TNT grabs 'Cracker' for U.S.

June 30, 2008 Granada America, whose parent in the U.K. was the original producer-distributor of the Robbie Coltrane vehicle, has sold the format rights to TNT and will co-produce the series with the cabler. The original "Cracker" starred the irrepressible Coltrane as Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, who despite being a drinking, gambling, adulterous chain-smoker, managed to be both a sympathetic character and a savvy sleuth. Jimmy McGovern, a hard-charging British scribe, was the writer of the original; Jason Horwitch, who wrote "Medical Investigation" for NBC, is penning and co-executive producing the TNT version.

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