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The Fixer (2008)

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Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-special forces soldier is released from prison to work as a government assassin. He kills criminals and corrupt police officers that the legal system cannot punish.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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