''The Fixer'' is a British drama television series, produced by

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for ITV. Set in modern Britain, it follows the life of John Mercer, an ex-British

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soldier, arrested by police for killing his aunt and uncle following his discovery of their abuse of his sister, Jess Mercer. John Mercer is released early from prison to serve in a covert state security squad as a government-backed assassin responsible for eliminating criminals and renegade police officers that the law cannot apprehend.

Main cast

Andrew Buchan Andrew Neil Buchan is an English actor and writer. He is known for his roles as DI James Marsh in the ITV drama '' Code of Silence'' (2025), ITV drama ''Broadchurch'' (2013–17), Scott Foster in the BBC political drama '' Party Animals'' (2 ...

as John Mercer *

Peter Mullan Peter Mullan (; born 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. His credits include '' Riff-Raff'' (1991), '' Shallow Grave'' (1994), ''Braveheart'' (1995), '' Trainspotting'' (1996), '' My Name Is Joe'' (1998), '' The Claim'' (2000), '' Neds'' ( ...

as Lenny Douglas *

Tamzin Outhwaite Tamzin Maria Outhwaite (; born 5 November 1970) is an English actress, presenter and narrator. From 1998-2002, and again from 2018-2019, she played the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. She has also starred in a number of ...

as Rose Chamberlain * Jody Latham as Calum McKenzie *Elisa Terren as Manuela * Liz White as Jess Mercer (Series One only) * Elliot Cowan as Matthew Symmonds (Series Two only)

Filming locations

In Episode 1 of series 1, the production team visited

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briefly in 2007 to shoot scenes at

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Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

Season 2 (2009)

Reception

The first episode received an audience of 6.65 million viewers, a 26.5% share, and episode two dropped 1.4m viewers, drawing 5.23 million, a 21.3% share of the audience. The next three episodes managed ratings of 4.75 million, 4.81 million and 4.80 million respectively. The last episode of the first series only managed 3.84 million (13.3% share), due to the episode competing against the start of a new run of Waking the Dead on

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which achieved double the share of that time slot. Series one received a Royal Television Society award for Best Series. Due to the critical acclaim and good ratings that the first series received, a second series was commissioned, which launched to 4.22 million viewers in September 2009. Series Two had disappointing ratings, dropping to as low as 2.82 million viewers by the season's end, and the show wasn't renewed for a third series.

Ratings

Series One

Series Two

Home releases

Series One was released on DVD in the UK on 21 April 2008. It contains all six episodes and a behind-the-scenes documentary. Series Two was released on 12 October 2009.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fixer (2008 TV series), The 2000s British drama television series 2008 British television series debuts 2009 British television series endings 2000s British crime television series British English-language television shows ITV television dramas Television series by Banijay Television shows set in London