| Cracker | |
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| Created by | Jimmy McGovern |
| Starring | Robbie Coltrane Geraldine Somerville Christopher Eccleston Ricky Tomlinson Lorcan Cranitch Barbara Flynn Kieran O'Brien |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 (+ 2 specials) |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sally Head |
| Producers | Gub Neal Paul Abbott Hilary Bevan Jones John Chapman |
| Production locations | Manchester, England |
| Running time | 50 mins. (Series 1–3) 120 mins. (Specials) |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 27 September 1993 – 1 October 2006 |
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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).