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  1. Jack Taylor is an Irish mystery television drama based on the novels by Ken Bruen.Set in Galway, it features Iain Glen in the eponymous role of Jack Taylor, a former officer with the Garda Síochána (national police) who becomes a "finder" (private investigator) after leaving the service; Taylor looks for clues others have overlooked, and knows the streets of his hometown like the back of his ...

  2. Shot Down: Directed by Stuart Orme. With Iain Glen, David O'Meara, Nora-Jane Noone, Hazel Doupe. Guilt-stricken Jack leaves Galway for Dublin where he helps a young girl who witnessed her mother's murder.

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    • Action, Crime, Drama
    • Stuart Orme
    • 2010
  3. The series also features Paraic Breathnach as Father Malachy, Jack’s confidant and source of information. The episodes are set in various locations in Galway. The series showcases some of the city’s landmarks, such as Eyre Square, the Spanish Arch, the Claddagh, Galway Cathedral, and the Crane Bar. The series also filmed in Bremen in ...

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  4. Iain Glen, known for playing Ser Jorah Mormont in Game of Thrones, stars in Irish crime drama Jack Taylor. Photo / supplied. Galway, in Western Ireland, may seem a world away from the fantasy ...

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    Set in Galway, the series is based on Ken Bruen's crime novels and features Iain Glen as the leading character, Jack Taylor, an old-school detective, and a maverick who often drinks much more than is good for him. After he is sacked from the Gardaí (the Irish police force) for assaulting a politician he had stopped for a traffic violation, Jack beg...

    Iain Glenas Jack Taylor
    Nora-Jane Nooneas Garda Kate Noonan (Series 1—2)
    Siobhán O'Kelly as Garda Kate Noonan (Series 3)

    The first Jack Taylor film, The Guards, received its television debut on Ireland's TV3 on 2 August 2010. It was later shown on Canvas in Belgium with Dutch subtitles, and received its first UK broadcast on Channel 5 on 21 February 2013. Following The Guards, two further films, The Pikemen and The Magdalene Martyrs, were recorded and aired in Septem...

    Bernice Harrison of The Irish Times gave the first film, The Guards, a mixed reception. "Stylishly filmed by director of photography John Conroy, its cool, contemporary atmosphere was spoiled by the corny device of periodically giving Taylor a voiceover, improbably turning the ex-guard in Galway with a drink problem into an old-style gumshoe in a f...

    Lumière released the first five episodes on DVD with Dutch subtitles on 29 January 2013.Acorn Media released the first three episodes on DVD in the UK on 4 March 2013.

    The series is filmed on location in Galway. Interiors such as the police station are filmed in Bremen.

  5. Overview. 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.

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  7. Feb 21, 2013 · Iain Glen returns as PI Jack Taylor. TV preview: PI Jack Taylor is back roaming the pubs of Galway, and Eddie Izzard goes back to his roots. Jack Taylor Channel 5, 9pm