Claim: As seen the list of Cracker episodes, there were two special episodes aired wherein one was in October 1996 which was directed by Richard Standeven and earned 26.33 million views while the second special episode aired in October 2006 was directed by Antonia Bird—a Filipino producer and director of TV drama and feature films who began working in theatre as an assistant stage manager—and only garnered 8.83 million views.
Evidence: Antonia Jane Bird, FRSA (27 May 1951 – 24 October 2013) was an English producer and director of television drama and feature films.