Cracker (1993)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

3 seasons, 23 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brilliant but deeply flawed criminal psychologist named Fitz helps the Manchester police solve difficult cases. The show focuses on his unconventional methods and his own messy personal life.

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What happens

Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. Set in Manchester, the series follows a criminal psychologist (or "cracker"), Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane, who works with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to help them solve crimes. The show consists of three series, originally broadcast from 1993 to 1995. A 100-minute special set in Hong Kong followed in 1996 and another two-hour story in 2006. The show won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 1995 and 1996, and Coltrane received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years (1994 to 1996). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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