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Season 81971

Season 8

January 19, 1971
40
Episodes
N/A
Rating
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1971
Year

Cast

Norman Yemm
Norman Yemm
Sen. Det. Jim Patterson
George Mallaby
George Mallaby
Det. Peter Barnes
Leonard Teale
Leonard Teale
Det. Sgt. David Mackay
Alwyn Kurts
Alwyn Kurts
Insp. Colin Fox

Episodes

40 episodes
Season 8
Two for the Money

Two for the Money

Jan 19, 19711h 0m0 votes

After discovering that she is short of money in the till, Margie, a popular barmaid in a Carlton hotel, goes to the police. She learns from the investigations that she has been fooled by two confidence men who demonstrated a 'magic trick' to her, using money from the till. The subsequent investigation soon becomes a possible murder case.

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Help Yourself

Help Yourself

Jan 26, 19712h 0m0 votes
Director: Alex Emanuel

After discovering that she is short of money in the till, Margie, a popular barmaid in a Carlton hotel, goes to the police. She learns from the investigations that she has been fooled by two confidence men who demonstrated a 'magic trick' to her, using money from the till. The subsequent investigation soon becomes a possible murder case.

5 guest stars
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Short Circuit

Short Circuit

Feb 2, 19711h 0m0 votes

The man detectives seek for the murder of a young girl in a motel is a psychopath. But the killer eludes police with tragic results.

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The Terrible Stranger

The Terrible Stranger

Feb 9, 19711h 0m0 votes

Ben Davis, a depressed man under his mother's influence, takes part in a group psycho-therapy session and recalls horrifying memories from his past which throw light on a current murder case.

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Mein Herr Wenzel

Mein Herr Wenzel

Feb 16, 19711h 0m0 votes

Parts of Kurt Wenzel's body are found scattered in various areas. Suspects emerge when police probe his role in a fanatical political party.

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Denny

Denny

Feb 23, 19711h 0m0 votes

When factory hand Denny Mullins, formerly a union representative, is murdered at work shortly after clocking on, detectives learn from fellow workers that the man who replaced him as union delegate had a reason for wanting him out of the way. Complicating matters is Denny's brother Ray, who has a dubious interest in Denny's wife Jude.

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Death on the Vine

Death on the Vine

Mar 2, 19711h 0m0 votes

A woman journalist, Leigh Gardiner, dies after drinking a glass of port. Her husband and teenage daughter become prime suspects in a tragic situation involving drug addiction and suicide.

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Red Carpet Treatment

Red Carpet Treatment

Mar 16, 19711h 0m0 votes

When chicken farmer Alex Propi disappears, he is feared murdered when his girlfriend tells police that she heard a heated argument between Propi and his partner, followed by a gun shot.

1 guest star
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The Corrupter

The Corrupter

Mar 23, 19711h 0m0 votes

Blackmail, corruption, and the finding of a body in a park causes some complex problems for the Homicide squad, who find it difficult to sort out the truth from a mass of conflicting evidence.

1 guest star
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Just Throw Money

Just Throw Money

Mar 30, 19711h 0m0 votes

When two young women are strangled and another brutally attacked, detectives question the host of a party where the girls were guests. Policewoman Burke later acts as a decoy to trap the killer.

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Lost

Lost

Apr 20, 19711h 0m0 votes

Several small girls are attacked, and police suspect Hughie McBride, a mentally retarded, lonely man, who has befriended young Janet Forrester, who is then reported missing.

1 guest star
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The Wall

The Wall

May 4, 19711h 0m0 votes

Police investigate when elderly watchman Sid Brown is shot dead after disturbing two students painting protest slogans on a factory wall.

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In The Dark

In The Dark

May 11, 19711h 0m0 votes

Police search for Susan Scott, a girl psychopath, who they believe shot dead her boyfriend with a sawn-off rifle. They believe she could kill again. A tablet found near the victim provides an important clue for detectives when they question a doctor at a psychiatric clinic.

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Killer

Killer

May 18, 19711h 0m0 votes

Did John Meadows accidentally shoot dead a prowler at his home or was it a planned murder? Detectives are puzzled as to why Meadows returned home from a hunting trip earlier than expected.

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David's Diary

David's Diary

May 25, 19711h 0m0 votes

Englishman David Ryan dies mysteriously in his greenhouse. His diary, containing a list of women's names, provides clues to an unusual side of his character, as well as a possible motive.

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The Acquittal

The Acquittal

Jun 1, 19711h 0m0 votes

Major Curtis, a key witness in the murder trial of Jim Lennox, is shocked when Lennox is acquitted. Curtis can't understand the resigned attitude of Inspector Fox who says the case cannot be re-opened.

1 guest star
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A Kind of Freedom

A Kind of Freedom

Jun 8, 19711h 0m0 votes

After receiving anonymous letters threatening to kill her, Muriel Lumsden, an efficient shopkeeper, is shot. Homicide detectives find their task a difficult one when they discover she has many enemies due to her greater love of money than people.

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Urge to Kill

Urge to Kill

Jun 15, 19711h 0m0 votes

A compulsive psychopathic killer has strangled two women connected with beauty salons. The only clue for detectives is the white card he leaves behind with a large 'C' printed in lipstick.

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Thou Shalt Not

Thou Shalt Not

Jun 22, 19711h 0m0 votes

A devout minister, Pastor George Langley, preaches a forceful sermon. His emphasis on a particular commandment provides detectives with a clue and a number of suspects when two people are found murdered in the church building.

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Inquest

Inquest

Jun 29, 19711h 0m0 votes

The brutal murder of a service station attendant; an accident involving Sen. Det. Patterson's son, Jimmy; and the shooting dead of a criminal bring many problems to Sen. Det. Patterson when he is forced to face an inquest.

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Thursday's Child

Thursday's Child

Jul 6, 19711h 0m0 votes

Ruth Ritchie's death plunge in her car over a cliff edge, and a suicide note left at her home seems to be a straightforward case. But detectives suspect murder when they learn that she had invited a small girl from the local children's home, Sue Thomas, to spend another weekend with her - and the girl subsequently disappears.

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There Must Be a Reason

There Must Be a Reason

Jul 13, 19711h 0m0 votes

Mrs. Bettine Fraser and her seven-year-old daughter are bashed to death with no apparent motive. Suspects include a door-to-door salesman and the youth who found the bodies.

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The Puppy

The Puppy

Jul 20, 19711h 0m0 votes

16-year-old Kirsty Mills, just released from a girls 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 friend, Ron Fisher.

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A Boy's Best Friend

A Boy's Best Friend

Jul 27, 19711h 0m0 votes

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. Involved in the investigation is Gordon Allen, whose marriage is on the rocks because he treats his wife Nola more like his mother, and Nola is embittered because of it.

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A Change of Habit

A Change of Habit

Aug 3, 19711h 0m0 votes

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

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On the Run

On the Run

Aug 10, 19711h 0m0 votes

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 and terrorises the people of the surrounding district.

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Sugar and Spite

Sugar and Spite

Aug 17, 19711h 0m0 votes

Marjorie Nolan, a 22-year-old computer operator, is shot dead at 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 former boyfriend from Sydney also provides a clue.

1 guest star
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The Bikie

The Bikie

Aug 24, 19711h 0m0 votes

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

1 guest star
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Don't Call the Cops

Don't Call the Cops

Aug 31, 19711h 0m0 votes
Director: Alex Emanuel

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

6 guest stars
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Expectations

Expectations

Sep 7, 19711h 0m0 votes

A man suspected of bashing a wealthy woman to death is fleeing in a car, pursued by Det. 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.

1 guest star
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The Professional

The Professional

Sep 14, 19711h 0m0 votes

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.

1 guest star
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Brer Fox

Brer Fox

Sep 21, 19711h 0m0 votes

Inspector Fox finds himself a possible target when a fisherman acquaintance is shot dead while Fox is on leave.

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All the World is Queer

All the World is Queer

Sep 28, 19711h 0m0 votes

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. Another random shooting in the city leads detectives on the trail of a man with an unusual phobia.

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Masquerade

Masquerade

Oct 5, 19711h 0m0 votes

Tragedy comes to Jane 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.

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A Game of Chance

A Game of Chance

Oct 12, 19711h 0m0 votes

The young leader of a street gang pretends to buy a gun from a sports store proprietor, then uses it to shoot him in cold-blood. After a series of armed robberies occur, police suspect the same youth is responsible.

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Fighting Fred

Fighting Fred

Oct 19, 19711h 0m0 votes

The discovery of a body at Stony Point, a fisherman's obsession with oil pollution and his claim that fish are dying near the Hastings oil refinery present the Homicide detectives with an intriguing case.

1 guest star
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Blood

Blood

Oct 26, 19711h 0m0 votes

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.

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The Experts

The Experts

Nov 2, 19711h 0m0 votes

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 John Turner, an electrician with past convictions.

1 guest star
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Handle with Care

Handle with Care

Nov 9, 19711h 0m0 votes

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. Bill Williams from Forensic, they are enough to enable the Homicide squad to track down a psychopathic killer.

1 guest star
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Lover Boy

Lover Boy

Nov 16, 19711h 0m0 votes

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.

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