What happens when the good guy forgets where he parked his moral compass? Colin Friels finds out.
Jack Kempson started out as an idealistic cop. Thirty years on, he remains relentless in tracking down villains, but has lost confidence in his moral barometer. He turns a blind eye to the dubious methods employed by some of his contemporaries — prepared to let dodgy means be justified by the noble end.
Acting
Colin Friels carries decades of disappointment in every weary glance.
Direction
Andrikidis squeezes cinematic grime from TV budget constraints.
Director
Peter Andrikidis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
BlackJack launched a franchise of six TV movies—rare longevity for Australian television in the 2000s.
Friels based Kempson's physicality on real detectives he'd observed: the weight of case files in their shoulders, not their hands.
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