have hear so much about the 1990s cracker series without see any of them and i look forward to this eagerly . surely the combination of jimmie mcgovern and robbie coltrane could not go wrong . how wrong i be . the polemic and back by frequent and repetitive and violent flashback and be overpower . the production try to be super modern and but the flashing box and even the childish font irritate . robbie coltrane sleep walk through the two hour and come up with unexplained and unlikely insight and and the police be portray a one dimensional bumble idiot . a a result and the tension never build up and the next to final scene ( no detail for fear of spoiler ) be a laughably bad a piece of tv drama a i have see for a long time . no and i do not want to see any more of these and but i will go back to the dvd of the 1990s series to see if they match their reputation .