When an apparently racially motivated murder in Manchester turns out not to be the work of hate-mongering skinheads, the police call in forensic psychologist Eddie Fitzgerald to... more
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Advantages: The best of all the "Cracker" stories Disadvantages: Can be a little unpleasant at times
...copy is that all the Cracker DVDs have been withdrawn prior to a relaunch in October 2006. This means that you either need to wait and get a new copy of this for £9.99 from Play.com, or go looking elsewhere. The Amazon Marketplace has copies of this story on its own from £6.29, or eBay has it from 49p. If you're a new fan of "Cracker", the Amazon marketplace offers a VHS version of this story and One Day a Lemming Will Fly", the one that will explain ... ...£4.99, which is well worth the price for two great dramas.
There is nothing to be gained by buying "To Be A Somebody" on DVD as opposed to on VHS as none of the versions on DVD, either the older version or the soon to be released version, contain any extras thanks to the age of the original material, this having been shown on TV way back in 1993 when no-one thought to save material for that purpose. Indeed, the layer change on the DVD is so clumsy ...
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10.09.2006
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Advantages: Excellent acting by Robbie Coltrane, Robert Carlyle and Christopher Eccleston Disadvantages: Chilling
...viewing figures over 10 million, Cracker was one of the most popular drama series of the 1990s. It is not difficult to figure out why. Excellent scripts by Jimmy McGovern and others are topped by some of the strongest actors there are, particularly Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Eccleston, Barbara Quinn and in this particular episode, a chilling performance from Robert Carlyle. 24 episodes were made between 1993 and 1996. There is a rumour that Cracker ... ...the role - hopefully this is true.
The writer
Jimmy McGovern wrote the script for this episode. He is well-known for his hard-hitting scripts, which are usually based around the working classes and the social system - his background is very much working class, raised in a large family in an inner city area. As well as Cracker, he also writes the script for Shameless.
The actors/characters
Robbie Coltrane is fantastic as Fitz, the overweight psychologist ...
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Actor(s): Robbie Coltrane, Barbara Flynn, Geraldine Somerville, Christopher Eccleston, Ricky Tomlinson, Robert Carlyle
Director(s): Julian Jarrold
Genre: Drama
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1994
Running Time: 2 hours 28 minutes
Video Category: Television
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): CINEMA CLUB; SONY DADC
Release date: 12/05/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: CCD 9503
Barcode: 5014138295035
DVD Description
When an apparently racially motivated murder in Manchester turns out not to be the work of hate-mongering skinheads, the police call in forensic psychologist Eddie Fitzgerald to solve the case before anyone else falls victim.
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo English
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