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Episode 2.01

Mon, December 30, 2024 (Acorn)
Written by David Hannam
Directed by Jovita O'Shaughnessy

A year after their lives collided on an outback road, retired Australian detective Jack Darby and English widow Joan Kirkhope have forged a deep friendship amid shared investigative adventures. But Jack's story has only just begun — he's determined to clear his name of the unexplained cloud hanging over his career. Despite the potential danger — or perhaps because of it — Joan insists on helping Jack with his quest. Can they uncover the truth after all these years? Or will their search for answers only unearth more questions?

The search for answers about Jack’s past leads him and Joan into the path of two warring brothers whose fight over the family farm escalates when one of the brothers is injured in a suspicious fall.

Cast (in order of appearance): Bryan Brown as Jack Darby, Greta Scacchi as Joan Kirkhope, Debra Lawrance as Anna Bairnsdale, Tom Wilson as Lachlan Malcolm, Gary Sweet as Ellory Malcolm, Martin Sacks as Doug Malcolm, Georgina Gillings as Gemma Ariti, Jeanette Cronin as Penny Malcolm, John Jarratt as Bill Carlton, Ryan Wahanga as Richie Bairnsdale, Jolene Anderson as Liz Darby, Sigrid Thornton as Miranda McNeil, Brett Climo as Mick Riley, Savanna Crasto as Pia Davies, Yasmin Honeychurch as Kayla Bairnsdale, Miriama Smith as Sophie Bairnsdale, Kobe as Diesel

Episode 2.02

Mon, December 30, 2024
Written by Andrew Anastasios
Directed by Jovita O'Shaughnessy

In a small surfing town, Jack and Joan come to the aid of a victim of a hit-and-run, local nurse Gillian; when they learn she has been implicated in a series of suspicious deaths at the hospital, they realize many people may have wanted her dead.

Cast: Bryan Brown as Jack Darby, Greta Scacchi as Joan Kirkhope, Alicia Gardiner as Gillian Novak, Kim Cooper as Fiona Dench, Steve Bastoni as Chris Steele, Adam Zwar as Laurie Sallaway, Yasmin Honeychurch as Kayla Bairnsdale, Miriama Smith as Sophie Bairnsdale, Mackenzie Curtis as Jess Wright, John Jarratt as Bill Carlton, Jolene Anderson as Liz Darby, Sigrid Thornton as Miranda McNeil, Brett Climo as Mick Riley, Rhonda Burchmore as Angie Zorko, Chris Bartholomew as Dennis Parker, Andy Chung Cheng Burgin as Local Cop, Axielle Doddridge as Grace at 453, Kobe as Diesel

Episode 2.03

Mon, January 06, 2024
Written by David Hannam
Directed by Grant Brown

Joan’s estranged sister, Max, invites her and Jack to an island resort, but when a guest is kidnapped, the sisters must work together to find him.

Cast: Bryan Brown as Jack Darby, Greta Scacchi as Joan Kirkhope, Lisa Hensley as Maxine "Max" Nelson, Dina Panozzo as Gabriella Malgeri, Tony Poli as Pietro Malgeri, Melanie Zanetti as Arianna Malgeri, Pia Miranda as Silvia Malgeri, Robert Mamone as Vince Sipala, Joel Pierce as Greg Jones, Virginie Laverdure as Zoe Koch, Jolene Anderson as Liz Darby, John Jarratt as Bill Carlton, Sigrid Thornton as Miranda McNeil, Brett Climo as Mick Riley, Anna McGahan as Rebecca Kirkhope, Steve Bastoni as Chris Steele, Kobe as Diesel

Episode 2.04

Mon, January 13, 2024
Written by Giula Sandler
Directed by Grant Brown

Jack and Joan’s stay at a winery is interrupted when a fire breaks out and nearly kills an employee; at first, it looks like an act of sabotage by one of the feuding owners, but then another near-fatal incident occurs.

Cast: Bryan Brown as Jack Darby, Greta Scacchi as Joan Kirkhope, Jolene Anderson as Liz Darby, John Jarratt as Bill Carlton, Nicole Hoskins as Lacey Hampson, Doris Younane as Yvette Draper, Kirk Torrance as Ryan Carroll, Joe Davidson as Damien Bell, Viliami Otuafi as Kane Lubetzky, Sophie Renae as Freya Beamont, Brett Climo as Mick Riley, Natalie Bassingthwaighte as Shelley Slater, Steve Bastoni as Chris Steele, Sigrid Thornton as Miranda McNeil, Brad McMurray as Brendan Sprigg, Yasmin Honeychurch as Kayla Bairnsdale, Miriama Smith as Sophie Bairnsdale, Kobe as Diesel

Episode 2.05

Mon, January 20, 2024
Written by Stephen Vagg
Directed by Rachel Ward

Max reveals that she’s engaged to a man she just met, but when he collapses during a night of drinks, Jack and Joan suspect that someone tried to poison him.

Cast: Bryan Brown as Jack Darby, Greta Scacchi as Joan Kirkhope, Lisa Hensley as Maxine "Max" Nelson, Marcus Graham as Dermot Lincoln, Adele Donnelly as Golf Club Tiffany, Justin Crakanthorp as Golf Club Clyde, Chris Haywood as Shane Cozens, Samuelu Seau as Keegan Whitlock, Kelly Butler as Trudy Lyell, She D'montford as Bowls Lady, Ken Wills as Bowls Chap, Victoria Edwards as Karaoke Singer #1, Samuela Kowsi Taukave as Karaoke Singer #2, Rachel Blakely as Lorene Tait, Anna McGahan as Rebecca Kirkhope, Sigrid Thornton as Miranda McNeil, Yasmin Honeychurch as Kayla Bairnsdale, Steve Bastoni as Chris Steele, Richard Huggett as BJ Quinn, Jolene Anderson as Liz Darby, Barbara Lowing as Daphne, Iain Gardiner as Roger, Miriama Smith as Sophie Bairnsdale, Kobe as Diesel

Episode 2.06

Mon, January 27, 2024
Written by Sarah Smith
Directed by Rachel Ward

After receiving a mysterious clue to the location of the gun that can clear Jack’s name, he and Joan race to its remote hiding spot; they are hotly pursued, and Jack and Liz suspect someone close to home is behind everything.

Cast: Bryan Brown as Jack Darby, Greta Scacchi as Joan Kirkhope, Jolene Anderson as Liz Darby, Miriama Smith as Sophie Bairnsdale, Yasmin Honeychurch as Kayla Bairnsdale, John Jarratt as Bill Carlton, Sigrid Thornton as Miranda McNeil, Richard Huggett as BJ Quinn, Samuel Buston as Blake's Mate, Steve Bastoni as Chris Steele, Rupinder Kaur Gill as Receptionist, Aysha Moulton as Didi Johnston, Jack Mahoney as Blake Ramsey, Brett Climo as Mick Riley, Raymond Routledge as Police Officer #1, Winnie Mzembe as Frankie The Filing Clerk, Savannah Castro as Pia, Jacob Turner as Police Officer #2, Kobe as Diesel, Aussie as Eddie The Joey