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'''Tony Schumacher''' is a British author, screenwriter and broadcaster from [[Liverpool]]. His first novel, ''The Darkest Hour'' is an [[alternate history]], set in a 1940s UK after a German Victory in [[World War II]]. It was generally well received.{{cn|date=August 2021}} His second book, The British Lion, was released by the [[William Morrow and Company|William Morrow]] imprint of [[HarperCollins]], and was also well received in both the USA and UK. The third novel in the John Rossett series is ''An Army of One'' and was published in August 2017. He has self-published several other works including ''Rear View Mirror: Stories from the streets and the night'',<ref>{{cite book|title=Rear View Mirror: Stories from the streets and the night|first=Tony|last=Schumacher |date=18 April 2013|isbn=9781484159620}}</ref> recounting tales of his time as an officer and taxi driver in Liverpool.
'''Tony Schumacher''' is a British author, screenwriter and broadcaster from [[Liverpool]]. His first novel, ''The Darkest Hour'' is an [[alternate history]], set in a 1940s UK after a German Victory in [[World War II]]. It was generally well received.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tony Schumacher|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4742083.Tony_Schumacher|access-date=2022-01-24|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref> His second book, The British Lion, was released by the [[William Morrow and Company|William Morrow]] imprint of [[HarperCollins]], and was also well received in both the USA and UK. The third novel in the John Rossett series is ''An Army of One'' and was published in August 2017. He has self-published several other works including ''Rear View Mirror: Stories from the streets and the night'',<ref>{{cite book|title=Rear View Mirror: Stories from the streets and the night|first=Tony|last=Schumacher |date=18 April 2013|isbn=9781484159620}}</ref> recounting tales of his time as an officer and taxi driver in Liverpool.


The BBC has commissioned a series based on Tony's days as a police officer, [[The Responder]] which stars [[Martin Freeman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/martin-freeman-bbc-cop-drama-liverpool-streets-tony-schumacher-404011|title=Martin Freeman is starring in a BBC cop drama written by Police first responder|date=March 13, 2020|website=inews.co.uk}}</ref> The first episode will be broadcast on the 24 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60108415|title = The Responder: From police officer to writing a BBC police drama|work = BBC News|date = 24 January 2022}}</ref>
The BBC has commissioned a series based on Tony's days as a police officer, [[The Responder]] which stars [[Martin Freeman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/martin-freeman-bbc-cop-drama-liverpool-streets-tony-schumacher-404011|title=Martin Freeman is starring in a BBC cop drama written by Police first responder|date=March 13, 2020|website=inews.co.uk}}</ref> The first episode will be broadcast on the 24 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60108415|title = The Responder: From police officer to writing a BBC police drama|work = BBC News|date = 24 January 2022}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:52, 24 January 2022

Tony Schumacher is a British author, screenwriter and broadcaster from Liverpool. His first novel, The Darkest Hour is an alternate history, set in a 1940s UK after a German Victory in World War II. It was generally well received.[1] 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 is An Army of One and was published in August 2017. He has self-published several other works including Rear View Mirror: Stories from the streets and the night,[2] recounting tales of his time as an officer and taxi driver in Liverpool.

The BBC has commissioned a series based on Tony's days as a police officer, The Responder which stars Martin Freeman.[3] The first episode will be broadcast on the 24 January 2021.[4]

Schumacher was born in Huyton, Lancashire.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Tony Schumacher". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ Schumacher, Tony (18 April 2013). Rear View Mirror: Stories from the streets and the night. ISBN 9781484159620.
  3. ^ "Martin Freeman is starring in a BBC cop drama written by Police first responder". inews.co.uk. March 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Responder: From police officer to writing a BBC police drama". BBC News. 24 January 2022.