Stephen Morris, known as drummer in Joy Division and New Order, will write the soundtrack to new episodes of the acclaimed British television series Cracker.\"We were fans when Cracker was last on TV so it\'s great to be doing the music for the new series. The writer Jimmy McGovern asked us to do it. It also means we\'ll be two of the first people to see it.\"
Cracker, which was created by Jimmy McGovern, ran as a series from 1993-1995. After a lengthy ten year break new episodes are coming up, directed by Antonia Bird.
Robbie Coltrane once again plays the role of Dr Edward \"Fitz\" Fitzgerald, a troubled criminal psychologist brought into assist the Manchester Police Force profile and catch killers.
He has won three consecutive Best Actor Bafta awards for the character who declared: \"I smoke too much, I drink too much, I gamble too much, I am too much.\"
Coltrane is nowadays better known as Rubeus Hagrid, the half giant gamekeeper in the Harry Potter films.
Due to the British success, an American remake of Cracker followed in 1997, with Robert Pastorelli stepping into Robbie Coltrane\'s formidable shoes.
