers flee from second 'Fixer'
publisher =Digital Spy
date =2008-03-18
url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a91828/viewers-flee-from-second-fixer.html
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ] .While the last episode in the series managed 3.3m (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 [cite web
last = West
first = David
title = 'Waking the Dead' shoots down 'Fixer'
publisher =Digital Spy
date =2008-04-15
url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a93882/waking-the-dead-shoots-down-fixer.html
accessdate = 2008-04-24 ] .DVD release
The first series will be released on DVD in the UK on
21 April 2008 . It will contain all six episodes and a behind-the-scenes documentary.References
External links
*itv.com|id=thefixer|title="The Fixer"
*imdb title|id=1204507|title=The Fixer
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