Cracker Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Cracker: Season 3 (1995)

• Season 3 Episode 7: True Romance : Part Two

  Part two of two. Fitz takes a desperate gamble by confronting the murderous Janet, who has kidnapped his son Mark and spirited him away to a secret location. While he is risking everything to resolve the case, wife Judith contemplates an affair - with his brother Danny. Robbie Coltrane stars, with Barbara Flynn, Geraldine Somerville and Emily Joyce

• Season 3 Episode 6: True Romance : Part One

  Fitz is surprised to receive love letters from a secret admirer who thinks he is perfect, but is soon brought back down to earth by the discovery of a naked murder victim. However, the arrival of another letter makes him realise the killer and his would-be lover are the same person. First of a two-part drama, starring Robbie Coltrane

• Season 3 Episode 5: Best Boys : Part Two

  Part two of two. Impulsive murderers Grady and Nash hide in an abandoned factory, unaware Fitz is hot on their trail. Temple blackmails Penhaligon with Beck's tell-all diary, and Judith slides deeper into depression as the responsibilities of motherhood start to dawn on her. Drama, starring Robbie Coltrane, Barbara Flynn and Geraldine Somerville

• Season 3 Episode 4: Best Boys : Part One

  Part one of two. Lonely bachelor Stuart Grady befriends a wayward teenager, and together they embark on a doomed relationship culminating in murder. Meanwhile, Penhaligon permits herself the grim satisfaction of turning up at Beck's funeral, determined to see him six feet under, and Fitz is left holding the baby as Judith rebels. Robbie Coltrane, Barbara Flynn and Geraldine Somerville star in the acclaimed drama

• Season 3 Episode 3: Brotherly Love - Part Three

  Part three of three. David Harvey maintains his innocence, and Jimmy Beck confesses to Fitz that he raped Penhaligon. Taut crime drama, starring Robbie Coltrane, Barbara Flynn and Geraldine Somerville

• Season 3 Episode 2: Brotherly Love : Part Two

  Part two of three. Forensic evidence links David Harvey to the murders - but because the second was committed while he was behind bars, suspicion falls on his priest brother Michael, who then becomes the focus of Fitz's investigation. The murder of a third prostitute muddies the waters still further, and as events start to pile up, Judith suddenly goes into labour. Taut crime drama, starring Robbie Coltrane, Barbara Flynn and Geraldine Somerville

• Season 3 Episode 1: Brotherly Love : Part One

  A man is arrested for killing a prostitute but while he is languishing in jail, an identical murder is committed, forcing Penhaligon to act as bait to catch the real culprit. Feature-length tale starring Robbie Coltrane as the police psychologist whose psyche often seems as twisted as those of the crooks he hunts, with Geraldine Somerville, Ricky Tomlinson, Barbara Flynn and Lorcan Cranitch

Cracker: Season 2 (1994 - 2003)

• Season 2 Episode 9: Men Should Weep - Part Three

  Part three of three. Fitz is powerless to intervene as two of Floyd's victims exact an appropriate revenge, helping to bring an end to his reign of terror. Barbara Flynn, Geraldine Somerville and Lorcan Cranitch star

• Season 2 Episode 8: Men Should Weep :Part Two

  Part two of three. Fitz is powerless to intervene as two of Floyd's victims exact an appropriate revenge, helping to bring an end to his reign of terror. Barbara Flynn, Geraldine Somerville and Lorcan Cranitch also star

• Season 2 Episode 7: Men Should Weep :Part One

  Part one of three. The police are baffled by a series of rapes carried out by a ruthlessly efficient attacker who never leaves forensic evidence, and ask Fitz to help them crack the case. Robbie Coltrane stars as the tortured police psychologist, with Geraldine Sommerville and Lorcan Cranitch

• Season 2 Episode 6: The Big Crunch : Part Three

  Part three of three. Fitz vows to nail Kenneth Trant and family no matter what it takes, but finds himself unable to pierce the wall of silence they have thrown up around themselves - until information from one of murdered schoolgirl Joanne's friends provides him with the break he needs. Robbie Coltrane stars as the tormented police psychologist, with Geraldine Somerville, Lorcan Cranitch and Jim Carter

• Season 2 Episode 5: The Big Crunch - Part Two

  Part two of three. Schoolmaster Kenneth Trant and his family become increasingly desperate to save themselves as their perfect crime starts to unravel. Meanwhile, Fitz's fears for teenager Joanne prove justified. Starring Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville, Jim Carter and Samantha Morton

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Big Crunch : Part One

  Part one of three. Police psychologist Fitz comes face to face with the dark underbelly of suburbia while investigating the disappearance of a teenage girl mixed up in a bizarre religious cult. Crime drama, starring Robbie Coltrane, Jim Carter and Geraldine Somerville

• Season 2 Episode 3: To Be a Somebody : Part Three

  Part three of three. Following DCI Bilborough's murder, the team hunt for Albie, while newly installed DCI Wise brings in Fitz to defuse a potentially tragic situation. Drama, starring Robbie Coltrane

• Season 2 Episode 2: To Be a Somebody : Part Two

  Part two of three. Time is running out and Fitz is convinced the legend of Albie Kinsella is set to come true, but the police are unhappy about gambling their resources on a manhunt. Robert Carlyle guest stars, with Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Eccleston and Geraldine Somerville

• Season 2 Episode 1: To Be a Somebody : Part One

  Following a particularly violent murder, the police begin clutching at straws in their efforts to find the killer. Fitz knows they are on the wrong track, but stubbornly refuses to help after a fall-out with DCI Bilborough. Robert Carlyle guest stars in the first of a three-part story, with Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Eccleston and Geraldine Somerville

Cracker: Season 1 (1993 - 1997)

• Season 1 Episode 7: One Day a Lemming Will Fly : Part Two

  Part two of two. Fitz secures a confession of guilt from Cassidy, but later realises the declaration is false - throwing the investigation into turmoil and forcing him to confront his own tortured personal life. Robbie Coltrane stars, with Barbara Flynn and Christopher Eccleston

• Season 1 Episode 6: One Day a Lemming Will Fly : Part One

  Part one of two. Fitz helps the police probe a youngster's disappearance, drawing up character profiles of those closest to him and suggesting how inquiries should be conducted. Unfortunately, his investigation provokes a frenzy of violence, ending in tragedy and forcing him to confront his own tortured personal life. Robbie Coltrane stars, with Barbara Flynn and Christopher Eccleston

• Season 1 Episode 5: To Say I Love You : Part Three

  Part three of three. Tina finally breaks down under interrogation from Fitz, Bilborough and Penhaligon. She confesses she knows who Sean is, and that her sister will be his next target. Crime drama, starring Robbie Coltrane as the hard-drinking psychologist, with Barbara Flynn and Geraldine Somerville

• Season 1 Episode 4: To Say I Love You : Part Two

  Part two of three. Fitz is arrested for breach of the peace outside his in-laws' house, then proceeds to lose all his money in a casino. To make matters worse, he discovers his wife is sleeping with her therapist. Crime drama, starring Robbie Coltrane and Barbara Flynn

• Season 1 Episode 3: To Say I Love You : Part One

  Part one of three. Fitz is arrested for causing a breach of the peace while trying to speak to Judith, and ends up helping the police track down a couple on a murderous rampage. Hard-hitting drama, starring Robbie Coltrane and Christopher Eccleston

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Mad Woman in the Attic : Part Two

  Fitz's first case comes to a nail-biting conclusion, played out on a speeding train, as pressure mounts and the psychologist unravels the roots of the murder suspect's amnesia - linking it to one bizarre yet crucial call. Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Dunbar and Christopher Ecclestone star

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Mad Woman in the Attic : Part One

  Part one of two. The police call in psychologist Fitz to establish if a murder suspect's amnesia is genuine. First-ever episode of the acclaimed drama, starring Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Dunbar and Christopher Eccleston

Cracker: Special (1996)

• Nine Eleven

  A one-off episode of the crime drama, starring Robbie Coltrane as the hard-drinking psychologist. After a 10-year sojourn in Australia, Fitz returns to Manchester, where his first assignment involves a former squaddie on the brink of suicide after serving in Northern Ireland. Despite his efforts to focus on work and family, the voices in his head demand justice for his fallen comrades - with Fitz the only one able to understand his despair. The cast also includes Richard Coyle and Rafe Spall

• White Ghost

  Feature-length episode of the award-winning drama. Hard-drinking police psychologist Fitz visits Hong Kong for a lecture tour, but soon finds himself having to help police solve the bizarre murder of a high-flying businessman. His only demand is that his colleague Penhaligon is flown out to assist - but he gets a shock once the plane from Manchester eventually lands. Robbie Coltrane, Ricky Tomlinson, Freda Foh Shen and Barnaby Kay star