| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fixer_71.jpg]] |
| 2 | ''The Fixer'' is an Creator/{{ITV}} drama that ran from 2008 to 2009. |
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| 4 | Andrew Buchan plays John Mercer, an ex-soldier serving life for murdering his aunt and uncle after they molested his sister. One day, ex-cop Lenny Douglas visits him and offers him a release from prison... |
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| 6 | If he becomes a [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner government-controlled assassin who bumps off people the law can't bring to justice]]. |
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| 8 | So he does, aided by small-time crook Calum -- an annoying but loveable sidekick -- and Rose, a former policewoman [[spoiler:and Lenny's ex-wife]]. |
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| 10 | This is not related to TheFixer trope, or to novel ''Literature/TheFixer''. |
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| 13 | !!This show contains examples of: |
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| 15 | * AndYourLittleDogToo: Mercer refuses to live with Calum as he found him annoying as a cellmate, so Lenny has Calum garroted until Mercer relents. |
| 16 | * AntiHero: Calum's a Type I occasionally wandering into Type II, Mercer and Rose are Type [=IIIs=], and Lenny's a Type IV frequently straddling Type V. |
| 17 | * BlackAndGrayMorality: Mercer's hits are about protecting the Establishment and keeping British society stable, rather than punishing evildoers. |
| 18 | * BumblingSidekick: Calum |
| 19 | * CliffHanger: [[spoiler:The ending of the second season.]] |
| 20 | * GoodIsNotNice: Hot-tempered, coldly regimental Lenny all the way. Mercer, too, for the most part, though he has more PetTheDog moments, mostly with Calum and his sister. |
| 21 | * HoneyTrap: Rose Chamberlain was thrown out of the police for trying this tactic to snare a rapist, which was deemed "entrapment". She continues to do so however to gather information for the unit, [[MyGirlIsNotASlut much to Mercer's distaste]]. |
| 22 | * LatinLover: Manuela |
| 23 | * MoralityPet: Mercer's sister. |
| 24 | * PluckyComicRelief: Calum |
| 25 | * ProfessionalKiller |
| 26 | * RogueAgent: In one episode Mercer is ordered to kill his predecessor, who has started to [[VigilanteMan pick his own targets]] instead of those selected by Lenny. On another occasion an SAS man who (under orders) used drug money to finance his anti-Taliban operation decided to go into business for himself. |
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