The Independent

The Responder series two review: Does primetime TV need to be this exhausting and relentlessly gloomy?

Source: BBC/Dancing Ledge/Rekha Garton

Watching BBC One’s police drama , I am reminded of an image captured by freelance photographer Joel Goodman on New Year’s Eve in Manchester a few years back. That photo, , seemed to encapsulate the chaos of nightlife in the North East. In it, police officers handcuff a man on the kerb while a woman, dressed to the nines, looks on, and another older gentleman inexplicably lies in the street like Manet’s . It showed us the madness faced by police

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Independent

The Independent5 min read
A Growing Community Of Breast Milk Donors In Uganda Gives Mothers Hope
Early last year, Caroline Ikendi was in distress after undergoing an emergency Caesarean section to remove a stillborn baby and save two others. Doctors said one of the preterm babies had a 2% chance of living. If the babies didn’t get breast milk —
The Independent1 min read
California Firefighters Battle Wind-driven Wildfire East Of San Francisco
California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire burning Saturday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said. Gusty winds have fueled the Corral Fire burning near the city of Trac
The Independent2 min read
Rob Cross outlasts Gerwyn Price 8-7 to win US Darts Masters in New York City
Rob Cross outlasted Gerwyn Price 8-7 in a thrilling encounter to win the US Darts Masters in New York City on Saturday. The 33-year-old Englishman did not hold a lead at any stage of the final until the decisive leg. Price, who eclipsed teenage sensa

Related Books & Audiobooks