Cracker

Cracker

I drink too much, I smoke too much, I gamble too much. I *am* too much.

TV-MA 1993 · 3 seasons · 23 eps · ★ 6.6 · Crime, Drama

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The wise-cracking Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.

Created by Jimmy McGovern

Network: ITV1

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