BlackJack (telemovie)
Encyclopedia
BlackJack is a series of Australia
n 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 blowing the whistle on his mates, Detective Jack Kempson is sent to the police department archives to rot. From there, he tracks down the perpetrators of long unsolved crimes.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
movies created by Shaun Micallef
Shaun Micallef
Shaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
and Gary McCaffrie
Gary McCaffrie
Gary McCaffrie is an Australian television comedy writer and producer, best known for his work on Fast Forward and Full Frontal, and his many collaborations with comedian Shaun Micallef...
, and starring Colin Friels
Colin Friels
-Background and training:Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. His mother was a mill worker and his father a joiner. He lived in Kilbirnie until 1963, when his family moved to Australia, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory before settling in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows...
. The movies began airing on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
in 2003 and concluded in 2007. They were shown in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and UKTV Drama
UKTV Drama
Alibi is a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as part of the UKTV network of channels. The channel launched on 1 November 1997 and relaunched in it's current format on 7 October 2008...
.
After blowing the whistle on his mates, Detective Jack Kempson is sent to the police department archives to rot. From there, he tracks down the perpetrators of long unsolved crimes.
The Trilogy
- BlackJack: Sweet Science (2004)
- BlackJack: In The Money (2005)
- BlackJack: Ace Point Game (2005)
The Second Trilogy
- BlackJack: Dead Memory (2006)
- BlackJack: At The Gates (2006)
- BlackJack: Ghosts (2007)
Major Cast
- Colin FrielsColin Friels-Background and training:Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. His mother was a mill worker and his father a joiner. He lived in Kilbirnie until 1963, when his family moved to Australia, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory before settling in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows...
- Jack Kempson - Kate BeahanKate BeahanKate Beahan is an Australian film actress.Beahan was born in Perth. she appeared mostly in movies and TV series in Australia ....
- Julie Egan - David FieldDavid Field (actor)David Field is an Australian actor who has appeared on television and in films. Some of the films he appeared in include Chopper, Two Hands and Gettin' Square. His most notable roles are as Keithy in Chopper and as Acko in Two Hands...
- Inspector Terry Kavanagh - Marta Dusseldorp – Sam Lawson
- Gigi EdgleyGigi EdgleyGigi Edgley is an Australian actress and recording artist. She is best known for her roles as Chiana on the series Farscape and Lara Knight in Rescue: Special Ops.-Early life:...
– Liz Kempson - Doris YounaneDoris YounaneDoris Younane is an Australian stage and screen actress notable for her role in McLeod's Daughters where she plays Moira Doyle.-Career:...
- Christine Vallas - Sophie LeeSophie LeeSophie Lee is an Australian film, stage and television actress and author.-Career:Early in her career, Sophie Lee worked as a model, both in Australia and Japan appearing in print and on TV...
- Denise Kennedy - Todd LasanceTodd LasanceTodd James Lasance is an Australian actor and is best known for his role as Aden Jefferies in the Australian soap opera Home And Away.-Personal life:...
- Stephen Hulce