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Cracker

1997–1999 · 1 season

A brooding, character-driven procedural that gets under your skin as it probes the darker corners of the mind.

Created by: Jimmy McGovern
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Robert Pastorelli, Carolyn McCormick, Robert Wisdom

Overview: Crime drama based on the UK TV series about Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a brilliant but troubled criminal psychologist working alongside the Los Angeles police department.

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Created by: Jimmy McGovern
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Robert Pastorelli, Carolyn McCormick, Robert Wisdom

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
obsession
crime
family
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama
Created by: Jimmy McGovern
Written by: Barry Pullman, Natalie Chaidez
Starring: Robert Pastorelli, Carolyn McCormick, Robert Wisdom, Josh Hartnett, R. Lee Ermey, Angela Featherstone, Rosemary Murphy, Alexandra Holden
Length: 1 seasons, 16 episodes, 60 min each
Network: ABC
Languages: English

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