Cracker

1. S01E01The Mad Woman in the Attic (1)September 27, 1993 7.0Following the break-up of his home life, criminal psychologist Fitz discovers that a young woman he knew has been viciously murdered. Elsew
2. S01E02The Mad Woman in the Attic (2)October 4, 1993 7.5Criminal psychologist Fitz is frustrated when another murdered woman is found and he is ordered off the case. Despite this initial setback,
3. S01E03Season's bestTo Say I Love You (1)October 11, 1993 8.0Problems between criminal psychologist Fitz and his wife Judith continue after Fitz is arrested outside his in-laws' house and taken to the
4. S01E04To Say I Love You (2)October 18, 1993—Whilst on their spree of violence, Tina and Sean murder a police officer. Criminal psychologist Fitz turns down DS Penhaligon's offer of a
5. S01E05To Say I Love You (3)October 25, 1993—Criminal psychologist Fitz interrogates Tina and realises that her psychological problems stem from her relationship with her family and she
6. S01E06One Day a Lemming Will Fly (1)November 1, 1993 4.0Fitz continues his uneasy relationship with the Manchester constabulary when the crime fighters are called in to find a missing boy. Extra
7. S01E07One Day a Lemming Will Fly (2)November 8, 1993 1.0Criminal psychologist Fitz realises that Cassidy's confession is flawed, but he will not retract his statement. DS Bilborough needs to be s

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Season's bestTo Be a Somebody (1)October 10, 1994 9.0The death of Albie Kinsella's father has a disturbing effect on him and soon after, he kills an Asian newsagent. With all the hallmarks of
2. S02E02To Be a Somebody (2)October 17, 1994—Albie is intent on killing the same number of victims as died in the Hillsborough football tragedy, and targets a freelance female reporter.
3. S02E03To Be a Somebody (3)October 24, 1994—Following the murder of DCI Bilborough, the hunt is on for Albie. DCI Wise takes over the investigation and criminal psychologist Fitz is b
4. S02E04The Big Crunch (1)October 31, 1994 4.5Schoolgirl Joanna Barnes, a member of a religious cult, is discovered to be having an affair with the married leader of the group, Kenneth T
5. S02E05The Big Crunch (2)November 7, 1994—Fanatical religious group leader Kenneth Trant discovers that his girlfriend Joanna is still alive and turns his attention to Dean, whom he
6. S02E06The Big Crunch (3)November 14, 1994—The case ends with a final showdown in the group's church, where things reach a destructive conclusion.
7. S02E07Men Should Weep (1)November 21, 1994 9.0DS Penhaligon tracks a serial rapist who revels in his crimes, but during the course of her investigation she becomes a victim herself, whic
8. S02E08Men Should Weep (2)November 28, 1994—The police catch Floyd but criminal psychologist Fitz is unable to make a breakthrough before he has to be released due to lack of evidence.
9. S02E09Men Should Weep (3)December 5, 1994—Fitz exposes the savage price of racism as he digs deeper into Floyd's past. As the investigation reaches a climax not one, but two, victim

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Brotherly Love (1)October 22, 1995 6.0A Catholic father-of-four is arrested after a prostitute is found murdered, but he denies the crime. Beck returns from sick leave to work a
2. S03E02Brotherly Love (2)October 23, 1995 8.5An identical murder takes place while David Harvey is in custody. Fitz visits his priest brother Michael and accuses him of murder, while M
3. S03E03Season's bestBrotherly Love (3)October 29, 1995 9.5After another prostitute is slain, Fitz comes to believe that David Harvey's wife Maggie is the killer, in spite of vehement protesting by t
4. S03E04Best Boys (1)November 6, 1995 8.3Bill Nash smiles at Stuart Grady, and, in those few seconds, changes the course of their lives and inadvertently turns them both to murder.
5. S03E05Best Boys (2)November 13, 1995 8.0Fitz is pitched against Grady and Nash, whose relationship is now spinning dangerously out of control.
6. S03E06True Romance (1)November 20, 1995 8.0Fitz privately advises a patient who seems to be having problems with her husband. Fitz's advice, for which he charges her £50, leads her t
7. S03E07True Romance (2)November 27, 1995 7.0Fitz is asking DCI Wise to replace him with Irene as the killer may stop killing if she realises she is not getting the shrink's undivided a

Season 3 ranked & reviewed