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Season 51968

Season 5

January 30, 1968
47
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1968
Year

Cast

George Mallaby
George Mallaby
Det. Peter Barnes
Leonard Teale
Leonard Teale
Det. Sgt. David Mackay
John Fegan
John Fegan
Insp. Jack Connolly

Episodes

47 episodes
Season 5
Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith

Jan 30, 19681h 0m0 votes

When a stripper called Lita is strangled, Homicide detectives search for the last person known to have seen her alive - a mysterious Mr. Smith. Another stripper, Trudy Wheeler, helps police with their investigation.

1 guest star
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Edge of Happiness

Edge of Happiness

Feb 6, 19681h 0m0 votes

An elderly man is murdered in his wheelchair and his wife, fearful for her own safety , asks their former nurse, Maggie Keating, for advice. Maggie, in turn, contacts her boyfriend, Det. Sgt. Mackay, for assistance.

1 guest star
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The Late Show

The Late Show

Feb 13, 19681h 0m0 votes

The manager of a drive-in theatre disturbs a car thief at his home, and the thief retaliates by knocking him down with his own car, causing critical injuries. Investigations reveal there is more to the motive of the crime than was first apparent.

2 guest stars
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The Heat's On

The Heat's On

Feb 20, 19681h 0m0 votes

Expert safe breaker Earl Tyrell is shot dead by a fellow gangster after organizing an ambitious robbery.

1 guest star
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Ring of Truth

Ring of Truth

Feb 27, 19681h 0m0 votes

A girl is strangled after announcing her engagement to roadhouse proprietor Chris Anderson. Homicide detectives question three suspects, all with a motive for murder.

1 guest star
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Kangaroo Shoot

Kangaroo Shoot

Mar 5, 19681h 0m0 votes

Lew Hoskin is shot at and wounded while hunting kangaroos. Although Homicide detectives suspect attempted murder, Hoskin insists it was accidental.

1 guest star
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The Gauntlet Is Down

The Gauntlet Is Down

Mar 12, 19681h 0m0 votes

A daring jewel robbery by three masked men leads to murder when witness Joe Martini attempts to stop them from escaping.

1 guest star
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A Vintage Year

A Vintage Year

Mar 19, 19681h 0m0 votes

The body of ex-sideshow man James Munro is discovered in a creek, and police question a group of carnival folk camped on Munro's property.

1 guest star
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The Monday Girl

The Monday Girl

Mar 26, 19681h 0m0 votes

When the body of go-go dancer Darlene Sadler is found at Beaumaris Beach, detectives discover that she had answered an advertisement to perform at a Melbourne club.

1 guest star
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Managing Director

Managing Director

Apr 2, 19681h 0m0 votes

A seven year old boy is found strangled in a park, and detectives suspect teenager Phillip Wright, known to be the last person to see him alive.

1 guest star
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Free to Kill

Free to Kill

Apr 9, 19681h 0m0 votes

A hunt for two escapees from French Island Penal Settlement leads police to murder, blackmail and a savage attack on Det. Barnes.

1 guest star
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Delayed Action

Delayed Action

Apr 16, 19681h 0m0 votes

Two young people, lost in the bush, find a skeleton in a cave. Insp. Connolly interrupts his holiday to investigate the case, thinking that it could be connected with an unsolved bank robbery and murder.

1 guest star
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The Cold Horse Sings

The Cold Horse Sings

Apr 23, 19681h 0m0 votes

A garden party at Vincent Rowe's home ends suddenly when Rowe is shot at and wounded during an argument. Homicide detectives get a lead from singer Pamela Grey - a guest who witnessed the shooting.

1 guest star
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The Money Motive

The Money Motive

Apr 30, 19681h 0m0 votes

Vic Webster, formerly on the staff of business agent Ambrose Cook, is found shot dead in Cook's office. To avoid being implicated, Cook decides to hide the body in the bush.

1 guest star
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The Long Arm

The Long Arm

May 7, 19681h 0m0 votes

Jenny Radford is kidnapped on her way to school, and her parents are told by phone that they will not see her alive again unless they hand over $250,000 in cash. Detectives search for a green car, their only clue.

1 guest star
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The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

Jun 25, 19681h 0m0 votes

The body of model Helen Parkes is found on a beach. A shattered champagne glass gives detectives an important clue, and leads to three suspects. Model Jan Barlow, who was making a car commercial on the beach, later becomes involved in the murder.

1 guest star
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The Final Movement

The Final Movement

May 21, 19681h 0m0 votes

Radio store manager Ralph Nixon is shot dead while listening to the final movement of a concerto. Police suspect young soldier Andy Beckett, who accused Nixon of having an affair with his girlfriend, and who has since gone AWOL.

1 guest star
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Strictly in Confidence

Strictly in Confidence

May 28, 19681h 0m0 votes

The body of a man dressed in a dinner jacket, black tie and a grotesque party mask is found in the pantry of an old home up for sale.

2 guest stars
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The Swinging Sparrow

The Swinging Sparrow

Jun 4, 19681h 0m0 votes

A secretary finds she is pregnant to her former boss, Alan Booth. With her current boyfriend, she blackmails Booth, who is married, for $10,000. Then Booth is stabbed with a paper knife during an argument with his stepson, who says it was an accident. Later Booth is found stabbed to death in a car park, and four people are under suspicion: the secretary and her boyfriend, her father, and Booth's stepson.

1 guest star
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When Greek Meets Greek

When Greek Meets Greek

Jun 11, 19681h 0m0 votes

A well known Greek identity is critically injured when his car is blown up. Police inquiries lead them to cafe proprietor Con Lucas, who later receives a bomb threat. Police seek Johnny Patric, girlfriend of Con's daughter Helena Lucas, in connection with the attempted murder.

1 guest star
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The Pay Off

The Pay Off

Jun 18, 19681h 0m0 votes

Ken Morgan goes on a killing rampage after a youth has attacked his son, and comes face to face with Sen. Det. Hudson. After being forced to shoot Morgan, Sen. Det. Hudson decides he has had enough and leaves the Homicide squad.

2 guest stars
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The Death Game

The Death Game

Jun 25, 19681h 0m0 votes

A small girl riding a bicycle is killed by a hit-and-run car driver. For this case the Homicide team has the assistance of Det. Costello from Forensic.

3 guest stars
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The Apprentice

The Apprentice

Jul 2, 19681h 0m0 votes

When Alf Stone, a cat burglar, falls to his death from a rooftop as he is being chased by Constable Midway, a witness tells Homicide detectives that Midway deliberately let him fall.

1 guest star
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Someone Up There

Someone Up There

Jul 9, 19681h 0m0 votes

A clairvoyant tells Lilian Galvin that her missing husband has been murdered. Two guests at the séance ask the police to investigate Galvin's disappearance.

1 guest star
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Hit, Run and Stop Dead

Hit, Run and Stop Dead

Jul 16, 19681h 0m0 votes

After robbing diamond merchant Charles Pollen, two armed men are pursued by security guards, one of whom is shot and wounded. The Homicide team work on this case with Sgt. Bannister of the local CIB, who is an old adversary of Sgt. Mackay.

1 guest star
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The Golden Thread

The Golden Thread

Jul 23, 19681h 0m0 votes

Teenage cyclist Teresa Nelson is found strangled on a lonely bush track, and detectives question a youth, Tony Warren, who had been seen cycling with her just before her death.

1 guest star
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One Hundred Witnesses

One Hundred Witnesses

Jul 30, 19681h 0m0 votes

A former standover man is shot dead at the docks. Several witnesses refuse to come forward, and Homicide detectives get nowhere until an informer passes on the name of the chief witness, whose brother is a policeman.

2 guest stars
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The Nice Bloke

The Nice Bloke

Aug 6, 19681h 0m0 votes

It looks like murder, but there is no body - only blood stains on the front seat of an abandoned car near Ballarat. The Homicide team take it from there, and they uncover a web of deceit.

1 guest star
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The Fourth Side

The Fourth Side

Aug 13, 19681h 0m0 votes

Vivian Nugent is found strangled in the home she shared with a man known only as Turner. His violent temper makes him an obvious suspect.

1 guest star
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A Question of Time

A Question of Time

Aug 20, 19681h 0m0 votes

A racehorse is doped and the main suspect is a man with a scar, Dodger Mullins. When someone takes a shot at Mullins, the Homicide team have a case of attempted murder on their hands.

1 guest star
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I Confess

I Confess

Aug 27, 19681h 0m0 votes

A Catholic priest informs police that someone has confessed to the murder of a woman, and tells them where to find the body.

1 guest star
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Trip to Nowhere

Trip to Nowhere

Sep 3, 19681h 0m0 votes

When a bank teller is shot dead during a daring robbery by two men and a woman, a photographer who saw the shooting finds himself involved with police and the bandits.

1 guest star
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Goodbye Janet Granger

Goodbye Janet Granger

Sep 10, 19681h 0m0 votes

When Janet Granger is found strangled at her home, detectives have three suspects - her daughter's fiancé, her husband and an unknown visitor.

1 guest star
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Valley of Silence

Valley of Silence

Sep 17, 19681h 0m0 votes

Tragedy hits a peaceful farming valley when one of the locals, Miro Brandell, is shot dead in his car. Det. Barnes risks his own life by posing as a truck driver to trace the murderer.

1 guest star
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The Slippers

The Slippers

Sep 24, 19681h 0m0 votes

Police query why Warwick Ashton, shot dead as he arrived at his girlfriend's flat, was wearing slippers and clutching a length of cable. As investigations proceed familial intrigue is revealed.

2 guest stars
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Big Boys Don't Cry

Big Boys Don't Cry

Oct 1, 19681h 0m0 votes

When Frank Bates, who is involved in a call-girl racket, is beaten up by the gang boss, he sets out to get revenge and police fear an outbreak of underworld warfare.

2 guest stars
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Objection Sustained

Objection Sustained

Oct 8, 19681h 0m0 votes

Author Alan Farrow receives an anonymous phone call threatening his life if he does not stop publication of his controversial book.

2 guest stars
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Murder in Microscope

Murder in Microscope

Oct 15, 19681h 0m0 votes

Charles Butler returns unexpectedly to his car and is stabbed when he disturbs a thief. Homicide detectives come upon valuable evidence when the attacker's hat is found.

2 guest stars
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The Target

The Target

Oct 22, 19681h 0m0 votes

A peaceful walk in the Dandenong Ranges erupts into violence for vicar Alan Bryant when he assists police who are attempting to make an arrest. Later, Bryant is fatally shot and detectives are faced with a number of suspects and motives, but the true reason for the shooting takes everyone by surprise.

1 guest star
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Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

Oct 23, 19681h 0m0 votes

An unbalanced farmer, Ed Chapman, threatens to shoot police if they don't leave his property. Attempting to overpower him, two policemen are shot dead and another is wounded.

2 guest stars
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The Mask

The Mask

Oct 30, 19681h 0m0 votes

A farmer working a field in a tractor discovers a girl's body dangling from a tree. Suicide or murder? A box found nearby gives the Homicide detectives a clue and leads to the investigation of some strange ceremonies connected with the death.

1 guest star
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Break-out

Break-out

Nov 6, 19681h 0m0 votes

A man is murdered and a warder's girlfriend is kidnapped by hardened criminals as part of a scheme to free a prisoner serving a life sentence.

1 guest star
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The Peace Man

The Peace Man

Nov 13, 19681h 0m0 votes

Conscientious objector Mike Bolton finds himself a murder suspect when a girl is strangled and criminally assaulted, and police are informed that he was seen in the locality.

1 guest star
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The Joy Ride

The Joy Ride

Nov 20, 19681h 0m0 votes

A girl service station attendant accepts a date with a new customer and then disappears. The body of her jealous boyfriend is later found, and detectives suspect murder and a possible kidnapping.

2 guest stars
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Process of Elimination

Process of Elimination

Nov 27, 19681h 0m0 votes

Kate Steele is shot dead on the deck of a cabin cruiser on the bay, and her body is removed by the killer. Her husband, reporting her disappearance to the police, becomes the main suspect when police learn he had taken out a life insurance policy on his wife.

1 guest star
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The Hero

The Hero

Dec 4, 19681h 0m0 votes

A warder is shot dead as two prisoners escape from jail. An intensive search in rugged country is hampered by locals who have built a hero image around one of them.

2 guest stars
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The Four Wise Men

The Four Wise Men

Dec 17, 19681h 0m0 votes

A guard is shot and important documents are stolen from a factory. The wife of a suspect has been helping detectives organize a Christmas party for orphan children.

1 guest star
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