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Cracker - Series 2 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Charles Mcdougall, Jean Stewart, Julian Jarrold, Michael Winterbottom, Richard Standeven
Actors: Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville, Barbara Flynn, Kieran O'brien, Tess Thomson
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 18280
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 468 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.7 x 1.1
MPN: HBOD99077D
ISBN: 0783123930
UPC: 026359907722
EAN: 9780783123936
ASIN: B0000X2EU6
Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 1998
Release Date: February 24, 2004
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Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 09/21/2004 Run time: 468 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
ICracker: Series 1/I was fine--a terrific premiere and two interesting sequels introduced freelance police psychologist Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Robbie Coltrane) and his family and colleagues#151;but series 2 is unexpectedly and vastly superior. The three miniseries included on these discs are exemplary thrillers (even better than the first trio), but the real leap forward is in the stories' deepening complexity and fascinating intertwining of Fitz's strained relationships and work. p "To Be a Somebody" begins where series 1 left off. Fitz and his wife, Judith (Barbara Flynn), and two kids are living together again, but the rotund profiler--still juggling multiple addictions to booze, gambling, nicotine, and overall self-destructiveness--is on a new, downward spiral. His name is also mud with Detective Chief Inspector Bilborough (Christopher Eccleston) and would-be lover and police detective Jane "Panhandle" Penhaligon (Geraldine Somerville). But a series of class-anger killings by a psychotic welder-turned-skinhead pulls Fitz into a case so disastrous that every major and minor character is profoundly affected. Portraying the murderer, Robert Carlyle (ITrainspotting/I) is brilliant, as terrifying and sympathetic as ITaxi Driver/I's Travis Bickle. p The emotional and dramatic fallout of "To Be Somebody" carries over to "The Big Crunch," in which Fitz's relationship with Jane intensifies while he pursues a religious cult that may be responsible for a girl's abduction. The final story, "Men Should Weep," concerns an investigation into an unnerving string of rapes by a masked, mutilated cab driver. More startling is a link between these crimes and eruptive events in the lives of Fitz, Judith, Jane, and thickheaded, thorn-in-the-side copper Jimmy Beck (Lorcan Cranitch). A breathtaking climax and shocking, cliffhanger ending make "Men Should Weep" a must-see for thriller fans. I--Tom Keogh/I
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Buy this here if you love this series December 16, 2008
Joseph M. Fucci (boston, ma)
I have looked at the series everywhere and by far Amazon has the best price, if you like this british tv series buy it here.
Genius July 23, 2008
S. Goodhead (Atlanta, GA USA)
Cracker is an amazing series. Although sometimes a little slow to get you into the story, there is always a point to it. The stories can also be a little depressing too. If you are looking for something lighthearted, turn away. If you want a good gritty series to get into, buy this!
Gi us a light boy? July 13, 2007
V. T. James Burgess (British Virgin Islands)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Loved it, gritty stuff, nothing pretty about it and its just gripping! br /Must wind up the PC brigade some, so all the better!
Gripping June 2, 2007
Straight-8 (Roseville, CA)
Brilliant and gripping drama. Robbie Coltrane is perfectly cast as the brilliant criminal psychologist with a ironically disastrous personal life. My partner usually can't concentrate for five minutes, but she's glued to the screen whenever Cracker is on.
Terrific Series April 13, 2007
Paula (Portland, OR)
From BBC,another terrific series. As good as Prime Suspect, it's about the on-going core characters - all with their own psychological quirks, strengths and weaknesses as well as the crimes they need to solve. br /Great acting, writing. Suspenseful. br /Now waiting for series 3, 1 2 are definately keepers!
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