Jack Irish (2016-2021) TV Series poster and book cover compared.

Jack Irish (2016-2021)

Andrew Anastasios, Matt Cameron, Andrew Knight, 2016-2021

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Bad Debts
Peter Temple, 1996

Jack Irish is a TV series created by Andrew Anastasios, Matt Cameron and Andrew Knight in 2016 and based on the characters from the book series of the same name by Peter Temple, which first book was published in 1996. The TV series features Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing, Jacek Koman, Claudia Karvan, and others.

What users say

“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

Watch & Read

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RATING

7.8

/ 10

7.7

/ 10

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Bad Debts, the 1996 book by Peter Temple.

Bad Debts

Read by: Marco Chiappi

Storyline

Initially hired to locate a disappeared individual, Jack is soon falsely accused of having committed murder. He becomes ensnared in a convoluted network of influential and self-interested parties, spanning from his hometown of Fitzroy to a secluded village in the Philippines.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Jack Irish, the 2016 TV series by Andrew Anastasios, Matt Cameron and Andrew Knight

Year

2016

Minutes

52

Movie Rate

7.80

Source: IMDb

TV Series

Jack Irish

Country: Australia

Year: 2016-2021

Length: 52m / 16 episodes

Cover of Bad Debts, the 1996 book by Peter Temple

Year

1996

Pages

318

Book Rate

7.76

S: Goodreads

Book

Bad Debts

Country: Australia

First published in: 1996

Length: 318 pages

Genre: Fiction

*Provided by Amazon

Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
Movie by Jeffrey Walker

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Jack Irish, the 2016 TV series by Andrew Anastasios, Matt Cameron and Andrew Knight

TV Series

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7 VOTES

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once in this poll.

Cover of Bad Debts, the 1996 book by Peter Temple

Book

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5 VOTES

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once in this poll.

TV series

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Jack Irish, the 2016 TV series by Andrew Anastasios, Matt Cameron and Andrew Knight

WATCH

Yes

0

%

15% No

11 votes

2 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Bad Debts, the 1996 book by Peter Temple

READ

Yes

0

%

36% No

9 votes

5 votes

User Polls Summary

“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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