BlackJack (film series)

This article is about the television movie series. For other uses, see Black Jack (disambiguation).

BlackJack
DVD cover
Genre	Police drama
Created by	Gary McCaffrie Shaun Micallef
Written by	Gary McCaffrie Shaun Micallef Kristen Dunphy Katherine Thompson Tim Pye
Directed by	Peter Andrikidis Ian Watson Kate Woods
Starring	Colin Friels Marta Dusseldorp David Field Doris Younane Gigi Edgley
Composer	David Hirschfelder
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producers	Nick Murray Sue Masters
Cinematography	Henry Pierce Martin McGrath
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Jigsaw Entertainment
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	16 March 2003 (2003-03-16) – 2 December 2007 (2007-12-02)

BlackJack is a series of Australian television movies created by Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, and starring Colin Friels. The movies began airing on Network Ten in 2003 and concluded in 2007. They were shown in the United Kingdom on the BBC and UKTV Drama.

After testifying against his former colleagues in a corruption trial Sydney detective Jack Kempson (Friels) is reassigned to a unit charged with entering the details of old cases into a police database. He unofficially begins to investigate unsolved crimes dating back many years. ^[1]

Episodes

Pilot

• BlackJack: Murder Archive (2003) – Jack turns whistle blower, resulting in the department demoting him to data entry duties, using a crime tracking system. This gives Jack the opportunity to work at solving old crimes. He is motivated by the case of a boy kidnapped and never found 30 years ago, as well as the memory of the loss of his wife. ^[2]

First trilogy

• BlackJack: Sweet Science (2004) — Jack discovers that the sons (Alex O'Loughlin and Anthony Hayes) of a criminal gunned down during a football game in 1992 are now following in their dead father's footsteps. ^[3]
• BlackJack: In The Money (2005) – A man whose wife was brutally murdered years earlier, survives what appears to be an attempt on his life. Jack investigates whether the two events are connected and if the wrong person was convicted of the initial crime. ^[4]
• BlackJack: Ace Point Game (2005) – Two sisters kidnap the man they believe sexually assaulted them years earlier, with hopes of exacting revenge. As police pursue them, Jack re-examines the old evidence to determine if the man they're holding captive is indeed the perpetrator. ^[5]

Second trilogy

• BlackJack: Dead Memory (2006) – After her car breaks down, a missing woman's body is found in a national park. Mysteriously, the crime mirrors that of the disappearance of another girl, who was known to Jack's offsider Sam. ^[6]
• BlackJack: At the Gates (2006) – After their baby was tragically killed during a home invasion, a couple are motivated to build a community church. With the crime still unsolved ten years later, Jack investigates and discovers not all is what it seems. ^[7]
• BlackJack: Ghosts (2007) - A young mother was shot and killed during an apparent kidnapping, and twenty years on, the perpetrator is about to be paroled. Jack investigates whether justice was truly served. ^[8]

Cast

Main

• Colin Friels as Jack Kempson
• Kate Beahan as Julie Egan
• David Field as Inspector Terry Kavanagh
• Marta Dusseldorp as Sam Lawson
• Gigi Edgley as Liz Kempson
• Doris Younane as Christine Vallas
• Sophie Lee as Denise Kennedy
• Todd Lasance as Stephen Hulce

BlackJack: Murder Archive (2003)

• Inge Hornstra as Carmen
• John Brumpton as Andy Margate
• Victoria Longley as Therese Ricci
• Russell Dykstra as Buchanan
• Tony Barry as Joe Bueneroti
• Matt Boesenberg as Shapiro
• Tina Bursill as Carmen
• Jason Clarke as Tony Seaton
• Ron Graham as Brian Kirsten
• Melissa Jaffer as Helen Kirsten
• Kate Beahan as Julie Egan

BlackJack: Sweet Science (2004)

• Alex O'Loughlin as Luke Anderson
• Anthony Hayes as Brad Anderson
• Vince Colosimo as Nick Delos
• Nina Landis as Stella Anderson
• Lara Cox as Claire
• Chris Haywood as Wayne Tippet
• Salvatore Coco as Mozz
• Steve Jacobs as Blake
• Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Neil Lawson
• Nash Edgerton as Bill

BlackJack: In the Money (2005)

• Max Cullen as Howard
• Bille Brown as Tez
• Paul Gleeson as Steve
• Damien Richardson as Garry
• Helen Thomson as Sandra Miller
• Grant Goldman as Celebrant
• Matt Holmes as Derek Chubb
• Elaine Lee as Astrologer

BlackJack: Ace Point Game (2005)

• Craig McLachlan as Michael Hasler
• Inge Hornstra as Kylie Margate
• John Brumpton as Andy Margate
• Daniela Farinacci as Jenny Hasler
• Russell Dykstra as Buchanan
• Sacha Horler as Angela
• Alice McConnell as Melanie
• Matt Holmes as Derek Chubb

BlackJack: Dead Memory (2006)

• Yvonne Strahovski as Belinda
• Erik Thomson as Rob
• Aaron Pedersen as Greg
• Garry McDonald as James
• Daniel MacPherson as Craig

BlackJack: At The Gates (2006)

• Rhondda Findleton as Jane Harrison
• Robert Mammone as Tom Lyndon
• Rebecca Rigg as Lisa Lyndon
• Libby Tanner as Stephanie Turner
• Bojana Novakovic as Nikki
• Terry Serio as Police Investigator
• Tasma Walton as Sylvia

BlackJack: Ghosts (2007)

• Rhys Muldoon as Dave Halfpenny
• Tom Long as Mike
• Marcus Graham as Harry Seale
• Russell Dykstra as Buchanan
• Simon Lyndon as Johnny Vale
• Shaun Micallef as Ian
• Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Neil Lawson
• Paul Goddard as Charles Hulce

References

1. "Blackjack". Australian Television Information Archive. 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
2. "Australian Television: Blackjack - Murder Archive".
3. "Blackjack - Sweet Science". Australian Television Information Archive. 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
4. "Australian Television: Blackjack - in the Money".
5. "Australian Television: Blackjack - Ace Point Game".
6. "Australian Television: Blackjack - Dead Memory".
7. "Australian Television: Blackjack - at the Gates".
8. "Australian Television: Blackjack - Ghosts".

External links

• BlackJack (TV Movie 2003), the first instalment, on IMDb
• Courtis, Brian (11 September 2005). "Grumpy Old Man". The Age . Retrieved 13 August 2013.
• Courtis, Brian (12 September 2005). "Jumping Jack's Dash". The Sun-Herald . Retrieved 13 August 2013.