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Part 9: Eps 401 - 450
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451. The Last Bastion
Joyce Redmond.......Wendy Gilmore
Eric Lamb.......Keith Eden
Normie North.......Rob Steele
Joey
Slade.......Vernon Weaver
Alma Lamb.......Eve Wynne
Keith
Pringle.......Tom Lake
Bergin.......John Proper
Sgt. Baxter.......Ken Webb
Sgt. Wilkie (Townsville).......Clive Hearne
Post office
clerk.......Raymond Simpson
Mrs.
Tucker.......Val Jellay
Script.......Vince Moran
Director.......Robert Stewart
Executive
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Synopsis: A quiet elderly couple reluctantly become involved as witnesses in a brutal murder
case, and withold information from the police.
Notes: The Broadcasting Control Board ruled that this episode should not
be screened before 8:30 PM.
Airdate:
Brisbane 11/2/75
Toowoomba QLD 13/3/75
Adelaide 24/3/75
Wollongong NSW 14/4/75
Melbourne 13/5/75
Newcastle NSW 14/6/75
Kalgoorlie WA 6/6/78
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Gary Day, Don Barker,
Bud Tingwell and Dennis Grosvenor |
452. Do Us All A Favour
Ernie Pickett.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen
Mal Pickett.......Max Cullen
Lennie.......Max Gillies
Eric Hobbs.......Bruce Kerr
Trina Fischer.......Lee Tholen
Ma Pickett.......Marion Johns
'Bubbles'.......John Cobley
Iris Purdy.......Natalie Raine
Slater.......Lew Luton
George
McKenna.......John Gaden
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Rudi Fischer.......Ron Challinor
Wally Carson.......David Lamont
Script.......Peter Kinloch
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Executive
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Synopsis: A brother and sister are gunned down hours before they are due
to fly out of Melbourne. A key, a missing fur coat, a NSW payroll robbery
and two brothers in the second-hand business are central to the
investigation.
Airdate:
Brisbane 18/2/75
Sydney 11/3/75
Toowoomba QLD 20/3/75
Adelaide 31/3/75
Melbourne
20/5/75
Newcastle NSW 21/6/75
Maryborough QLD 2/8/75
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Ep. 452: Max Cullen and Fred 'Cul' Cullen |
453. Speaking Ill Of The Dead
Sgt. John
Grayley.......Don Reid
Greg
Carson.......Lionel Williams
Juliet Stacey.......Julia Blake
Sandra Stacey.......Sue Smithers
Harold
Binks.......Telford Jackson
O'Grady.......Neil Thompson
Steve
Minelli.......Andrew Grant
Colonel Rupert
Morgan.......John Gould
Joe 'Macca'
McSweeney.......Sam Ramanov
Barman.......Steven Overall
Jake.......Buddy England
Const.
Pete.......Patrick James
Script.......George Coote
Director.......Igor Auzins
Executive
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Synopsis: The quiet country town of Summerton has a rude awakening when
its most prominent citizen, Councillor Rupert Morgan, is shot dead. When the Homicide team arrive to investigate, they
find there is a general hatred of the murdered man throughout the town.
And it just happens that the local newspaper is on the verge of publishing
a front page expose of the councillor.
Airdate:
Brisbane 25/2/75
Sydney 18/3/75
Toowoomba QLD 27/3/75
Adelaide 7/4/75
Coffs Harbour NSW 29/4/75
Melbourne 27/5/75
Newcastle 28/6/75
Maryborough QLD 9/8/75
454. Bomb
Dr. Oxley.......Tim Eliott
Insp. James Powell.......Barry McQueen
Kosta Bolevich.......Anthony Voykovitch
Det. Sgt. Ray Nelson.......Malcolm Phillips
Ana Bolevich.......Rena Skovell
Tess Martin.......Nanette Goode
Lancelot Martin.......Sam Ramanov
Richard Dickson.......Roger Neave
Bolten
.......Irving Reid
Policewoman Read.......Joan Hambrook
Explosives expert 1.......Roy Baldwin
Explosives expert 2.......Robert Greer
Script.......Vince Moran
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: When a spate of bombings occur, Homicide detectives face a potentially
disastrous situation. But when another bomb is found and defused, the contents provide
them with a vital clue.
Airdate:
Brisbane 4/3/75
Sydney 25/3/75
Adelaide 14/4/75
Wollongong NSW 5/5/75
Melbourne
3/6/75
Newcastle
NSW 5/7/75
Orange NSW 19/7/76
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Ep. 453: Lionel Williams |
455. Pointing To The Moon
Tate.......Jim Simmonds
Clive Brooker.......Maurie Fields
'Turk' Peart.......Stuart Finch
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Constable.......Peter Ashby
Freddy Knight.......Ernie Bourne
Jock Peart.......Les James
Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Paul Eddey
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Tate, a master of the martial arts, sells his skills in the market place of
crime. He is a cold-blooded killer, his motivation is obscure, and his only emotion is
pleasure in his work. The Homicide squad have a race against time to get
to him before more people are harmed.
Notes:
Scriptwriter Jim Simmonds, who holds a black belt
in Taekwondo, had been wanting to write a Homicide episode
featuring the martial arts for three years. His opportunity came when
Dennis Grosvenor, a brown belt in karate, joined the cast. In addition to
writing the script, Simmonds choreographed all the fight scenes, and was
also cast in the role of Tate.
Airdate:
Toowoomba QLD 10/4/75
Adelaide 21/4/75
Wollongong NSW 12/5/75
Coffs Harbour NSW 13/5/75
Melbourne 10/6/75
Maryborough QLD 23/8/75
Canberra 19/7/76
Orange NSW 26/7/76
456. Don't Call Me Steve
Stephen Raddick.......Tony Sheldon
James
'Flotso' Kilkenny.......Archie Hull
Ben Voigt.......Ron Challinor
Roger Astley.......Andrew Sharp
Michael Eagerton
.......Gary Keane
Radicevic.......Kurt Ludescher
George Moyston.......Campbell Copelin
Miss Jenkins.......Roz De Winter
Constable
.......Roger Boyce
Script.......Brian Bell
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: When a solicitor is murdered, a schoolboy leads the Homicide detectives to a
deserted cinema and a
strange friendship.
Airdate:
Brisbane 18/3/75
Sydney 8/4/75
Adelaide 28/4/75
Wollongong NSW 19/5/75
Coffs Harbour NSW 20/5/75
Melbourne 17/6/75
Maryborough QLD 30/8/75
Canberra 26/7/76
457. Part Of The Furniture
Jack Baker.......Bruce Barry
Charlie Ferguson.......Robert Bruning
Kevin Jones.......Terry Gill
Irene Baker.......Judith Dick
Paulette Johnson.......Rona McLeod
'Holy' Joe Church.......George Olasz
Jim Baker.......Lloyd Morris
Joe Walsh.......John Preston
Watson.......Vernon Weaver
'Woodsy' Green.......Ken Webb
Customer.......Frank Hamilton
Witness.......David John
Fay Ferguson.......Barbara Meale
Script.......David Boutland
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: The wife of a leading gangster is shot, and reprisals risk developing into a gangland war. Was
it calculated murder, or was the bullet meant for someone else?
Airdate:
Brisbane 25/3/75
Sydney 15/4/75
Adelaide 5/5/75
Wollongong
NSW 26/5/75
Coffs Harbour NSW 27/5/75
Melbourne 24/6/75
Maryborough QLD 6/9/75
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Ep. 455: Ernie Bourne and Maurie Fields
Ep. 455: Jim Simmonds and Dennis Grosvenor in rehearsals. |
458. The Egotist
Jean Page.......Anne Pendlebury
Kevin Watson.......John Hargreaves
George Page.......Syd Conabere
Angie Berry.......Laura Gabriel
Mr. Watson.......Tex Morton
Mrs. Watson.......Moya O'Sullivan
Bob Mathews.......Roy Lyons
Graham Berry.......Hamish Hughes
Frank Watson.......Noel Brady
Stubbs.......Neil Thompson
Script.......Howard Griffiths
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Kevin Watson is a clever and conniving criminal - he has dabbled in petty
thievery and assault, but his forte is rape and violence. Watson's amazing string of
acquittals has earned him the title of 'the egotist' - but then he gets careless after two
innocent people are murdered.
Airdate:
Brisbane 1/4/75
Adelaide 12/5/75
Toowoomba QLD 26/5/75
Wollongong
NSW
2/6/75
Coffs Harbour NSW 3/6/75
Melbourne
1/7/75
Maryborough QLD 13/9/75
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Ep. 458: Anne Pendlebury, Syd Conabere and Don
Barker |
459. Starring Joan Kendall
Joan Kendall.......Pamela Stephenson
Russell Craig.......Tony Bonner
Tony Kendall.......Tristan Rogers
Monica Dunn.......Jacqueline Kott
Dr. Andrews.......Simon Chilvers
Policewoman.......Dorothy Bradley
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Sue.......Evelyn Krape
Dr. Gilmore.......Roland Bennett
Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Actress Joan Kendall leads a seemingly normal life with her
husband, children and dog. However, medication cushions the pressures of
her TV world, and one morning she stabs her husband to death. The Homicide
team are confronted by an agonising puzzle - is she using her mental
condition as an excuse? Is she as deranged as she now appears to be? Or is
she acting out the most cunning role of her career?
Notes: The Broadcasting Control Board ruled that this episode should not be screened
before 8:30 PM. It was shown in Adelaide and Brisbane as part of the original run, but in
Melbourne and Sydney
it first went
to air during a repeat screening of the series,
the restriction having caused it to be dropped from the original schedule.
Airdate:
Brisbane 8/4/75
Adelaide 30/6/75
Sydney 18/11/75
Toowoomba QLD 22/12/75
Orange NSW 23/8/76
460. Rage
Suzi Knight.......Elspeth Ballantyne
Ralph Williams.......Colin McEwan
Jim Knight.......Alan Hopgood
Neil
Bass.......Rod Densley
Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Paul Eddey
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Jim Knight is a frustrated novelist, who has produced no more than half a page
in six months. Taunted with this unpalatable truth by a friend, Knight kills him in a fit
of rage, and goes on a spree of drunken violence and destruction. The Homicide team find
that Knight, with years of experience as a journalist, is a hard nut to crack with routine
interrogation, so they set a complicated trap for him.
Airdate:
Sydney 6/5/75
Toowoomba QLD 2/6/75
Wollongong NSW 9/6/75
Melbourne
8/7/75
Maryborough QLD 20/9/75
Canberra 23/8/76
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Ep. 459: Tony Bonner and Pamela Stephenson |
461. Long Weekend
Linda Williams.......Noni Hazelhurst
Slim Powney.......Steve Millichamp
Ronnie McDermott.......John Geros
'Gibba' Gibson.......Ray Marshall
Mitchell.......Vernon Wells
Sid Goodwin.......Kevin Manser
Marge Goodwin.......Hazel Campbell
Mrs. Vaughan.......Murielle Salter
Script.......Keith Thompson
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: A chemist is murdered during a break-in, and the two youngsters responsible,
Linda Williams and Ronnie McDermott, are forced to hole up in a derelict house. The
Homicide squad track them down, but McDermott has acquired a Magnum, and is determined
that he won't go to jail.
Notes: The Broadcasting Control Board ruled that this episode should not be screened
before 8:30 PM. In Melbourne it was dropped from the original schedule, and
first went to air during a subsequent repeat run of the series.
Airdate:
Sydney
13/5/75
Brisbane 19/5/75
Adelaide 26/5/75
Wollongong NSW 16/6/75
Toowoomba QLD 8/12/75
Newcastle
NSW 15/5/76
Melbourne 15/6/77
462. You Probably Won't Believe This, But...
Ron McPhee.......John Cobley
Johnny Carter.......Frank Hamilton
Derro.......Michael Duffield
Charles
Brown.......David John
Delivery bloke.......Clive Hearne
Mrs. Prentis.......Charmion Jacka
Publican.......Roy Lyons
Old lady.......Doris Hawkins
Thug 1.......Gerald Day
Thug 2.......Christopher Ralph
Constable.......Terry Mountain
Divvy van Constable.......Robet Greer
Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: The Homicide squad has found clues to a murder, but they can't find a body.
After a bizarre search involving several tall stories and wild goose chases,
Insp. Lawson is
decidedly confused, and has no case.
Airdate:
Brisbane 29/4/75
Sydney 20/5/75
Adelaide 2/6/75
Toowoomba QLD 16/6/75
Wollongong NSW 23/6/75
Melbourne
15/7/75
Maryborough QLD 27/9/75
463. The Life And Times Of Tina Kennedy
Betty Kennedy.......Maggie Millar
George Hogan.......Tommy Dysart
Mrs. O'Grady.......Mary Marschall
Doctor.......Adrian Wright
Nurse.......Clare Balmford
Receptionist.......Alison Bird
Barman.......Alan Rowe
Loader.......Jack Brown
Tracey Kennedy.......Sasha Henry
Dawn Kennedy.......Vanessa Carr
Script.......Graham Hurley
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Tina Kennedy, daughter of Betty Kennedy, a pregnant, harassed,
aggressive and
downtrodden mother, is found to be dead on arrival at hospital, and the explanation for
her fatal injuries do not satisfy the doctor.
Notes: Maggie Millar won a Logie Award for Best Individual Acting Performance (1975) and a
Sammy Award for Best Actress In A Single TV Performance (1975) for this episode. After the
programme, HSV-7 referred anyone with a potential problem to Parents Anonymous, a
counselling group, which received several calls as a result.
Airdate:
Sydney 27/5/75
Adelaide 9/6/75
Toowoomba QLD 23/6/75
Melbourne 22/7/75
Newcastle
NSW
29/5/76
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Ep. 461: Noni Hazelhurst |
464. Formula Five
Ric Parsons.......Tony Bonner
Jane Neville.......Mary Ann Severne
Bob Nolan.......Colin McEwan
James Murphy.......Stewart Faichney
Jack Peters.......Anthony Hawkins
Nipper Martin.......Hamish Hughes
Pierre.......Michael Duffield
Sen. Const. Hopkins.......Ron Densley
Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Racing driver Casey Burton is killed while testing a new fuel injection device.
Homicide detectives have to determine whether it was an accident or murder. There are a
host of suspects, but the Homicide squad uncovers the real culprit and his strange motive
in a climactic day at Calder Raceway.
Airdate:
Brisbane 13/5/75
Sydney 3/6/75
Adelaide 16/6/75
Wollongong NSW 30/6/75
Melbourne 29/7/75
Maryborough QLD 11/10/75
465. Dog Eat Dog
Bill Sellars.......Jon Finlayson
Blossom.......Betty Bobbitt
Sam Horton.......Jack Perry
Joyce Horton.......Marie Redshaw
Paddy.......James Healey
Luigi Parandello.......Frank Rich
Mary Sellars.......Jan Holister
Blue.......Cash Backman
Pianist.......Lesley Miers
Script.......William Emms
Director.......David Stevens
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Bill Sellars, a big time racket operator, seeks revenge on the person who
murdered his wife, but a few things stand in his way, including small time burglar Sam
Horton, whose robbery complicates matters and turns out being a lot more trouble than he
expected.
Airdate:
Brisbane 8/7/75
Sydney
29/7/75
Adelaide 11/8/75
Melbourne 23/9/75
Orange NSW 23/11/75
Maryborough QLD 6/12/75
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Ep. 464: Mary Ann Severne |
466. Don't Be Lonely
Carl Menden.......Keith Lee
Rose Harris.......Marion Edward
Jennifer Marriott.......Margaret Cruickshank
Ruth Marriott.......Isobel Harley
Amanda Bracken.......Charmion Jacka
Florence Fraser.......Val Jellay
Annette Howart.......Pauline Charlston
Richard East.......John Bowman
Script.......John Drew
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Homicide detectives investigate a dating service when a body is found in
scrubland. Is she the only one or are there more victims to come? Several middle-aged and
usually well-off women have disappeared in various cities around Australia, and the only
other thing they seemed to have in common was membership of various lonely hearts clubs.
Nobody connects these disappearances until a sinister couple posing as brother and sister
make a slip in their near perfect strategy for murder.
Airdate:
Brisbane 15/7/75
Adelaide 18/7/75
Sydney 5/8/75
Toowoomba QLD 25/8/75
Melbourne
30/9/75
Maryborough QLD 13/12/75
Canberra 22/11/76
467. Rampage
Simon Littlewood.......George Spartels
Julie Kurnow.......Cornelia Frances
Bernie Talmann.......Tony Barry
Ross Donald.......Ken Sparkes
Flatmate.......Karen Corbett
Motel owner.......Barry McQueen
Matron.......Penelope Shelton
Mrs. Newton.......Veronica Heywood
Crime car man.......Rod Densley
Landlady.......Gwynnetth Hughes
Housewife.......Valerie Eastwood
Nutter.......Geoffrey Todd
Script.......Graham Hurley
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Synopsis: Three brutal murders and a one-sided love affair combine to present an
intriguing case for the Homicide squad.
Airdate:
Brisbane 20/5/75
Sydney 10/6/75
Adelaide 23/6/75
Toowoomba QLD 7/7/75
Wollongong
NSW
7/7/75
Melbourne 5/8/75
Maryborough QLD 18/10/75
Renmark SA 16/8/78
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Gary Day |
468. A Quiet Place
Bernice Anderson.......Olivia Hamnett
Grant Edwards.......Redmond Philips
Rev. Wilson.......Michael Duffield
Mrs. O'Brien.......Davina Whitehouse
Julia Edwards.......Gerda Nicolson
Ronald
Bell.......Adrian Wright
Liz Williams.......Wendy Gilmore
Colin
Anderson.......Malcolm Steed
Peter Williams.......Peter Stratford
Shopkeeper.......John Gould
Neighbour.......Isobel Harley
Script.......David Boutland
Director.......David Stevens
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Julia Edwards and her husband Grant are known as a happy, loving couple. But
when Julie is shot while sketching in a cemetery, detectives uncover facts which make them
doubt this description.
Airdate:
Brisbane 27/5/75
Sydney 17/6/75
Wollongong
NSW 14/7/75
Melbourne 12/8/75
Maryborough QLD 25/10/75
469. Hear No Evil
Bennie Miller.......Frank Wilson
'Honest' Jack Miller.......Allan Penney
Danny Mulligan.......Vernon Weaver
Evie.......Rona McLeod
Costas
Papadakis.......Apollo Papps
Mrs. Papadakis.......Christine Kaman
Kevin Best.......Geoffrey Boon
Carrie (secretary).......Carole Yelland
Garbo 1.......Howard Eynon
Garbo 2.......Steve Millichamp
Town clerk.......Allan Stewart
Script.......Graham Hurley
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Is a prominent member of a City Council a straightforward honest man, or is he
the instigator of a brutal murder and a savage bashing?
Airdate:
Brisbane 3/6/75
Sydney 24/6/75
Adelaide 7/7/75
Toowoomba QLD 14/7/75
Wollongong
NSW
21/7/75
Melbourne 19/8/75
Maryborough QLD 1/11/75
Kalgoorlie WA 26/9/78
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Ep. 468: Wendy Gilmore, Charles
Tingwell and Olivia Hamnett |
470. When The Cat's Away
Tom Kelly.......Simon Chilvers
Cook.......Roy Day
Rita.......Marie Redshaw
Edward Graves.......Alan Bickford
Edna Kelly.......Charmian Jacka
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Photographer.......Frank Lewis
Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: When a butcher's wife is found brutally stabbed to death her husband becomes the
prime suspect.
Notes: Charles Tingwell does not appear in this episode.
Airdate:
Brisbane 29/7/75
Toowoomba QLD 8/9/75
Sydney 23/9/75
Adelaide 6/10/75
Melbourne 7/10/75
Maryborough QLD 20/12/75
Newcastle
NSW 21/8/76
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471. Charlie
Robbie Meyer.......Lulu Pinkus
Charlie Smith.......Hedley Cullen
Peter Preston.......Christopher Howell
Lily Bains.......Patricia Hill
Dr. Michael Burrell.......Kurt Ludescher
Ethel Smith.......Eve Wynne
Macks.......Campbell Copelin
Sister Peyon.......Marjorie Holt
Little girl.......Ginia New
Script.......John Drew
Director.......David Stevens
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Old Charlie is deeply attached to his mother, and when separated from her, he
often gets into trouble with little girls. He is 64 and has been to prison several times
for child molesting. When his 82-year-old and very ill mother dies from an overdose of painkillers, the
Homicide squad must determine if it was suicide, a mercy killing, or murder. Everything
points to Charlie when it becomes obvious he has disappeared, but the case is complicated
when it is discovered that a burglary was taking place in the house at the time of the old
woman's death.
Notes: Originally titled 'What Would You Have Done?'. Guest actor Hedley
Cullen said: "The role of Charlie in Homicide was a beautiful part
- most sympathetic. I spent most of the time weeping."133
Airdate:
Sydney 1/7/75
Adelaide
14/7/75
Wollongong
NSW 28/7/75
Melbourne
26/8/75
Maryborough QLD 8/11/75
472. A Room For Improvement
Val Rossitor.......Mary Ann Severne
Jimmy Clark.......Max Meldrum
Det.
Snr. Sgt. John Nelson.......John Trenaman
Const. Dave Cook.......Mark Randall
Const. Tony Grant.......Rod Densley
Sgt. Geoff Scott.......Barry McQueen
Const. Roger Harris.......Paul Young
Danny Lewis.......David Phillips
Const. Stan Young.......Leighton Watts
Robert Williamson.......Peter Homewood
Sergeant.......Colwyn Roberts
Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: A policeman is killed at a factory break-in, and Homicide detectives uncover a long
running feud between an ex-criminal and a police sergeant.
Airdate:
Brisbane 17/6/75
Sydney 8/7/75
Adelaide 21/7/75
Toowoomba QLD 28/7/75
Melbourne
2/9/75
Maryborough QLD 15/11/75
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Ep. 471: Hedley Cullen, Director David Stevens
and Ginia New |
473. Short Cut
Riley.......Gerard Maguire
Mrs. Morton.......Lesley Baker
Barry Fielding.......Greg Apps
Mrs. Riley.......Diana Greentree
Heather Morton.......Petra Stuart-Jones
Chuck Johnson.......Roger Newcombe
Butler.......Bryan Johnson
Ticket seller.......Molly Pettett
Brett Parker.......Vincent Bezzina
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Figure skater Heather Morton is strangled on deserted land near an ice skating
rink. Detectives learn that Heather had loved and discarded many boyfriends, and many of
these men hated her.
Airdate:
Brisbane 24/6/75
Sydney 15/7/75
Adelaide 28/7/75
Toowoomba QLD 4/8/75
Melbourne
9/9/75
Newcastle NSW 17/7/76
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Ep. 473: Petra Stuart-Jones and Don Barker |
474. Free Enterprise
Geoff Brady.......Harold Hopkins
John Masters.......Anthony Hawkins
Annie Brady.......Jenny Austin
Publican.......Syd Heylen
Removalist.......Telford Jackson
Mrs. Schwartz.......Rena Skovell
Mrs. Stone.......Doris Hawkins
Nurse Williams.......Judy Johnson
Const.
Baker.......Leighton Watts
George Levon.......Cash Backman
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......George Miller
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Geoff Brady leads the residents of his street into action to stop a big
developer. The response is blatant and brutal - thugs move in, residents cower behind
closed doors, and Brady's pregnant wife is bashed so badly that she loses her baby. Brady
then takes up a gun against the ruthless real estate developer.
Airdate:
Brisbane 5/8/75
Sydney 19/8/75
Adelaide 8/9/75
Toowoomba QLD
15/9/75
Melbourne
14/10/75
Maryborough QLD 27/12/75
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Ep. 474: Harold Hopkins and Gary Day |
475. Why All The Fuss
Doug Lambert.......Grigor Taylor
Sue Baxter.......Shirley-Anne Kear
Gerald Rivers.......Anthony Hawkins
Mrs. Rivers.......Roz De Winter
Joe Cook.......Noel Bradey
Doctor.......Barbara Ramsey
Babs.......Billi Hammerberg
Henry Mason.......Adrian Wright
Surgeon.......Ivor Bowyer
Barman.......Peter Homewood
Parks.......Andrew Gilmour
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......John Drew
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Two young men, Lambert and Cook, who have a compulsive hatred of 'poofters',
kill Gerard Rivers, a successful homosexual businessman. Insp. Lawson uncovers some
strange personal viewpoints and bizarre sexual practices of some well-to-do, respected
members of the community.
Notes: Rescheduled by ADS-7 in Adelaide to a later timeslot (9.00 PM) due to the
'poofter bashing' subject matter. In Melbourne it was not shown as part of
the original screening, and was eventually aired
during a repeat run. The title is taken from a statement by a youth actually charged with
a crime of this type.
Airdate:
Sydney 22/7/75
Brisbane 22/7/75
Toowoomba QLD 1/9/75
Adelaide 16/9/75
476. The Gladstone Home For Wayward Girls
Cheryl Sutherland.......Lesley Yeomans
Doreen Johnson.......Dorothy Bradley
Danny Simmons.......Kevin Howard
Angela Mitchell.......Hilda Scurr
Miss Murphy.......Georgie Sterling
Vern Fraser.......Robert Forza
Robert 'Sparrow' Fraser.......John Geros
Sgt. Laurie Henderson.......Roy Lyons
Const. Fred Mason.......Vernon Wells
Const. Jim.......Leighton Watts
Neighbour.......Nanette Goode
Script.......David Stevens
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Danny Simmons is spending a few days in the country with his maiden
aunt, Miss Murphy, who is
living in what was formerly a home for wayward girls with two other old ladies.
Her 17-year-old maid, Cheryl, is
having affairs with most of the local boys, until someone curtails her
immorality with a fatal
dose of strychnine. Danny Simmons finds himself in an awkward position - Cheryl's body was
found at his door, and soon a similar attempt is made on his life.
Notes: Bud Tingwell does not appear in this episode, and Don Barker
appears in only one scene. Most of the episode is carried by Gary
Day and Dennis Grosvenor.
Airdate:
Brisbane 1/7/75
Adelaide 4/8/75
Toowoomba QLD 11/8/75
Sydney 26/8/75
Melbourne
16/9/75
Maryborough QLD 29/11/75
477. The Start Of Something
Belinda King.......Lesley Yeomans
Jacko Johnston.......Bill Hunter
Mary Brown.......Judith Dick
Gary Brown.......Gary Keane
Betty Hall.......Penelope Shelton
Margaret.......Sheila Florance
Photographer.......Doug Bennett
Alice Harris.......Brenda Beddison
Young housewife.......Joanne Kloster
Elsa.......Doris Hawkins
Mrs. Phillips.......Mary Ward
Chemist.......Clive Hearne
Script.......David Boutland
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: The Homicide squad investigates the murder of an unknown woman in a city park.
When they find out the identity of the woman they learn very little about the murderer -
she had met him for only a moment seconds before her death. Detectives face a puzzling
case as they realise the reason for the murder is locked in the killer's mind.
Airdate:
Sydney 9/9/75
Adelaide 22/9/75
Toowoomba QLD 29/9/75
Melbourne
4/11/75
Maryborough QLD 10/1/76
Canberra 27/12/76
Orange NSW 3/1/77
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Ep. 475: Noel Bradey and Charles Tingwell |
478. Wipe-Out
Prue Clancy.......Susan Hannaford
Jane Clancy.......Natalie Bate
Kevin Gallagher.......Ross Thompson
Jeff Byrnes.......Craig Ashley
Don Leyton.......Nevil Thurgood
Sen. Const. George Tyler.......Clive Hearne
Bert Ransom.......Keith Kaye
Joe Mundowski.......Kurt Beimel
Mrs. Leyton.......Moira Farrow
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Parole officer.......Max Bruch
Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Synopsis: A farmer is killed by a hitch-hiker, and police suspect an itinerant surfer.
Homicide detectives have a difficult task searching for the killer along Victoria's
surfing coastline with it's many communities and remote beaches.
Notes: Scriptwriter Jim Simmonds cast this story as a cautionary tale for would-be
hitch-hikers following several hitch-hiking murders in Queensland. First
television role for Susan Hannaford, whose next major part was as Kitty in
The Sullivans.
Airdate:
Brisbane 12/8/75
Melbourne
28/10/75
Newcastle
NSW 4/9/76
Toowoomba QLD 22/9/75
Maryborough QLD 3/1/76
Orange NSW 27/12/76
479. Command Performance
Brenda Lukins.......Mercia Dean-Johns
Russell Knight.......George Spartels
Jack Chambers.......Gus Mercurio
Nathan Ellis.......Tony Sheldon
Mrs. Ellis.......Pauline Charlston
Mrs. Knight.......Janne Coghlan
Photographer.......Paul Whyte
Parker.......John O'Donnell
Sally Parker.......Ginny Geraghty
Householder.......Max Davidson
Shopkeeper.......Jack Perry
Customer.......Rod Ferguson
Script.......Graham Hurley
Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: A talented young pianist, Nathan Ellis, and his possessive mother are walking
their dog in an industrial area of the western suburbs, when they stumble across the
remains of a vague acquaintance. Investigations lead to a drug user and reveal that Nathan
was being blackmailed and abused by the dead man.
Airdate:
Brisbane 2/9/75
Toowoomba 13/10/75
Sydney 18/10/75
Melbourne
18/11/75
Maryborough QLD 24/1/76
Canberra 10/1/77
Orange NSW 17/1/77
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Ep. 478: Craig Ashley and Natalie Bate |
480. Who Saw Them Die?
Max Reed.......John Wood
Dr. Paul Hinch.......Peter Cummins
Mrs. Martin.......Natalie Raine
Josh Harltey.......Edmund Pegge
Ed Meyers.......Ross Skiffington
Ted Bains.......Michael Duffield
Mrs. Bains.......Kay Taylor
Bob Hart.......John Murphy
Jerry Paxton.......James Chesworth
Scotty.......Alex Porteous
Newsreader.......Brian Naylor
Forensic man.......David John
Forensic assistant.......Robynne Bourne
Barman.......Tom de Ville
Police photographer.......Frank Lewis
Script.......John Drew
Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: An HSV-7 news crew covering a story on pollution discover two bodies near the
Maribyrnong River. The Homicide squad not only have to find the killer, but also establish
the identity of the people killed. Forensic tests come to nothing, but an appeal to the
public results in a positive identification - a husband and wife thought to have been on
holidays. Their killer is the husband's father, and his motive has strange religious
overtones.
Notes: Scriptwriter John Drew had a middle and an end to this story, but did not
quite know how to start
it, as it called for the discovery of two bodies in an area where no-one would normally
go. The solution was to use a news team doing a story on pollution. Newsreader Brian
Naylor appears as himself.
Airdate:
Brisbane 9/9/75
Sydney 11/10/75
Adelaide 20/10/75
Toowoomba QLD 20/10/75
Melbourne
25/11/75
Maryborough QLD 31/1/76
Canberra 17/1/77
Orange NSW 24/1/77
|
Ep. 480: David John, Dennis Grosvenor and
Robynne Bourne |
481. Rattles
Helen Green.......Briony Behets
Anna Petrelli.......Maria Mercedes
Sydney Green.......Frank Gallagher
Jack O'Brien.......John Orcsik
Aldo Petrelli.......David Bookalil
Libby.......Leonie Bradley
Steve.......Alan Hardy
Mechanic.......Greg Smith
Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: A dishonest second-hand car dealer is run down late at night, and he thinks
someone is trying to kill him. Prime suspects include a dissatisfied customer and his wife's
lover.
Airdate:
Brisbane 26/8/75
Sydney 16/9/75
Adelaide 29/9/75
Wollongong NSW 13/10/75
Melbourne 11/11/75
Maryborough QLD 17/1/76
Newcastle
NSW 1/10/76
Canberra 3/1/77
Orange NSW 10/1/77
482. I Had A Dream
Mary Callaghan.......Arna-Maria Winchester
Jan Holt.......Lesley Yeomans
Freddie Mackay.......Alan Penney
Diana Holt.......Alison Bird
Don Sanderson.......Peter Stratford
Lucy.......Faye Hinrichsen
Mrs. Callaghan.......Val Jellay
Mrs. Holt.......Elizabeth Wing
Douglas.......Bobby Bright
Script.......Keith Thompson
Director.......Paul Eddey
Producer.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Homicide detectives investigate the death of a burnt out, but still young drug
addict, who was an ex-student leader wanted for the bombing of an Army installation in
1968. Two girl accomplices have eluded capture, one hiding out in Perth, the other in
Fiji. One of the girls, Mary, is involved in a copper smuggling operation, and Det. Sgt.
White and Sen. Det. Redford, who have been sent to Fiji to apprehend her, wait behind a
Fijian police stake-out before they can move in on their girl.
Notes: Segments filmed on location in Fiji.
Airdate:
Brisbane 23/9/75
Sydney 30/9/75
Toowoomba QLD 27/10/75
Melbourne
2/12/75
Maryborough QLD 7/2/76
Orange NSW 31/1/77
|
Ep. 481: David Bookalil, Maria Mercedes and
Briony Behets |
483. Out Of Step
Brett Chilton.......Tony Bonner
Georgina Watson.......Marilyn Vernon
Gary Saunders.......Patrick Ward
Karl Arnsen.......Jon Finlayson
Margaret Lennox.......Mary Ward
Frank Vaughan.......Norman Kaye
Diana Farmer.......Diana Greentree
Dorothy Saunders.......Joan Letch
Script.......Brian Bell
Director.......Paul Eddey
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: A local ballet company is thrown into confusion when its temperamental leading
dancer, Brett Chilton, is shot and wounded after a party. Detectives learn that everybody
in the ballet company hated Chilton, and there are half a dozen suspects with motives for
the attack. Chilton then confuses the issue by pretending to know who the guilty party is,
and uses his narrow escape to destroy the careers of those around him.
Airdate:
Brisbane 30/9/75
Sydney
25/10/75
Adelaide 3/11/75
Toowoomba QLD 3/11/75
Melbourne 9/12/75
Maryborough QLD 14/2/76
Orange NSW 7/2/77
484. Spools And Clocks
Kevin Straker.......Terry Gill
Eddie Cahill.......Tom Farley
Josef Stepanov.......Colin Drake
Mama Stepanov.......Esme Melville
Anton Rubek.......Mark Hollis
Lou Hines.......Norman Kaye
Paul Quinn.......Mike Ferguson
Ruth Clayton.......Elaine Baille
Arch Benson.......Telford Jackson
Lou Haines.......Norman Kaye
Gilchrist.......Norman Hodges
Norma Franks.......Leila Hayes
Charlton.......Bill Bennett
Photographer.......Rod Ferguson
Film truck hi-jacker.......Cecily Polson
Film truck driver.......Don Crosby
Script.......Peter Kinloch
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: An elderly cinema projectionist witnesses the killing of a man on a parking
station. He is only too willing to help the police in their investigation, which results
in tragedy for himself.
Notes: Scenes from Ryan episode 18 'Fibber The Dancing Galah' are used in
a cinema film sequence.
Airdate:
Sydney 1/11/75
Adelaide 10/11/75
Toowoomba QLD 10/11/75
Melbourne
23/12/75
Maryborough QLD 21/2/76
Orange NSW 14/2/77
|
Dennis Grosvenor |
485. The Sniper
Francesca Carlotti.......Maria Mercedes
Jerry Fraser.......John Paramour
Policewoman Daker.......Judi Ferrier
Nurse.......Vivienne Grayson
Frank
Stevens.......Peter Stratford
Aunt Mari.......Isobel Harley
Dr. Ian Scott.......Norman Kaye
Mrs. Gaines.......Nanette Goode
Frank Stevens Jnr.......John Williams
Gino Carlotti.......Alex Ciobo
Maria Carlotti.......Rena Skovell
Watson.......Danny Sandor
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Chairman.......Marcel Cugola
Script.......John Drew
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: 26-year-old Jerry Fraser is is friendly with 16-year-old Francesca Carlotti, who is unaware that he is a psychopath. Her
Italian father disapproves of their friendship and Fraser
kills Francesca and her parents. Fraser then has vivid
hallucinations in which he still sees the girl.
Notes: Guest actor Maria Mercedes described this episode as "terrifying and bizarre - like a
Hitchcock thriller. The ending is hair-raising".134 An
earlier black-and-white episode had a similar title: 'The Snipers', episode 76.
Airdate:
Brisbane 14/10/75
Sydney 4/11/75
Adelaide 17/11/75
Toowoomba QLD 17/11/75
Melbourne 30/12/75
Orange NSW 21/2/77
486. I Thought I Could've Died
Debbie Brent.......Colleen Hewett
Max Brent.......Max Cullen
Henry Curtin.......Ron Haddrick
Helen.......Joanne Moore
Drake.......Dave Allenby
Neville Clauscen.......Peter Homewood
Brian Goodman.......Matthew King
Carlson.......David Bradshaw
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Junk man.......Roy Day
Marty.......Telford Jackson
Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Simon Wincer
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Max Brent, owner of a theatre restaurant, with his wife Debbie and partner Drake
hold up a bank, and one of them kills a teller. The restaurant is in financial
difficulties, and the bank manager confesses that they planned the robbery. Later, Debbie
leaves Max for Drake, and so Max tampers with the brakes in their car.
Notes: The role of Debbie Brent was specially written for Colleen Hewett.
"It wasn't my biggest part," said Colleen, "but it was the most important
one to me because I've always wanted to play the role of a bitch." 135
Airdate:
Brisbane 21/10/75
Sydney 11/11/75
Melbourne
6/1/76
Adelaide 5/3/76
Traralgon VIC 20/1/76
Orange NSW 28/2/77
|
Gary Day |
487. Party Games
Patty Bourke.......Lyndall Rowe
Psychiatrist.......Cecily Polson
James Reynolds.......Sean Scully
Sally Anderson.......Anne-Marie Wiles
Gordon O'Keefe.......Russell Thompson
Louise Kent.......Barbara Ramsey
Grim.......Bob Harrison
Mrs. Clarke.......Beverley Dunn
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Paul
Clarke.......Chris Gray
Script.......Graeme Koetsveld
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: A young man is shot to death and Patty Bourke immediately confesses. Police find that she was a
member of a pro-Nazi party and suspect a political motive. Patty tells a
psychiatrist her feelings towards the party and her motives for the murder. Detectives
visit the party headquarters and question the leader, James Reynolds, and discover that
several other murders have taken place.
Airdate:
Sydney
18/11/75
Melbourne
13/1/76
Brisbane 24/1/76
Traralgon VIC 27/1/76
Orange NSW 7/3/77
488. Sanguma
Mrs. Lovejoy.......Olivia Hamnett
Gordon Lovejoy.......Ron Haddrick
Jocelyn Healey.......Cindy Wright
Geoff
Healey.......Jeremy Higgins
Collins.......Malcolm Steed
Sally Perkins.......Elaine Baille
Secretary.......Lisa Lee-Atkinson
Receptionist.......Marnie Randall
Pathologist.......Edward Rosser
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......Graham Hurley
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Gordon Lovejoy's return to Australia after running a trading post in New Guinea
has its problems - his wife threatens to leave him and he kills his sister-in-law in a
drunken rage. When he is found dead at the airport, police believe it was suicide.
However, an autopsy reveals a rare New Guinean poison which is used as a method of
murder in the highlands.
Airdate:
Sydney 9/12/75
Melbourne
20/1/76
Brisbane 31/1/76
Adelaide 19/3/76
Newcastle NSW 19/11/76
Orange NSW 14/3/77
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Ep. 487: Charles Tingwell, Don Barker and
Barbara Ramsey |
489. Outside Chance
Dave Coburn.......Danny Adcock
Frank Hunter.......Peter Noble
Cecil Hunter.......Bobby Bright
Vince Jolly.......Howard Eynon
Johnny Harris.......James Healey
Jack Mahoney.......Alan Bickford
Archie.......Bob Harrison
Max.......Paul Young
Solicitor.......Earl Francis
Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Script Editor.......Don Battye
Synopsis: During a game of cards, a man is shot dead and the other three players claim it
was an accident. Sen. Det. Redford works in his own time to find evidence that he was
murdered.
Notes: Some incidental music is from Skyhooks album ‘Living In The
70’s’.
Airdate:
Sydney
2/12/75
Melbourne 27/1/76
Brisbane 7/2/76
Adelaide 26/3/76
Newcastle NSW 26/11/76
Orange NSW 21/3/77
490. Poppet
Frank 'Poppet' Kanelly.......Tony Wager
Belinda Pritchett.......Bethany Lee
Nancy Lofthouse.......Cornelia Frances
Constable.......Geoffrey Collins
Mrs. Lofthouse.......Elizabeth Wing
Di Lawson.......Marnie Randall
Sergeant.......Bob Horsfall
Librarian.......Moira Farrow
Conroy
.......Geoffrey Booth
Richmond.......Robert Carter
Script.......Graham Hurley
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Homicide detectives are puzzled when a man confesses to the murder of his wife after the Coroner has already passed a
verdict of death by misadventure.
Notes: Don Barker does not appear in this episode.
Airdate:
Melbourne
5/2/76
Brisbane 14/2/76
Adelaide 2/4/76
Sydney 30/4/76
|
Ep. 489: Peter Noble, Howard Eynon and Danny
Adcock |
491. The Whole Of The Law
Allan Guthrie.......John Waters
Joan Thompson.......Judy McBurney
Terry Jenkins.......Bruce Kerr
Laura Guthrie.......Linda George
John Price.......David Ravenswood
Nora Jenkins.......Lesley Baker
Mrs. Anderson.......Charmion Jacka
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Policeman.......Keith Halliwell
Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Murder on a lonely country road leads police to suspect that devil worship is
involved.
Notes: First television acting role for singer
Linda George.
Airdate:
Sydney 6/2/76
Melbourne
12/2/76
Traralgon VIC 17/2/76
Brisbane 21/2/76
Adelaide 9/4/76
Newcastle
NSW 10/12/76
Orange NSW 4/4/77
Wollongong NSW 24/1/78
492. Wrong End Of The Gun
Dino Farella.......Alex Ciobo
Angela Farella.......Arianthe Galani
Clarence 'Chick' Benson.......Nick Callan
Bert
Webb.......Hamish Hughes
Sen. Const. Byrnes.......Peter Felmingham
Const.
Couch.......Bruce Kilpatrick
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
'Smudger' Smith.......Frank Hamilton
Luigi Vardi.......Alberto Villa
Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Hard-working Luigi Vardi opens up his fruit shop early in the
morning. While carrying in vegetables just delivered, a passing car slows, and Vardi is
shot dead. Two gunmen terrorise migrant shop owners, and Det. Deegan becomes personally
involved when, off duty, he helps his local milk bar proprietor defy a criminal. Deegan
then faces suspension and an assault charge.
Airdate:
Sydney 13/2/76
Melbourne
19/2/76
Wollongong NSW 23/2/76
Traralgon VIC 24/2/76
Brisbane 28/2/76
|
Ep. 491: John Waters and Dennis Grosvenor |
493. Double Take
Jenny Walker.......Jane Clifton
Billy Young.......Bowen Llewellyn
Bank manager.......Neil Thompson
Mrs. Clark.......Lyn Flanagan
Mrs. Carter.......Brenda Beddison
Paul
Carter.......Roly Barlee
James Clark.......Michael Carmen
Lindy.......Joanne Moore
Bank teller.......Laughlan McDonald
Bank accountant.......Jack Mobbs
Security guard.......Ken Webb
Frank.......Jack Karlsen
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......Adrian Davies-Moore
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Script Editor.......Don Battye
Synopsis: An armed robbery develops into murder when one of the two bandits panic, leading
police on a trail of violence as they desperately try to escape.
Airdate:
Sydney
20/2/76
Melbourne
26/2/76
Wollongong
NSW 1/3/76
Brisbane 6/3/76
494. House To House
Patrick Bain.......David Cameron
Paul
Matthews.......Martin Vaughan
Matron Parsons.......Mary Ward
Bobby Sullivan.......Paul Young
Tom Bates.......Alexander Porteous
Mrs. Sullivan.......Leila Hayes
Jack McDonnell.......Jerry Thomas
Janice Smith.......Elizabeth Ryan
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Kid.......Ronald Korosy
Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Police start a frantic search when a girl is brutally attacked and another is
found murdered in a girl's hostel.
Airdate:
Sydney
27/2/76
Melbourne
4/3/76
Wollongong
NSW
8/3/76
Brisbane 13/3/76
|
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell and Gary Day |
495. Antique Murders
Josephine Baxter.......Robyn Gibbes
Mario.......Luigi Villani
David
McAlister.......Adrian Wright
Det.
Sgt. Wally Peterson.......Garry Meadows
Little Arthur Crosby.......John Smythe
Chrissie.......Lulu Pinkus
Policewoman.......Kristine Kaman
Derro.......Ken Webb
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......Keith Thompson
Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Antique dealer Barry Coles is found dead by childcare nurse Josephine Baxter,
who looks after his son Mathew. Robbery looks like the motive until the Gaming Squad's flamboyant, garrulous Sgt. Peterson turns up
fresh evidence.
Airdate:
Sydney
5/3/76
Melbourne
11/3/76
Wollongong
NSW
15/3/76
Orange NSW 9/5/77
496. 8M.M.
Margaret Bateson.......Carole Yelland
Michael
James.......Mark Albiston
John Smith.......George Spartels
Mrs. James.......Pauline Charlston
Hotel
Manager (Jack).......David Ravenswood
Landlady.......Gwynneth Hughes
Servo proprietor.......Roy Day
Jane Curtis.......Bethany Lee
Sergeant (Frank).......Les James
Public service supervisor.......John Murphy
Script.......Michael Harvey
Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Margaret Bateson is found murdered in her car in the country, and her camera
wrecked. Attractive and shy, she had no friends or family. She was touring Victoria on two
weeks holiday, and when last seen was alone. Rolls of processed 8MM film
from a home movie camera which arrive at her flat
provide the only clue to her movements.
Airdate:
Melbourne 18/3/76
Wollongong NSW 22/3/76
Sydney 7/5/76
Orange NSW 3/10/77
|
Ep. 495: Garry Meadows, John Smythe and Don
Barker |
497. On The Run
David Taylor.......John Hargreaves
Sandie Stewart.......Margaret Nelson
Peter Barkworth.......Vincent Gil
Sen. Const. Wal McCullock.......Peter Cavanagh
Const. Rod Clarke.......John Bowman
Michael Stewart.......Jack Karlsen
Sgt. Ian Hutchinson.......Colin Taylor
Constable.......Matthew King
Larry Miller.......Bob Charlton
Jim Macks.......Jack Perry
Dr. Finch.......Janet Lord
Ted.......Terry Trimble
Landrover driver.......Keith Halliwell
Const. Mark Hollis.......Rod Ferguson
Script.......John Drew
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Two escaped criminals, armed and dangerous, kill two menand take a young woman
hostage. They head for mountain country, and the Homicide detectives are involved in an
extensive manhunt.
Notes: Planned as a 90 minute episode. Second of two episodes titled 'On The Run', the
other being episode 304.
Airdate:
Wollongong
NSW 24/5/76
Sydney
4/6/76
Albury
NSW 8/11/76
Melbourne 14/12/76
Orange NSW 10/10/77
498. Graveyard Shift
Rose Slotnisky.......Mercia Dean-Johns
Ron Slotnisky.......Syd Conabere
Ted.......Terry Gill
Frank.......Jerry Thomas
Dr. Osborne.......Denzil Howson
Publican.......Bob Horsfall
Peter Slotnisky.......Peter Dick
Anne Slotnisky.......Penelope Shelton
Mrs. Griffiths.......Roz De Winter
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Graeme Arthur
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: In the early hours of the morning, a police patrol discovers the body of a man
hanging over the wall of a public dunny. When the victim is identified as a man recently
acquitted of a rape charge, detectives suspect revenge as the motive. For Det. Sgt. White,
it not only interrupts his sleep, but aggravates a cold he is suffering.
Airdate:
Sydney 19/3/76
Melbourne
25/3/76
Wollongong
NSW
29/3/76
Brisbane 3/4/76
Adelaide 4/6/76
Orange NSW 17/10/77
|
Ep. 497: John Hargreaves and Margaret Nelson |
499. Two Days At Echo Gorge
Cheryl Dewhurst.......Barbara Llewellyn
Alison Dewhurst.......Ingrid Mason
Martin Russell.......David Cameron
Billy Palmer.......John Diedrich
Ida Dewhurst.......Judith Fisher
Sen.
Const. David Brown.......John Orcsik
Prison Governor.......Richard Butler
Terry
Phillips.......John Bishop
Prison officer 1.......Denzil Howson
Prison officer 2.......Terry
Mountain
Prison officer 3.......Roger
Boyce
Script.......Keith Thompson
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Production Manager.......David Lee
Synopsis: A prison escapee murders a prison officer and takes three hostages - but are
they hostages? Martin Russell had been a model prisoner at a training prison - a quiet,
ineffectual boy from the country, patiently serving the remaining 15 months of his
sentence. All that changes when his girlfriend Alison visits and tells him she is breaking
off their relationship - she has found another bloke. Martin becomes a desperate man, and
a massive police search is mounted.
Airdate:
Sydney 26/3/76
Melbourne 1/4/76
Wollongong
NSW 5/4/76
Adelaide 11/6/76
Toowoomba
QLD 29/12/76
Orange NSW 24/10/77
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Ep. 499: Barbara Llewellyn |
500. Home After Dark
Angela Lawrence.......Yoni Prior
Danny Mitchell.......Neil McColl
Freddie Jones.......John Cousins
Nicko.......John Bowman
Heather.......Dianne Wilson
Cheryl.......Jane Clifton
Carol.......Elizabeth Ryan
Mrs. O'Brien.......Myra Healey
Betty White.......Marie Elliott
Denise.......Julie Greg
Janice.......Michelle Greg
Doctor.......Andrew Gilmour
Script.......David Stevens
Director.......David Stevens
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Production Manager.......David Lee
Synopsis: Teenagers Heather and Danny, too young to get married and spurned by their
parents when Heather becomes pregnant, flee to the city to get an abortion. They see a
backyard abortionist, but things go wrong and they come to the attention of the Homicide
squad, already investigating a series of dangerous hotel-room abortions which have maimed
young girls. Sgt. White becomes deeply involved in the case because the girls who suffered
are not much older than his own daughter.
Notes: Don Barker nominated this episode as his
favourite: "It's a sensitive study of abortion. For the first time, we get
an insight into Harry's family and what motivates him."
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Airdate:
Melbourne 8/4/76
Wollongong
NSW 12/4/76
Traralgon
VIC 20/4/76
Sydney 28/5/76
Adelaide 18/6/76
Orange NSW 31/10/77
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Ep. 500: Charles Tingwell and Yoni Prior |
501. Bunny
Bunny Rogers.......Kate Fitzpatrick
Lenny Concho.......Serge Lazareff
Lou Fisher.......Norman Hodges
Stella Fraser.......Lenore Somerset
Johnny Bird.......James Chesworth
'Spike' Dawson.......David Bookallil
Jack Petersen.......Ken 'Crusher' Webb
Ted Garfield.......Charles Gilroy
Nurse.......Vivienne Grayson
Police constable.......Frank Spencer
Old
woman.......Robin Stott
Snooker player 1.......Jack Mobbs
Snooker player 2.......Bill Stevenson
Script.......John Drew
Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Bunny Rogers was once a prostitute, and in those days she had been arrested many
times by a young policeman, Const. Redford. Bunny is now in trouble as her husband, Lenny
Concho, is involved in counterfeiting and Bunny is caught in the middle. When her friend
is murdered by Lenny, she turns to Redford for help, knowing she will be
the next target. For Bunny, the next few days are a nightmare as she is
hunted by a crazed and desperate man. The police battle to get to the killer before he
gets to Bunny and murders her as he has done to others who got in his way.
Airdate:
Wollongong
NSW 19/4/76
Shepparton VIC 22/4/76
Sydney
21/5/76
Adelaide 25/6/76
Melbourne 21/12/76
Orange NSW 7/11/77
502. Third Generation
Trevor Price.......Robert Bruning
Eric Dowling.......Reg Gorman
Greg Ferguson.......Chris Haywood
Harvey Lowe.......Alan Penney
Tony Ferguson.......Michael Duffield
Mrs. Mac.......Gwynneth Hughes
Lisa Andrews.......Geraldine Turner
Jess Kendall.......Keith Kaye
'Chick' Wentworth.......James Chesworth
Charlie.......Keith Dunkley
Ambrose.......Fred Ford
Derro.......George Walsh
Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Greg Ferguson, 21, is studying to be a doctor, but his father and grandfather
were criminals. Greg and his father, Tony Ferguson, move in different circles in different
cities. But Tony is dying, and comes to Melbourne to settle an old score, and blackmail an
inheritance for his son - but he is murdered in the process. Greg feels that he has no
choice but to avenge his father's death - even at the cost of his own life. He arms
himself with a rifle and hunts down the man he believes was responsible for the murder -
and the Homicide team races to stop him.
Notes: 90 minute episode.
Airdate:
Melbourne
21/10/75
Sydney 30/1/76
Traralgon VIC 10/2/76
Adelaide 12/3/76
Toowoomba QLD 16/2/77
Orange NSW 14/11/77
Wollongong NSW 9/2/78
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Ep. 501: Kate Fitzpatrick and Serge Lazareff |
503. Leader Of The Pack
Kim Clayton.......Ingrid Mason
Luke.......Ivor Kants
Rosalind Clayton.......Olivia Hamnett
Derek Clayton.......Ray Marshall
Jonah.......Bobby Bright
Benjie.......Felix Tonto
Zoe.......Judith Woodroffe
Leo Fowler.......Reg Evans
Geoff Bradshaw.......Bruce Kilpatrick
Pensioner.......Charles Norman
Waiter.......Leigh Luxmore
Miss Robinson.......Doreen Ashley-Brown
Script.......Tom Hegarty & Vince Moran
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Luke, the fanatical leader of a religious cult, kidnaps Kim Clayton, daughter of
a newspaper magnate, after her 18th birthday party. Police investigations are hampered
when her father tries to pay the $100,000 ransom himself.
Notes: 90 minute episode. HSV-7 screened this episode as a special while the series was in
recess.
Airdate:
Sydney 9/4/76
Melbourne
25/6/76
Adelaide 21/8/76
Orange NSW 21/11/77
Wollongong NSW 31/1/78
|
Ep. 503: Ingrid Mason and Ivor Kants |
504. Stopover
Gordon Haynes.......Jon English
Denny Connell.......Tony Bonner
Susan Brice.......Carla Hoogeveen
Elly Sullivan.......Katie Sheil
Wendy.......Cheryl Rixon
Alex Robertson.......David Vallon
Insp. George Beatty.......Neil Thompson
Marion Stewart.......Betty Bobbitt
Det. Insp. Leo Scofield.......John Drew
Frank Lowther.......Michael Duffield
Marie.......Michelle Hunt
Airport worker.......David John
News reader.......Brian Naylor
Irene Beatty.......Marjorie Holt
Busker.......Gordon Girdwood
Customs officer.......Barbara Jungwirth
Police officer 1.......Keith Halliwell
Police officer 2.......Peter Dixon
The Haynes group:
Guitar.......Tony Naylor
Saxophone.......Brian Fitzgerald
Keyboard.......Rex Bullen
Script.......Keith Thompson
Director.......Igor Auzins
London Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: Denny Connell, a member of Gordon Haynes' pop group, is murdered by drug
overdose on arrival at Tullamarine Airport. Haynes is a 30-year-old pop star whose career
has been a succession of hits and crashes. He has been written off many times but has come
back - only to crash again. Many motives and suspects emerge, and Inspector Lawson goes to
London to investigate, where he liaises with Inspector Scofield of Scotland Yard. A few
twists are in store before the Homicide squad finally unravel the solution.
Notes: 2 hr. 30 min. movie, originally intended as a standard episode, then as a 90 minute
episode. Some scenes were filmed on location in London, England. The original title was
'Paying My Dues To The Blues'. The Homicide title does not appear, nor does the
stock opening. This episode won a Sammy Award for Best TV Play (1976), Keith Thompson won
a Sammy Award for Best Writer - TV Play (1976), and Igor Auzins won a Sammy Award for Best
Direction - TV (1976). First acting role by Jon English; the soundtrack music is from his
album 'It's All A Game', and the theme tune of the episode, 'Turn The Page', became a top
40 hit. HSV-7 Melbourne screened this episode as 'Stopover: Australian Movie Special' in the Monday
night movie timeslot (Homicide was in recess at the time). ATN-7
Sydney and BTQ-7 Brisbane screened it as a normal part of the Homicide run.
Airdate:
Brisbane 28/10/75
Toowoomba QLD 29/12/75
Sydney 14/5/76
Melbourne
7/6/76
Orange NSW 28/11/77
505. Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Chris Clark.......Katie Sheil
John Clark.......Graeme Blundell
Prostitute.......Cheryl Rixon
Caretaker Fay.......Ernie Bourne
Judith Clark.......Moira Farrow
Charles Clark.......Reg Gillam
Jack Kelly.......Peter Williamson
Dave.......Jeffrey Booth
Tony Vella.......John Geros
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: When a wealthy businessman opens an office door, he triggers a booby trap and is
killed in the explosion. Police suspect that he was being blackmailed, but investigations
reveal that he was actually doing the blackmailing. A search for a mystery man reveals
that he doesn't exist, and suspicion falls on a member of the businessman's family.
Airdate:
Traralgon VIC 27/4/76
Sydney 11/6/76
Adelaide 2/7/76
Melbourne
28/12/76
Orange NSW 5/12/77
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Ep. 504: Katie Sheil, David Vallon, Tony Bonner
and Michelle Hunt
Ep. 504: Bud Tingwell and John Drew in London. |
506. Shark Pack
Gail Perry.......Julieanne Newbould
Nick Perry.......Vic Gordon
Kurt Lang.......Vincent Gil
John Mason.......Frank Wilson
Doug Mason.......Gil Tucker
Con Campbell.......Howard Eynon
'Whip' O'Toole.......Geoff Richardson
Ruth Mason.......Elizabeth Kirkby
Corky Barnes.......Keith Kaye
Constable.......Ken Webb
Script.......Keith Hetherington
Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Production Manager.......David Lee
Synopsis: Con Campbell, leader of the ‘Sharks’ bike gang, and two other bikies
force Doug Mason off a quarry edge to his death. Investigations reveal that Mason was a
drug pusher, and Campbell's sister died as a result of the use of drugs supplied by Mason.
Airdate:
Wollongong
NSW 3/5/76
Shepparton VIC 6/5/76
Sydney 18/6/76
Adelaide 9/7/76
Melbourne 4/1/77
Orange NSW 12/12/77
507. The Accident
Cliff Freeman.......Serge Lazareff
Jenny.......Kay McFeeter
Arthur Freeman.......Owen Weingott
Ernie Appleyard.......Luigi Villani
Terry
Ryan.......Norman Hodges
Meg Appleyard.......Diana Greentree
Detective 1.......Rod Ferguson
Detective 2.......Peter Culpan
Paperboy.......Michael Barclay
Tolley.......Malcolm Phillips
Script.......Vince Moran
Director.......George Miller
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Production Manager.......David Lee
Synopsis: A murder victim was aware of the identity of his attacker, and there are no
signs of a struggle. Det. Sgt. White faces death when the killer takes him hostage.
Airdate:
Wollongong
NSW 10/5/76
Shepparton VIC 13/5/76
Sydney
25/6/76
Adelaide 28/8/76
Wagga Wagga NSW 27/12/76
Melbourne 11/1/77
Newcastle NSW 27/5/77
Orange NSW 19/12/77
508. Gone Fishing
Peter
Mahoney.......Terence Donovan
Kay Powell.......Joanne Moore
John
Powell.......Peter Aanensen
Bert
Pratt.......Grant Dodwell
Doctor.......Peter Stratford
Const. Alf
Miller.......Neil Thompson
Nurse.......Robynne Bourne
Doug
Bennett.......Gary Morrison
Heather Powell.......Terri Aldred
Mrs. Mahoney.......Babs Wheelton
Constable.......Don Smibert
Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Production Manager.......David Lee
Synopsis: A picnic in the country for a teenage couple ends in rape and murder. Sgt. White becomes
so involved in the case that Insp. Lawson orders him to take time off. But Harry follows
the case through, as he is convinced he knows the perpetrator.
Airdate:
Wollongong
NSW
17/5/76
Sydney 2/6/76
Albury
NSW 3/1/77
Orange NSW 26/12/77
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Ep. 506: Julieanne Newbould and Howard Eynon |
509. The Last Task
Inspector David Mackay.......Leonard Teale
Hettie.......Jacki Weaver
Kate Holsworth.......Jill Perryman
Belinda.......Cheryl Rixon
Yvette.......Judy McBurney
Lucas.......Max Bruch
'Hercules' Hart.......Mark Colombani
Oscar Pike.......Telford Jackson
Ron Peterson.......Frankie Davidson
Ian Spence.......Cash Backman
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Script.......Vince Moran
Director.......Kevin Dobson
Producer.......Don Battye
Executive Producer.......Ian Crawford
Synopsis: A takeover bid by a massage parlour boss leads to the death of a rival in a car
explosion. Fearing for her own life and business, parlour manager Kate Holsworth turns to
the only cop she can trust - Inspector David Mackay, who returns to the Homicide squad to
assist in the investigation.
Notes: Features former cast member Leonard Teale reprising his role of Sgt. (now Insp.) David Mackay.
Airdate:
Wollongong
NSW 31/5/76
Sydney 9/7/76
Shepparton
VIC 29/7/76
Melbourne 25/1/77
Orange NSW 2/1/78
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:
Covet Thy Neighbour
.......Briony Behets
.......Judy Morris
.......John Waters
.......Tony Bonner
.......Tristan Rogers
.......Gabrielle Hartley
.......Peter Stratford
Script.......Peter Schreck
Synopsis: A 14-year-old girl, 'Lolita', who had seduced a number of men and then
blackmailed them, is murdered at a 'switched on' society party.
Notes: Production of this episode was halted in June 1975 before completion at the request of HSV-7. Under
their contract with Crawfords, HSV had the right to 'peruse and reject'
episodes, and in this case they exercised that right. Some sources
suggested the reason Seven did so was because the episode was considered unsuitable for a 7:30 PM timeslot. (Some researchers
have incorrectly concluded that this was an episode that remained incomplete when the series was
cancelled. This episode was scrapped in June 1975 and many other episodes
were made subsequently - the series cancellation was not announced until August 1975 and
production ceased in December 1975.)
BLUEY - Episode 39 'Son Of Bluey'
Det. Sgt. Harry White.......Don Barker
Det. Sgt. Bluey Hills.......Lucky Grills
Det. Gary Dawson.......John Diedrich
Sgt. Monica Rourke.......Gerda Nicolson
Reg Truscott.......Terry Gill
Assistant Commissioner.......Ken Goodlet
Jenny.......Lynette Curran
Doug Stewart.......Gerard Kennedy
Joey Raven.......Serge Lazareff
Rhoda Lewis.......Elspeth Ballantyne
Matron.......Marion Edward
Sister.......Judy Jack
Sgt. Taylor.......Syd Bell
Police photographer.......Keith Halliwell
Doctor.......Laurie Dobson
Script.......Vince Moran & Tom Hegarty
Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Julian Pringle
Synopsis: When Bluey is shot by criminals, it becomes a case for Homicide, and Det. Sgt.
Harry White takes up the investigation. Not satisfied with progress, Det. Gary Dawson
conducts his own investigation, 'Bluey' style, much to the annoyance of Sgt. White.
Notes: The final episode of the Bluey series, featuring Don Barker in a
reprise of his Homicide role of Det. Sgt. Harry White.
Airdate:
Brisbane 22/6/77
Sydney 30/6/77
Newcastle NSW 27/8/77
Melbourne 31/12/77
Homicide ...30 Years On
Narrator.......John Wood
Presenters.......John Wood & Lisa McCune
Script.......David Lee & Jan Bladier
Producers.......David Lee & Jan Bladier
Executive Producer.......John Kearney
Synopsis: A documentary special commemorating the 30th anniversary of Homicide,
featuring clips from episodes, behind-the-scenes 'goofs', and interviews with regular cast, crew and guest actors.
Notes: Released on VHS video
(Visual
Entertainment Group VEG 003).
Airdate:
Melbourne 18/10/94
Sydney
18/10/94
|
Ep. 509: Leonard Teale and Charles Tingwell
Ep. 509: Cheryl Rixon and Jacki Weaver |
133. TV
Times, Aug 30, 1975.
134. Melbourne Listener In-TV, June
14, 1975.
135. South Australia TV Guide, June 14, 1975.
136. TV Times, Jan 24, 1976.
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