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Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012)

Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. So when Des Connors, the last link to his dad, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is more than happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason... As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide, and his friends are people with yet darker and even more deadly secrets.

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Top billed cast

Guy PearceJack Irish
Marta DusseldorpLinda Hillier
Aaron PedersenCam Delray
Roy BillingHarry Strang
Shane JacobsonHarry Tregear
Damien RichardsonDrew Greer
Don HanyDave Gwynne
Lachy HulmeDean Canetti
Nicholas CoghlanGary Connors
Ronald JacobsonDes Connors

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