"Cracker" Brotherly Love: Part 1 (TV Episode 1995) Poster

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(1995)

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7/10
A bit unbelievable
kjruk18 February 2023
OK Just the first episode and it's a bit ridiculous. Psycho policeman in a psychiatric hospital, still a psycho and back in the force. Now accompanied by the officer he has supposedly raped who is now also a psycho. Neither should be in the police force. OK. It happens - psycho police that is.

Far too much hysterical shouting and screaming. Happens too but all together doesn't make good viewing. Got on my nerves.

Fitz is of course a hypocrite as usual.

The doggy in the window prostitutes also a bit much and too much dwelling on rape. Yes it's a spillover but depends on your taste in psychodrama. Did we need to see so many rapes in the previous episodes! So, the rape and sex stuff a bit too long for me.

Gets more ridiculous by episode 3. Penhaligon stalks Beck. Her obsession knows no bounds. Fitz over the top.

All men do not think like the writer implies they do and disturbed police aren't so obvious, esp women.

The convincing bit is discovering who did it when it gets back to plot.

Totally over the top to be satisfying.
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9/10
"The one who did it to her deserves a medal"
ygwerin13 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
In series 2 episode 9 entitled Men should weep Part 3, DS Penhaligan had she felt a good idea of who had raped her, but she needed proof so broke into his apartment, she tried to coerce the truth out of him, and phoned Dr Fitzgerald keen to talk with him.

In this episode time has supposed to have moved on and Fitzgerald has paid a visit on DS Beck wanting him to confess his guilt, he vents his misogynistic spleen about women in general, and in DS Penhaligan in particular, but refuses point blank to accept culpability.

A married family man a pervert kills a prostitute a single parent, and expects his brother a priest to grant him absolution, he grudgingly agrees to assist him but with strict conditions that he looks after her children, and tells his wife everything.

Fitz's brother Danny pays him a visit to break the news of their mums demise, there is obviously no love between them, from possibly years of sibling rivalry.
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10/10
Shirley Temple
xmasdaybaby196611 February 2021
A strong (and extended) start to the series with emotions running raw and a case with a similar theme. Great acting, script and humour. Top quality as always.
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