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Cracker

  • TV Series
  • 1993–19961993–1996
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 40m
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Robbie Coltrane in Cracker (1993)
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Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Pol... Read allDr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
2,037
438
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    • Creator
      • Jimmy McGovern(written and created by)
    • Stars
      • Robbie Coltrane
      • Geraldine Somerville
      • Kieran O'Brien
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    • Creator
      • Jimmy McGovern(written and created by)
    • Stars
      • Robbie Coltrane
      • Geraldine Somerville
      • Kieran O'Brien
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    • 43User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • Won 7 BAFTA Awards
      • 20 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Dr. Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
    25 episodes25 eps • 1993–2006
    Geraldine Somerville
    Geraldine Somerville
    • Penhaligon…
    23 episodes23 eps • 1993–1995
    Kieran O'Brien
    Kieran O'Brien
    • Mark…
    22 episodes22 eps • 1993–2006
    Barbara Flynn
    Barbara Flynn
    • Judith Fitzgerald
    21 episodes21 eps • 1993–2006
    Lorcan Cranitch
    Lorcan Cranitch
    • DS Jimmy Beck
    20 episodes20 eps • 1993–1995
    Ricky Tomlinson
    Ricky Tomlinson
    • Wise
    15 episodes15 eps • 1994–1996
    Tess Thomson
    • Katie…
    12 episodes12 eps • 1993–1995
    Christopher Eccleston
    Christopher Eccleston
    • D.C.I. Bilborough…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1993–1994
    Wil Johnson
    Wil Johnson
    • Skelton
    10 episodes10 eps • 1994–1995
    Colin Tierney
    Colin Tierney
    • Harriman
    9 episodes9 eps • 1994
    Robert Cavanah
    Robert Cavanah
    • Temple
    7 episodes7 eps • 1995
    Edward Peel
    Edward Peel
    • Chief Super…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1993–1995
    Clive Russell
    Clive Russell
    • Danny
    7 episodes7 eps • 1995
    Paul Copley
    Paul Copley
    • Pathologist
    5 episodes5 eps • 1993–1995
    Ian Mercer
    Ian Mercer
    • D.C. Giggs…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Isobel Middleton
    • Catriona Bilborough
    4 episodes4 eps • 1994–1995
    Stan Finni
    • Sergeant Smith
    4 episodes4 eps • 1993
    Susan Lynch
    Susan Lynch
    • Tina
    3 episodes3 eps • 1993
    • Creator
      • Jimmy McGovern(written and created by)
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    • Trivia
      Fitz is never seen driving and is always driven by others. The reason is never explained in the series. But in the book "Cracker: The Truth Behind the Fiction", it says that "He's never trusted himself behind the wheel of a car - its just too tempting to put your foot down and close your eyes and gamble that you won't hit anything before you've counted to twenty".
    • Quotes

      Teacher: Please don't smoke sir, this is a school.

      Fitz: That's where I started.

    • Alternate versions
      All the stories were originally shown on ITV in several parts, each of one hour (including commercials). However they were later released on DVD as a single episode per story, with a combined cast list rather than the one from the end-credit sequence of any of the transmitted parts of the story.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 100 Greatest TV Moments (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Summertime
      Written by George Gershwin (uncredited), Ira Gershwin (uncredited) and DuBose Heyward (uncredited)

      Sung by Carol Kidd

    User reviews43

    Review
    Top review
    Robbie Coltrane is brilliant
    In my opinion, the little I've seen of the American version of Cracker was actually a noble effort, but the crucial difference between the two was the presence of Robbie Coltrane.

    Coltrane is one of the world's best actors. He fills the character of Fitz so well that this unlikely character, who drinks hard, gambles, and is full of rage but is also compassionate and incredibly intelligent, is completely believable. He is one of the few unattractive leading men who can convincingly flirt with attractive women, so that when they are suddenly interested in him, you believe it.

    Cracker is harsh stuff sometimes. Every killer on the show, it seems, has a psychological angle that is positively disturbing (hence, I suppose, the need for a police psychologist). The series also has humor, though. The scene in which Fitz, seeking revenge on a fellow therapist who's fooling around with his wife, turns a "gamblers anonymous" group into a card game is the sort of harsh but banned-in-America dark humor that Jimmy McGovern (author of the film Priest) excels at.
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    • Jun 17, 1999

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1993 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Психолошки приступ
    • Filming locations
      • Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • A+E Networks
      • Granada Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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