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 and only garnered 8.83 million views.
Evidence: 28 October 1996 (1996-10-28) Richard Standeven 26.33(US) 1 October 2006 (2006-10-01) Antonia Bird 8.83