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