The Fixer - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Fixer - Entire Series 1 ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ]
 
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The Fixer - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Fixer - Entire Series 1 ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ]

Peter Mullan , Amelda Brown , Alrick Riley , Hettie Macdonald  |  Unrated |  DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Peter Mullan, Amelda Brown, Andrew Buchan, Jody Latham, Craig Storrod
  • Directors: Alrick Riley, Hettie Macdonald
  • Producers: The Fixer - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Fixer - Entire Series 1 ), The Fixer - Series One - 2-DVD Set, The Fixer - Entire Series 1
  • Format: Import, PAL, Widescreen
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: StudioCanal
  • Run Time: 280 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0025GB7U4
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,075 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: There's not too much originality to the concept behind ITV's drama series The Fixer. But it's the execution of it that lifts the show onto the recommend pile. John Mercer (played by Andrew Buchan) finds himself let out of prison early, albeit with a bit of a catch. It soon becomes clear that the price Mercer must pay for his early release is to become a hired gun for the authorities, whether he wants to be or not. Also starring Peter Mullan and Tamzin Outhwaite, The Fixer soon sets its sights on delivering solid action, and lots of it. What's more, it succeeds: this is as entertaining a contemporary action drama as ITV has come up with in some time, and the pedigree of the programme makers (whose experience brings in the likes of Hustle and Spooks) is evident from the very early stages. Right from the moment the opening episode explodes onto the screen, The Fixer is a relentless journey, packing in plenty of thrills and excitement. Well written, and with interesting characters too, it manages to lift itself above the well-trodden central idea, and offer up many hours of strong entertainment. Let's hope that more adventures of The Fixer are in the offing. ...The Fixer - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Fixer - Entire Series 1 )

 

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW !!, January 15, 2010
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This review is from: The Fixer - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Fixer - Entire Series 1 ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)
THE BBC DOES IT AGAIN WITH THIS SUSPENSEFUL, ACTION FILLED THRILLER OF A SERIES. WHILE FREED FROM PRISON IN ORDER TO "DISPOSE" OF THE WORST OF SOCIETY'S CRIMINALS, JOHN MERCER PROVES HE'S NOT JUST HIS SUPERIOR'S LAP DOG BUT ALSO A MAN WHO IS TRYING TO FIND A BIT OF HUMANITY VIA HIS SISTER+ HER CHILDREN. CAN'T WAIT FOR SEASON 2
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great series which ended too soon., November 15, 2010
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I loved this series about a 'Dexter' like assassin. The John Mercer character is fascinating. A good man basically, with a troubled childhood in fostercare after his partents died in car accident during which he tried to shield his sister from the cries of their dying mother by singing to her. He went into the army (special forces) and shot the aunt and uncle who raised his sister because the uncle abused his sister and the aunt did nothing to stop him. He's sentenced for this but is released early by Douglas in return for becoming a state sanctioned killer for some secret government unit.

Although John Mercer is blackmailed by Douglas into killing for the state he finds out he likes to kill (bad)people and he has to come to terms with that feeling. The love for his sister and her two kids helps him to stay human and his sister is the only person he shows his feelings to. Although his sidekick Calumn (a delightful character who brings humor to the series) annoys him terribly sometimes he also makes him laugh and brings out his protective streak. Although she deceived him and lied to him he's starting to have feelings for Rose (and she for him) and the fact that she sleeps with other man in the line of duty makes him jealous and, in one episode, leads to an unordered kill....Unfortunately season 2 (even better) ends with a cliffhanger and there won't be a season three:
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I think it's the kind of series the Americans could make a nice (maybe even better) remake of.
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Much blood-not much news, March 1, 2010
This review is from: The Fixer - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Fixer - Entire Series 1 ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)
If something was shown, it is greed and meaningless of HAVES annihilating everything on their way to multiply personal fortune by manipulating HAVE -NOTS in modern England or wherever.
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