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The Closer is an American television police drama series. The show, which focuses upon the character of Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick), is shown on Turner Network Television. Since its inception, the show has chronicled the cases of Johnson, who comes from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases (Priority Homicide division). Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rub her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogators eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
The Closer was seen by more than 7 million viewers on its debut, according to Nielsen Media Research, and it was the top-rated premiere episode ever of any original scripted series on basic cable. The series' second season premiere broke the previous record, as it drew nearly 8.28 million viewers—the biggest audience of all time for a scripted series on cable. [1][2]
The series has been sold to the UK's More4 station. It also airs in Ireland on Channel 6, in France on France 2, in Australia on Channel 9, and in the Netherlands on NET 5. It was created by James Duff and the Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Rated: TV-14 LV - Viewer Discretion Advised.
Characters
Brenda Leigh Johnson: Brenda Johnson has been hired by Los Angeles Assistant Police Chief Will Pope, a former boss at the CIA, to head a new unit that handles high-profile murder cases. Pope tells Johnson that her unit is needed because, up until now, prosecutors have had a dismal record obtaining convictions in these cases.
Brenda is a master interrogator trained by the CIA. She has a great talent for knowing a person's secrets and obtaining confessions, with skills that stem from understanding her own imperfections and neuroses. She does whatever it takes to find out the truth, no matter what the personal costs or the legality.
Her trademark is her "honeyed Georgia cadence".
"If I liked being called a bitch to my face I'd still be married." ~Brenda
And also the phrase, used extensively in the TV ads, spoken by her - "Than-kuew" printed here phonetically.
Assistant Police Chief Will Pope: Despite bringing Brenda in for the job, he doesn't seem to want to let her actually do the job. Of course, some of it is standard department/city politics, but some of it could be the fact that when they stayed together last, despite being married, he and Brenda had an affair.
Sergeant David Gabriel: A bright young police detective who’s looking to make his mark in the department. One of his strengths is that he can defer to someone else when provided with a well-thought-out reason to do so. As a consequence of this, he is one of the first to accept Brenda. Gabriel confessed to Brenda that he and Detective Daniels are dating; Brenda initially did not receive this well, but she seems to have mostly come to terms with it.
Commander Taylor: A hard worker who has risen through the ranks. Of all the others, Taylor's resentment of Brenda is greatest because she was promoted over him to Deputy Chief. To his credit, he may not like Brenda, but is capable of putting personal feelings aside to get the job done (usually).
Detective Lieutenant Provenza: Provenza has no greater love for Brenda than any of the rest of the crew, but he seems to enjoy sitting back and watching what is going on around him with amusement. He also seems to love watching Brenda during an interrogation. Was instrumental in rallying the squad when Brenda was in trouble with the ethics board. Has recently been left in her debt due to an foul-up he had with Lt. Flynn and was forced by Brenda to pay off the squad for helping keep him and Flynn out of the fire.
Detective Michael Tao: The team's technical expert. It has been revealed that Tao attended one year of medical school. Because of this he can provide the team with some medical information. Tao, of Chinese ancestry, also has a Japanese wife, and is functionally literate in Japanese.
Detective Lieutenant Andy Flynn: Originally sent to "assist" Brenda's Team by Commander Taylor. Constantly antagonistic with Brenda at first but after Commander Taylor hung him out to dry during an investigation he transferred to Brenda's team on a permanent basis and gained respect for her. Has recently been forced further into her debt due to an foul-up he had with Lt. Provenza and was forced by Brenda to pay off the squad for helping keep him and Provenza out of the fire.
Detective Irene Daniels: While her character is usually not in the foreground of the show or the investigation, it has been seen in recent episodes that Daniels is a very strong woman who can relate to the families of victims. She is currently dating Sergeant Gabriel, much to the dislike of Brenda.
FBI Agent Fritz Howard: An old "friend" of Brenda's from Atlanta , Fritz is Brenda's current FBI contact and current boyfriend. Fritz provides Brenda with access to FBI resources and inside information when local resources are unavailable. Fritz is currently living with Brenda, with limited success.
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Episode summaries
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Trivia and other notes
- Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti is a consulting producer on The Closer, and Los Angeles Police Department detective Mike Berchem is the show's technical adviser.
- The show's title is the same as that of a short-lived CBS sitcom in 1998 that starred Tom Selleck as a persuasive ad agency exec.
- The first airing of the pilot and the second season premiere were commercial-free.
- Just 2 weeks after its debut, TNT ordered a second season of 15 episodes.
- Its second season debut was the highest rated scripted series in the history of basic cable television (8.3 million viewers) [3].
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