COLLECTION · Series · 2010

Jack Taylor

Name: Jack Taylor
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 6.9

Jack Taylor is an Irish television drama based on a series of novels by Ken Bruen. Set in Galway, the series stars Iain Glen in the eponymous role of Jack Taylor, a former officer with the Garda Síochána who becomes a "finder" after leaving the service. Taylor is a man who goes looking for clues where others have not bothered to. He also knows the streets of his hometown like the back of his hand.

Source: TMDB

* 6.9 (33)CrimeDramaIreland

Directors

Steward Orme · Charlie McCarthy

Countries

Ireland

Studios

TV3

Age rating

TV-MA

Release

02/08/2010

Score

6.9 / 10 (33)

Where to watch

Streaming

YouTube TV

Acorn TV

AcornTV Amazon Channel

Free

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Seasons and episodes

Season 1

3 episodes · 2010

Ex-cop Jack Taylor earns a reputation for being a tough-as-nails private investigator who's not afraid to take on vigilantes or track down killers.

Episode 1. The Guards

2010-08-02

Incorrigible boor Jack Taylor is fired from the Garda (Irish national police) for brutality against a government minister. His experience, some contacts and cheap rates get him started as private eye in all but name, assisted by his even…

Episode 2. The Pikemen

2011-09-01 · 94 min

A man is brutally murdered by an unseen assailant. We glimpse the murder weapon: A steel spearhead with a scythe-like hook on the side, mounted on a shaft. Some days later and Jack Taylor is returning to his beloved Galway after having…

Episode 3. The Magdalen Martyrs

2011-09-15

Galway Private Investigator JACK TAYLOR is hired by the daughter of a former inmate of the infamous Magdalen Laundries to find the identity of a former nun, known only as LUCIFER, who was notorious for taking pleasure in torturing the…

Season 2

3 episodes · 2013

Episode 1. The Dramatist

2013-03-03

The impossible has happened: Jack is living clean and dating a mature woman – rumour suggests he is even attending mass! The accidental deaths of two students appear random, tragic events, except that in each case a copy of a book by John…

Episode 2. Priest

2013-03-10

The decapitation of Father Joyce in a Galway church horrifies even the most jaded citizen. Jack, devastated by a recent trauma of personal loss, has always believed himself to be beyond salvation. An eerie mix of exorcism, a predatory…

Episode 3. Shot Down

2013-12-01 · 90 min

An 11-year-old girl is in danger. Her traveler mother has been killed and no one really knows what the girl witnessed. Jack steps in to protect the girl and to try and get her to remember what she was running from after her mother was…

Season 3

3 episodes · 2016

Episode 1. Blood Cross

2016-11-17

Jack is asked to investigate when a young man is found crucified.

Episode 2. Nemesis

2016-11-24

Jack is trying to stand by and support Kate as she prepares for surgery and treatments. A young man is kidnapped. Jack is asked to help investigate even though the previous history with the abducted person was very negative.

Episode 3. In Purgatory

2016-12-01

Jack is hired by the head of a software company.

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User reviews

Peter McGinn

★ 8.0 / 10

I am basing my opinion here on only the first season trilogy so far, but if my opinion radically changes after watching more episodes, I can always come back here and edit. I like Jack Taylor so far, the character and the program. This is a feat as I am not usually drawn to shows that draw a lot from organized crime or conspiracies that reach into political or law enforcement ranks. But Mr. Taylor is interesting enough to have me rooting for him. He is tough and smart, as you would expect, with a caustic wit and a soft heart, though it is well-hidden a lot of the time. The show reminds me of the old American Rockford Files series, which has the same humor and caustic edge, and a main character who seems to get physically roughed up a lot. So far it feels like a crime or set of crimes is solved during the course of every 90-minute episode, but there is also further dramatic thread that runs through the three shows. Each episode seems to reaches a point where Jack Taylor’s cause is hopeless, but his way through his crises don’t seem contrived or miraculous. I recommend the shops for those who like a mixture of wit, violence and Irish noir, and I am looking forward to the next season.

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