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 White
Peter 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 on 10 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 by Peter 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