Jack Irish is an Australiantelevision drama series first broadcast on ABC1 on 14 October 2012. The series stars Guy Pearce as the title character, a former criminal lawyer turned private investigator and debt collector. Much of the action is set in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. Adapted from the detective novels by author Peter Temple, Jack Irish was created by Andrew Anastasios, Matt Cameron and Andrew Knight. It began life as three feature-length movies, before being adapted into an ongoing series, of which two six-episode blocks have been broadcast thus far. 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.
Cast
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Guy Pearce as Jack Irish; a criminal 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 for Charlie Taub.
Marta Dusseldorp as Linda Hillier; a determined reporter. She starts an on-off romantic relationship with Jack, becoming embroiled with many of Jack's investigations.
Aaron Pedersen as Cam Delray; Tough, but kind hearted, Cam is Harry Strang's right-hand man and one of Jack's closest friends. Cam often uses his spare time to help Jack out in his cases.
Roy Billing as Harry Strang; a big racing aficionado who often enlists the aid of Jack and Cam.
Shane Jacobson as Barry Tregear; a gruff, overweight cop who reluctantly helps with Jack's investigations.