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301. The Puppy

Mike Dawson.......Joe James
Ron Fisher.......John Ewart
Norma Mills.......Janne Coghlan
Kirsty Mills.......Alexandra Hynes
Sue.......Sally Walker
.......Raymond O'Reilley
.......Carl Bleazby

Script.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: 16-year-old Kirsty Mills, just released from a girl's home, has her adjustment period made more traumatic when police inquire about her father, who is believed to be involved in a hold-up and the death of a guard. She becomes more involved when police begin to suspect her criminal boyfriend, Ron Fisher.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/7/71

302. A Boy's Best Friend

Nola Allen.......Judy Jack
Gordon Allen.......Don Barkham
Joe Watson.......Tony Allyn
Arnie Watson.......Peter Hepworth
Elly Goss.......Louise Hall
Dave.......Maurie Fields
.......Mary Marshall
.......Hamish Hughes

Script.......Eddie Hepple

Synopsis: Shy teenager Elly Goss disappears while on her way to her first party. Detectives fear foul play and question two layabout brothers, Arnie and Joe Watson, who were seen with the girl that evening. Gordon Allen's marriage is on the rocks because he treats his wife Nola more like his mother, and Nola is embittered because of it.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/7/71, Sydney 24/8/71, Canberra 16/9/71, Grafton NSW 26/11/71

303. A Change Of Habit

Sister Ignatius.......Sheila Florance
Carol Archer.......Vivienne Garrett
Sidney Roberts.......Peter Reynolds
Elsie Roberts.......Betty Lucas
.......Roger Carroll
.......Les James
.......Eve Wynne
.......Neville Penton

Script.......Margaret Kelly

Synopsis: Criminal Ron Fuller is killed by a shotgun as he walks down a laneway with his defacto wife, Elsie. Investigating his death, detectives question Elsie about her husband believed killed in a car crash in Britain. They have reason to suspect that he could still be alive.

Airdate: Melbourne 3/8/71

304. On The Run

George Mason.......Roger Ward
Toby Turner.......Buster Fiddess
Joan Elliot.......Judy Jack
Ian Taylor.......Frank Wilson
Peggy Phillips.......Rosie Sturgess
Fred.......Roy Day
Ron Miller.......Peter Berg
Sgt. Bert Thompson.......Bob Lee
Tony Rossi.......Alberto Villa
Bob Elliot.......Stephen Overall

Script.......Louis Clark
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Pulbrook
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: An Italian prisoner is wrongly accused of taking part in the murder of a warder at Maldara Prison Farm during an escape. The actual murderer, George Mason, escapes, terrorising the people of the surrounding district.

Notes: One of two episodes with the title 'On The Run', the other being episode 497.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/8/71, Sydney 14/9/71

305. Sugar And Spite

Nurse.......Joanne Kloster
Michael Edmunds.......Ian Smith
Mrs. Adamson.......Eve Godley
Mrs. Edmunds.......Jessica Noad
Wilson.......Bobby Bright
Johnny Parsons.......Chard Hayward
.......David John
.......Judith Kuring

Script.......Lee Pattinson

Synopsis: Marjorie Nolan, a 22-year-old computer operator, is shot dead at her home. Detectives question a man known to have been at the girl's home on the night of her death. A photograph of the victim's current boyfriend also provides a clue.

Airdate: Melbourne 17/8/71, Sydney 21/9/71, Canberra 7/10/71, Newcastle NSW 26/8/72, Orange NSW 17/4/72

306. The Bikie

Al.......John Stanton
Mrs. Cooke.......Joan Letch
John Murray.......Tony Allyn
Gary Brown.......Leon Gregory
James.......Ron Pinnell
.......Clive Hearne
.......Jan Russ

Script.......Luis Bayonas

Synopsis: Bikie John Murray kills to avenge the death of his sister; another man kills through fear; and police race against time to prevent a third killing.

Airdate: Melbourne 24/8/71, Sydney 28/9/71

307. Don't Call The Cops

Eve Harrison.......Jill Forster
Rollo.......Kuki Kaa
'The Duke'.......Buster Fiddess
Marion Green.......Cindy Wright
Charles Allen.......Mark Hashfield
.......John Clayton
.......Frank Spencer

Script.......Keith Hetherington

Synopsis: The only witness to a murder is a wine-drunk derro; the only suspect is a hippie, Rollo, who threatens Eve Harrison, the murder victim's attractive wife. Rollo can't be found - and it takes some time to find the body.

Airdate: Melbourne 31/8/71

308. Expectations

Mick Doyle.......Lex Mitchell
Carl Wardle.......Deryck Barnes
George Milton.......Brian Anderson
Alec Kirby.......Martin Harris
Senior Constable.......Peter Felmingham
Bill Armstrong.......Bruce Kerr
Faye Milton.......Brenda Beddison
Jeannie Burke.......Lesley Baker
Constable.......Ernest Gray
Marion Wardle.......Mary Marshall
Shop customer.......Vivian Gray

Script.......Eddie Hepple
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Pulbrook
Producer.......Edward Ogden
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Assistant Producer.......Don Fitzsimmons
Script Editor.......Lynn Bayonas
Casting Director.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: A man suspected of bashing a wealthy woman to death is fleeing in a car, pursued by Sgt. Mackay and Det. Barnes. They find the car in the bush at Warrandyte, with a dummy rigged up in the front seat, and dynamite in the back with the fuse nearly burnt down.

Airdate: Melbourne 7/9/71, Sydney 19/10/71, Grafton NSW 14/1/72

309. The Professional

Joe Craig.......Peter Gwynne
Bruce Lacey.......Terry Gill
Alf Dixon.......Max Meldrum
Wendy Daines.......Patsy Hemingway
Helen.......Beverley Dunn
.......Kenric Hudson
.......Joanne Kloster

Script.......Alan Cram

Synopsis: Det. Barnes is cynical when he hears that Joe Craig, known to him as a professional gunman from Sydney, is working legitimately in Melbourne as a social worker.

Airdate: Melbourne 14/9/71

310. Brer Fox

Campbell.......Don Crosby
Harry.......Frank Hamilton
Sue Fox.......Peta Moeller
Mrs. Evans.......Isabel Harley
Mrs. Campbell.......Phillipa Baker
Mrs. Lee.......Margot Harper
Robinson.......Vernon Weaver
.......Arthur Barradell-Smith

Script.......Colin Eggleston

Synopsis: Inspector Fox finds himself investigating a murder when a fisherman acquaintance is shot dead during Fox's holidays.

Airdate: Melbourne 21/9/71

311. All The World Is Queer

Jill Patterson.......Janice Copeland
Graham.......Guy Le Claire
Foster.......Kurt Beimel
Mrs. Foster.......Joan Letch
Ellis.......Alexander Archdale
Mrs. Ellis.......Barbara Brandon
.......Gwynneth Hughes
.......Jack Perry

Script.......Margaret Kelly

Synopsis: Sen. Det. Patterson takes his family to the zoo on his day off, and is horrified when someone goes berserk with a rifle, shooting dead a number of people.

Notes: Filming of a scene where a gunman throws his rifle into the lion enclosure at the zoo didn’t quite go according to plan. Two lion cubs started playing with the rifle, and then the cub’s father came along and smashed it!

Airdate: Melbourne 28/9/71, Sydney 9/11/71

Ep. 310: Peta Moeller and Alwyn Kurts

312. Masquerade

Charles Hutchinson.......Ron Roberts
Scott Martin.......Joe Hasham
Claire.......Josephine Brennan
June Hutchinson.......Joan Bruce
Libby.......Leila Hayes
Millie.......Leila Blake

Script.......Amanda Spry

Synopsis: Tragedy comes to June and Charles Hutchinson when their three-month-old baby is kidnapped during a fancy dress party at their home, which provided a perfect disguise for the kidnappers. The solitary clue police have is that two people left the party early, but there is no evidence to reveal their identities.

Notes: This episode marks singer Leila Hayes' acting debut.

Airdate: Melbourne 5/10/71, Sydney 12/11/71, Canberra 25/11/71

313. A Game Of Chance

Pina Bianchi.......Anne Pendlebury
Brian Clark.......Brendon Lunney
Bill Wood.......Vincent Gil
Keith Morgan.......Peter Hepworth
Bianchi.......Frank Rich
Conti.......Robert Ruggerio
Frank Edwards.......Alan Rowe
Shopkeeper.......Kurt Beimel
Costa.......Stanley Berkoff
Martino.......Manuel Bugeja

Script.......Ted Roberts
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Pulbrook
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editor.......Lynn Bayonas
Casting Director.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: The leader of a yobbo gang pretends to buy a gun from a sports store proprietor and then cold-bloodedly shoots him dead with his own gun. When a series of armed robberies occur after the murder, police suspect the same youth is responsible.

Airdate: Melbourne 12/10/71, Sydney 16/11/71

Ep. 312: Alwyn Kurts, Leonard Teale, Ron Roberts and Joan Bruce

314. Fighting Fred

Sen. Johnson (Hastings).......Deryck Barnes
Refinery security officer.......Nigel Lovell
Fred Jones.......Harry Lawrence
Edna.......Sheila Florance
Homer.......Keith Reid
Griffith.......Ernest Gray
Nino.......Bob Carl
Secretary.......Alison Bird
Reporter.......Ken Howard
.......Peter Aanensen
.......Telford Jackson

Script.......Luis Bayonas
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Film Director.......Luis Bayonas

Synopsis: A fisherman's obsession with oil pollution and its effects on marine life, and his claim that fish are dying near an oil refinery, plus the discovery of a body at Stony Point present the Homicide detectives with an intriguing case.

Notes: Segments were filmed at the Hastings oil refinery.

Airdate: Melbourne 19/10/71

315. Blood

Beverley Walker.......Carole Yelland
Freddy Hall.......Graeme Blundell
Michael Walker.......Wayne Poulton
Alice Thomson.......Shirley Cameron
Joe.......David Ravenswood
.......Roy Baldwin

Script.......David Boutland

Synopsis: When hamburger shop owner Bill Walker is stabbed to death, his son Michael, with blood on his hands, tells police that an intruder murdered his father, and when he tried to intervene his hand was slashed with the knife.

Airdate: Melbourne 26/10/71, Sydney 30/11/71

316. The Experts

Rev. Mason.......Frank Wilson
Kelly.......Syd Conabere
Smith.......Reg Evans
Marion Davis.......Lynn Flanagan
Desk Sergeant.......John Llewellyn
John Turner.......Redmond Moore
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Mechanic.......George Spartels
Lewis.......Frank Hamilton

Script.......Ted Roberts

Synopsis: A man is killed when the car he is driving explodes and bursts into flames. Homicide is told by Forensic that the explosives used were the work of an expert, and they later question an electrician with past convictions.

Airdate: Melbourne 2/11/71, Sydney 25/1/72, Canberra 23/12/71, Grafton NSW 10/3/72

317. Handle With Care

Max Hall.......Brian Wenzel
Yvonne Clark.......Jacqueline Kott
Doris Hall.......Kay Eklund
Det. Williams.......David Williams
.......David Foster
.......Frank Van
.......Frank Hamilton
.......Vicki Windholz

Script.......Keith Hetherington

Synopsis: A young delivery van driver, Greg Lane, is killed when a parcel labelled 'Handle With Care' falls at his feet and explodes. The only clues are a few splinters of wood, a piece of jagged metal, and some charred paper. With the help of Det. Williams from Forensic, they are enough to enable the Homicide squad to track down a cold-blooded psychopathic killer.

Airdate: Melbourne 9/11/71, Sydney 1/2/72

318. Lover Boy

Kay.......Katie Sheil
Mrs. Marshall.......Natalie Raine
Jill Patterson.......Janice Copeland
Marion.......Gillian Jones
Roger Taylor.......Terence Cooper
Stella.......Suzy Gashler

Script.......Alan Cram

Synopsis: Playboy Roger Taylor is fascinating to women, but a pathological liar. His many affairs catch up with him when one of his old girlfriends is killed, and police are anxious to question him about his involvement with her.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/11/71, Wollongong NSW 28/8/72

319. From The Top

Georgina Pearce.......Pamela Stephenson
Mullins (Prosecutor).......Keith Eden
Frederick McCann.......Harry Lawrence
John Forster.......Syd Conabere
Judge.......Tony Bazell
Christopher White.......James Condon
Barrington.......Richard Meikle
Joan Mitchell.......Pauline Charleston
Mrs. Spencer.......Anne Haddy
Spencer.......Telford Jackson
Michael Franklin.......Norman Kaye
Miss Hutchinson.......Barbara Brandon
June.......Gloria Hamilton
Rescue man.......Eric Scott
Williams.......Arnold Riches
Dr. Irving.......Eric Heyes
Const. Walker.......Geoffrey Stewart
Surveyor.......Les James

Script.......Luis Bayonas & Phil Freedman
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producers.......Nigel Lovell & Sonia Borg
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Editors.......Phil Freedman & Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: While dining at a city restaurant, Insp. Fox sees two men struggling high on a neighbouring building. One is pushed over a rail and falls to his death, and Fox rushes out to investigate. The clues - a mining company executive, a man with political ambitions and a revivalist minister - seem unrelated until Georgina enters the picture. She 'entertains' gentlemen at a lush city apartment while maintaining the illusion of being a working girl with a suburban flat. A man named Forster is arrested for murder, and Fox is the main witness at the trial, but the evidence presented by the defence counsel throws doubt on Fox's credibility as a witness.

Notes: 2 hour episode - continuing from the normal ending of a Homicide episode into the courtroom. Referred to as 'Homicide Trial', it was originally conceived as a follow-on series. Due to the length of the episode requiring it to be split over two reels of 2-inch video tape, it was officially listed as two separate episodes, 319 'From The Top' and 319A 'Trial'.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/3/72

Ep. 319: Barbara Brandon and Pamela Stephenson

320. I Love You Primrose Taylor

WPC Primrose Taylor.......Rowena Wallace
Beverley Adams.......Joanne Kloster
Mrs. Fenton.......Karen Petersen
Sammy Walker.......John Cobley
Ben Walker.......Brian Anderson
Mary Walker.......Faye Sharpe
Sally Green.......Lindy Buggy
Janine Fisher.......Margaret Rodrigues
Dr. Brian Alcott.......Clive Hearne
Jim Harris.......Mike Jackson
Capt. Tom Richards.......Arthur Barradell-Smith
Airport foreman.......Jack Perry
Cedric Phillips.......Ray O'Donnell

Script.......Margaret Kelly
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editor.......Lynn Bayonas

Synopsis: An attractive policewoman, Primrose Taylor, assisting the Homicide squad with office work, nearly becomes a murder victim when detectives search for the killer of an air hostess - and all they have to go on is anonymous telephone calls.

Airdate: Melbourne 1/2/72

321. Maybe She'll Come Tomorrow

Gail.......Anne Pendlebury
Ken Webster.......John Derum
Martin Foster.......Keith Reid
Mrs. Foster.......Betty Sutton
Marge.......Joan Bruce
Norm.......Max Osbiston
Fr. Regan.......Barry Hill
.......Louise Homfrey

Script.......Martin Robbins

Synopsis: Homicide detectives face a baffling case when a murder is committed at a drive-in movie. The butts of two tickets provide them with a clue and a major suspect.

Airdate: Melbourne 8/2/72, Sydney 22/2/72

322. The Wife

Jack Robertson.......John Stanton
Gary Harrison.......Gary Gray
David Cook.......Frank Wilson
Margaret Fleming.......Lynn Murphy
Jane Fleming (Qantas hostess).......Kate McKittrick
Mrs. Robertson.......Jan Morgan
.......Ormond Douglas
.......Mary Marschall

Script.......David Boutland

Synopsis: Investigations into the sudden death of Margaret Fleming's husband reveal a family scandal.

Airdate: Melbourne 15/2/72, Sydney 29/2/72, Canberra 9/3/72

323. Everything In The Garden Isn't

Barbara.......Carmen Duncan
Mick Ryan.......Reg Gorman
Marge Ryan.......Judy Jack
Jonathan.......Bryon Williams
Mrs. Evans.......Isabel Harley
.......Reg Glanville

Script.......James Davern

Synopsis: When Bernard Coleman, manager of a pipe factory, is robbed and murdered, the main suspect is Mick Ryan, an ex-criminal employed as a cleaner at the factory.

Airdate: Melbourne 22/2/72, Sydney 7/3/72, Grafton NSW 21/4/72, Orange NSW 28/8/72

324. Too Clever By Half

Valerie Kersten.......Arna-Maria Winchester
Kay Loder.......Patsy King
Tom Loder.......Gus Mercurio
Richard Evans.......Brian Moll
Barry Temple.......Peter Rowley
Martin Lester.......David Foster
Mrs. Hovey.......Bunney Brooke
Francis St.John.......David Ravenswood
Ray Duncan.......Mike Ferguson
Margaret Evans.......Dorothy Bradley
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......Fred Parsons
Director.......Ken Fitzgerald
Film Director.......David Lee
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: A look through the rear window of their car makes a grisly start to a day for Margaret and Richard Evans when they discover a man's body lying in the gutter. Three possible suspects are questioned by the Homicide squad.

Airdate: Melbourne 29/2/72, Sydney 14/3/72

325. The Hex

Joy Bower.......Wendy Gilmore
Dr. Brown.......John Proper
Michael Watson.......David Williams
Daisy.......Gwynneth Hughes
Redford.......Frank Van
Green.......Will Deumer
Helen Watson.......Lois Connor
Dick Taylor.......Eric Scott
.......Wendy Dunne

Script.......Amanda Spry
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson

Synopsis: When the Watson home is broken into, both Helen and her husband Michael are chloroformed. Helen dies, setting off a chain of events which results in another death and a shooting.

Airdate: Melbourne 7/3/72, Shepparton VIC 9/3/72, Albury NSW 10/3/72

326. Motive

Kenneth Mason.......Joe James
Thomas Hughes.......Bill Hunter
Ida Mason.......Diana Davidson
David Mason.......Frank Van
'Skip'.......Gerald Fraser
Mary.......Andrea Wallace
John Mason.......Arthur Barradell-Smith
Geoff Smart.......Ormond Douglas
'Hoppy'.......Mark Randall
Murphy.......Will Deumer
Mrs. Brown.......Myrtle Woods

Script.......Colin Eggleston
Director.......Ken Fitzgerald
Film Director.......Paul Jansen
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editor.......Lynn Bayonas

Synopsis: John Mason, a wealthy businessman, is brutally bashed to death. Detectives find a lead to his murder with the discovery of two wills - and a great deal of animosity among the relatives.

Airdate: Melbourne 14/3/72, Sydney 28/3/72, Tamworth NSW 17/4/72

327. Mad Dog

Sister Cameron.......Kirsty Child
Johnno Morgan.......Bill Hunter
Harry.......Maurie Fields
.......Natalie Raine
.......Lois Connor
.......John Armstrong
.......Mark Albiston
.......Les James

Script.......Eddie Hepple

Synopsis: Sister Cameron is shocked when a man's body is blatantly dumped in front of her at the hospital. A doctor later tells detectives that he witnessed two men driving away wearing boiler suits.

Airdate: Melbourne 21/3/72, Adelaide 4/4/72, Gippsland VIC 21/3/72

328. Death Turns On

Penny McCowan.......Anne Pendlebury
Elaine Harvey.......Kerry Maguire
Vic O'Brien.......Deryck Barnes
Jack McCowan.......Brian Wenzel
Sgt. Fred Ward.......Telford Jackson
Sheridan.......Arthur Barradell-Smith
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Charley King.......Patrick Edgeworth
John Harvey.......Ormonde Douglas
Bill Walsh.......Mike Jackopsen
Const. Collins.......John Bowman
Ellen Harvey.......Eve Godley

Script.......Keith Hetherington
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Paul Jansen
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Assistant Producer.......Don Fitzsimmons
Script Editor.......Lynn Bayonas

Synopsis: Tragedy hits a caravan park when John and Elaine Harvey, asleep in their caravan, are asphyxiated by gas. Detectives are confronted with a number of possible suspects, until a surprise turn of events reveals the truth.

Airdate: Melbourne 28/3/72, Canberra 20/4/72

329. Widow Maker

Sgt. Kelly.......Keith Eden
Hill.......Terry Gill
Con Stavros.......Tony Allyn
Tommy Phillips.......Keith Reid
Cameron.......Stuart Finch
.......Tessa Mallos

Script.......Ted Roberts

Synopsis: When two Fisheries Inspectors disappear in a boat near a small coastal town, one of the men's bodies is later discovered. His death looks accidental but the local Sergeant calls in the Homicide squad when he becomes suspicious of the peculiar attitude shown by the fishermen.

Notes: Due to illness, interior scenes featuring George Mallaby were quickly rewritten to substitute one of the other detectives.

Airdate: Melbourne 4/4/72, Sydney 18/4/72

330. Nothing Ever Happens Around Here

Ernie Clark.......Max Meldrum
Cheryl Clark.......Barbara Frawley
Jean Jackson.......Vivian Gray
Const. Gary O'Brien.......Ken Barber
John.......John Smythe
Kevin Morgan.......Neil Thompson
Hospital nun.......Penny Shelton
Ralph Jackson.......Allan Stewart
Mrs. Clark.......Jane Colebrook
Murphy.......John Morris

Script.......Sonia Borg

Synopsis: Ernie Clark's wife, mother and small daughter are found murdered by an axe in their home, and Ernie is critically injured. Ernie's brother, an ex-crim, is a suspect, but the solution to the macabre case hinges on whether Ernie will recover to answer questions.

Airdate: Melbourne 11/4/72, Newcastle NSW 17/2/73

331. The Hermit

Ken Anderson.......John Stanton
Stranger.......Nigel Lovell
Dudley Roberts.......Ernie Bourne
Betty Scott.......Shirley Cameron
Cindy Scott.......Sally Walker
Mario.......Manuel Bugeja
Helen.......Wendy Mead
Jack.......Telford Jackson

Script.......Alan Cram

Synopsis: When 20-year-old model Cindy Scott is found murdered in the country, the main suspect is a hermit, Dudley Roberts, living in a nearby shack. When he confesses, police doubt his guilt due to questionable details in his statement.

Airdate: Melbourne 18/4/72, Newcastle NSW 24/2/73

332. A Ticket To The Grave

Alice Dickens.......Elli Maclure
Susan Blake.......Sue Donovan
Janie Hughes.......Julie Day
Nigel Stevenson.......David Foster
Joe Baxter.......Ian Smith
George Hughes.......Richard Gilbert
Jimmy Hughes.......Ernie Gray
Rosemary Dickens.......Isobel Harley
Cummins.......Bill Bennett
Barman.......Roy Day
Bus driver.......Les James
Sgt. Roberts.......John Butterworth

Script.......Amanda Spry
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editor.......Lynn Bayonas

Synopsis: When a Ballarat bus pulls into the Melbourne terminus, Alfred Dickens' body is found slumped on the back seat. Police are left with two methods of identifying the murderer. His grand-daughter's disappearance further complicates the investigation.

Airdate: Melbourne 25/4/72, Newcastle NSW 3/3/73

333. Grains Of Sand

Bernice Page.......Vikki Hammond
Clair Neal.......Pat Bishop
Gavin Neal.......John Bonney
Lesley Heath.......Stuart Finch
Sgt. Manning.......Les James
Skinner.......Fred Ford
Mrs. Kirby.......Beris Turnley
Mrs. Willis.......Jane Colebrook
Ramsey Hamilton.......Malcolm Phillips
Identikit man.......John Rogers
Policeman.......Peter Bible
Barry Neal.......Adam Smibert

Script.......Tom Hegarty
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: Eight year old Barry Neal is kidnapped, and callous attempts are made to extort money for his return. Sen. Det. Patterson, against his own training and judgement, becomes personally involved in the distress of the parents. The boy is later found murdered, and when Patterson catches up with the killer he nearly drowns him as they fight on a beach. Patterson later resigns from the Homicide squad.

Notes: Final episode with Norman Yemm as Det. Patterson.

Airdate: Melbourne 2/5/72, Newcastle NSW 10/3/73

334. The Girl Who Wanted To Go Home

Sally Reid.......Penny Ramsey
Russell Thompson.......Gary Day
Geoff Hall.......Ross Thompson
Dick Williams.......Tony Allyn
Harry Jones (Forensic).......David John
Superintendent.......Carl Bleazby
Det. Sgt. John Wright.......Telford Jackson
Clerk.......Brian Moll
Doctor.......Clive Hearne
Miss Taylor.......Trudy Simms
Edwards.......Malcolm Phillips
Hughes.......Richard Askew

Script.......Sonia Borg
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: Sen. Det. Delaney, transferred from the Crime Car Squad, finds his first Homicide case a gruelling challenge: investigating the brutal murder of a young woman, Rhonda Edwards, who is found strangled in a park.

Notes: First episode with Mike Preston as Sen. Det. Bob Delaney.

Airdate: Melbourne 9/5/72, Newcastle NSW 17/3/73

335. Why Lenny?

White.......Rod Mullinar
Freda Clark.......Benita Collings
Grey.......Bill Bennett
'Smokey' Stevens.......Jack Perry
Joan.......Beverley Dunn
Les Davis.......Raymond O'Reilley
Sen. Det. Harry Brown.......Clive Hearne
Ernie Smith.......Ben Blakeney
Mrs. Johnson.......Phillipa Baker
.......Sandra Wright

Script.......James East

Synopsis: Small time criminal, Lenny Clark, is killed at the scene of a safe breaking, and police find the victim's wife and his friends unconvinced that Lenny had anything to do with the job.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/5/72, Sydney 23/5/72, Ballarat VIC 11/1/73, Newcastle NSW 24/3/73

336. The Floater

Jack Smith.......Tom Oliver
Const. Robinson.......Colin McEwan
Eddie Edwards.......Kevin Leslie
Tom Mason.......Barry Hill
Gloria Mason.......Leila Hayes
Julie Beaumont.......Gillian Jones
Janet Robinson.......Rona McLeod

Script.......David Boutland

Synopsis: An off duty policeman is brutally attacked when he comes to the assistance of a pay clerk during a daring daytime robbery.

Airdate: Melbourne & Sydney 23/5/72, Ballarat VIC 18/1/73, Newcastle NSW 31/3/73

337. The Crisis

Faye Moore.......Gillian Jones
John Ellis.......Shane Porteous
Carol Connor.......Jennifer Craig
Jenny.......Joanne Kloster
Carmel.......Cindy Wright
Shirley Cross.......Alison Bird
Superintendent.......Carl Bleazby
Bruce Milford.......Patrick Ward
Doctor.......Clive Hearne
Mrs. Milford.......Joan Letch
Simpson.......Bob Horsfall
Smith.......Raymond O'Reilly
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......John Vincent
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Pulbrook
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: A blast from a shotgun greets Carol Connor and Shirley Cross as they leave a kitchen tea party. Detectives are anxious to question a former boyfriend known to have threatened one of the girls. Sen. Det. Delaney voices his unhappiness about the deaths and sorrow he now has contact with - he finds this new aspect of police work pessimistic and gruesome, and considers resigning from the squad.

Airdate: Melbourne 30/5/72, Newcastle NSW 7/4/73

338. There Are More Things In Heaven And Earth...

Sue Roberts.......Tina Cornioley
Sheila Howard.......Sue Gerard
Martin Phillips.......Edward Ogden
Wolf Kauffman.......Roger Ward
Herb Thomas.......Terry Norris
Paul Roberts.......John Norman
Tony Williams.......Patrick Edgeworth
Doctor 1.......Geoff Stewart
Doctor 2.......Thomas Paine
Nurse.......Val Lehman

Script.......James Davern
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......David Pulbrook
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editor.......Lynn Bayonas

Synopsis: Tony Williams meets a violent death when he is killed by a speargun as he swims with a friend. His death looks accidental, but police suspect foul play, and discover that he was involved in a blackmail racket.

Airdate: Melbourne 6/6/72, Newcastle NSW 14/4/73

339. Sleeper

Shirley White.......Arna-Maria Winchester
Barry West.......Nick Tate
Les Bourne.......Gus Mercurio
Peggy West.......Julie Day
Arnie Hill.......Noel Browne
Mrs. Allison.......Barbara Brandon
Ted Lewis.......Robert McDarra
Miss Bridges.......Louise Homfrey
Man.......Andrew McFarlane
Const. Richards.......Paul Young
Norm Kelly.......Danny O'Meara
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......Keith Hetherington
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Gary Conway
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: A series of brutal attacks on young women becomes a grim case when one of the girls is murdered. Since the method of attack in each case is similar, police believe the same man is responsible - until the attacks continue after they have caught the offender.

Notes: Andrew McFarlane makes his television acting debut in a minor one-scene appearance.

Airdate: Melbourne 13/6/72, Ballarat VIC 8/2/73

340. Cat's Paw

Loretta Lorne.......Roslyn Wilson
Maureen.......Joanne Kloster
Barbara Lacey.......Jill Forster
Terry Cole.......Patrick Edgeworth
Geoffrey Payne.......Walter Sullivan
Len.......Dennis Price
Det. Sgt. Walker.......Clive Hearne

Script.......Fred Parsons

Synopsis: When a wealthy businessman is found murdered, detectives investigate the activities of his girlfriend, his step-brother and an infatuated young man. An eccentric yoga teacher, Loretta Lorne, aids the detectives in their investigations.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/6/72, Ballarat VIC 15/2/73, Newcastle NSW 28/4/73

341. Shoot To Kill

Stella Lee.......Helen Morse
Barbara Reid.......Vikki Hammond
Brian Morgan.......John Bonney
Gil Reid.......Stuart Finch
Colonel Knight.......Tony Bazell
Stan Preston.......Brian Moll
Jack Ross.......Bruce Kerr
Det. Sgt. Mick O'Shea.......Allan Stewart
Paul Barry.......Gary Down

Script.......Keith Hetherington
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Peter Bray
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editor.......Lynn Bayonas

Synopsis: An armoured car robbery on a country road and the shooting of the criminals involved opens a puzzling case when one of the security guards accuses his partner of deliberately murdering them.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/6/72

342. Anti-Gravity

Jeff Roberts.......Tom Oliver
Tom Roberts.......Ken Goodlet
'Blue' Fisher.......Danny Adcock
Pepper.......Deborah Burke
Joy Bower.......Wendy Gilmore
Harvey Woods.......John Smythe
Sgt. Lucas.......Neil Thompson
Mrs. Carrol.......Marie Trevor

Script.......Keith Hetherington
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......David Pulbrook
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: The routine investigations into a minor car accident develop into the search for the murderer of a married woman. Police suspect the woman's husband could have been involved. Sgt. Mackay's girlfriend Joy Bower takes a job in Brisbane after refusing his marriage proposal.

Notes: Final appearance by Wendy Gilmore in the support role of Joy Bower.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/6/72, Grafton NSW 1/9/72, Newcastle NSW 12/5/73

343. An Early Morning Dip

Sam O'Brian.......Tony Bazell
Blue Thompson.......Peter Aanensen
Eddie Mason.......Keith Reid
Mal Cooper.......Ken Snodgrass
Mrs. O'Brian.......Brenda Senders
Joe Mason.......Les James
Charlie Mitchell.......Malcolm Phillips

Script.......Marcia Hatfield
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Ian Crawford

Synopsis: Health fanatic Joe Mason’s body is found by a friend at the bottom of a public pool after an early morning swim.

Airdate: Melbourne & Sydney 4/7/72, Wollongong NSW 19/2/73

344. Time To Kill

Jimmy Taylor.......John Stanton
Thelma Taylor.......Kirsty Child
Mike Moore.......Stewart Faichney
David Anderson.......Peter Hepworth
Jack Lewis.......Bob Maza
Tony Hunt.......Frank Hamilton
Hairdresser.......David Ravenswood
Simmonds.......Tom Travers
Mrs. Anderson.......Lynne Murphy
Sen. Davies.......Roly Barlee
Garage attendant.......Bill Bennett
Constable.......Wally Pratt

Script.......Patrick Edgeworth
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Nigel Lovell
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: Detectives find themselves investigating two crimes instead of one when a young man is found bashed to death in the country.

Airdate: Melbourne 11/7/72, Wollongong NSW 26/2/73, Newcastle NSW 26/5/73, Bunbury WA 30/3/75

345. One Against The World

Harry Weldon.......Gus Mercurio
Anton Paledes.......Christopher Pate
Michael O'Brien.......Terence Cooper
Ruth Lawson.......Ann Wiles
Paledes.......George Spartels
Mrs. Akers.......Muriel Salter
Betty.......Suzy Gashler
Cooper.......John Smythe
Marge.......Beverley Phillips

Script.......David Whitaker

Synopsis: Help comes from an unexpected quarter for a vicious criminal on the run, and the detectives' task is made doubly difficult.

Airdate: Melbourne & Sydney 18/7/72, Newcastle NSW 2/6/73, Tamworth NSW 28/8/72, Wollongong NSW 5/3/73

346. Anniversary

Joyce Browning.......Vikki Hammond
Ted Parker.......Graham Rouse
James Clayton.......Kevin Leslie
Waitress.......Helen O'Grady
Steven Armstrong.......Peter Hanlon
Annie Armstrong.......Marie Redshaw
Gustav.......Brian Moll
Barman.......Ken Snodgrass
Emily Lucas.......Meta McCafferty
Ernie Gray.......Bob Horsfall

Script.......Brian Faull
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: Two bystanders see a man shot and fall to the ground. But when detectives arrive there is no body.

Airdate: Melbourne 25/7/72, Canberra 31/8/72, Ballarat VIC 29/3/73, Wollongong NSW 12/3/73

347. Twigs And Twine

Peter Walters.......Peter Gwynne
Jack Brown.......Keith Eden
Meg Brown.......Margaret Cruickshank
Lisa Walters.......Betty Lucas
Mark Brown.......Keith Reid
Paul Walters.......Mark Albiston
Jacques Creed.......John Morris
Cameron.......Geoff Stewart
Ian O'Connor.......Bruce Kilpatrick
Sutton.......Norman Kaye
Sgt. Gardiner.......Bob Horsfall
Park ranger.......Neil Thompson

Script.......Amanda Spry
Director.......Alex Emanuel
Film Director.......Andrew Swanson
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford

Synopsis: The parents of a missing boy enlist the aid of a clairvoyant and bring about an unexpected chain of events.

Notes: Wendy Gilmore is credited on the episode as Joy Bower but does not appear, her character having been written out in ep. 342.

Airdate: Melbourne & Sydney 1/8/72, Wollongong NSW 19/3/73, Newcastle NSW 16/6/73

Ep. 346: George Mallaby and Graham Rouse

348. Old Hercules

Catherine Spencer.......Glenys O'Brien
John Watts.......Edward Ogden
Sonia Niland.......Joanne Kloster
Rose Murphy.......Moya O'Sullivan
Gert Knight.......Shirley Cameron
Jack Spencer.......Christopher Pearl
Paul Marks.......Hu Pryce
Shaw.......Reg Glanville
Joan Hansen.......Leila Hayes
Joe Redding.......Tom Travers
Margaret Watts.......Justine Rettick

Script.......Margaret Kelly
Director.......Graeme Arthur
Film Director.......Peter D'Bray
Producer.......John Morgan
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editor.......Moya Wood

Synopsis: The wife of a health fanatic disappears and there is strong evidence to suggest that she has been murdered. Intensive investigation brings to light a number of neighbourhood activities.

Notes: First episode with new 'action' opening titles.

Airdate: Melbourne 8/8/72, Newcastle NSW 23/6/73, Wollongong NSW 26/3/73

349. Second Time Lucky

Sue Ryan.......Jacki Weaver
Beverley Smith.......Pat Bishop
Paul Smith.......Guy Le Claire
Morrie Watts.......Les James
Harold James.......Carl Bleazby
Miss Felix.......Suzy Gashler
Graham Fairchild.......Howard Charlton
Prostitute.......Freyer Marsh
Miss Thompson.......Roz de Winter
Mrs. Trainer.......Sheila Florance
Al.......George Cunningham
Sen. Constable.......Peter Cumming
Fruiterer.......Manuel Bugeja

Script.......Barry Hill
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......David Pulbrook
Producer.......Ian Crawford
Executive Producer.......Dorothy Crawford
Script Editor.......Jim Stapleton

Synopsis: In their search for the killer of a prostitute, detectives meet up with a wealthy businessman, an overbearing landlord and a henpecked husband whose nagging wife sends him into the sleazy world of prostitution.

Airdate: Melbourne & Sydney 15/8/72, Newcastle NSW 30/6/73

350. Head Start

'Buster' White.......John Ewart
Stew Taylor.......Terry Gill
Miriam Simpson.......Judy Jack
Harry Kelly.......Barry Donnelly
Jim Evans.......Fred Ford
Keith Young.......John Trenaman
Ada Evans.......Joan Letch

Script.......John Vincent
Director.......Bruce Ross-Smith
Film Director.......David Pulbrook
Producer.......John Morgan

Synopsis: The murder of a small time gambler leads the Homicide detectives to the organisers of a two-up game and their unimpressive standover man.

Airdate: Melbourne & Sydney 22/8/72, Newcastle NSW 7/7/73

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