Cracker (American TV series)
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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 | Roy Hay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (5 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Donald Kushner Scott M. Siegler Rob Dwek Gub Neal James Steven Sadwith |
| Producer | Natalie Chaidez |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Sadwith Productions Granada Entertainment The Kushner-Locke Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 18, 1997 – January 24, 1998 |
Cracker is an American crime drama series based upon the British television crime drama of the same name created by Jimmy McGovern. It stars Robert Pastorelli as criminal psychologist Gerry 'Fitz' Fitzgerald and includes a young Josh Hartnett in his first professional role, appearing in several episodes playing Fitz's eldest child. Robbie Coltrane, the star of the original series, appears as a villain in one episode.
An "innovative but disturbing" take on the standard police-detective genre, the Americanized Cracker consists of sixteen one-hour episodes set in Los Angeles and was produced by Granada Entertainment. It ran on ABC from September 18, 1997, until January 24, 1998. The remade show was broadcast as Fitz in some countries, including the UK.
The series focuses on a professional psychologist who assists the Los Angeles Police Department due to his unique ability in understanding the psychology of criminals. But this understanding is based largely on this troubled man having similar inner demons and addictions to the criminals which he is investigating.