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HOMICIDE
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Part 2: Eps 51 - 100
Part 3: Eps 101 - 150
Part 4: Eps 151 - 200
Part 5: Eps 201 - 250
Part 6: Eps 251 - 300
Part 7: Eps 301 - 350
Part 8: Eps 351 - 400
Part 9: Eps 401 - 450
Part 10: Eps 451 - 509

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EPISODES: 510, plus 'The Homicide Story' documentary. (Numbered 1-509. One episode is numbered with an 'A' suffix).
LENGTH: 505 x 60 mins; 2 x 90 mins; 2 x 120 mins; 1 x 150 mins. (Plus 'The Homicide Story' documentary: 1 x 90 mins.)
FORMAT: 376 Mono, Video and Film Integration (eps 1 - 375); 134 Colour, Film (eps 376 - 509).
PRODUCTION: 1964 - 1975 Crawford Production.
ORIGINAL SCREENING: 1964 - 1977.
RUNNING ORDER: Official.
NETWORK: Seven.

CAST:
Insp. Jack Connolly.......JOHN FEGAN (eps 1 - 204)
Det. Sgt. Frank Bronson.......TERRY McDERMOTT (eps 1 - 58)
Det. Rex Fraser.......LEX MITCHELL (eps 1 - 27)
Sen. Det. / Det. Sgt. David Mackay.......LEONARD TEALE (eps 27 - 383)
Sen. Det. Bill Hudson.......LESLIE DAYMAN (eps 58 - 161)
Sen. Det. / Det. Sgt. Peter Barnes.......GEORGE MALLABY (eps 131 - 395)
Sen. Det. Bert Costello.......LIONEL LONG (eps 162 - 210)
Insp. Colin Fox.......ALWYN KURTS (eps 201 - 383)
Sen. Det. Jim Patterson.......NORMAN YEMM (eps 211 - 333)
Sen. Det. Bob Delaney.......MIKE PRESTON (eps 334 - 375)
Sen. Det. Phil Redford.......GARY DAY (eps 376 - 509)
Insp. Reg Lawson.......CHARLES TINGWELL (eps 384 - 509)
Sen. Det. Pat Kelly.......JOHN STANTON (eps 384 - 432)
Det. Sgt. Harry White.......DON BARKER (eps 396 - 509)
Sen. Det. Mike Deegan.......DENNIS GROSVENOR (eps 433 - 509)
Support:
WPC Helen Hopgood.......DERANI SCARR
Det. Doug Marshall.......GORDON TIMMINS
Greg Watkins (Forensic).......ROBERT SCHROEDER

Narrator.......JOHN McMAHON

AWARDS:
1965 Logie: Best Drama Series.
1965 Penguin: Greatest Improvement In Directing And Editing Technique For Australian Drama.
1966 Logie: Best Drama Series.
1966 Penguin: Continued Improvement In Film Technique.
1967 Logie: Best Drama Series.
1967 Penguin: Best Australian Series.
1968 Logie: Best Drama Series.
1968 Penguin: Leonard Teale - Leading Talent, Drama.
1968 Penguin: Alex Emmanuel - Best Direction.
1970 Awgie: John Dingwall - Best Script for a TV Drama Series for ep. 208 'Everyone Knows Charlie'.
1970 Logie: Best Drama Series.
1970 Penguin Commendation: George Mallaby.
1972 Logie: Best Drama Series.
1973 Logie: Fred 'Cul' Cullen - Best Script for ep. 385 'The Friendly Fellow'.
1973 Logie: Fred 'Cul' Cullen - Best Single Acting Performance for ep. 385 'The Friendly Fellow'.
1974 Logie: Fred 'Cul' Cullen - Best Script for ep. 414 'Twelve Bar Blues'.
1974 Logie: Igor Auzins - Best Direction for ep. 433 'The Fireworks Man'.
1975 Awgie: Peter Schreck for ep. 434 'The Graduation Of Tony Walker'.
1975 Logie: Maggie Millar - Best Individual Acting Performance for ep. 463 'The Life And Times Of Tina Kennedy'.
1975 Penguin: Australian Filn Commission Second Prize for ep. 434 'The Graduation Of Tony Walker'.
1975 Sammy: Sigrid Thornton - Best Television Juvenile Performance for ep. 382 'The Other Man'.
1976 Awgie: Keith Thompson - Best Script for Telemovie for ep. 504 'Stopover'.
1976 Sammy: Maggie Millar - Best Actress In A Single TV Performance for ep. 463 'The Life And Times Of Tina Kennedy'.
1976 Sammy: Best TV Play for ep. 504 'Stopover'.
1976 Sammy: Igor Auzins - Best Direction (TV) for ep. 504 'Stopover'.
1976 Sammy: Keith Thompson - Best Writer (TV Play) for ep. 504 'Stopover'.

 

 

1. The Stunt

Prue Ellison.......Susan Haworth
John Healy.......Gordon Glenwright
Lindsay Murdock.......Ian Turpie
Ray Healy.......John Derum
Barbara Healy.......Joan Letch
Coroner.......Roly Barlee
James Collier.......Laurence Beck
Mrs. Ellison.......Peggy Nunn
Edward Barrett.......Martin Magee
Bank customer.......Graeme Blundell

Script.......Ian Jones & Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A group of students stage a mock bank hold-up to publicise a charity. When one of them is shot dead by a bank guard, detectives have to establish if the guard was acting within his duty or not. A complication is that jealousy caused the student to be 'set up' for the shooting.

Notes: Scenes inside the 'Federal Bank' were filmed at an insurance office, as real banks would not allow their premises to be used. Insurance company staff appear as 'extras'. Released on video (Visual Entertainment Group VEG 003).

Airdate: Melbourne 20/10/64, Adelaide 17/4/65

Ep. 1: Terry McDermott and Susan Haworth

 

2.  A Handful Of Money

Joyce Paton.......Judith Arthy
Prosecutor.......Keith Lee
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Bruce Wilson.......Eric Coladetti
Herbert Floyd.......Vic Haggith
Henrietta Cummins.......Marion Edward
Betty Floyd.......Pat Littlewood
Justice Forest.......Williams Lloyd

Script.......Sonia Borg
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: An old couple who run a milk bar are found brutally murdered. A young man is charged, but some doubts about his guilt still complicate the issue, which brings Bronson and Connolly into conflict.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/10/64, Adelaide 29/1/65

Ep. 2: Judith Arthy and Lex Mitchell

 

3. The Rosary

Charles Parkinson.......Don Pascoe
John Mitchell.......Ron Pinnell
Louise White.......Alethea Murphy
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Coroner.......Roly Barlee
Maria White.......Helen Agland
Mrs. Bolwell.......Lorna Forbes
Fr. Henty.......Mark Albiston

Script.......Sonia Borg
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: For three days a cottage in the Dandenong Ranges provides a perfect honeymoon hideaway. But then the young bride is brutally slain, and Homicide detectives find themselves investigating bigamy as well as murder.

Airdate: Melbourne 3/11/64

EPISODE TITLES
1. The Stunt 
2. A Handful Of Money
3. The Rosary
4. The Knot
5. The Man In The Suede Jacket
6. Aunt Sally
7. Scent Of Death
8. The Missing Letter
9. The Silent Witness
10. The Hook
11. Manhunt
12. The Decimal Point
13. Aftermath
14. Business Is Business
15. The Skeleton
16. The Juveniles
17. Motive For Two
18. Strange Cargo
19. Dead On Two
20. The White Mistress
21. The Violators
22. The Partners
23. The Brand
24. Ladies Man
24A. One Man Crime Wave Pilot episode
25. Forgotten Murderer
26. Second Time Round
27. Fifth Column Final Lex Mitchell, First Leonard Teale
28. Eye Witness
29. Inside The City
30. Catapult
31. An Act Of Love
32. Double Cross
33. Sentence Of Death
34. Witch Hunt
35. For Pity's Sake
36. Birds Of A Feather
37. Colour Of Hate
38. Let's Have A Funeral
39. A Lonely Place
40. The Outcast
41. Good And Sufficient Reason
42. Speed The Dying
43. The Novice
44. Coincidence
45. Sunday Frolic
46. The Gamblers
47. Question Of Honour
48. Vicious Circle
49. Three-Headed Dog
50. No Honour Among Thieves
51. Detour
52. Chain Reaction
53. Holiday Affair
54. Wolf Pack
55. Country Boy
56. Flashpoint
57. The Old Game
58. Vendetta Final Terry McDermott, First Leslie Dayman
59. The Last Enemy
60. Terror That Strikes
61. Prove It!
62. Let's Get Together
63. Wasp Nest
64. Knife And Beads
65. The Witness
66. Flashback
67. The Boy From Anywhere
68. Nor All Thy Tears
69. Circumstantial Evidence
70. Deadly Flagfall
71. Death Us Do Part
72. Tiger Hunt
73. Where There's A Will
74. End Of Class
75. The Black Book
76. The Snipers
77. Merry-Go-Round
78. One Man Show
79. Man At Bay
80. Pattern Of Guilt
81. Seven Winds
82. My Brother Must Rest
83. What Milk Train?
84. A Girl Who Liked Beads
85. The Ex
86. The Hostage
87. Time To Pay
88. No Room For The Innocent
89. Moment Of Truth
90. Man In The Park
91. Don't Sing To Uniforms
92. Rough Shod
93. A Long Shadow
94. Final Payment
95. Keeper Of Lions
96. The Second Alibi
97. The Haven
98. On Highway 31
99. Zemsta
100. The Traveller
101. Ghost Story
102. The Intruders
103. Whistle In The Dark
104. One-Eyed Luck
105. The Living Death
106. The Spectator
107. The Destroyer
108. The Wild Cockatoo
109. The Catch
110. End Of Playtime
111. What's The Answer
112. Bitter Almonds
113. Crocodile Crocodile
114. No Through Road
115. The Opportunist
116. No Other Girl
117. Lovely Lady
118. Big Time Operator
119. Self Defence
120. One Way Ticket
121. The Legacy
122. The Dear One
123. No Licence To Kill
124. Postscript
125. The Kingpin Is Dead
126. The Long Climb
127. Thirty Pieces Of Tin
128. Freakout
129. There's No Fool
130. The Killer Instinct
131. The Visitors First George Mallaby
132. Without Fear Or Favour
133. One Last Wish
134. High On A Mountain
135. Love Is On A Silver Chain
136. Run Rabbit
137. Rat Race
138. Position Of Trust
139. Never Dob Your Mates In
140. Nothing Is For Nothing
141. Mr. Smith
142. Edge Of Happiness
143. The Late Show
144. The Heat's On
145. Ring Of Truth
146. Kangaroo Shoot
147. The Gauntlet Is Down
148. A Vintage Year
149. The Monday Girl
150. The Managing Director
151. Free To Kill
152. Delayed Action
153. The Cold Horse Sings
154. The Money Motive
155. The Long Arm
156. The Strange Woman
157. The Final Movement
158. Strictly In Confidence
159. The Swinging Sparrow
160. When Greek Meets Greek
161. The Pay Off Final Leslie Dayman
162. The Death Game First Lionel Long
163. The Apprentice
164. Someone Up There
165. Hit, Run And Stop Dead
166. Golden Thread
167. One Hundred Witnesses
168. The Nice Bloke
169. The Fourth Side
170. A Question Of Time
171. I Confess
172. Trip To Nowhere
173. Goodbye Janet Granger
174. Valley Of Silence
175. The Slippers
176. Big Boys Don't Cry
177. Objection Sustained
178. Murder In Microscope
179. The Target
180. Dead Or Alive
181. The Mask
182. Break-out
183. The Peace Man
184. The Joy Ride
185. Process Of Elimination
186. The Hero
187. The Four Wise Men
188. The Paragon
189. The Lethal Weapon
190. The Liars
191. Easy Money
192. Birds Of Prey
193. The Treasure House
194. Act Of Mercy
195. Seen To Be Done
196. Poor Anna
197. Time Of Departure
198. The Antagonists
199. Beach Boys
200. Squirrel
201. Blind Man's Bluff First Alwyn Kurts
202. Three Card Trick
203. The X-Factor
204. Chain Of Evidence Final John Fegan
205. Bait
206. Triple Play
207. As The Twig Is Bent
208. Everyone Knows Charlie
209. The Big Mistake
210. A Quiet Town Final Lionel Long
211. I, Mick O'Byrne First Norman Yemm
212. The Joker Is Dead
213. Never A Man
214. Spin Out
215. Under Cover
216. Jet Lag
217. Onus Of Proof
218. Devil May Care
219. Smiling Joe
220. Major Edmund, M.A.
221. The Set Up
222. George
223. Dead Shot
224. The Amateurs
225. Travellers Tale
226. Address Unknown
227. Jig-Saw
228. Billy
229. Many Shades Of Black
230. Blue Moo
231. An Unwelcome Guest
232. Johnny Deadfella
233. When A Body
234. The Solitary Duet
235. Just A Bit Of Fluff
236. Kill Or Be Killed
237. Two Down, One To Go
238. Evelyn
239. Wheels
240. The Sound Of Money
241. Pushover
242. Love Story
243. Death Seat
244. The Gift
245. Peter's Party
246. Hand In Glove
247. A Time For Grieving
248. Taken Care Of
249. The Superintendent
250. The Last Friend
251. Kindly Killers
252. Juliet
253. A Place To Live
254. The Lonely Ones
255. Auntie
256. Death In The Family
257. The Doll
258. Not For Mine
259. Chain Gang
260. Monica Missing

4. The Knot

James Curtin.......Kit Taylor
Angela Smith.......Rosemary Gerette
Mrs. Smith.......Stella Lamond
Harold Roper.......Robert McDarra
Mrs. Hammond.......Madeleine Orr
Gordon Phillips.......Malcolm Phillips
Judge.......Kenric Hudson
Ernie King.......Bob Earle
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Prosecutor.......Norman Kaye
.......Jack Bowkett

Script.......Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Two young women are murdered in a park, and detectives race against time to prevent a third killing.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/11/64

Ep. 4: Rosemary Gerette and Robert McDarra

5. The Man In The Suede Jacket

Nancy Tate.......Felicity Young
Colin Tate.......Ray Wheeler
Beryl Marsden.......Eve Hardwick
Stephen Bickford.......Douglas Kelly
Clifford Harris.......Bill Lewis
Eileen Bridges.......Lyn Flanagan
Lynne Gardiner.......Harriet Polak
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Prosecutor.......Norman Kaye

Script.......Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Nancy Tate is kidnapped by two men and taken to a lonely spot and murdered. A search begins for a mysterious witness wearing a cap and a suede jacket.

Airdate: Melbourne 17/11/64, Adelaide 26/2/65

6. Aunt Sally

Jack Brophy.......Clifford Neate
Harry Hayes ('Aunt Sally').......Al Mack
Edna Malone.......Dawn Klingberg
George Long.......Peter Drake
Judith Fulton.......Kym Parry
Jim Andrews.......Tony Jackson
Howard Munro.......Rex Holdsworth
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Coroner.......Roly Barlee

Script.......Enid Johns
Director.......Alf Potter
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A clerk is shot when two masked men hold up a factory and steal a £10,000 payroll. Homicide detectives have no leads, and must rely on information from an informer, Sgt. Bronson's 'Aunt Sally'.

Airdate: Melbourne 24/11/64, Shepparton VIC 9/12/64

Ep. 5: Felicity Young

7. Scent Of Death

Dick Ryan.......Keith Birney
Mrs. Ryan.......Patricia Kennedy
Laura Hopkins.......Penelope Shelton
Doug Fielding.......Leonard Lee
Gary Hopkins.......Tony Sheldon
Cox.......Roy Day
Tony Bradshaw.......Stephen McLean
Sally Stuart.......Pat Allen
Wilton.......Nevil Thurgood
Prosecutor.......Keith Lee
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Police dog.......'Thor'

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Police dogs are used to track down a young man who has killed his father during an argument, and who has since fled to the Jolimont railway yards.

Notes: Actual police dogs were used in this episode.

Airdate: Melbourne 1/12/64, Adelaide 24/4/65, Shepparton VIC 16/12/64

Terry McDermott and Lex Mitchell

8. The Missing Letter

Katarina Heywood.......Sonia Borg
Nicola Rogowski.......Thomas Dysart
Norma Heywood.......Louise Homfrey
Anton Poznan.......Kurt Ludescher
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
George Heywood.......Ian Neil
Pathologist.......Edward Howell
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson

Script.......Sonia Borg
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Edward Heywood is reported missing, and later his body is found in a river. Two anonymous death threats provide detectives with an important clue. The man's wife had many lovers, and one of them makes a false confession.

Airdate: Melbourne 8/12/64

9. The Silent Witness

Adrian Fox.......Ron Tunstall
Wendy Baxter.......Frances McDonald
Mrs. Fox.......Freda Wilson
Carol Weston.......Fay Kelton
Arnold Smythe.......John Paton
Maureen Davis.......Elspeth Ballantyne
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Coroner.......Roly Barlee

Script.......Enid Johns
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: When an attractive young girl is murdered, it doesn't take long for the Homicide detectives to identify her killer; but they have a tense time gathering sufficient evidence to bring him to trial, aware that before they can complete their case he may kill again.

Airdate: Melbourne 15/12/64, Adelaide 12/2/65

Ep. 8: Lex Mitchell and Kurt Ludescher

10. The Hook

Ivan Hondross.......Norman Yemm
Gregory Draper.......Peter Williams
Marnie Bennett.......Marcella Burgoyne
Landlady.......Roma Johnstone
Cliff Bennett.......Peter Armstrong
Pat Bronson.......Terri Aldred
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris

Script.......Douglas Tainsh & Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A man dies a violent death aboard a boat at dawn. Although there is an eyewitness, he claims he was too far away to identify the killer. Homicide detectives have some fast thinking to do as they pursue their suspects around the confusing world of the waterfront.

Airdate: Melbourne 26/1/65, Adelaide 19/2/65, Shepparton VIC 3/2/65, Hobart TAS 29/1/65

Ep. 10: John Fegan and Norman Yemm

11. Manhunt

William Nelson.......Leonard Teale
Joy Nelson.......Patsy King
Dennis Grant.......Carl Bleazby
Mrs. Grant.......Barbara Brandon
Vic Poole.......Dennis Clinton
Mary Walker.......Jennifer Claire
Kevin Walker.......James Lynch
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson
Judge.......Edward Howell
Policeman.......Mick Ryan

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: When William Nelson, serving a life sentence for murder, escapes from custody it is not only his freedom he wants, but a chance to even up a few scores.

Notes: Features the first gunfight in a Homicide episode.

Airdate: Melbourne 2/2/65, Adelaide 20/3/65, Shepparton VIC 24/2/65, Hobart TAS 19/3/65

Ep. 11: Mick Ryan and Leonard Teale

12. The Decimal Point

George Lister.......Owen Weingott
Harry Perkins.......Earl Francis
June Perkins.......Jan Leeming
Sen. Const. Jenkins.......Nevil Thurgood
Teddy Harding.......Ron Quinn
Terry Thompson.......Roy Alexander
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson
Det. McLean.......William Jeffries

Script.......David Baker
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A convict who has broken jail is murdered and Det. Sgt. Bronson suspects that there is a connection between his death and an unsolved robbery committed five years earlier.

Airdate: Melbourne 9/2/65, Sydney 13/3/65, Adelaide 27/3/65, Brisbane 20/3/65, Shepparton VIC 2/3/65, Hobart TAS 12/2/65

Ep. 12: Lex Mitchell, Nevil Thurgood and Terry McDermott

13. Aftermath

John Clarke.......Peter Aanensen
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Kathy Connolly.......Betty Dyson
Barry Williamson.......Allen Bickford
Alexander Williamson.......Eric Reiman
Mrs. Williamson.......Marjorie Archibald
Barbara Fenton.......Fay Kelton

Script.......Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A former chief of the Homicide squad is fatally stabbed, a victim of revenge. When the body is left in the driveway of Insp. Connolly's home, he realises that he could be the next target.

Notes: A fight scene between John Fegan and Allen Bickford got out of hand. Both actors wanted to make the segment look as authentic as possible and real punches were thrown. An earlier fight scene saw Peter Aanensen accidentally punch Terry McDermott. Both sequences were retained in the episode.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/2/65, Sydney 20/3/65, Brisbane 27/3/65, Shepparton VIC 28/3/65, Hobart TAS 19/2/65

Ep. 13: John Fegan and Betty Dyson

14. Business Is Business

Eve Crossman.......Felicity Young
Kevin Sinclair.......Dennis Doonan
Douglas Hadrion.......John Tydde
Bill Hemingway.......Ian Boyce
Chico Carli.......Manuel Bugeja
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson

Script.......Christine Nicholson
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A business colleague of Douglas Hadrion, knowing he has a weak heart, succeeds after several attempts in causing his death by inducing a heart attack.

Airdate: Melbourne 23/2/65, Sydney 8/5/65, Adelaide 1/5/65, Brisbane 15/5/65, Shepparton VIC 4/4/65, Hobart TAS 26/2/65

15. The Skeleton

John Kellino.......Chuck Kehoe
Carl Abbott.......John Golding
Marian Abbott.......Elizabeth Wing
Sadie.......Maxine Keogh
Coroner.......Roly Barlee
Dr. Eadie.......Michael Howley
Sacha.......Mackie Smetana
Len Shelley.......Lloyd Cunnington
Diana Field.......Carole Walsh
Brian Chester.......Bill Knott

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg
Script Editor.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: A body found floating in Port Phillip Bay is identified as that of gambler George Duff. He has been shot. Homicide detectives are surprised when their investigations reveal that Duff was married to the headmistress of a leading girl's school.

Airdate: Melbourne & Gippsland VIC 2/3/65, Adelaide & Brisbane 8/5/65, Shepparton VIC 11/4/65, Hobart TAS 5/3/65

John Fegan, Lex Mitchell and Terry McDermott

16. The Juveniles

Peggy Mann.......Judith Arthy
Tony Merrick.......Paul Karo
Olive Duncan.......Neva Carr-Glyn
Alec Price.......Ken Sterling
John Whitfield.......John D'Arcy
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson
Madeline Duncan.......Annette Bones

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A water skier is murdered when she takes a tumble and the speedboat bears down on her. Homicide Detectives uncover their first lead at a baby-sitting agency, and soon find a connection between the agency, a group of  juvenile delinquent motor-cyclists and a series of burglaries.

Notes: Judith Arthy featured in a scene on Elwood Beach wearing only a brief bikini - which was filmed on a cold, rainy day. The script explained the conspicuous absence of people on the beach as the result of the beach 'being cleared by a sudden thunderstorm'. (The script did not explain why the detectives were wearing heavy overcoats!)

Airdate: Melbourne 27/4/65, Sydney 22/5/65, Brisbane 15/5/65, Shepparton VIC 30/5/65

Ep. 16: Judith Arthy

17. Motive For Two

Brian Leonardson.......Leonard Teale
Ashley Roberts.......Max Meldrum
Eric Hammersmith.......Kurt Ludescher
Margot Denning.......Billie Hammerberg
Catherine Leonardson.......Benita Harvey
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris

Script.......Christine Nicholson
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Catherine Leonardson has a wealthy husband who has taken second place to the other men in her life. Tension in their home turns into murder, and detectives find evidence making two men look equally guilty.

Airdate: Melbourne 11/5/65, Sydney 29/5/65, Adelaide 3/7/65, Brisbane 22/5/65, Shepparton VIC 6/6/65, Hobart TAS 14/5/65

18. Strange Cargo

Max Saunders.......Reg Gorman
Brian Gilpin.......John Godfrey
Nancy Gilpin.......Marie Redshaw
Fred Mason.......Robert Earle
Barry Dodds.......Norman Smith
Peter Harrison.......David James
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris

Script.......Enid Johns
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: An ingenious plot to steal a consignment of diamonds leads to murder, and detectives are baffled as to who the culprits are - until they turn their attention to a number of large crates recently delivered to a factory.

Airdate: Melbourne 18/5/65, Sydney 5/6/65, Brisbane 29/5/65, Shepparton VIC 13/6/65, Hobart TAS 21/5/65

John Fegan, Terry McDermott and Lex Mitchell

19. Dead On Two

Dr. Salvatore Perini.......Alister Smart
Dudley Stark.......Paul Smith
Nino Tossi.......Blaise Anthony
Conzetta Tossi.......Vanessa McGurk
Georgio Haffia.......Marcel Eugola
Father Geary.......Harry Starling
Sister Hamilton.......Helen Agland
Giacomo Daniello.......Anthony Schembri
Chemist.......Bill Bennett

Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson
Script.......Sonia Borg
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Two criminals kidnap a doctor in order to treat a wounded man who was injured during a gunfight in which another man was killed.

Notes: U.S. film producer and actor Paul Smith accepted this role while visiting Melbourne. The Victorian School for Deaf Children provided tutoring for scenes featuring a deaf-mute girl.

Airdate: Melbourne 25/5/65, Sydney 12/6/65, Adelaide 31/7/65, Brisbane 5/6/65, Shepparton VIC 20/6/65, Hobart TAS 28/5/65

Ep. 19: Paul Smith, Alister Smart and Blaise Anthony

20. The White Mistress

Donald Raeburn.......Rhod Walker
Anita Hansen.......Joan Letch
John Young.......Edward Howell
Helen Wilson.......Diana Givoni
Laurie Hartley.......John Rickard
Alan Cooper.......John Paton
Mrs. Agar.......Christine Calcutt
Tom Davis.......Ronald Northrope
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: The Homicide squad has help from Forensic when investigating a strange case involving the death of someone who had apparently ceased to exist before being killed.

Airdate: Melbourne 8/6/65, Sydney 19/6/65, Brisbane 12/6/65, Shepparton VIC 27/6/65, Hobart TAS 4/6/65

Ep. 20: Rhod Walker, Joan Letch, Terry McDermott and Lex Mitchell

21. The Violators

Karen Latimer.......Lynette Curran
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Thomas Latimer.......Ben Gabriel
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson
Geoffrey Short.......Frank Taylor
Paul Armstrong.......Mal Carmont
Graham Dixon.......Roger Diss
Laurie Armstrong.......Bruce Thompson
Ernie Mills.......Gary Wastell

Script.......Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Matters are complicated for the police when a young girl shirks from the publicity she fears will result if she makes known the full story of her abduction and gang rape. This leads to revenge being meted out to her assailants.

Notes: Introduced by John Fegan warning viewers of the serious nature and social significance of the crime portrayed in the episode. Lynette Curran's first major television role.

Airdate: Melbourne 15/6/65, Adelaide 14/8/65, Gippsland VIC 15/6/65, Orange NSW 1/9/66

22. The Partners

Carol Bannister.......Vivienne Lincoln
Ron Scobie.......Roy Day
Boyd Nesbitt.......Laurier Lange
James Bannister.......George Fairfax
Bill Podmore.......William Hodge
Garrick (Defence counsel).......Terry Norris
Prosecutor.......Kenric Hudson

Script.......Christine Nicholson & Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A man found dead in a burnt out car is presumed to be the owner, but further evidence points to him still being alive, and detectives gradually unravel an insurance fraud which ends in murder.

Airdate: Melbourne 22/6/65, Sydney 3/7/65, Brisbane 26/6/65, Shepparton VIC 11/7/65, Orange NSW 15/9/66, Hobart TAS 18/6/65

Ep. 21: Lynette Curran

23. The Brand

Dawn Kirby.......Dawn Klingberg
Johnny Halsall.......John Dart
Mike Greer.......Michael Boddy
Herbert Philpot.......Douglas Kelly
Rita Hardy.......Jeffa Nicholson
Read-out Sergeant.......Syd Conabere
Paul Stafford.......Graeme Bent
Ray Young.......Lloyd Cunnington
Fay Madden.......Pamela Eagles

Script.......Enid Johns
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: When Homicide detectives probe the underworld to investigate the murder of a prostitute, they find the dead girl's friends and accomplices all fear for their own lives. An obvious crank with a passion for reforming people complicates their investigations.

Notes: Introduced by John Fegan warning viewers about the 'ugly' side of prostitution. First episode to display the episode title.

Airdate: Melbourne 29/6/65, Sydney 10/7/765, Brisbane 3/7/65, Adelaide 11/9/65, Shepparton VIC 18/7/65, Hobart TAS 25/6/65

24. Ladies Man

Carol.......Ursula Finlay
Hal Dunstan.......Chuck Kehoe
Garfield.......Norman Ettling

Script.......Della Foss-Paine

Synopsis: When con-man Hal Dunstan gets over-confident, a chance encounter with a prowler in a graveyard triggers off more than he can cope with.

Airdate: Melbourne 13/7/65, Griffith NSW 30/11/66

John Fegan, Terry McDermott and Lex Mitchell

24A. One Man Crime Wave

Carol Barwick.......Gerda Nicolson
Charles Kemp.......Ben Gabriel
Crown prosecutor.......Nigel Lovell
Tony Edwards.......Paul Karo
Eva Kemp.......Anne Charleston
Harry Hayes.......Al Mack
Sandra.......Rona Newton-John
Hatcher.......Neil Curnow
Justice Collins.......Kenric Hudson
Williams.......Fred Ford

Script.......Enid Johns & Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A series of apparently unrelated crimes appear to be the work of a careless amateur, until a discovery by an old tramp and a fatal bashing set detectives on a new line of inquiry.

Notes: Pilot Episode. On-screen episode title and closing credits are non-standard. When the decision was made to air this episode it had to be slotted in before Lex Mitchell left the series, and hence was numbered 24A due to screening order. Originally titled 'The Clumsy Thief'.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/7/65

25. Forgotten Murderer

Ingrid Schumann.......Sonia Borg
Horst Schumann.......Horst Bergfried
.......Elke-Maria Kirkbride
.......Paul Rutenis

Script.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: When prominent Melbourne solicitor Gerald Marquard is killed, detectives connect his death with the disappearance of an important forged document. They concentrate on two suspects: one a well-known confidence trickster, the other a young German migrant, Horst Schumann.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/7/65

26. Second Time Round

.......Liz Harris
.......Queenie Ashton
.......Robert McPhee
.......William Hodge
.......Alan Rowe

Script.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: The murder of a baccarat king leads to an arrest, a trial and also an acquittal, because the charged man has a watertight alibi. But time, mistrust and wagging tongues force the killer to strike a second time.

Airdate: Melbourne 3/8/65, Adelaide 25/9/65

Lex Mitchell

27. Fifth Column

Charlie Samson.......Peter Adams
Bruno Zalteck.......Peter Aanensen
Joe Walsh.......Osmund Wenban

Script.......Enid Johns & Phil Freedman
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Sen. Det. David Mackay, recently demoted from Sergeant due to a report by Det. Sgt. Bronson, joins the squad. Mackay is in trouble immediately when he is caught breaking into a shop. Fraser is promoted to Senior Detective and transferred to another squad.

Notes: Final episode with Lex Mitchell. First episode with Leonard Teale as Sen. Det. David Mackay. Court room scenes are no longer featured in every episode.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/8/65, Sydney & Brisbane 14/8/65, Adelaide 2/10/65, Shepparton VIC 22/8/65, Hobart TAS 30/7/65

28. Eye Witness

.......Syd Conabere
.......Moira Carleton
.......Naomi Swart
.......Steven Lampton

Script.......Roland Strong

Synopsis: A young mother is murdered and her small daughter is missing. Police and trackers comb rugged country for the killer, and question relatives about the little girl whose disappearance is obviously connected to her mother's death.

Airdate: Melbourne 17/8/65, Adelaide 9/10/65, Orange NSW 27/10/66

Ep. 27: Lex Mitchell and Leonard Teale

29. Inside The City

Katie Nye.......Fay Kelton
Charles Moon.......Neil Phillipson
Jim Nye.......Victor Haggith
Eric Johnston.......Michael Thomas
Harry Hayes.......Al Mack
Robert Granger.......Chris Christensen

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A girl en route to her city office sees a dead man lying on a rooftop. During the subsequent investigation Homicide detectives uncover some shady dealings with her father's business.

Notes: Terry McDermott received a broken rib while filming a fight scene for this episode. The scene took 3 hours to film, and went into the evening. With no reading on the light meter, cameraman Alan Arnold kept going using a battery light. The result was quite effective.

Airdate: Melbourne 24/8/65, Sydney 13/8/65, Brisbane & Hobart TAS 28/8/65, Adelaide 16/10/65, Shepparton VIC 3/10/65

30. Catapult

.......Kerry Francis
.......Vivienne Lincoln
.......John Ewing
.......John Morgan

Script.......Richard Lane

Synopsis: A bookmaker is brutally robbed and murdered, and Homicide detectives suspect a group of racing men led by smooth-talking jockey Johnny Parke. Their search brings them to further violence when jealousy flares up between the suspects.

Airdate: Melbourne 31/8/65, Adelaide 23/10/65

Ep. 29: Leonard Teale and Fay Kelton

31. An Act Of Love

Ruth Gold........Moya O'Sullivan
Joseph Emmanuel.......Louis Wishart
Constable.......Lindsay Parish
.......Betty Randall

Script.......Jeff Underhill

Synopsis: A miserable relationship develops between two European middle aged migrants - Joseph Emmanuel, an instrument maker, and Ruth Gold, a musician - who have a mutual love of music. Both are impoverished, and behind her refusal to marry him is a tragic secret - Ruth has an incurable illness. They withdraw from the world, and their relationship grows more and more hopeless and they decide to kill themselves. The man then shoots her and tries to poison himself, but fails. Rather than tell police about their pact, the man makes up a story about a crime of passion.

Notes: John Fegan nominated this episode as a favourite, describing it as "so beautifully written it moved me deeply".¹²²

Airdate: Melbourne 7/9/65, Adelaide 30/10/65, Newcastle NSW 27/5/67

John Fegan

32. Double Cross

Bill Todd.......Maurie Fields
Mavis Todd.......Jan Hollister
Max Fordham.......Blaise Antony
Mrs. Daley.......Shirley May Donald
Sam Daley.......Peter Armstrong

Script.......Enid Johns
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: When a body is washed up on St Kilda beach, Homicide detectives discover that the victim was involved in the smuggling of narcotics.

Airdate: Melbourne 14/9/65, Adelaide 6/11/65

33. Sentence Of Death

.......Tommy Dysart
.......Norman Ettling
.......Elke Kirkbride
.......George Fairfax
.......Noreen Ellis

Script.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: The prompt rescue by Sen. Det. Mackay of a man who is nearly killed by a train leads to an unexpected clue and a tragic reason behind the death of a woman.

Airdate: Melbourne 12/10/65, Adelaide 5/2/66, Orange NSW 1/12/66

34. Witch Hunt

WPC Helen Hopgood.......Derani Scarr
Jennifer Morgan.......Dalvern Thom
Douglas Thornton.......Moray Powell
Laura Wishart.......Sheila Florance
Dr. Keller.......Joyce Watson
Henry Wishart.......John Godfrey
Robert Spratt.......David Spurling
Photographer.......Kurt Beimel

Script.......Sonia Borg
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg
Script Editor.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: A policewoman joins the Homicide detectives to probe a death which takes them into the realm of strange witchcraft rites.

Notes: Introduced by John Fegan, warning about the dangers of cults, with a reiteration of his comments at the end of the episode. First appearance by Derani Scarr in a semi-regular support role as WPC Helen Hopgood.

Airdate: Melbourne 5/10/65, Sydney 23/10/65

Derani Scarr

35. For Pity's Sake

.......Lynette Curran
.......Alister Smart
.......Roy Day
.......Tania Just
.......Anne Charleston
.......Joe James
.......Douglas Kelly

Script.......Mary Underhill

Synopsis: Three young women die and investigations lead Homicide detectives into the field of psychiatry, and to a mentally deranged man who has become a criminal through misfortune, and whom they fear will kill again.

Airdate: Melbourne 21/9/65, Adelaide 13/11/65, Wagga Wagga NSW 2/12/66, Orange NSW 15/12/66

36. Birds Of A Feather

.......John Gray
.......Robert McPhee
.......Guna Kazins
.......Al Mack
.......John Armstrong

Script.......Enid Johns

Synopsis: A woman dies a violent death, and some stolen diamonds are missing. A link between the two crimes provides Homicide detectives with several leads. The chase is on when their prime suspect flees from his own accomplice as well as the police.

Airdate: Melbourne 28/9/65, Adelaide 20/11/65

Ep. 35: Lynette Curran and Tania Just

37. Colour Of Hate

.......Stewart Ginn
.......Kit Taylor
.......Rosemary Gerette
.......Allan Lander

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Producer.......Ian Crawford

Synopsis: A vicious and ruthless underworld character fatally wounds a young policeman after being disturbed trying to steal a car. There are witnesses, but all fail to identify the Homicide detective's prime suspect. It is a silent witness that finally catches him out - a vital piece of evidence left at the scene of the crime by the murderer himself.

Notes: Based on the actual case of the murder of a young police constable, which drew an appreciative response from the victim's family, who, in a letter to Crawfords, described the episode as 'a fine tribute to our son's courage and devotion to duty'.

Airdate: Melbourne 26/10/65, Adelaide 19/2/66

38. Let's Have A Funeral

Christopher Lodge.......Terry Norris
Alec Thompson.......Stanley Walsh
Margaret Lodge.......Beverley Dunn
Eric Farmer.......William Hodge
Rita Dalton.......Bettine Kauffmann

Script.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: Christopher Lodge receives a shock when an undertaker calls to collect his body. His fear mounts when a wreath is delivered, and detectives are called in to investigate his 'murder'.

Airdate: Melbourne 19/10/65, Adelaide 12/2/66

Ep. 37: Stewart Ginn and Rosemary Gerette

39. A Lonely Place

Betty Nyberg.......Patsy King
Fallel.......Carl Bleazby
Edith Fallel.......Doreen Warburton
Kathy.......Penny Billing
Shirley.......Naomi Swart
.......David Mitchell

Script.......Richard Lane

Synopsis: A man who victimises innocent and unsuspecting children horrifies the inhabitants of a quiet country town.

Airdate: Melbourne & Gippsland VIC 2/11/65

40. The Outcast

.......Alister Smart
.......Loriel Smart
.......John Llewellyn
.......Graeme Bent
.......David Crann

Script.......Della Foss-Paine

Synopsis: Returning home from an all-night party, a woman under the influence of alcohol makes a grim game of driving her car at a male friend - until she eventually hits him. Panic-stricken, she rushes off into more trouble. Before long her own life is endangered by someone who wants to keep the night's events secret for a very good reason.

Notes: Adelaide actor Loriel Smart and Brisbane actor Alister Smart play husband and wife in this episode, but despite having the same surname are not related, and in fact met for the first time while filming this episode.

Airdate: Melbourne 9/11/65, Adelaide 5/3/66, Canberra 2/9/66

Leonard Teale, Terry McDermott and John Fegan

41. Good And Sufficient Reason

Gil Slade.......Norman Yemm
Ernie Slade.......Paul Karo
James Nelson.......Don Crosby
Mary Nelson.......Stella Lamond
.......Don Philps
.......Diane Greentree

Script.......Enid Johns
Film Director.......David Lee

Synopsis: Gil Slade, a braggart and brutish lout, kills a man for no reason other than that he made Slade look foolish. None of his neighbours will inform on him, and when one finally does go to the police Slade retaliates with further violence.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/11/65, Canberra 16/9/66

42. Speed The Dying

WPC Helen Hopgood.......Derani Scarr
Max Goodwin.......Ron Haddrick
Joyce Chapman.......Marcella Burgoyne
George Harris.......Charles McCallum
Doug Weston.......Earl Francis
Mary Price.......Ethel Gabriel
Audrey Harris.......Penelope Shelton
Dr. Rowe.......Alton Harvey
Langley.......Reginald Newson
Cora Weston.......Daphne Millar

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg
Script Editor.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: A man, who is convinced that he has every right to deceive and defraud others, sets up a rest home for old people. But the Homicide squad takes an interest when an elderly female resident is murdered without any apparent motive.

Airdate: Melbourne & Gippsland VIC 23/11/65, Sydney 11/12/65, Brisbane 27/11/65, Adelaide 19/3/66, Shepparton VIC 11/1/66, Hobart TAS 12/11/65

Ep. 41: Paul Karo and Diane Greentree

43. The Novice

.......Fernande Glyn
.......Brian Hannan
.......Vanessa McGurk
.......Ken Fraser

Script.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: An elderly woman is murdered when she interrupts a thief who has broken into her home.

Airdate: Melbourne 30/11/65

Ep. 43: Leonard Teale and Vanesa McGurk; Vanessa McGurk and Brian Hannan

44. Coincidence

WPC Helen Hopgood.......Derani Scarr
.......Sheila Florance
.......Peter Wagner
.......Lesley Secombe
.......Evan Dunstan
.......Dawn Lightfoot
.......Robyn McKay

Script.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A young girl is lured to her death when she answers a newspaper advertisement, and Policewoman Helen Hopgood assists the Homicide detectives in tracing the murderer.

Airdate: Melbourne 7/12/65, Adelaide 2/4/66, Wollongong NSW 30/5/67

45. Sunday Frolic

Pat Bronson.......Ursula Finlay
Billy Saunders.......John Krummel
Kevin Hill.......John Norman
Joan Collins.......Helen Agland
Greg Fisher.......John Cadwallader
Victor Collins.......Ian Boyce
Errol Jones.......Manuel Bugeja
Shopkeeper.......Kurt Beimel

Script.......Enid Johns
Director.......Alf Potter
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg
Script Editor.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: Sgt. Bronson's wife, Pat, is witness to a despicable attack on a cripple by three youths. Her own life is threatened by their ruthless leader, Billy Saunders, who tries to stop her identifying them.

Airdate: Melbourne & Gippsland VIC 14/12/65, Brisbane 18/12/65, Adelaide 9/4/66, Shepparton VIC 1/2/66, Hobart TAS 3/12/65)

46. The Gamblers

Jan Burton.......Yvonne Matthews
Bill Delaney.......John Faassen
Artie Prouse.......Martin Vaughan
Helen Burton.......Leila Blake
Ray Gardiner.......Peter Curtin
Lew Fenton.......Gordon Malcolm
Jamison.......Michael Hills
Nursing sister.......Esme Melville
Mrs. Farrell.......Eileen Berry
Mrs. Somers.......Kay Symonds

Script.......Della Foss-Paine
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg
Script Editor.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: Helen Burton and her daughter are happy to be reunited after a long separation, but the reunion turns out to be a prelude to tragedy when a murder is committed.

Airdate: Melbourne 25/1/66, Adelaide 16/4/66, Canberra 28/10/66, Shepparton VIC 8/2/66, Hobart TAS 10/12/65

Ep. 44: John Fegan and Robyn McKay

47. A Question Of Honour

.......Tommy Dysart
.......Guna Kazins
.......Stefan Gryff
.......Lyndall Barbour

Script.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Det. Sgt. Bronson and Sen. Det. Mackay are called to an isolated homestead on the Mornington Peninsula to investigate the murder of a labourer.

Notes: Filmed at the actual location where the crime this episode is based on took place.

Airdate: Melbourne 1/2/66

48. Vicious Circle

.......Norman Yemm
.......Tikki Taylor
.......Norman Kaye
.......Peter Drake

Script.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: Detectives have five suspects in the brutal murder of an attractive young married woman. All of them saw her in the hours preceding her death.

Airdate: Melbourne 8/2/66, Adelaide 30/4/66

Ep. 47: Guna Kazins and Tommy Dysart

49. Three-Headed Dog

Libby Hart.......Liz Harris
Sean Rogan.......Terry Norris
Dr. James Willmott.......John Rasey
Henry 'Lofty' Marsh.......Douglas Kelly
Denton Peel.......Mark Albiston
Hector (Forensic scientist).......Carl Bleazby
Barbara Heywood.......Suzanne Catmull
Nurse.......Carmel Humphrey
Guitarist.......Tony Greenwood

Script.......Ian Jones
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg
Script Editor.......Phil Freedman

Synopsis: An artist arrives at an outdoor party with a stunning blonde. Within minutes the girl is dead, and so is a young folk-singer who was also a party guest. Homicide detectives are called in to the off-beat world of an artist's colony to investigate the mysterious deaths, and suspense mounts as investigations into the puzzling case builds to an unexpected climax.

Notes: One scene required the police car window to be shot out, but there was no money in the budget for a windscreen. Drafting paper was put over the window with a hole cut out, and cameraman Alan Arnold filmed from the back seat as Leonard Teale and Terry McDermott in the front threw screwed up cellophane lolly wrappers in the air. The end result looked like a bullet shattering a windscreen. Guest actor Liz Harris (who would later marry Leonard Teale) performs a song, 'Three-Headed Dog', which was specially written for the episode by scriptwriter Ian Jones. Gerard Kennedy is credited as 'car driver', but he cannot be seen in the episode.

Airdate: Melbourne 15/2/66, Adelaide 7/5/66, Griffith NSW 31/5/67

Ep. 49: Liz Harris and Terry Norris

50. No Honour Among Thieves

Adrian Parker.......Neale Warrington
Dick Hirst.......David Mitchell
Jean Hirst.......Lyn Lee
Lorraine Dunbar.......Dorothy Moore
Terry Jessop.......Andrew Guild
Jimmy Moore.......Stephen MacLean
Tony.......Kurt Beimel
Bill Dawson.......Lloyd Cunnington
George Greenwood.......Ron Little

Script.......Enid Johns
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Ian Jones
Assistant Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Associate Producer.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: A criminal earnestly trying to reform is being framed for a double murder and a £20,000 payroll robbery.

Notes: New opening titles, featuring individual credits for each lead actor.

Airdate: Melbourne 1/3/66, Adelaide 14/5/66

Episodes 51 - 100 continued on next page

122.  TV Times, March 8 1967.