Jack Irish
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 private 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. Telemovies (2012–2014). The first season of Jack Irish takes place in both Australia and the Philippines. Series 2: Last Rite (2018). <div> Viewership. "Jack Irish" is broadcast every Sunday on ABC TV at 8:30pm, AEST. 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. Section::::"Jack Irish" books by Peter Temple. Temple published four books under the "Jack Irish" franchise, three of which were awarded the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing and Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction. Bad Debts is the first of the four Jack Irish novels, and the first of Peter Temple's crime writing career. It won him the highly prestigious Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing (under Best True Crime) in 1997. The book has a total of 297 pages and was published  by Harper Collins in 1996. Bad Debts follows former lawyer Jack Irish as he returns to the criminal world, as Irish receives an unfamiliar phone call from ex-client Danny McKillop, whom he defended on a hit-and-run charge when he worked as an attorney. When Danny is found dead soon after he is released from prison, Irish must find out why. Black Tide is the second Jack Irish book in Temple's series, and the only book to have not been nominated for a Ned Kelly Award. It was written in 1999 and has been published into multiple  languages, including Dutch. The book has a total of 311 pages, and was published by Bantam Books. In Black Tide, Jack Irish reenters the criminal world when he agrees to search for Des Connor's missing son, Gary Connors, who also happens to be Irish's last surviving connection to his father. Irish attempts to uncover the truth, as well as any secrets Gary may have been hiding. Dead Point is the third Jack Irish novel. As well as Bad Debts, Dead Point was the recipient of the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing in 2001. The book has a  total of 275 pages, and was published by Bantam Books in 2000. In Dead Point, Jack Irish is tasked with locating the missing Robbie Colbourne, who later shows up dead in the local morgue. Irish must solve the various mysteries which occur along the way, including the circumstances which led the occasional barman to disappear. White Dog is Temple's final book in the Jack Irish series, and the third book in the Jack Irish thriller series to be awarded a Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction. Published in 2003 by Text Publishing, the book has a total of 337  pages. In White Dog, a property developer in Irish's hometown of Melbourne is murdered. His ex-girlfriend becomes one of the main suspects as Irish attempts to solve the murder mystery, unveiling secrets and even more complications along the way. Irish must investigate whether she is as guilty as she seems. 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.