Cracker (British TV series)

Cracker
Created byJimmy McGovern
StarringRobbie Coltrane
Geraldine Somerville
Christopher Eccleston
Ricky Tomlinson
Lorcan Cranitch
Barbara Flynn
Kieran O'Brien
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3 (+ 2 specials)
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerSally Head
ProducersGub Neal
Paul Abbott
Hilary Bevan Jones
John Chapman
Production locationsManchester, England
Running time50 mins. (Series 1–3)
120 mins. (Specials)
Production companyGranada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release27 September 1993 (1993-09-27) –
1 October 2006 (2006-10-01)
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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).