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Cracker is an American crime drama series produced by Granada Entertainment for ABC and based upon the British television crime drama of the same name created by Jimmy McGovern. 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.
Overview
Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald is an unconventional but brilliant psychologist, an insulting, nosy, loathsome individual. To be able to pay the bills, he gives lectures at colleges, has a small practice in a mini-mall, has his own radio show. He also helps the Los Angeles police department solve difficult cases thanks mostly to his own quirks and perversities which give him an uncanny ability to get inside the criminal mind. But that is only true when he does not have to deal with his own inner demons, which include drinking, gambling, extramarital affairs, and a tense relationship with his wife Judith and son Michael.
Main Cast
- Robert Pastorelli as Gerry 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
- Carolyn McCormick as Judith Fitzgerald
- Josh Hartnett as Michael Fitzgerald
- Angela Featherstone as Detective Hannah Tyler
- Robert Wisdom as Detective Danny Watlington
- Scott Sowers as Detective Parker
- Paul Perri as Waldron
- Sally Livingstone as Hope Fitzgerald
- Josh Lucas as Lieutenant Macy
Stories
All 16 episodes are 60 minutes long.
Alternate Titles
- Cracker: Mind Over Murder
- Cracker: The Complete Series
- Fitz