| Jack Irish | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Based on | Jack Irish by Peter Temple |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (+3 telemovies) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Andrew Knight |
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| Cinematography | Martin McGrath |
| Editor | Geoff Lamb |
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| Production company | Easy Tiger Productions |
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| Network | ABC TV |
| Release | 14 October 2012 – 4 July 2021 |
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Jack Irish is an Australian television drama series first broadcast on ABC TV on 14 October 2012.[1] The series stars Guy Pearce as the title character, a former criminal lawyer turned private investigator and debt collector.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7][8][9] The second series was dedicated to the memory of Peter Temple, who died in March 2018.[10] The third and final series, Jack Irish: Hell Bent, premiered on ABC TV and ABC iview on 13 June 2021.[11][12]
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- ^ "Jack Irish Credits" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Guy Pearce To Star As Jack Irish in Two ABC1 Tele-Movies – ABC TV Blog". Blogs.abc.net.au. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ Knox, David (15 October 2012). "Sunday 14 October 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (22 October 2012). "Sunday 21 October 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (14 April 2014). "Sunday 13 April 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Jack Irish series world premiere".
- ^ "Free-to-air TV pick: Jack's back, but he'd rather just go to the pub". The Age. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Jack Irish season two review – cracker cast lights up classy cloak-and-dagger stuff". The Guardian. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ The West Australian (6 July 2018). "Guy Pearce gets gritty again in second season of Jack Irish". The West Australian. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "The explosive final season of Jack Irish premieres on ABC in June". ABC Help. May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (11 June 2021). "A complete guide to the twisted, crime-filled universe of Jack Irish". NME. Retrieved 20 June 2021.