Your uncle murders your sister, you murder him back — now the government owns you. British.
60 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestA hitman from India arrives in the UK with the intend to kill a ten month year old baby who is the heir to a large fortune. Mercer and the team have to work to protect the child and stop a mob war from breaking out. Symmonds attempts to destroy the team which leads to repercussions.
The Fixer is a British drama television series, produced by Kudos for ITV. Set in modern Britain, it follows the life of John Mercer, an ex-British Special Forces 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.
Acting
Peter Mullan's Lenny — terrifying paternal menace in every scene
Writing
Neil Cross's moral quicksand — no clean hands, no easy answers
Direction
Kudos' grimy London — concrete estates and shadowy ministerial corridors
Creators
Neil Cross, Ben Richards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Neil Cross later wrote 'Luther' — The Fixer is basically its angrier, less famous older sibling.
Aired during the late Brown era, capturing post-7/7 Britain's anxiety about security state overreach and working-class alienation.
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