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Premise. 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.
Jack Taylor is a TV series based on Ken Bruen's books about an ex-cop who investigates crimes in Galway. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, user reviews, ratings, and more.
- (2.6K)
- 2010-08-02
- Action, Crime, Drama
- 93
Old-school detective Jack Taylor is a maverick who lost his job with the Irish police force for assaulting a politician during what should have been a routine traffic stop.
- (8)
- August 2, 2010
- Iain Glen
- The Guards. 3.83 · 6451 Ratings · 654 Reviews · published 2001 · 36 editions. Still stinging from his unceremonious ouster from … Shelve The Guards.
- The Killing of the Tinkers. 3.98 · 3183 Ratings · 253 Reviews · published 2002 · 27 editions. When Jack Taylor blew town at the end of The Guard…
- The Magdalen Martyrs. 4.03 · 2482 Ratings · 178 Reviews · published 2003 · 28 editions. Jack Taylor is walking the delicate edge of a sobr…
- The Dramatist. 4.02 · 2185 Ratings · 172 Reviews · published 2003 · 30 editions. Seems impossible, but Jack Taylor is sober---off b… Shelve The Dramatist.
Self-destructive, pigheaded, and over-fond of the bottle, Jack Taylor (Iain Glen, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey) is a forty-something ex-cop trying to earn a living as a private detective in his native Galway. Taylor has burned a lot of bridges, but he still has a knack for uncovering ugly truths.
Jack Taylor: Jack is an Irish ex-cop, on the wrong side of forty who has become a finder with a sharp tongue and a soft heart. He takes on the cases The Guards (Irish Police Force) won't touch, no matter how hopeless. He's pig stubborn. He defends the lost and the broken.