HOMICIDE
ARTICLE
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Part 2
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HOMICIDE
EPISODE DETAILS
Part 1: Eps 1 - 50
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 10: Eps 451 - 509
 

CHRONOLOGICAL
OVERVIEW

F.A.Q.

LINKS

EXPLANATION
OF EPISODE
GUIDE TERMS

401. Jingles

Tom Ellis.......Bill Hunter
Bart Simpson.......Stewart Faichney
'Jingles' Malone.......Roy Day
Margot Malone.......Isobel Kirk
Lofty Moore.......Mark Colombini
Bluey Davis.......Gary Down
Martin Woods.......Richard Moss
Garage proprietor.......Danny O'Meara

Script.......Ken Lord
Director.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Detectives investigate the murder of a roustabout at a once prosperous travelling carnival.

Notes: Art Director Les Binns was asked to find a circus to be used for location shots in this episode. Discovering that all local circuses were on tour in other parts of the country, Binns set about building a carnival. In three days Homicide had its own 'Big Top', complete with animals, merry-go-round, ferris wheel and side-show alley.

Airdate: Melbourne 29/1/74, Wollongong NSW 29/4/74

402. Shut Your Mouth And You'll Catch No Flies

Drummy Taylor.......Owen Weingott
Jack West.......Brian Anderson
Charlie Fergusson.......Keith Kaye
Cox.......Jack Allen
Skinny Jones.......Noel Browne
Barbara.......Beverley Dunn
Sheila.......Kay McFeeter
Vagrant.......David Mitchell
.......Roger Boyce

Script.......David Boutland
Director.......Simon Wincer
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Pet shop proprietor Jack West is intimidated by a killer after he witnesses a murder. Because he values his life, West refuses to help police. Detectives also find Skinny Jones reluctant to help after an attempt has been made on his life. The killer is Drummy Taylor, a hard case without emotions, but very cunning. He is violent, and kills without a qualm. He evades capture by terrorising those who can incriminate him - but he meets his match in Sen. Det. Kelly.

Notes: Originally scheduled for 5/2/74, the timeslot was exchanged with ep. 411, 'A Crime Against Nature', to allow the latter to be brought forward for screening in a special 9:00 PM timeslot.

Airdate: Melbourne 9/4/74, Sydney 22/1/74, Adelaide 29/4/74

403. A Thing Of The Past

Mary Turner.......Kris McQuade
Det. Sgt. Norm Turner.......Peter Gwynne
Jack Brown.......Bill Hunter
Edwin Pendergast.......Frank Foster-Brown
Markes.......Alan Hopgood
Ambrose.......Michael Caton
Farrell.......Frank Van
Barman.......William Williams
.......Syd Heylen
.......Valma Pratt

Script.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen & Jim Simmonds

Synopsis: A suburban policeman conducts his own investigation of a murder, and comes into conflict with the Homicide squad.

Airdate: Melbourne 12/2/74, Sydney 20/11/73

404. Just Good Friends

David Farley.......Terry Gill
Veronica Coates.......Cornelia Frances
Lord Hubbard.......Alexander Archdale
B.J. Bolt.......Judd Jones
Barnett.......Michael Springfield
Billie Meer.......Rita Tanno
Turner.......Jeffrey Warren
Miss Sinclair.......Lea Denfield
Fisher.......Bryon Williams
Supt. Parker.......Carl Bleazby
Hotel manager.......Brian Moll

Synopsis: B.J. Bolt, head of a U.S. organisation visiting Australia for a Government deal, is murdered - which has repercussions throughout the business world. Investigations take the Homicide squad to a luxurious penthouse suite, where Det. Redford is reunited with Veronica Coates, now Bolt's public relations officer. Redford and Coates had a relationship in Vietnam, when he was a second Lieutenant in Saigon. Redford tries to rekindle the old flame, but finds it difficult to mix business with pleasure.

Airdate: Melbourne 19/2/74, Sydney 27/11/73, Adelaide 11/3/74, Wollongong NSW 20/7/74

405. Time And Tide

Det. Sgt. Jack Beck.......Jack Thompson
Det. Const. Deegan.......John Clayton
Wayne Palmer.......Vincent Gil
Jeffrey Hodges.......Tommy Dysart
Lynda Beck.......Olivia Brown
Paul Cox.......John Faasen
Sgt. Wall.......Stan Rogers
Keith Ring.......Vernon Weaver
Miss Green.......Louise Homfrey
Mahon.......Colin McDonald

Script.......Fred Cul Cullen
Director.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: Inspector Lawson visits Sydney for a conference and becomes involved in a murder investigation when the local police find a body floating in the harbour. Lawson comes into conflict with Sgt. Jack Beck of the Sydney police on the use of fire arms in crime prevention.

Notes: Segments filmed in Sydney.

Airdate: Melbourne 14/5/74, Sydney 29/1/74, Newcastle NSW 27/7/74

406. Jill The Ripper

Phelby-Thomas.......John Krummel
Hodges.......Ernie Bourne
Mrs. Stockpool.......Carmel Millhouse
Mrs. Fisk.......Muriel Salter
Mrs. Gray.......Ethel Edgar
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
.......Michael Duffield
.......Pauline Charlton
.......Bettine Kauffmann

Script.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen

Synopsis: A sudden spate of vicious attacks on lone women has the Homicide team racing time to catch a killer on a campaign of vengeance. Descriptions of the killer match that of a middle aged woman - and with each killing, a number is painted at the scene, counting back from 88. In the course of their investigations, detectives come across the Phelby-Thomas mansion, and an assortment of characters living there, including an 80 year old pensioner, a butler, a German chauffer, and a Chinaman. Further inquiries reveal that Phelby-Thomas is a retired actor, whose programme ran for 88 episodes, and whose specialty was disguises - the various people at the house, plus the 'Jill The Ripper' character, all being Phelby-Thomas in make-up.

Notes: John Krummel portrayed seven separate roles, all as Phelby-Thomas in various disguises.

Airdate: Melbourne 5/3/74, Mt Gambier SA 21/9/76

407. Otto

Lillian.......Moya O'Sullivan
Otto.......Anthony Voykovich
Sen. Const. Frost.......Peter Felmingham
Consul.......Kurt Ludescher
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Taylor.......Darryl Sheen
Rami.......James Chesworth
Sima.......Karin Glenning
Rudy.......Joerg Ulitzxa
Tony Brown.......Roy Lyons
Solicitor.......John Gould
George Bird.......Edward Molyneux

Script.......Vince Moran
Director.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: A student is shot dead on Mt. Buller after discovering the identity of a Nazi war criminal. The occupant of the chalet closest to the scene of the murder is found to be missing. New light is thrown on the case when the Nazi's identity is uncovered. Otto, the Nazi fugitive, flees to Melbourne where he has a sympathetic woman friend, and makes plans to escape the country.

Notes: Segments filmed on location at Mt. Buller.

Airdate: Melbourne 12/3/74, Sydney 2/2/74, Wollongong NSW 10/6/74

408. As Simple As A.B.Z.

Michael Ryan.......Rod Mullinar
Det. Sgt. Dan Cullen.......Colin McEwan
Tony Angelini.......Luigi Vallani
Niki.......Belinda Giblin
Earl Corrigan.......Keith Lee
Dr. Paul Harrod.......Kurt Beimel
Victor Pollard.......Tony Bazell
Roger Greaves.......John Nash
Rita Corrigan.......Beverley Phillips
John.......Denzil Howson
Val.......Ann Gilding
Billy Maxwell.......Reg Dell

Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Ian Bennett
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Private investigator Michael Ryan becomes involved in blackmail, murder and intrigue as he clashes with the Homicide team. The case centres on The Tango Club, a discotheque which is a front for a high class house of prostitution catering to businessmen. The club is also a front for a blackmailing racket as the club's manager surreptitiously takes photos of guests as they cavort with the club's girls, Niki and Val. Ryan is hired by a worried and influential businessman to recover negatives of photographs being used to blackmail him. Ryan's methods are not the most orthodox and he quickly comes into conflict with the Homicide squad when Tango Club manager Billy Maxwell is found dead. As a prime suspect, Ryan has to move fast to find the murderer. Another murder is committed before the case is solved - with Ryan and the Homicide team working in confusion, misunderstanding and mistrust.

Notes: Featuring the cast from Ryan. This episode was made after completion of the 39 episode Ryan series pending a decision on whether a second series would go into production. At this time Homicide production was doubled up to make use of both film crews, reverting to normal when the decision was made not to proceed with a second series of Ryan. Pamela Stephenson does not appear as Julie King in this episode as she had resigned following completion of the first series of Ryan, and would not have appeared in a second series if production continued. A reference is made to her character to explain her absence.

Airdate: Melbourne 19/3/74, Sydney 12/2/74

409. ...You Hear About The Slasher

Tim Blair.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen
Steve Brennan.......John Hargreaves
Peter Mason.......Gordon Glenwright
Sgt. Jack Murphy.......Maurie Fields
Matthew Brown.......Peter Reynolds
Brooks.......Alan Bickford
Martin.......Frank Hamilton
Jim.......Charles Gilroy
Nancy.......Gladys Simpson
Attendant.......Jack Mobbs
Corporal.......Edward Molyneux
Derro.......Terry Trimble

Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Gary Conway
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: A psychopath who kills derelicts is at large and detectives are hard pressed in their endeavour to capture him.

Airdate: Melbourne 6/8/74, Sydney 19/2/74, Tamworth NSW 4/10/74

Ep. 408: Belinda Giblin, Ann Gilding and John Stanton

Ep. 408: Rod Mullinar and John Stanton

410. Bill

Helen Dunn.......Lynda Keane
Davo.......Garry MacDonald
Bill Byrne.......Walter Pym
Valmai Dunn.......Anne Phelan
Deuce.......Robert Forza
Rupert Morgan.......Jon Finlayson
Midge.......Denise Drysdale
Rees.......Frank Gow
'The Nose' Parsons.......Keith Dunkley
George.......Les James
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Paul the punter.......Brian O'Callaghan

Script.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen
Director.......David Stevens
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Morgan is a hated slum landlord who is murdered in a dark alley in an area which houses a number of his tenants. The main problem is not finding a suspect, but sorting out the killer from too many suspects. As if these troubles are not enough, two people come forward and confess to the murder, which makes a very puzzling case.

Airdate: Melbourne 2/4/74, Sydney 26/2/74, Wollongong NSW 1/7/74

411. A Crime Against Nature

Mr. Enwright.......John Frawley
David Enwright.......David Atkins
Ernst Brenner.......Paul Karo
Mrs. Carson.......Hilda Scurr
Maggie Enwright.......Betty Ross
Michael.......Malcolm Henstock
Mark.......Keith Holding
Philip Carson.......Hugh Logan
Dennis.......Mark Wallace
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Sen. Const. Sid Gray.......Peter Felmingham
Ken.......Jonathan Goffin
Gruerin.......George Olasz

Script.......Howard Griffiths
Director.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Homicide detectives come up against some startling attitudes when a homosexual is bashed and killed in an area where poofter bashings are frequently carried out for 'kicks'. The victim's lover becomes a suspect when they find incriminating letters written to the dead man.

Notes: HSV-7 played this episode at a later time (9:00 PM) because of its social significance, considering it unsuitable for children. Originally scheduled for 9/4/74, the timeslot was exchanged with ep. 402 to allow the screening date to be brought forward.

Airdate: Melbourne 4/2/74, Wollongong NSW 8/7/74

Ep. 410: Robert Forza, Gary Day, Anne Phelan and Denise Drysdale

412. Running Jack

Sen. Const. Jill Cregan.......Penne Hackforth-Jones
Trin.......Patsy King
Bourke.......Keith Eden
'Running Jack'.......Fred Betts
Paul Turner.......Mark Albiston
Carter.......Bryon Williams
Hopkins.......Alan Bickford
Betty.......Vynka Lee-Steere

Script.......John Dingwall
Director.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: Homicide detectives face a wall of silence when they try to investigate the death of a man at a Melbourne marina. An old salt, Running Jack, is their only witness - but all he saw was the weapon and the body, not the murder. To solve the baffling crime the police go under cover, with Sen. Det. Redford and Sen. Const. Jill Cregan of the Narcotics squad posing as the owners of a new boat. The detectives eventually find a motive for the murder but are unable to uncover the culprit in the face of stony silence from the tight-knit local boating fraternity, who seem to know more than they are willing to talk about.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/4/74, Sydney 12/3/74, Newcastle NSW 15/7/74

413. Angel

Brewer.......Don Philps
George Jackson.......Graeme Blundell
Teena Gray.......Cindy Wright
Willie.......Ray Hartley
Hartley.......Geoff Parry
Angel Brewer.......Leonie Bradley
Abbie Long.......Jacqueline Kott
Mrs. Brewer.......Betty Crosby
Ross Brown.......Bill Bennett
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Boating Senior.......Clive Hearne
Engineer.......Tim Robertson

Script.......Vince Moran
Director.......Simon Wincer
Executive Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: Angel Brewer, believed to be a simple country girl who moved to the city to be a model, is found dead in the bay. The case involves an investigation into prostitution, and shatters a father's illusions about his daughter.

Airdate: Melbourne 23/4/74, Sydney 19/3/74, Newcastle NSW 22/7/74, Mt Gambier SA 9/11/76

414. Twelve Bar Blues

Bo Monroe.......Max Cullen
Kelpie.......Syd Heylen
Ned.......Jerry Thomas
Robert.......Alfred Bell
Hughes.......Roly Barlee
Sgt. Casey.......Denzil Howson
Bunny Scott.......Jean Lewis
Rev. Blair.......Roy Lyons
Joe Connor.......Jack Allan
Constable.......Louis Seater
Constable.......Lindsay Edwards

Script.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen
Director.......Ian Bennett
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Bo Monroe is an ex-jazz trumpeter, now a derelict. When Bo reads in the paper that his ex-wife Bunny Scott is to make a singing comeback, his own dreams of a return are given their last chance of realisation. Bo has to get his trumpet out of hock, and when he overhears a plot to blow up a boat and it's owner with it, he tries to sell the information to the police. Bo, now a witness, is a marked man. He eventually cons the money for his trumpet from someone else, and the criminals and Bo move to a climax at Bunny's comeback concert.

Notes: Bunny Scott is played by Jean Lewis, a Sydney jazz singer and recording artist. An actual concert was staged for the final sequence with Jean Lewis backed by a jazz group. The part of Bo Monroe was specially written for Max Cullen by his brother, Fred 'Cul' Cullen, who won a 1974 Logie award for Best Script for this episode.

Airdate: Melbourne 30/4/74, Sydney 26/3/74, Wollongong NSW 29/7/74, Newcastle NSW 28/9/74, Mt Gambier SA 12/11/76

415. I Keep Going Back To Be Certain

Lynn Fisher.......Joanne Samuel
Bill Campbell.......Deryck Barnes
Jocelyn Campbell.......Ann Mullinar
Tom Davis.......Keith Reid
Nicky Mathews.......Greg Smith
John Campbell.......David Margolin
Constable.......Peter Culpan
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Charlie Fisher.......Charles Gilroy
Kenny.......Kim Gyngell
Car owner.......Colwyn Roberts
Detective.......Errol Archibald

Script.......David Boutland
Director.......George Miller
Executive Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: Homicide detectives find there is more than meets the eye when a young girl is raped by three youths and claims one of them tried to kill her. Investigations become more complex when one of the youths is missing, and police suspect his father of murdering him.

Airdate: Melbourne 7/5/74, Sydney 2/4/74, Adelaide 27/5/74, Wollongong NSW 5/8/74

416. Cowboy Billy Day

Daphne Day.......Colleen Hewett
Billy Day.......John Hargreaves
Eddie Wilson.......Tom Farley
Douglas 'Doc' Farrell.......Charles Gilroy
Terry Maher.......Tom Lake
Bank manager.......Richard Butler
Garage attendant.......Frank Gow
Constable.......Louis Seater
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......Vince Moran
Director.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: When Billy Day and his pregnant wife Daphne visit Melbourne to exhibit their prize bull at the Royal Agricultural Show, they accidentally become involved with some bank robbers.

Notes: The part of Daphne Day was especially written for Colleen Hewett.

Airdate: Melbourne 26/2/74, Sydney 9/4/74, Adelaide 3/6/74

Ep. 415: Joanne Samuel and Greg Smith

Ep. 416: Colleen Hewett

417. Penelope

Penelope Price.......Kerry Johnson
Deborah Price.......Anne-Marie Johnson
Alfred Price.......Tony Wager
Joan Price.......Alison Bird
Det. Nick Pappas.......Apollo Papps
.......Margaret Cruickshank
.......Norman Kaye
.......Murielle Salter

Script.......George Mallaby

Synopsis: Young teenager Penelope Price believes she has killed her father when she found him drunkenly assaulting her mother. With her younger sister Deborah,  Penelope runs away and Homicide detectives find their investigation turning into a desperate search when the sisters try to board a boat in Port Phillip Bay - with tragic results.

Airdate: Melbourne 21/5/74, Sydney 16/4/74, Canberra 28/9/74, Newcastle NSW 19/10/74, Wollongong NSW 19/8/74

418. An Axe For Tommy

Det. Sgt. Jim Knight.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen
Joe Muir.......Jeff Ashby
'Noddy' Brewer.......Gus Mercurio
Ted Griffin.......Fred Betts
Bob Muir.......Rob Steele
WPC Sue Nilson.......Jillian Archer
Nancy Abbott.......Amber Mae Cecil
Charlie Collins.......Telford Jackson
Mark Abbott.......Matthew Wilson
Mrs. Roberts.......Val Jellay
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Tommy Abbott.......Danny O'Meara
Constable 1.......Chris Dunn
Constable 2.......Bruce Beck

Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Gary Conway
Executive Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: Det. Sgt. Harry White thinks he can handle children, as he has five of his own - until he meets Mark Abbott. Mark is the son of a small time crim, Tommy, who taught him to never trust a cop. One morning Mark finds his father gone and the lounge room spattered with blood. The Homicide team gets little help from him, or from his alcoholic mother. The discovery of his dead father triggers off in Mark an outburst against his mother, whom he accuses of the murder.

Notes: Fred 'Cul' Cullen appears as Det. Sgt. Jim Knight, standing in for John Stanton who was on sick leave and appeared in only one scene.

Airdate: Melbourne 28/5/74, Sydney 23/4/74, Brisbane 14/5/74, Newcastle NSW 26/10/74, Wollongong NSW 26/8/74

419. Final Sunday

Cleo.......Diane Lewis
Billy Williams.......Max Cullen
Edie Williams.......Judith Dick
Dick.......John Orcsik
Mrs. Granger.......Margaret Christensen
Stewie.......Jack Perry
Alf.......Ken Snodgrass
Archer.......Fred Gray
.......Peter Cummins

Script.......John Blair
Executive Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: Trying to better his lifestyle and provide for his fatally ill wife Edie, factory worker Billy Williams is forced to resort to crime and violence, and Det. Sgt. Harry White finds himself moved to sympathy.

Airdate: Melbourne 4/6/74, Sydney 30/4/74, Wollongong NSW 2/9/74, Newcastle NSW 2/11/74

420. The Artful Dodger

Bill 'Dodger' Young.......Edward Ogden
April Brown.......Lesley Baker
Ivy Young.......Lois Ramsey
Jimmy King.......Terry Bader
Paul Jackson.......Michael Long
Bobby Jackson.......Geoff Parry
James.......David Lamont
Landlady.......Mary Marschall
Joey James.......David Lamont
Shop manager.......John Fergusson
Cashier.......Madeleine Randall
Policeman.......Terry Mountain
Fingerprint man.......Brian Inglis

Script.......James Davern
Director.......Gary Conway
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Three young criminals hold up a supermarket, and the youngest of the trio, Jimmy King, panics and shoots the manager. However, there is a witness, 'The Dodger', the object of a nagging wife who sees his opportunity to get some money and escape when King's accomplices get rid of him by throwing him from their getaway car outside the Railway Museum in Williamstown. The final showdown between the three criminals and the Homicide team takes place amongst the trains in the museum.

Airdate: Melbourne 11/6/74

421. Welcome To Mayfield

Roy.......Keith Eden
Jesse.......Terry Gill
Bernie.......Syd Heylen
Lois.......Judy Jack
Neil.......Brian Anderson
Const. Ken Hayes.......Peter Corbett
Ellen.......Debbie Ryan
Doc Hardy.......Campbell Copelin
.......Michael Carman

Synopsis: What actually lies behind the little town of Mayfield? What are the locals really hiding? Homicide detectives are not helped by the residents while investigating a brutal murder in one of the sale yards.

Airdate: Melbourne 18/6/74, Sydney 14/5/74, Wollongong NSW 16/9/74

422. You've Got To Do Something

Roger Jarvis.......Joe James
Dave Walters.......Chris Haywood
'Chick'.......Michael Aitkens
Mike Jarvis.......Denny Laurence
.......Dina Mann
.......Mark Randall
.......David Bracks
.......Peter Westheiner
.......Richard Butler

Director.......Simon Wincer

Synopsis: A drug pusher is murdered at a beach house party. The Homicide squad find their investigations are hampered by three elusive bikies, a father whose loyalty is tested, and a step-son who is a compulsive liar.

Airdate: Melbourne 25/6/74, Sydney 21/5/74, Adelaide 15/7/74, Wollongong NSW 23/9/74

423. The Shooting Of Jimmy Lines

Jim Lyons.......Tony Wager
Pam Lyons.......Kay McFeeter
Mrs. Lines.......Enid Lorimer
Jones.......Lew Luton
McVee.......Charles Gilroy
Doug Richards.......Richard Doggett
Jimmy Lines.......Danny Burke
Cole.......Graham Haines
Jack.......Ken Weaver
.......Peter Felmingham
.......Denise Drysdale
.......Arthur Barradell-Smith

Script.......Lynn Bower

Synopsis: Homicide detectives are called in when a man is murdered by mistake because his name is similar to that of the intended victim.

Airdate: Melbourne 2/7/74, Sydney 28/5/74, Adelaide 22/7/74, Wollongong NSW 30/9/74, Newcastle NSW 30/11/74

424. No Rhyme Or Reason

George Armstrong.......Martin Vaughan
William Lupton.......Fred Betts
Edward Connolly.......John Nash
Sen. Const. Alan Reed.......Les James
.......John Frawley
.......John Sidney
.......Arthur A'Beckett
.......Leighton Watts

Script.......Howard Griffiths

Synopsis: Two country policemen investigate a disturbance; one is shot and blinded for life. An ex-policeman turned farmer decides to help the Homicide team with their investigations, which is not exactly gratifying to the detectives. He provides information which puts them on the track of the gunman: Edward Connolly, an eccentric who uses a push bike for transport, and puts everyone in the district on edge. After a long chase by Det. Kelly and Det. Redford, Connolly is finally captured and found to be mentally unstable.

Airdate: Melbourne 9/7/74, Sydney 4/6/74, Wollongong NSW 7/10/74, Newcastle NSW 7/12/74

425. Yesterdays News

Pam.......Arna-Maria Winchester
Clarrie Lucas.......Ben Gabriel
Johnson.......Bruce Kilpatrick
Tennyson.......Alan Rowe
Forest.......Allan Lander
Condon.......Paul Glen
.......Martin Harris
.......Ron Pinnell
.......Valma Pratt

Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......George Miller
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Clarrie Lucas is a hard-bitten journalist who has seen it all so many times that it bores him, but beneath his tough exterior he is a sensitive man. He turns to alcohol for consolation when his newspaper journalist mate Condon is shot dead, and he attempts his own justice.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/7/74, Sydney 11/6/74, Newcastle NSW 14/12/74, Wollongong NSW 14/10/74

426. Slow Fuse

Mary Venuzzi.......Margaret Cruickshank
Gary Willis.......David Gulpilil
Al Venuzzi.......Peter Cummins
Guido Venuzzi.......John Orcsik
Bill Willis.......Steve Dodd
Sgt. Wally Kramer.......Peter Felmingham
Betty Mason.......Cherry Blaskett
Tony Venuzzi.......Robert Forza
Johnny Blake.......Bob Horsfall
Arthur Bull.......Roly Barlee
Major Archer.......Graham Dow
Jack.......Burt Williams

Script.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen
Director.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: A wealthy Italian businessman is killed in a bomb blast in a car at a quarry, and the Homicide squad discover a bitter and resentful Venuzzi family - two sons, Guido and Tony, vying with each other for their father's favours and advancement. They also discover unhappy employees resentful of their employer's wealth and meanness - in particular a young Aboriginal radical, Gary Willis. The squad's investigation into the Italian community and the small black minority in the area presents a complex montage of internal conflicts and racial hatreds - there are too many motives for too many people. Complicating the issue is vengeance for Venuzzi's death, which doesn't wait for confirmation of the culprit - another must die before the Homicide squad home in on the real murderer.

Airdate: Melbourne 23/7/74, Wollongong NSW 21/10/74, Newcastle NSW 21/12/74

427. Tom Mitchell's Money Box

Pauline Craig.......Yvonne Matthews
Brigitte Solerno.......Viviene Gray
Gordon Bishop.......John Diedrich
John Craig.......Peter Corbett
David Prior.......Michael Carman
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Tom Mitchell.......Tony Bazell
Pathologist.......Peter Norton
Vargus.......Manuel Bugeja
Alice Mitchell.......Phyllis Ophel
Steven Holmes.......Mark Wallace

Script.......George Mallaby
Director.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Gordon Bishop is a drifter, moving from place to place and job to job. He dreams of a big win at the races, or, even better, at a gambling casino. Bishop also owns a .38 revolver - and when his former employers, milk bar proprietors Tom and Alice Mitchell, are found shot by a .38 with their life savings gone from their cash box, Bishop becomes the prime suspect. Damning evidence mounts up against Bishop - and then his girlfriend, Brigitte Solerno, informs police that he has taken off for Wrest Point Casino in Tasmania with a large 'killing' he claims he won at the races. The last formality of an identification parade is arranged, and the case is all ready to be sewn up, but the witness fails to pick out Bishop from the parade...

Notes: Segments filmed in Tasmania.

Airdate: Melbourne 30/7/74, Sydney 25/6/74, Orange NSW 30/9/74

428. The Chaff Bandits

Grant.......Ben Gabriel
Miller.......Maurie Fields
Frank Burley.......Terry Bader
Penelope Grant.......Rona McLeod
Billy.......John Bowman
Bobby.......John Preston
George Burley.......Syd Heylen
Haggardy.......Jack Perry

Script.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen

Synopsis: Grant, the owner of a large stud farm, receives death threats before an important race. He takes no notice until a stable hand is murdered and an attempt is made to steal some horses. When the Homicide squad move in, they discover some strange turf identities. They learn that death threats have been received not only by the owner of the favourite, but also by the owner of a relatively unfancied horse. The trail leads to Haggarty, an eccentric whose hang-up is cruelty to horses - he's an anti-racing man of the first degree. His fanaticism leads to a life and death confrontation with horse owner George Burley.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/8/74, Sydney 2/7/74, Newcastle NSW 4/1/75

429. The Transhipment

Davidson.......Peter Gwynne
Robert Kroeger.......Joe James
Griggs.......Ralph Cotterill
.......George Spartels
.......John Proper
.......Robert Essex
.......Lesley Yeomans
.......Tony Cursio

Script.......Vince Moran

Synopsis: A visiting American policeman, Robert Kroeger, is sent to Australia to try to find a link in a drug smuggling racket. Det. Sgt. Harry White goes to Canberra to investigate the murder of a Melbourne drug addict whose body was found in Lake Burley Griffin. Kroeger accompanies him, as the Australian Capital Territory is worrying the authorities because of its growing use of drugs. Detectives back in Melbourne identify the murderer and follow his movements until they locate the drug ring and find how it is shipping heroin to the west coast of the United States.

Notes: Segments filmed in Canberra.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/8/74, Sydney 9/7/74

430. Brotherhood Of Man

Mick Boland.......Gerry Duggan
Ward.......Bruce Kerr
Willie Morris.......Reg Evans
Jocelyn Davies.......Lesley Baker
Peter McKenzie.......Peter Hepworth
Moore.......Rob Steele
Fisher.......Lester Morris
Barker.......Alan Rowe

Director.......Ian Bennett

Synopsis: When a cripple is murdered, detectives discover a connection between the dead man and a recent art robbery.

Airdate: Melbourne 3/9/74, Sydney 16/7/74, Newcastle NSW 18/1/75

431. Stand-In For Terror

Jan Spencer.......Elli Maclure
Vincent Forbes.......Hugh Logan
Toni Parsons.......Kerry Dwyer
.......Karen Peterson
.......George Olasz
.......William Williams
.......Don Smibert
.......Liza Lee Atkinson
.......Bill Tyrell

Script.......Jim Simmonds

Synopsis: Vincent Forbes escapes from a prison farm at Healesville and heads for Melbourne to seek his former girlfriend. He evades police cordons, he eludes detectives and he takes hostages. He is finally trapped in the partially completed underground rail loop tunnel with a girl hostage, and his instability of mind, a condition known as hyperaccusive, means any noise can become unbearable. The Homicide squad find themselves confronted with one of their most difficult cases, and their final capture of the escapee is not quick enough to prevent a murder.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/9/74, Sydney 23/7/74

432. The Fellas Send Their Regards

Ieva Zervos.......Jill Forster
Frankovic.......Colin Drake
Tony Galachi.......John Smythe
Gunman.......David Milne
Jenny Morrison.......Tina Jorgensen
Waitress.......Charmion Jacka
Det. Bob Sutherland.......Don Smibert
Surgeon.......John Blackall

Script.......Roger Simpson
Director.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Sen. Det. Kelly's girlfriend, Ieva Zervos, is shot in the street. Unwillingly and resentfully, Kelly finds his life under scrutiny as Ieva's contacts in the Greek community are found to be involved in drug trafficking, blackmail and illegal immigration. After hiding to ambush a drug pick-up, Sen. Det. Kelly is crippled when the squad car crashes after a chase.

Notes: Final episode with John Stanton as Det. Pat Kelly.

Airdate: Melbourne 17/9/74, Sydney 30/7/74, Wollongong NSW 2/12/74

433. The Fireworks Man

Kenny Sutton.......Peter Sumner
Joyce.......Elspeth Ballantyne
Thelma Sutton.......Valma Pratt
Dr. Cameron.......Malcolm Steed
Davis.......Jack Perry
D24 operator.......Michael Carman
Sgt. Ray Morgan.......Louis Seater
Policeman (Alan).......Ron Southcott
Policeman (Cliff).......Roger Boyce
Divvy Constable.......George Vidalis
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder

Script.......Vince Moran & Peter Kinloch
Director.......Igor Auzins
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Kenny Sutton murders his wife, steals some explosives and takes a hostage as he heads towards the city to stage his own fireworks display at the Moomba festival.

Notes: First episode with Dennis Grosvenor as Sen. Det. Michael Deegan. Igor Auzins won a Logie award for directing this episode, and Crawfords entered it in the TV section of the Cannes Film Festival. A cameo appearance is made by Leonard Teale and Carla Hoogeveen on the Class Of 74 float in scenes filmed during the Moomba procession.

Airdate: Melbourne 24/9/74, Sydney 6/8/74, Adelaide 30/9/74

434. The Graduation Of Tony Walker

Interviewer.......Olivia Hamnett
Sonia.......Kris McQuade
Tony Walker.......Richard Hibbard
Eric Logan.......Keith Lee
Frank Walker.......Ken Goodlet
Kate.......Denise Drysdale
Lorna Walker.......Judith Fisher
Larry Townsend.......Ubaldo Staffieri
Peter 'Fish' Fisher.......John Gerostathos
Victim.......Manuel Bugeja
Des.......Nicholas Waters
Siddy.......Tony Cursio

Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Paul Eddey
Executive Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: Tony Walker is bored, frustrated, and, like many other youths, destined for trouble. He belongs to a gang of yobbos who roam the streets bashing innocent victims. While he is out on the streets, his parents are sitting at home watching a TV talk programme featuring Insp. Lawson and an eminent criminologist, Eric Logan. The story is told on three levels: flashbacks to Tony's childhood, his activities at present, and the discussion underway on television.

Notes: Peter Schreck won an Awgie award (1974) for this script, which examines some of the family, educational and social factors that contribute to unmotivated bashings.

Airdate: Melbourne 1/10/74, Adelaide 7/10/74, Newcastle NSW 15/2/75

435. Moon Shadow

Merv Richardson.......John Ewart
Kevin Daly.......Don Philps
Charlie McCoy.......Walter Pym
Gary Richardson.......Terry Bader
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
.......Laura Gabriel
.......Peter Aanensen
.......Joan Letch
.......Peter Flett
.......Roger Boyce
.......Syd Conabere

Director.......Igor Auzins

Synopsis: When two young people are murdered, an old eccentric gives the Homicide squad a hard time and confuses their case.

Airdate: Melbourne 8/10/74, Sydney 20/8/74, Wollongong NSW 23/12/74, Grafton NSW 4/10/74

436. Coup De Grace

Clayton.......Les Foxcroft
Brigadier Garnet Edgerton.......John Nash
Sylvia Edgerton.......Isobel Harley
.......Tony Bazell
.......Colin McDonald
.......Geoffrey Booth
.......Arthur A'Beckett
.......Sam Raminov

Script.......Charles Stamp
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: An elderly couple, Brigadier Garnet Edgerton and his wife Sylvia, take a riverside walk which ends in Sylvia's death. The murder becomes a frustrating and near-insoluble case for the Homicide detectives when they cannot find a weapon, a witness or a motive, and looks like being Inspector Lawson's first unsolved murder.

Notes: This script is based on an unsolved murder case in England which was used as an investigatory exercise by the British Metropolitan Police.

Airdate: Melbourne 15/10/74, Sydney 27/8/74

437. Running Nowhere

Carol Adams.......Cecily Polson
Geoff Adams.......Peter Gwynne
Dennis Adams.......Mark Wallace
.......David Vallon
.......David Baxter
.......Les James
.......Norman Hodges
.......Malcolm Phillips

Script.......Peter Schreck

Synopsis: A British couple who were successful diamond robbers are discovered living in Australia after the murder of their friend. There is a race to find them between the underworld and the police.

Airdate: Melbourne 29/10/74, Newcastle NSW 8/3/75

438. Mr. Spence

Helen Taylor.......Patsy King
R.H. Spence.......Keith Eden
Alice.......Gladys Simpson
Les.......Denzil Howson
Mulvaney.......Bruce Kilpatrick
Prior.......Bill Bennett
Heathcote.......Peter Flett

Script.......Howard Griffiths
Director.......Paul Eddey
Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: A large public service department with its bored clerks, ritual tea break and daily grind - is this an unlikely setting for romance, or the perfect opportunity for a shy typist to get her man, the charming Mr. Spence? And is Mr. Spence a harmless public servant, an abandoned husband with a desperate problem? Or is he an evil, scheming wife killer? The matrimonial plans of Helen Taylor, the no-longer-young typist, are an important part of the jigsaw leading Insp. Lawson into a cat and mouse pursuit ending in a lonely country graveyard.

Airdate: Melbourne 4/2/75, Sydney 17/9/74, Adelaide 11/11/74, Newcastle NSW 15/3/75, Geraldton WA 28/9/78

439. Poker-Face

Pam.......Michelle Fawdon
Ellis.......Kevin Miles
'Poker-Face' Martin.......Ernie Bourne
Tracy.......Peter Aanensen
'Turk'.......Robin Bowering
'Grabber'.......Keith Kaye
Dr. Mac.......Ivor Bowyer
Dean.......Norman Hodges

Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Ian Bennett
Producer.......Henry Crawford

Synopsis: An innocent birdwatcher leads the Homicide squad to the discovery of an illegal gaming house.

Airdate: Melbourne 11/2/75, Sydney 24/9/74, Adelaide 18/11/74, Newcastle NSW 22/3/75

440. The Animal That Has To Be Fed

Robyn.......Clare Balmford
Wanda.......Nina Bondarenko
Susan.......Alexandra Hynes
.......Roy Day
.......Richard Morgan
.......Mary Marschall
.......Kerry Dwyer
.......Esme Melville

Script.......David Boutland
Director.......David Stevens

Synopsis: While chasing a truant schoolboy, a young policewoman comes across a torture chamber, and a case for the Homicide squad.

Notes: The Broadcasting Control Board ruled that this episode should not be screened before 8:30 PM.

Airdate: Melbourne 18/2/75, Sydney 1/10/74

441. The Hooker

Buddy Thomas.......Martin Harris
Pop.......Ray Marshall
Bates.......Greg Smith
Ruby Smith.......Cherry Blaskett
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
Sharp.......Lester Morris
.......Frank Gow
.......Marie Fidock

Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Edward Ogden

Synopsis: Buddy Thomas, a top boxer, is making a comeback, but as the victorious Thomas returns home to celebrate with his girlfriend, Ruby Smith, he finds she has been murdered. Ruby had been a prostitute, but to Thomas' certain knowledge, she had given it up. Some not too difficult research by the Homicide squad shows that she had not in fact 'retired' - and the long job of tracking down and questioning her customers begins. It is Thomas who uncovers the vital clue to the murderer, just as the police are making the same deductions - but the killer is not to be easily caught.

Airdate: Melbourne 1/4/75, Sydney 18/2/75

442. Snails For Dinner

Patrick O'Brien.......Vincent Ball
Winston.......Hugh Logan
Sally.......Joy Mitchell
.......Tracy Mann
.......Vikki Hammond
.......Alan Rowe
.......Charmion Jacka
.......John Ferguson

Script.......Luis Bayonas
Director.......Simon Wincer

Synopsis: Is Patrick O'Brien as respectable as he seems or are the threats to his life coming from someone who knows better?

Airdate: Melbourne 25/2/75, Sydney 8/10/74

443. Just Like Anyone Else

Alec.......Harold Hopkins
Carol.......Donna Akersten
Terry.......Blair Davies
Jenny.......Cheryl Smith
.......Mercia Dean-Johns
.......Warwick Randall
.......Hazel Campbell
.......Greg Smith

Director.......David Stevens

Synopsis: Because of the murder of a friend following a brutal attack, a young constable, a friend of Det. Deegan, is forced to choose between his marriage and his career.

Airdate: Melbourne 4/3/75, Sydney 15/10/74

444. Soldiering On

Jenny.......Lesley Yeomans
Rev. Ward.......Owen Weingott
Sgt. Taylor.......Ken Wayne
Rick.......Allan Penney
Wally.......Arch Hull
Winter.......Peter Flett
Patrick.......Bruce Kilpatrick
Ward.......Mark Randall
Const. Noble.......Gil Tucker

Synopsis: For the very first time, a war veteran misses the Anzac Day march and the Homicide team take this into account when investigating the murder of a young pacifist.

Airdate: Sydney 22/10/74, Melbourne 11/3/75

445. The Last Season

Prue Fletcher.......Judy Morris
Ross Bullen.......Wynn Roberts
Kenny Bullen.......Leif Hinrichsen
Barry Lynes.......Mike Ferguson
.......Allan Penney
.......Eric Reiman
.......Greg Barowski
.......Rod Densley

Script.......Peter Kinloch

Synopsis: While investigating a shooting at a large sheep station, Sen. Det. Deegan befriends young Kenny, son of Ross Bullen, owner of the station. The peace is shattered when Barry Lynes arrives to make life unpleasant for Prue Fletcher, Kenny's live-in schoolmarm.

Airdate: Sydney 3/9/74, Melbourne 22/10/74

446. Surprising What People Can Do

Davis.......Richard Hibbard
Frances Brown.......Hilda Scurr
Cook.......Peter Corbett
.......Patricia Leehy
.......Paul Young
.......Keith Kaye
.......Gladys Simpson
.......Campbell Copelin

Script.......David Boutland

Synopsis: Is a small time crim as innocent as his wife maintains, or is he responsible for a brutal murder? Frances Brown's tiny house rocks with rejoicing - a wake for her late and unlamented husband, Alf. She has had a hard life - a tough but sympathetic lady, liked by everyone except her husband. Alf Brown was a mean old man - he never spent a cent on anything but booze - and he wouldn't even share that with his wife. It's no wonder Frances rejoices - until the police arrive, as the Homicide squad have found marks on Alf's body that indicate he was murdered.

Airdate: Sydney 29/10/74, Melbourne 8/4/75

447. Brick Veneer

Gran.......Kay Taylor
Anne.......Maggie Dence
Christopher.......Matthew Crosby
Greg Watkins.......Robert Schroeder
.......Roger Boyce
.......Lew Luton
.......Richard Butler
.......Robert Greer

Script.......Howard Griffiths
Director.......Igor Auzins
Producer.......Paul Eddey

Synopsis: Homicide detectives discover more than gracious living behind the plush facade of a suburban estate.

Airdate: Melbourne 15/4/75

448. The Nameless Grave

Fr. Coghlan.......Ben Gabriel
Laurie.......Kit Taylor
Emma Perkins.......Sheila Florance
'Snatcher'.......Martin Vaughan
Dulcie.......Kay Eklund
Dr. Sayers.......Peter Norton
Horton.......Warwick Randall
Stark.......Hu Pryce
Anne.......Daphne Miller
Suspect.......John Geros

Script.......Jim Simmonds
Director.......Rob Stewart
Producer.......Paul Eddey

Synopsis: A confession of a false testimony from a dying woman, a pearl brooch and a bitter young criminal cause a murder case to be re-opened after 20 years, leading to a grisly discovery within Pentridge. Detectives want to question Emma Perkins, but did she have something to hide? She ran, she didn't look where she was going, and she died before she could tell what she knew.

Airdate: Melbourne 22/4/75, Wollongong NSW 24/3/75, Newcastle NSW 24/5/75

449. Thou Shalt Not Want

Sarah.......Patsy King
Susan Ryder.......Carole Yelland
Victor Ryder.......Bowen Llewellyn
Gardiner Adams.......Ian Mune
Joanna Wilson.......Clare Balmford
Bernard Sheils.......Paul Young
.......Joan Letch
.......Leigh Luxmore

Synopsis: Victor Ryder's wife, Susan, joins the Shepherds Of Life, a weird religious sect. Susan, aided and abetted by her mother, locks her infidel husband out of the house. After weeks of mounting emotional hostility, Victor Ryder reaches breaking point. He shoots his mother-in-law, and, taking his wife hostage, barricades himself in the Shepherds Of Life 'temple'. The leader of the sect, Gardiner Adams, tries to persuade the distraught Ryder to give himself up, but he too is taken hostage. Ryder's immediate superior, Bernard Sheils, who has full knowledge of his employee's difficulties, cannot lure him out. Joanna Wilson, a sect member who knows another side to the sanctimonious Adams, tries but also fails.

Airdate: Melbourne 29/4/75, Newcastle NSW 31/5/75

450. The Quiet Ones

Georgina.......Helen Hemingway
Standard.......Kevin Miles
Kane.......Ray Marshall
.......Edmund Pegge
.......Roy Lyons
.......Barbara Jungworth
.......Alan Bickford
.......Jane Clifton

Script.......Peter Dunn
Director.......Igor Auzins

Synopsis: A car crash on a lonely country road looks like an accident. Then one witness claims to have heard footsteps, and another hearing a car being driven off. The Homicide squad begin their investigation amid the pile of unfinished paperwork at the local police station, and unravel a web of conspiracy, adultery, blackmail and murder among the intrigues of the small town.

Airdate: Melbourne 6/5/75, Wollongong NSW 7/4/75

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