BlackJack: Murder Archive (TV 2003)
"BlackJack" (original title)

Justice means more than punishing those who commit crimes. It means never giving up in the search for the truth. Justice is Detective Jack Kempson's creed. After blowing the whistle on his ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Andrikidis

Writers:

Gary McCaffrie, Shaun Micallef

Stars:

Colin Friels, Kate Beahan, David Field

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Colin Friels	...	Jack Kempson
Kate Beahan	...	Julie Egan
David Field	...	Inspector Terry Kavanagh
Victoria Longley	...	Therese Ricci
Russell Dykstra	...	Buchanan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Andrikidis	...	Taxi Driver
Yiani Andrikidis	...	Ashleigh Kirsten
Chris Argirousis	...	Humphries
Tony Barry	...	Joe Bueneroti
Matt Boesenberg	...	Shapiro
John Brumpton	...	Andy Margate
Tina Bursill	...	Carmen
Jason Clarke	...	Tony Seaton (1973)
Wadih Dona	...	Doctor (as Wahid Dona)
Kosta Doukas	...	Brian Kirsten (1973)

Storyline

Justice means more than punishing those who commit crimes. It means never giving up in the search for the truth. Justice is Detective Jack Kempson's creed. After blowing the whistle on his mates, Kempson is sent to the police department archives to rot - there he tracks down the perpetrators of long unsolved crimes.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Jigsaw Entertainment Pty Ltd

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2003 (Australia)

Also Known As:

BlackJack - Vainottu

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jigsaw Entertainment Pty. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by BlackJack: Ace Point Game (2005)

User Reviews

Fast paced Australian maverick cop movie

I missed the start and the finish, but a generally enjoyed it. I got the impression that it was from an earlier era than 2003. It was atmospheric, but when you thought about it, the plot did not make a lot of sense. That is why I did not watch the finish, I thought the plot had just become a bit fantastic.

I am going to add a bit of padding. I saw it on British TV, late at night, at a time when people are not normally watching TV. I happened to watch it by chance. I found the cars, and the Australian people interesting to watch. Being a cop movie, there was an element of bad language which was quite interesting. Unlike 'Neighbours', most of the characters looked either unwell, or they were unpleasant. A bit like a British cop story. It had a gritty undercurrent of things going terribly wrong even though people were doing their best. The sort of 'human' emotion, ie tragedy, that you do not get in an American cop show.