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Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. Set in Manchester , the series follows a criminal psychologist (or "cracker"), Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane , who works with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to help them solve crimes.
Christopher Eccleston (/ ˈ ɛ k əl s t ən /; born 16 February 1964) is an English actor whose work has encompassed Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films, television dramas, Shakespearean stage performances and science fiction, most notably the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2005).
Detective Chief Inspector David Bilborough – Jimmy McGovern (played by Christopher Eccleston in Cracker) Inspector Bird – (played by Harry Stubbs in The Invisible Man) Detective G. Lynn Bishop – Law & Order: Criminal Intent (played by Samantha Buck)
Christopher Eccleston has revealed he turned down a role in Billy Elliot as he found its depiction of a working-class family “offensive ... Eccleston, whose credits include Cracker, 28 Days ...
Among the cast of this drama was Christopher Eccleston, who also featured in Cracker, along with former Brookside actor Ricky Tomlinson. Eccleston later said it was the most important work he'd ever done. [3] Newspapers cited Hillsborough as a factor in a new inquiry set up in 1997. [4]
Billie Piper has spoken about the sadness she felt when hearing that Christopher Eccleston struggled while making their 2005 series of Doctor Who together. Aged 23, the actor starred in her first ...
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Carlyle's first high-profile role came as serial killer Albie Kinsella in an October 1994 episode of Cracker opposite Robbie Coltrane and Christopher Eccleston (notoriously killing off Eccleston's character, DCI David Bilborough).