Roy Billing
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Emmy Award-winner Guy Pearce reprises his iconic role as Jack Irish, former criminal lawyer, and part-time debt collector, with a penchant for getting wrapped up in things he shouldn2t. The long-suppressed trauma of Isabel Irish2s brutal and random murder by Jack's former client Wayne Milovich which launched the first Jack Irish installment, Bad Debts rears its ugly head when Jack discovers there was more to those fateful events all those years ago....
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When an Australian aid-worker is kidnapped by Muslim extremists, a high-stakes race to save his life pits East against West in these exciting new episodes. From the island of Mindanao in the Philippines to Melbourne, Jack Irish is caught in a global web of religious zealotry among right-wing Christians and media-savvy jihadists.
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It has been a long time since Caine, Bronson, Angus, and Wendell, aka 'the Chain Breakers,' escaped the torturous Vietnamese POW camp. They now find themselves sharing a new prison: the Hogan Hills Retirement Home. Each of the boys has an unrealized dream they want to achieve before it's too late. So, once again, they band together to devise a plan to escape this new hell. But the rules of engagement have changed and they can't even remember what...
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When an Australian aid-worker is kidnapped by Muslim extremists, a high-stakes race to save his life pits East against West in these exciting new episodes. From the island of Mindanao in the Philippines to Melbourne, Jack Irish is caught in a global web of religious zealotry among right-wing Christians and media-savvy jihadists.
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Jack Irish volume 2
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Despite the police ruling Barry's death a suicide, Jack refuses to believe it. Fueled by grief, he tracks down Linda, but she's hesitant to get involved. After discovering Khoury dead as well, Jack searches for the mystery woman he saw with Barry at the hospital. The trail eventually leads him to a drug bust 25 years ago called "Great White"-and to a theory about the current spate of killings.
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Jack Irish volume 1
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The execution-style death of an off-duty cop rattles Barry Tregear, who asks Jack to tail ex-cop Mick Khoury, which Jack accomplishes in between parenting tasks. But when Khoury catches Jack and attacks him, the panic and shock give Barry a heart attack. At the hospital, Barry lets slip something about Isabel's death that shakes Jack to the core and prompts him to begin reinvestigating her murder.
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Jack Irish volume 3
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Jack and Linda use Casey to try to track down Troy Milovich but come up short. Later, it's Troy who finds Jack-at the worst time, validating Evie's decision to move away with Sami. A mysterious figure called "The Banker" sends invites to the payday from Great White as the cut of the money increases with each murder. Jack seeks comfort in Linda, and Nina is not who she seems to be.
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Jack Irish volume 4
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Knowing she's made a serious mistake, Linda refuses to help Jack investigate, as Evie and Sami leave for the country. Jack follows a hunch and returns to Khoury's boat, where he has a revelation. As the Great White payday approaches, more people come into the line of fire, and Jack must lay to rest the ghosts of the past-or risk losing everything all over again.
10) Beast No more
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Young biologist Mary Jane doesn't have the perfect life; she does however have what she considers the perfect son. Tragedy strikes and her world is turned upside down. Fleeing reality, she escapes to the Australian bush. In the isolated and surreal landscape, it becomes clear that someone is stalking her camp. The opportunity to be a mother again presents itself, only it comes at a cost.
11) Never Too Late
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It's been decades since Caine, Bronson, Angus and Wendell escaped a POW camp. Now, they're sharing a new prison, Hogan Hills Retirement Home. The four band together for an escape plan, but the rules of engagement have changed-and so has what they're fighting for. Grumpy Old Men meets The Great Escape, Never Too Late is a heartwarming story about how you're never too old to chase your dreams.