Cracker

Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cast:Robbie Coltrane , Geraldine Somerville , Kieran O'Brien , Barbara Flynn , Lorcan Cranitch , Ricky Tomlinson , Tess Thomson , Christopher Eccleston , Wil Johnson , Colin Tierney , Robert Cavanah , Edward Peel , Clive Russell , Paul Copley , Ian Mercer , Isobel Middleton , Stan Finni , Susan Lynch

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 1

Wed, May 13, 2020

The second of two beautiful women is murdered on a train, and the primary suspect is an amnesiac man. A psychologist, Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, an old friend of the second victim, is brought in to help.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 2

Mon, Oct 4, 1993

As Fitz takes the amnesiac, Thomas Kelly, into his care to regain him his memory, doubts begin to sour about Kelly's guilt after an anonymous man claiming to be a priest commits the greatest sin ever: repeating a confession to the police.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ To Say I Love You: Part 1

Mon, Oct 11, 1993

Sean Kerrigan and Tina Brien, two of society's rejects, are drawn together and will do anything to stay together forever, even murder. Fitz is drawn into the conflict when he begins to uncover the murder of Tina's loan shark.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ To Say I Love You: Part 2

Mon, Oct 18, 1993

Sean and Tina target DC George Giggs when he gets too close to the conflict...

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ To Say I Love You: Part 3

Mon, Oct 25, 1993

Sean targets Tina's neglectful family and blind sister as an act of revenge as Fitz and the police close in on him.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ One Day a Lemming Will Fly: Part 1

Mon, Nov 1, 1993

A young boy goes missing and is soon found dead in a wood, and Fitz is asked to join the investigation.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ One Day a Lemming Will Fly: Part 2

Mon, Nov 8, 1993

Fitz duels it out with the prime suspect while an angry mob builds outside the police station.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ To Be a Somebody: Part 1

Mon, Oct 10, 1994

A working class man, distraught at the recent death of his father, impulsively becomes a skinhead and murders a Pakistani shopkeeper over a perceived insult.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ To Be a Somebody: Part 2

Mon, Oct 17, 1994

As Albie continues his merciless killing spree, Fitz is brought in to investigate and realizes that Albie is actually an ordinary citizen gone wrong.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ To Be a Somebody: Part 3

Mon, Oct 24, 1994

Fitz and the police finally catch Albie, only to realize that he has a few explosive tricks in store for them.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Big Crunch: Part 1

Mon, Oct 31, 1994

A charismatic cult preacher finds that he has impregnated one of his 16 year old students and must silence her to protect his position.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Big Crunch: Part 2

Mon, Nov 7, 1994

Joanne Barnes dies in the hospital following her ordeal with the Trants, and one of Michael Trant's factory workers, Dean Saunders, is framed for the murder.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Big Crunch: Part 3

Mon, Nov 14, 1994

Fitz remains unconvinced that Dean Saunders is the killer, and sets out to bring Kenneth Trant and his family to justice.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Men Should Weep: Part 1

Mon, Nov 21, 1994

A young black man, product of an interracial marriage, seethes with resentment and turns from being a serial rapist to murder.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Men Should Weep: Part 2

Mon, Nov 28, 1994

Floyd Malcolm, following apparent advice from Fitz, turns from serial rape to murder. At the same time, Penhaligon's rape puts a strain on her relationship with Fitz.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Men Should Weep: Part 3

Sun, Dec 4, 1994

Floyd Malcolm targets Fitz as the police close in on him, and Penhaligon discovers the true identity of her rapist.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Brotherly Love: Part 1

Sun, Oct 22, 1995

A married father of four, addicted to kinky sex with prostitutes, kills one when he cannot pay and she threatens to expose him to his wife.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Brotherly Love: Part 2

Sun, Oct 29, 1995

David Harvey is arrested, but while he is in custody, two more identical killings occur, casting doubt on his guilt. Jimmy Beck, meanwhile, cannot get over his guilt over Bilborough's death and raping Penhaligon.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Brotherly Love: Part 3

Sun, Oct 29, 1995

Maggie Harvey, David's wife, is discovered to be the second killer, but her confession to the first murder means David will be set free. Jimmy Beck finally reaches his breaking point and sets out to punish David otherwise.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Best Boys: Part 1

Mon, Nov 6, 1995

Stuart Grady, a lonely factory foreman, befriends a young male employee and the disturbed runaway involves them both in murder.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Best Boys: Part 2

Mon, Nov 13, 1995

Nash and Grady cross paths with Nash's former foster parents, which triggers Nash's long-harbored vendetta towards them, particularly their little boy. Still coping with Jimmy Beck's death, the police bring Fitz in to help catch Nash.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ True Romance: Part 1

Mon, Nov 20, 1995

A lab technician, working at the same university as Fitz, begins to electrocute male students in order to gain the attention of the psychologist.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ True Romance: Part 2

Mon, Nov 27, 1995

Fitz is taken off the case when it is discovered the killings are for him. Determined to catch Fitz's attention, Janice targets Mark.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ White Ghost

Mon, Oct 28, 1996

A British businessman operating in Hong Kong has feelings of inferiority and turns to murder when he faces bankruptcy.

0Season 4

S4.E0 ∙ Nine Eleven

Sun, Oct 1, 2006

After 10 years in Australia, Fitz returns to Manchester for his daughter's wedding, but is soon involved in another murder investigation when an American comedian is killed, apparently without motive.