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Season 1 – Darby and Joan

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Widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope is on a quest to find answers about her husband's mysterious death, while ex-detective Jack Darby has taken to the open road; the two meet in the outback and form an unlikely investigative team.

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James Walton The Spectator 01/11/2024
Best of all, Scacchi and Brown both remain winningly starry screen presences. Having apparently been friends for decades, they certainly have the chemistry required for the two main characters. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Glenys Rowe

Creator

Phillip Gwynne

Creator

Bryan Brown

Jack Darby

Greta Scacchi

Joan Kirkhope

Caroline Gillmer

Denise

Jane Larkin

Young Denise

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 8, 2022 After a vehicular collision with the enigmatic Jack, Joan's first stop in her investigation into her husband's betrayal brings them to a waterside paradise where a tragic death puts a stop to the party. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 8, 2022 Jack takes a detour to a banana plantation to help his longtime friend and former brother-in-law, Declan, recover a cache of stolen guns; it soon becomes clear that there is more to the gun theft than first appeared. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 15, 2022 When a high-end caravan is stolen, everyone becomes a suspect; it also turns out that everyone has something to hide; Joan's frustration with Jack puts her life in danger after thieves return to steal her motorhome. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 15, 2022 As Jack and Joan prepare for her first southern hemisphere Christmas by the beach, a reef dive goes catastrophically wrong, and Joan does all she can to save an injured diver; Joan and Jack later discover the accident is really a case of sabotage. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 22, 2022 In a small outback town on New Year's Eve, Joan's search for answers about Ian is waylaid when the motorhome runs out of fuel; taking jobs as waiters, Jack and Joan are drawn into the illegal tobacco trade. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 22, 2022 Jack reconnects with Elyse, the daughter of Rosemary, the bride Jack left at the altar; a surf lifesaving champion, Elyse believes someone tampered with a drug test, causing her to be banned from her sport just before the national championships. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 29, 2022 Rebecca's sudden arrival throws Joan into turmoil as she struggles with how to tell her daughter about the murder charges against Ian; Rebecca is determined to bring her mother back to London and begins to question Joan's well-being. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 29, 2022 When Jack is struck by a hit-and-run driver, it sparks some unexpected truths and the return of a threat from Jack's past; as Jack recovers, he and Joan track down Ian's long-lost son, who holds the keys to the mystery. Details

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Darby and Joan — Season 1

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Season Info

Creator
Glenys Rowe, Phillip Gwynne
Executive Producer
Claire Tonkin, David Hannam, Bea Tammer, Catherine Mackin
Network
Acorn TV
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date
Aug 8, 2022