Cracker
1993 · TV Series · TV-MA · 60 min
★ 6.8(121)unSUB Rating
A sharp-tongued criminal psychologist is brought in to help the police crack difficult cases, using an uncanny feel for what drives people. Brilliant but deeply flawed, he battles his own addictions and messy personal life while confronting bleak, complex crimes that challenge easy ideas about heroes and villains.
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Streaming on BritBox.
23 hours to watch · 23 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1993–1996
- Release date
- 1993-09-27
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.6/10 (121 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want smart, character-driven British crime drama with dark humor and morally messy people, in the vein of Inspector Morse or Line of Duty; Not for you if you prefer light, tidy mysteries.
Pros: brilliantly written; gripping cases; complex characters | Cons: bleak subject matter; some bloody scenes; feels a little dated
Themes
- self-destruction
- northern england
- psychologist
- manchester
- criminal consultant
Cast & crew
Robbie Coltrane
as Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
Geraldine Somerville
as Jane 'Panhandle' Penhaligon
Lorcan Cranitch
as DS Jimmy Beck
Ricky Tomlinson
as Wise
- RC
Robert Cavanah
as Temple
Kieran O'Brien
as Mark
Colin Tierney
as Harriman
Barbara Flynn
as Judith
Christopher Eccleston
as David Bilborough
Adrian Dunbar
as Kelly
Directed by Jean Stewart, Charles McDougall, Julian Jarrold +5 more
Created by Jimmy McGovern
Episodes3 seasons · 23 episodes
Season 17 episodes
- S1E1The Mad Woman in the Attic (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku ChannelApple TV+
- S1E2The Mad Woman in the Attic (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku ChannelApple TV+
- S1E3To Say I Love You (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku ChannelApple TV+
- S1E4To Say I Love You (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku ChannelApple TV+
- S1E5To Say I Love You (3)60mBritBoxThe Roku ChannelApple TV+
- S1E6One Day a Lemming Will Fly (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku ChannelApple TV+
- S1E7One Day a Lemming Will Fly (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
Season 29 episodes
- S2E1To Be a Somebody (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S2E2To Be a Somebody (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S2E3To Be a Somebody (3)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S2E4The Big Crunch (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S2E5The Big Crunch (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S2E6The Big Crunch (3)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S2E7Men Should Weep (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S2E8Men Should Weep (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S2E9Men Should Weep (3)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
Season 37 episodes
- S3E1Brotherly Love (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S3E2Brotherly Love (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S3E3Brotherly Love (3)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S3E4Best Boys (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S3E5Best Boys (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S3E6True Romance (1)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel
- S3E7True Romance (2)60mBritBoxThe Roku Channel