Martin Freeman spotted filming new BBC drama in Merseyside
The star of The Hobbit and The Office is playing a crisis-stricken police officer in his latest project
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Martin Freeman has been spotted in locations across Merseyside filming for new TV police thriller The Responder. But this wasn t the first time residents across Merseyside saw the actor in uniform as character Chris for the six-part series written by ex-Merseyside police officer Tony Schumacher. Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what s on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here Freeman, star of The Hobbit and The Office, was most recently spotted filming in Taylor Park in St Helens last week, but has also been at other locations in Everton and Wirral.
London police officer who lost battle with PTSD remembered for big personality A 51-year-old London police officer who took his own life after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder is being remembered as a “gregarious, larger-than-life” person.
Author of the article: Randy Richmond
Publishing date: May 20, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read Const. Omar Hassan (Police supplied photo)
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A 51-year-old London police officer who took his own life after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder is being remembered as a “gregarious, larger-than-life” person.
“It is with heavy hearts that we inform the public of the death of Const. Omar Hassan,” police Chief Steven Williams said in a statement released Thursday, made public after receiving permission to do so from Hassan’s family.
First look at Martin Freeman in BBC drama The Responder filmed in Liverpool
The six-part series is written by ex-Merseyside police officer Tony Schumacher
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Martin Freeman in character as Chris (Image: BBC)
The first image from the original new BBC drama The Responder currently being filmed in Liverpool has been released. It features Martin Freeman in character as Chris, described by programme-makers as a crisis-stricken, morally compromised, unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool. Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what s on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here.
LONDON, ONT. A so-called temporary downtown parking lot could soon be extended into its fourth decade of operation. First approved by city council in 1992, the temporary parking lot at 192-196 Central Ave. is one of a trio of lots behind Richmond Row seeking three-year extensions from city council. The lot at 193-197 Central Ave. was first granted temporary parking lot zoning in 2005, an adjoining lot at 200 Albert St. initially received temporary parking lot zoning in 2004. All three lots are owned by Farhi Holdings. However, Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) believes routine renewals every three years reduces the incentive to build on the properties.