The Responder fans thrilled by ‘Brookside reunion’ as stars return to screens together for BBC thriller
THE Responder fans have been left delighted as a ‘Brookside reunion’ aired during the latest episode.
Fans of the gritty police drama, which is set in Liverpool and stars Martin Freeman, got stuck into the third episode.
Viewers watched as Martin’s character Chris Carson was on the hunt for an individual named Vernon.
As he searched a house, he stumbled across two women called Nora and Madge who tried to hide Vernon from the burnt out copper.
Chris eventually found the criminal and dragged him out of the house in dramatic scenes.
However, viewers were more focused on the two women as they realised they were Brookside stars Sheila Grant and Jackie Corkhill.
Flooding social media with comments, one fan tweeted: “Corkhills & Grants? Is this Brookside? What next, Sinbad in the CID? #TheResponder.”
“A second wrote: “I swear Sue Johnston has looked EXACTLY the same for at least 30 years. #TheResponder.”
“3 Brookside characters. Cool. #Theresponder,” said a third.
While a fourth commented: “The Responder has just become full on brookside 2024 #TheResponder.”
Meanwhile, Beeb viewers were recently left scratching their heads as they compared The Responder to the broadcaster’s other crime show Blue Lights.
The Responder cast
The hit BBC One show brings with it an all-star cast
Here we take you through the impressive line-up
- Martin Freeman as Chris Carson – The actor is known for The Office and The Hobbit.
- Adelayo Adedayo as Rachel Hargreaves – The actress is known for Some Girls.
- MyAnna Buring as Kate Carson – The actress is known for In The Dark.
- Warren Brown as Raymond Mullen – The actor is best known for Shameless and Luther.
- Josh Finan as Marco – The actor is known for Baby Reindeer.
- Emily Fairn as Casey – The actress is known for Black Mirror.
- Philip S McGuinness as Ian – The actor is known for The Batman.
- Faye McKeever as Jodie Sweeney – The actress is known for Little Boy Blue.
- Mark Womack as Barry – The actor is known for Emmerdale.
- Amaka Okafor as Deborah Barnes – The actress is known for Netflix‘s Bodies.
Viewers believed Blue Lights and The Responder had similar storylines such as police officers and detectives carrying out policing in their home cities.
Blue Lights is set and shot in Belfast, Northern Ireland while Martin Freeman plays PC Chris in Liverpool.
