The Fixer: ITV'll fix it?

Do you remember The Fixer? The ITV1 drama starring Andrew Buchan as a prisoner released to become a state-sponsored hitman? The first series debuted to 6.3 million viewers and remained fairly strong in the ratings, so it's a little strange another series has taken so long to reach us. Well, it's back next Tuesday (1 Sep @9pm), 16 months after the last run finished, so it'll be interesting to see if and how they've improved it.

Y'see, there was a far better show spinning around my imagination after hearing the premise last year (Dexter meets The A-Team in the world of Eastern Promises?), but The Fixer didn't get close to that. A big problem for me was how the characters all hated each other (even if they softened over the course of the 8 episodes), and how Tamzin Outhwaite's character felt utterly pointless. Hopefully, series 2 won't be as depressing and the gang will respect and even like each other, so we can get behind them when they covertly assassinate gangsters for Queen & Country.

Did you watch the first series? Are you glad it's back? Are you hoping it's made some changes? Or did you like it as it was?