Tony Schumacher
Born (1967-05-16) May 16, 1967
Huyton, England
Occupations
  • Author
  • screenwriter
  • broadcaster

Tony Schumacher is an English author, screenwriter, and broadcaster.

Early life

Schumacher was born in Huyton in 1967. Before his career as a writer, he worked as a police officer and taxi driver in nearby Liverpool.

Career

Schumacher became a writer after obtaining a commission from Angie Sammons, the then-editor of Liverpool Confidential.[1][2]

Schumacher's first novel, the alternate history work The Darkest Hour, is set in a 1940s-era UK after a hypothetical Nazi victory in World War II. It was generally well-received.[3] His second book, The British Lion, was released by the William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins, and was also well received in both the USA and UK. The third novel in the John Rossett series, An Army of One, was published in August 2017. He also has several other works that he self-published, including Rear View Mirror: Stories From the Streets and the Night which recounts tales of his time as a police officer and taxi driver.[4]

Schumacher wrote the BBC One drama series influenced by his days as a police officer in Liverpool, The Responder starring Martin Freeman,[5] which began airing on 24 January 2022[1] and has received praise.[6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Responder: From police officer to writing a BBC police drama". BBC News. 24 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Confidential articles by Tony Schumacher".
  3. ↑ "Tony Schumacher". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Schumacher, Tony (18 April 2013). Rear View Mirror: Stories from the streets and the night. ISBN 9781484159620.
  5. ↑ "Martin Freeman is starring in a BBC cop drama written by Police first responder". inews.co.uk. 13 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Responder review – Martin Freeman is magnificent in tour de police force". TheGuardian.com. 24 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Singh, Anita (24 January 2022). "The Responder, review: Martin Freeman's police patrol is one long, brutal night of the soul". The Telegraph.
  8. ↑ "The Responder review: Gripping BBC drama is the anti-Line of Duty".


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