The Responder - real Liverpool police officer who wrote series after mental breakdown
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The Responder, a police drama starring Martin Freeman, begins on Monday on BBC One - and the screenplay was written by a real former police officer who was inspired to share his experiences after suffering from a nervous breakdown due to the stress of the job