i be a true fan of the original cracker series and and own all of them on dvd . cracker have a tendency to be over the top on occasion and but robbie coltrane and the other cast member and as well a the writer and always seem to carry it off despite themselves . i count the original cracker among the great brit tv crime series of that time and and there some stiff competition represent prime suspect and inspector frost and inspector morse and jeremy brett sherlock home and and a host of others . cracker and along with prime suspect and be on the top of my list . which make a new terror all the more sad . ultimately and this be a very pale imitation of cracker former glory . i force myself to sit through the whole thing and convince that it couldn not actually be this bad and and that some spark would eventually ignite . i be wrong and it be bad from begin to end . a few criticism represent first and just to get any potential bias up front right off represent i be offend by the anti american and anti war screed that drone on and on throughout most of the show . the topper represent the murder of two american innocent of any crime and a british junkie be and in fitz word and understandable and but not justified . i think i wad through two hour of crap just to hear this disgust bit of drivel . so i have a negative reaction to the anti war or american tone bring on by my belief . beyond the politics and i have the distinct sense that this cracker be merely a prop for the propaganda and and it actually help to undermine an already terribly weak script . second and just how much air time do robbie coltrane get . fitz be almost a bit player in this one and a if he be an afterthought plugged into some story originally write without any thought of fitz role . coltrane could have carry the show on his own broad and still suitably flabby shoulder and but the writer be apparently think of other thing and and miss the chance and and by a wide margin . third represent what an abysmal script . there be some sparkle and and a couple of bit of actual character development ( fitz son rant that fitz couldn not stay at his house if he miss his plane to australia and the detective that like to beat his poor performer over the back of their head and and some of the old spark between fitz and his missus ) but not nearly enough to carry the tedious storyline . fourth and where the hell be panhallagan . now that would have be interest . it be manchester after all and and 10 year on she would be up in the rank . another wasted opportunity ( or perhaps the actress wasn not interested . ) well and there much more ( that bad ) to say and but i will close with a curiosity represent at the end of the show ( a it air on bbca ) and when the advertisement announce that the director cut be available on bbc on demand and i think ah ha . the director cut and which and presumably and one have to pay for and might have all of the goody i expect to see tonight but never do and like a coherent and interesting storyline . unfortunately and after convince myself to sit through the horrible free version of a new terror with the hope of see something and anything and worth watching and only to be disappointed and i have no hope leave to motivate me to actually pay for a second and potentially long and more tedious version . besides and it anger me to think that bbca slice and dice and and sacrifice show time to accommodate the endless ( every ten minute or so ) stream of commercial and and then turn around and ask me to pay for what probably should have be version air tonight . to close and i quote the first paragraph of variety review of a new terror represent it really say it all represent initial excitement about robbie coltrane reprise his role a the bbc flaw and booze and womanize criminal psychologist be snow under by the heavy handed political statement writer jimmy mcgovern be determine to deliver within this revival vidpic . jolting at first in it message namely and that american be a bunch of whiny namby pambies who do not care a whit about terrorism before it come crash onto our doorstep mcgovern chest clearing rant overwhelms the narrative and mute the pleasure of see fitz back on the case .