{"id":516755,"date":"2026-04-07T00:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/516755\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:23:09","slug":"police-drama-hailed-as-excellent-with-star-of-hit-nostalgic-series-lands-new-uk-streaming-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/516755\/","title":{"rendered":"Police drama hailed as “excellent” with star of hit nostalgic series lands new UK streaming home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cracked, the “excellent” police drama<\/a> starring David Sutcliffe, has landed a new streaming<\/a> home in the UK. Featuring the Gilmore Girls star as Detective Aidan Black, the Canadian series was popular with fans.<\/p>\n

The police drama picks up as Aidan is given a new partner, though he is shocked by their occupation. Rather than being partnered with a cop, the detective joins forces with Dr Daniella Ridley (Stefanie von Pfetten).<\/p>\n

The series aired for two seasons and 21 episodes throughout 2013 before being cancelled. Now, you can watch 13 instalments – which covers the full first season – on Prime Video<\/a> in the UK. Unfortunately, the eight-part second season isn’t on the streamer<\/a> yet.<\/p>\n

\"david<\/p>\n

CBC<\/p>\n

Related: The Boys creator confirms one thing you won’t see in the finale of the hit show<\/a><\/p>\n

“Former SWAT officer Detective Aidan Black is taken aback when he learns that his new partner isn’t a cop,” reads the logline for the police drama, which was created by Tracey Forbes and Calum de Hartog.<\/p>\n

“He’s been assigned to work with forensic psychiatrist Dr Daniella Ridley in a newly established unit tasked with solving the city’s most horrific crimes. Their contrasting perspectives and methods are meant to help crack even the toughest cases.”<\/p>\n

In addition to Sutcliffe and von Pfetten, the latter of whom left after the first season, the cast for the series includes Luisa D’Oliveira, Dayo Ade, Karen LeBlanc, Mayko Nguyen, Paul Popowich and Brooke Nevin.<\/p>\n

Despite only airing for a couple of seasons, Cracked was popular with viewers across its run, with IMDb<\/a> currently reporting a solid user rating of 6.9\/10 from 2,100 logs. In an 8\/10 review, one user<\/a> called it “excellent”.<\/p>\n

“The show has the suspense and also the drama… The choice of the actors and actresses is amazing, and the cast does a great job following the role of each character,” they added as they called it a “must-watch”.<\/p>\n

\"david<\/p>\n

CBC<\/p>\n

Related: Mark Ruffalo’s “bittersweet” and “funny” comedy-drama is streaming in the UK now<\/a><\/p>\n

“This show contains plenty of storyline and plot development, but still has a certain amount of thrill to it. It’s not just mindless guts and gore,” opined another viewer<\/a>, who praised it as being “well written and nicely developed”.<\/p>\n

A third fan<\/a> echoed this sentiment, writing: “Finally a new series that’s innovating and doesn’t walk the path of all the others. The concept is great… The characters in this series are, in my eyes, plausible.”<\/p>\n

Cracked season 1 is streaming now on Prime Video.<\/p>\n

The new edition of Living Legends, a 100-page all-colour celebration of Harry Styles, is here! Buy Harry Styles in newsagents or online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Lettermark\"<\/p>\n

Reporter, Digital Spy George is a freelance writer who specialises in Movies<\/a> and TV. After graduating with a degree in Film Studies and Journalism from De Montfort University, in which he analysed the early works of Richard Linklater for his dissertation, he wrote for several websites for GRV Media. \u00a0His film tastes vary from blockbusters like Mission: Impossible<\/a> and John Wick<\/a> to international directors such as Paolo Sorrentino and Hirokazu Kore-eda, and has attended both the London and Berlin film festivals.
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