"Cracker" (1993) TV series 1993-1996

Creator:

Jimmy McGovern
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

27 September 1993 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

An abrasively eccentric forensic psychologist aids in the solving of difficult police cases.

Plot Keywords:

Psychological Drama

Awards:

16 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Robbie Coltrane	...	Dr. Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald (23 episodes, 1993-1996)
Geraldine Somerville	...	DS Jane 'Panhandle' Penhaligon (22 episodes, 1993-1995)
Kieran O'Brien	...	Mark Fitzgerald (20 episodes, 1993-1995)
Lorcan Cranitch	...	DS Jimmy Beck (19 episodes, 1993-1995)
Barbara Flynn	...	Judith Fitzgerald (19 episodes, 1993-1995)
Ricky Tomlinson	...	D.C.I. Charlie Wise / ... (14 episodes, 1994-1996)
Tess Thomson	...	Kate 'Katie' Fitzgerald / ... (11 episodes, 1993-1995)
Christopher Eccleston	...	DCI David Bilborough (10 episodes, 1993-1994)

Series Directed by
Tim Fywell		(4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Andy Wilson		(3 episodes, 1993)
Julian Jarrold		(3 episodes, 1994)
Jean Stewart		(3 episodes, 1994)
Roy Battersby		(3 episodes, 1995)
Simon Cellan Jones		(2 episodes, 1993)
Michael Winterbottom		(2 episodes, 1993)
Charles McDougall		(2 episodes, 1995)
Richard Standeven		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Writing credits
Jimmy McGovern		(21 episodes, 1993-1995)
Paul Abbott		(4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ted Whitehead		(3 episodes, 1994)

Series Produced by
Sally Head	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 1993-1995)
Gub Neal	....	producer / executive producer / ... (10 episodes, 1993-1996)
Paul Abbott	....	producer (9 episodes, 1994)
Hilary Bevan Jones	....	producer (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Delia Fine	....	executive producer: A&E Network / executive producer: A&E (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Valery Ryan	....	assistant producer (3 episodes, 1995)

Series Original Music by
Rick Wentworth		(7 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Ferguson		(4 episodes, 1994)
Roger Jackson		(3 episodes, 1993)

Series Cinematography by
Ivan Strasburg		(16 episodes, 1993-1994)
Dick Dodd		(7 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Film Editing by
Oral Norrie Ottey		(6 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tony Cranstoun		(6 episodes, 1994-1996)
Edward Mansell		(6 episodes, 1994-1995)
Chris Gill		(2 episodes, 1993)
Trevor Waite		(2 episodes, 1993)

Series Casting by
Gail Stevens		(16 episodes, 1993-1994)
Marilyn Johnson		(5 episodes, 1995)
Andrew Hall		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Stephen Fineren		(11 episodes, 1994-1995)
Chris Wilkinson		(8 episodes, 1993-1996)
Claire Kenny		(3 episodes, 1994)

Series Art Direction by
Deborah Morley		(7 episodes, 1993)
Bill Crutcher		(5 episodes, 1995)
David Butterworth		(4 episodes, 1994-1996)
Chris Coldwell		(3 episodes, 1994)
Nick Wilkinson		(3 episodes, 1994)

Series Costume Design by
Tudor George		(5 episodes, 1995)
Janty Yates		(2 episodes, 1993)

Series Makeup Department
Anastasia Shirley	....	make-up assistant / make-up supervisor / ... (8 episodes, 1993-1996)
Sue Milton	....	make-up supervisor / makeup designer (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Helen King	....	makeup supervisor (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Sally O'Loughlin	....	make-up assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Colin Ware	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Des Hughes	....	production manager (14 episodes, 1994-1995)
Bill Leather	....	production supervisor (14 episodes, 1994-1995)
Liam Foster	....	production manager (7 episodes, 1993)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Shaw	....	first assistant director (14 episodes, 1993-1995)
Jude Harrison	....	second assistant director (14 episodes, 1994-1995)
Emma Bodger	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 1993)
John Friend Newman	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Rachel Longhurst	....	second assistant director / third assistant director (4 episodes, 1993)
Simon Turner	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 1995)
Choi Pui Hing	....	third assistant director: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)
Jack Ravenscroft	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Phil Buckley	....	graphic designer (21 episodes, 1993-1995)
Ron Pritchard	....	production buyer / prop buyer / ... (21 episodes, 1993-1995)
Frank Massey	....	chargehand asm (16 episodes, 1993-1994)
Peter O'Rourke	....	action props (7 episodes, 1993-1995)
Vic Shirovay	....	prop dresser / prop master (6 episodes, 1993-1995)
Nigel Place	....	prop dresser / prop master (5 episodes, 1993-1995)
Tommy Lyons	....	chargehand asm (5 episodes, 1995)
Rod Gorwood	....	assistant designer / assistant art director (3 episodes, 1995)
Nick Thompson	....	standby carpenter (2 episodes, 1995)
David Livesey	....	production buyer (unknown episodes)
Chiu Kin Sun	....	art director: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)
Chan Yee	....	production buyer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Phil Smith	....	sound mixer (13 episodes, 1993-1995)
John Whitworth	....	dubbing mixer (12 episodes, 1993-1996)
John Senior	....	dubbing editor (11 episodes, 1994-1996)
Tony Cooper	....	boom operator (8 episodes, 1993-1995)
Mark Briscoe	....	dubbing editor (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
John Rutherford	....	dubbing editor (5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Andy Wyatt	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Phil Loftus	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Steve Tomkow	....	visual effects (1 episode, 1995)

Series Stunts
Peter Brayham	....	stunt coordinator (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Dave Holland	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1993)
Chris Webb	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1993)
Terry Forestal	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1995)
Rick Avery	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Brierley	....	focus puller / first assistant camera (14 episodes, 1993-1996)
David Ratcliffe	....	lighting gaffer / chargehand electrician (8 episodes, 1993-1995)
Mandy Moles	....	clapper loader (6 episodes, 1994-1995)
Mike Fisher	....	grip (5 episodes, 1993-1995)
Mike Miller	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1995)
Gary Stanton	....	grip (5 episodes, 1995)
Bob Gregory	....	grip (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator / steadicam operator (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Howard Smith	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Deki Lee Chu Wing	....	grip: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Andy Pryor	....	casting / casting assistant (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Beverley Keogh	....	additional casting (4 episodes, 1993)
Patricia Pao	....	additional casting: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)
April Webster	....	additional casting: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Richards	....	wardrobe supervisor (4 episodes, 1995)
Sally Mason	....	wardrobe supervisor (2 episodes, 1993)
Alice Lee	....	wardrobe assistant: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)
Sandi Ng	....	wardrobe assistant: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Neil Parker	....	colorist (15 episodes, 1994-1996)
Chris Clarkson	....	assistant film editor (3 episodes, 1994)
Peter Christelis	....	assistant editor / assistant film editor (2 episodes, 1993)
Portia Napier	....	post-production consultant (2 episodes, 1993)
David Boyle	....	assistant film editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Roger Jackson	....	musician (1 episode, 1993)
Carol Kidd	....	singer: "Summertime" and "Stormy Weather" (1 episode, 1993)
Julian Wastall	....	musician (1 episode, 1993)
James Shearman	....	music assistant (1 episode, 1995)

Series Other crew
Gwenda Bagshaw	....	script associate (19 episodes, 1993-1995)
Ken Mair	....	location manager (19 episodes, 1993-1995)
Dorothy Friend	....	continuity (16 episodes, 1993-1994)
Craig McNeil	....	production executive (15 episodes, 1993-1995)
Catriona McKenzie	....	script editor / script associate (9 episodes, 1993-1995)
Eileen Wood	....	production coordinator (9 episodes, 1994)
Tracy Lee	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 1993-1995)
Nicola Shindler	....	script editor (7 episodes, 1993)
Debbie Shewell	....	script editor (6 episodes, 1994)
Roxy Spencer	....	script editor (6 episodes, 1994)
Gareth Williams	....	production financing (5 episodes, 1993)
Sue Wild	....	continuity (5 episodes, 1995)
Tracy Lee	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 1995)
Mark Borkowski	....	unit publicist (3 episodes, 1993)
Chris Wheeler	....	production financing (3 episodes, 1993)
Patrick Spence	....	script editor (3 episodes, 1995)
Maria Grimley	....	producer secretary / producer's secretary (2 episodes, 1993)
Jason Payne-James	....	forensic medical advisor (2 episodes, 1995)
John Stretch	....	script research (2 episodes, 1995)
Karen Barker	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Melissa Dice	....	production coordinator: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)
Wayne Docksey	....	animal master (unknown episodes)
Jo Farr	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)
Yau Ming Joseph	....	location manager: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)
Joyce Kitchen	....	continuity (unknown episodes)
Neil MacDonald	....	production supervisor: Hong Kong (unknown episodes)
Michael Park	....	unit publicist (unknown episodes)
Ben Rimmer	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Valery Ryan	....	script editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• A&E Television Networks
• Granada Television

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV) (1993-1996) (UK) (TV)
• A&E Television Networks (1994-1996) (USA) (TV)
• Elephant Films (2009) (France) (all media)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2003-2004) (USA) (DVD)
• ITV DVD (2008) (UK) (DVD) (complete series)
• Koch Media (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• Karaoke AV Ltd.  karaoke
• Pioneer LDCE  karaoke