Cracker - Season 1 (1993)
Show title: Cracker
IMDb score:
8,4 (8.656)
Episodes: 7
Playing time: 7 hour
Developed by: Jimmy McGovern
Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville and Kieran O'Brien
Origin:
United Kingdom
Releasedate: Monday 27 September 1993
First aired on: ITV1 (Verenigd Koninkrijk)
This season is not available on US streaming services.
Actors and Actresses
Dr. Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
DCI David Bilborough
Danny Fitzgerald
Harriman
Temple
Reviews & comments
ZAP!
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Fitz: "You're a bit like a doctor, aren't you?"
Beck: "Sorry?"
Fitz: "You tend to bury your mistakes."
I think most people know Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid from Harry Potter, which I only discovered by sheer chance. Other than that, I haven't seen much with him either, but Cracker shouldn't be missed if you like detectives. His character 'Fitz' may not be a detective himself, but he works as a psychologist for the Manchester police and can unleash his cynical super brain on numerous cases, perpetrators and suspects, but in the core (besides a bit soapy, but certainly not gooey, elements) this is 'just' a detective - but an ordinary detective it is not, please. He drinks, smokes and gambles that it is a delight and it seems to me that he eats the same amount, but that is not really shown here. In the course of the series, he also has a crush on a cop.
The series is gritty, gruesome and ruthless, set against an equally drab background of 90s Manchester. There is also a lot of humor in it, but it is mainly in Fitz's lyrics, and they are usually ruthless. Maybe it feels a bit dated here and there and even forced in terms of psychology and also in terms of murder cases, it is occasionally a bit thick, but it just works, even more than 20 years later. Excellent supporting cast all, with 'Panhandle' and DCI Wise being my favourites.
I found the last episode in Hong Kong (s3, a so-called special) a bit less because of some mediocre supporting roles and a somewhat bland soundtrack, although the case itself and how Fitz approached things again was quite interesting. I will not consider Cracker The Movie (2006) here.
A real binge-watch delight, already looking forward to the next tour. Thick 4.5*.
PS: does anyone know more series by the writer Jimmy McGovern and are they that good?
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