Jack Irish

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Australian television series

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captionDVD cover for the first two telemovies
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countryAustralia
languageEnglish
num_series3
num_episodes16 (+3 telemovies)
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executive_producerAndrew Knight
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| image = Jack Irish DVD cover.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = DVD cover for the first two telemovies | genre = Crime drama | creator = {{plainlist|

  • Andrew Anastasios
  • Matt Cameron
  • Andrew Knight | based_on = | writer = | screenplay = {{plainlist|
  • Matt Cameron
  • Andrew Knight | story = | director = {{plainlist|
  • Jeffrey Walker
  • Kieran Darcy-Smith
  • Mark Joffe
  • Daniel Nettheim | starring = {{Plainlist|
  • Guy Pearce
  • Marta Dusseldorp
  • Aaron Pedersen
  • Roy Billing
  • Shane Jacobson
  • Damien Richardson | narrated = | theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
  • David McCormack
  • Antony Partos | country = Australia | language = English | num_series = 3 | num_episodes = 16 (+3 telemovies) | list_episodes = #Series | executive_producer = Andrew Knight | producer = {{Plainlist|
  • Ian Collie
  • Andrew Anastasios | editor = Geoff Lamb | cinematography = Martin McGrath | runtime = {{Plainlist|
  • 100 minutes (Movies)
  • 50 minutes (TV series) | company = Easy Tiger Productions | budget = | network = ABC TV | first_aired = | last_aired =

Jack Irish is an Australian television drama series first broadcast on ABC TV on 14 October 2012. The series stars Guy Pearce as the title character, a former criminal lawyer turned investigator and debt collector. Much of the action is set in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. Adapted from the crime fiction novels by author Peter Temple, the telemovies and series Jack Irish were developed by Andrew Anastasios, Matt Cameron and Andrew Knight. They began as three feature-length movies, before being adapted into three six-episode series, the final one airing from June 2021.

All three movies were directed by Jeffrey Walker, while Kieran Darcy-Smith serves as lead director on the series. Bad Debts, the first of the three feature-length movies, was watched by an average of 950,000 Australian viewers, ranking as the sixth most watched programme of the week. Black Tide, the second movie, was watched by an average of 851,000 Australian viewers, ranking as the thirteenth most watched programme of the week. Dead Point, the third and final movie, was watched by an average of 780,000 Australian viewers, ranking as the eleventh most watched programme of the week.

The first series of six episodes broadcast from 11 February to 17 March 2016. The second series broadcast from 8 July to 12 August 2018. The second series was dedicated to the memory of Peter Temple, who died in March 2018. The third and final series, Jack Irish: Hell Bent, premiered on ABC TV and ABC iview on 13 June 2021.

Cast

Main

  • Guy Pearce as Jack Irish, a criminal defence lawyer turned debt collector and troubleshooter. Jack is still troubled over the murder of his wife by a deranged ex-client. He also works as an apprentice cabinet maker.
  • Marta Dusseldorp as Linda Hillier, a determined reporter. She starts an on-off romantic relationship with Jack, becoming embroiled in many of Jack's investigations.
  • Aaron Pedersen as Cam Delray, Harry Strang's right-hand man and one of Jack's closest friends.
  • Roy Billing as Harry Strang, a racing aficionado who often enlists the aid of Jack and Cam.
  • Shane Jacobson as Barry Tregear, a cop who reluctantly helps with Jack's investigations.
  • Damien Richardson as Drew Greer, Jack's former law partner who still occasionally assists him.

Supporting

''Bad Debts'' (2012)

''Black Tide'' (2012)

''Dead Point'' (2014)

Series 1: Blind Faith (2016)

Series 2: Last Rite (2018)

Series 3: Hell Bent (2021)

Telemovies (2012–2014)

| EpisodeNumber= 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title=Bad Debts | DirectedBy = Jeffrey Walker | WrittenBy = Andrew Knight | OriginalAirDate= | Viewers = 0.95 | ShortSummary= Jack receives a call from ex-client Danny McKillop. Jack goes to help, only to discover that Danny is dead. | LineColor=333366 | EpisodeNumber= 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title=Black Tide | DirectedBy = Jeffrey Walker | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate= | Viewers = 0.85 | ShortSummary= Des Conners an old friend of the Irish family, comes to consult Jack over the disappearance of his son Gary. | LineColor=333366 | EpisodeNumber= 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title=Dead Point | DirectedBy = Jeffrey Walker | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate= | Viewers = 0.78 | ShortSummary= Jack is consulted by Justice Loder to recover a mysterious red book. | LineColor=333366

Series

Series 1: Blind Faith (2016)

The first season of Jack Irish takes place in both Australia and the Philippines.

| EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Episode 1 | DirectedBy = Kieren Darcy-Smith | WrittenBy = Andrew Knight | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.71 | ShortSummary = Jack is back to debt collection and Linda takes a job in Manila. Still, Jack soon finds himself involved in some witch hunt that has to do with a massacre that happened in the Philippines years ago. | LineColor = 0A6600 | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Episode 2 | DirectedBy = Kieren Darcy-Smith | WrittenBy = Andrew Knight | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.68 | ShortSummary = Jack is still working with sculptor Sarah to find out who killed her sister, and bodies start to accumulate. In the meantime, Linda is trying to get her bearings in Manila and is able to help Jack. | LineColor = 0A6600 | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Episode 3 | DirectedBy = Daniel Nettheim | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.61 | ShortSummary = Jack's investigation leads him to get close to a mega-church pastor, but Linda and her team fall in a trap when they explore an island that seems to be the base for criminals. | LineColor = 0A6600 | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Episode 4 | DirectedBy = Daniel Nettheim | WrittenBy = Andrew Anastasios | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.58 | ShortSummary = A tense night in the Filipino jungle results in a chance discovery for Linda and Orton. Jack's concerned for Sarah's well-being as she becomes consumed by manic determination following news about Tina. | LineColor = 0A6600 | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Episode 5 | DirectedBy = Mark Joffe | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.61 | ShortSummary = Jack struggles to recuperate and his mind increasingly turns towards Rob Shand. Back in Manila, Linda is abducted. Longmore refuses to act against the church leaving Jack alone to fight for Sarah. | LineColor = 0A6600 | EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Episode 6 | DirectedBy = Mark Joffe | WrittenBy = Andrew Knight | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.67 | ShortSummary = Jack is now on the run from both the police and members of Via Crucis. Terrified yet resolved, Linda finally comes face to face with her captor. | LineColor = 0A6600

Series 2: Last Rite (2018)

The second series of Jack Irish was written by Andrew Knight, playwright Matt Cameron, Elise McCredie and Andrew Anastasios, and directed by Mark Joffe, Kriv Stenders and Fiona Banks. A foreign student studying in Australia passes away after she is fatally hit by a bus in Melbourne's CBD. Irish, together with his partner in crime Cam Delray, must investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding her death, including the potential for a stalker who may have been following her.{{Episode table |background= #6C541E|overall=5 |season=5 |title=20 |director=14 |writer=17 |airdate=10 |viewers=9 |country=Australian |episodes=

| EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = The Last Post | DirectedBy = Mark Joffe | WrittenBy = Andrew Knight | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.72 | ShortSummary = The apparent suicide of a foreign student triggers a chain of events that sees Jack risking his life to uncover the truth. | LineColor = 6C541E | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Deal with the Dead | DirectedBy = Mark Joffe | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.68 | ShortSummary = As Jack Irish investigates two deaths, he delves deeper into the murky world of international colleges. | LineColor = 6C541E | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = From the Ashes | DirectedBy = Kriv Stenders | WrittenBy = Elise McCredie | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.68 | ShortSummary = As Jack Irish discovers more about the deaths, he isn’t sure who he can trust. | LineColor = 6C541E | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = The A-List | DirectedBy = Kriv Stenders | WrittenBy = Andrew Anastasios | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.61 | ShortSummary = Secrets are revealed as Jack Irish's investigation stretches to the colourful streets of Mumbai. | LineColor = 6C541E | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Sins of Omission | DirectedBy = Fiona Banks | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.73 | ShortSummary = As Jack Irish gets closer to the truth, his investigation threatens to tear his world apart. | LineColor = 6C541E | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Returning Home | DirectedBy = Fiona Banks | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.72 | ShortSummary = Jack Irish fights to unmask the truth, but will this fight for justice be his last? | LineColor = 6C541E

Series 3: Hell Bent (2021)

The third and final series of Jack Irish went to air on ABC TV from Sunday 13 June 2021 at 8:30pm. Striking painfully close to home, Jack's obsession with unlocking the secrets of the past brings him face-to-face with an adversary more personal and destructive than any other he has known.{{Episode table |background= #6C541E|overall=5 |season=5 |title=20 |director=14 |writer=17 |airdate=10 |viewers=9 |country=Australian |episodes=

| EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Episode 1 | DirectedBy = Greg McLean | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.52 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 6C541E | EpisodeNumber = 17 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Episode 2 | DirectedBy = Greg McLean | WrittenBy = Andrew Anastasios & Alli Parker | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.43 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 6C541E | EpisodeNumber = 18 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Episode 3 | DirectedBy = Greg McLean | WrittenBy = Matt Cameron | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.39 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 6C541E | EpisodeNumber = 19 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Episode 4 | DirectedBy = Greg McLean | WrittenBy = Andrew Knight | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 0.42 | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 6C541E

Viewership

Jack Irish is broadcast every Sunday on ABC TV at 8:30pm, AEST.

Series 1 (2016)

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EpisodeTitleOriginal airdateOvernight viewersNightly rankConsolidated viewersAdjusted rank
1"Episode 1"11 February 20160.71190.8366
2"Episode 2"18 February 20160.68290.8126
3"Episode 3"25 February 20160.617110.7299
4"Episode 4"3 March 20160.581100.67610
5"Episode 5"10 March 20160.617110.7599
6"Episode 6"17 March 20160.67370.8385
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Awards

Jack Irish has been nominated for multiple awards since its initial release to audiences. Pearce was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television at the Sichuan TV Festival in 2015 for his portrayal of Jack Irish. Dusseldorp and Mailman were nominated for Best Actress at the Logie Awards in 2017 and 2019 respectively and were both awarded Silver Logies for their performances. Series writer Andrew Knight won the Awgie Award for Television Series or Miniseries of more than 4 hours duration, and was also nominated twice for the Best Television Drama Series as a part of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards in both 2016 and 2018.

Production

Production of the Jack Irish series was primarily completed in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, in Australia's state of Victoria. The series was produced by Easy Tiger Productions for ABC in association with Film Victoria and Essential Media & Entertainment. The theme song and music were composed by David McCormack, as well as Antony Partos.

The casting for all three series and telemovies were completed by Natalie Wall, Clare Chapman, Kelly Graham, Fiona McMaster and Pearl Mason-Scott.

References

References

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