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| Cracker | |
|---|---|
 Cracker - The Complete US Series | |
| Based on | Cracker by Jimmy McGovern |
| Developed by | James Steven Sadwith |
| Starring | Robert Pastorelli Carolyn McCormick Josh Hartnett Angela Featherstone R. Lee Ermey |
| Composer(s) | Roy Hay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (4 Unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Donald Kushner Scott M. Siegler Rob Dwek Gub Neal James Steven Sadwith |
| Producer(s) | Natalie Chaidez |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Granada Entertainment The Kushner-Locke Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 18, 1997 – January 24, 1998 |
Cracker is an American crime drama series produced by Granada Entertainment based upon the British television crime drama of the same name created by Jimmy McGovern. That series ran on ABC from September 18, 1997, until January 24, 1998. An "innovative but disturbing" take on the standard police-detective genre, the Americanized Cracker consists of sixteen one-hour episodes set in Los Angeles. It stars Robert Pastorelli as criminal psychologist Gerry 'Fitz' Fitzgerald and a young Josh Hartnett. Robbie Coltrane, the star of the original series, appears as a villain in one episode. The remade show was broadcast as Fitz in some countries, including the UK.
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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, Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane, who works with the Greater Manchester Police to help them solve crimes. The show consists of three series which were originally aired from 1993 to 1995. A 100-minute special set in Hong Kong followed in 1996 and another two-hour story in 2006. In 2000, the series was ranked 39 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute.
