• 1971
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Matlock Police

Summary Policing in a small rural town, popular in its day. View more details

  • 1971
  • 50m

Matlock Police

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Paul Cronin Michael Pate Vic Gordon Tom Richards

All cast & crew

7.4

Details

Genres : Crime Drama

Release date : Feb 24, 1971

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English

Filming locations : Ringwood Police Station - 31 Ringwood Street, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia

Production companies : Crawford Productions 0-Ten Network ATV-0

Summary Policing in a small rural town, popular in its day. View more details

Details

Genres : Crime Drama

Release date : Feb 24, 1971

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English

Filming locations : Ringwood Police Station - 31 Ringwood Street, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia

Production companies : Crawford Productions 0-Ten Network ATV-0

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Feb 24, 1971
Twenty Six Hours
The town matriarch, Grace Falconer, is attacked and robbed.
Episode 2 • Mar 03, 1971
The Big Gun
Local tough-guy Brownie Merkle becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a man and the disappearance of another when he suddenly begins paying his debts, and Det. Sgt. Madden finds his attention diverted from his marital problems.
Episode 3 • Mar 10, 1971
Goodbye Tuesday
The search for a trio of prison escapees, Carol Price, Judy Bennett and Bob Pollard, endangers many lives when searchers and escapees alike are caught in a bush fire.
Episode 4 • Mar 17, 1971
The End of the Season
At the end of the hop picking season, an Italian worker resorts to a Mediterranean custom of abducting a young local girl to force her parents' consent to marriage.
Episode 5 • Mar 24, 1971
Something After Death
Matlock police appear to be stumped while investigating the mysterious death of a woman; the strange relationship between a successful businessman and a schoolgirl; the rape of a 40-year-old spinster; a business power game; and an attempted blackmail.
Episode 6 • Mar 31, 1971
One Good Turn
James Ivan Murray is a name known to most police. When he suddenly turns up in Matlock to work as a strapped at a racing stable, Det. Sgt. Maddern is not terribly happy.
Episode 7 • Apr 07, 1971
A Bit of Freedom
When William Morgan escapes from prison a farm he heads for Matlock seeking the aid of a friend, but his friend's wife informs him that her husband has been jailed, and it is the fault of Det Sgt. Maddern. She supplies him with a rifle and he flees to the rangers.
Episode 8 • Apr 14, 1971
Cast a Black Shadow
Patti Anderson and Ian Forbes are in love, but the boy is dominated by his wealthy father, a stud farmer who owns the property which Patti cannot understand Ian's attitude to marriage.
Episode 9 • Apr 21, 1971
Cradle Song
Cathie Prentice Returns to Matlock with a 4-day-old illegitimate baby which was born in Melbourne to save the reputation of the. Her intentions was to try and marry the father, Ray Turner, but he has since become engaged to a wealthy grazers daughter. Then a shy Brian Woods arrives in Matlock and seeks the help of the police in finding Cathie, as her departure from the hospital was most irregular. In her disturbed psychological state of mind, Cathie leaves the baby at a deserted farmhouse and goes in search of her former lover. The Matlock Police launch a desperate search to try and save her life and the life of her baby.
Episode 10 • Apr 28, 1971
Rhythm and Blues
Gay Lincoln is a Matlock girl who has become a celebrity in Melbourne entertainment world. She returns to Matlock for a charity concert but before it starts, she receives a death threat. The Police are also kept busy with blackmail, attempt a brutal wife basher, and his son who has robbed a service station.
Episode 11 • May 05, 1971
Pressure Point
A strike is caused by the sacking of a small time organizer at the local cannery. When the strike enters it's fourth week: it brings crime and tragedy to Matlock.
Episode 12 • May 12, 1971
The Outsiders
Ron and Sandy Fuller move to Matlock from the city to escape the embarrassment of a forced marriage due to pregnancy. When the arrival of Sandy's baby approaches, she wonders whether Ron will accept it, and at this crisis point they become involved with two men running from an armed-hold-up when they almost collide with their getaway car.
Episode 13 • May 19, 1971
The Word Is Progress
Stewie Hall has been caretaker of the Old Pioneer's Cemetery since the war. When the local council decides to evict old Stewi from the caretakers hut so that a reserve can be constructed there, the seek the assistance of the Matlock Police. Sgt. Kennedy faces danger when a mentally unstable Stewi arms himself with a rifle to keep the eviction party at bay.
Episode 14 • May 26, 1971
The Crunch
An apparently routine assault and robbery investigation triggers a large-scale probe into Madden's conduct, both private and professional, after Madden is forced to investigate a friend, Bob Ryan.
Episode 15 • Jun 02, 1971
Tightrope
A series of burglaries occur in Matlock, but when a woman's body is found the investigation is almost brought to a halt-until a connection is found between the crimes. A further connection is made when Clem Davidson alleges a new school teacher in Matlock molested his step-daughter.
Episode 16 • Jun 09, 1971
Heroes' Day
A young protester throws paint over the Matlock war memorial, and tempers flare in the town with the approach of the Anzac Day March.
Episode 17 • Jun 16, 1971
The Hunting Ground
Because her husband is frequently away, Nora McKellar feels trapped on their isolated farm, and her irrational behavior leads Det. Sgt. Madden to believe that she may need help. She tries to kill her husband when he agrees to have her committed to a psychiatric hospital. To complicate matters for the police, a fugitive from New South Wales carries out an armed robbery in Matlock.
Episode 18 • Jun 23, 1971
A Second Opinion
Investigations of a large scale hijacking operation from transport trucks leads to a small time criminal 'Buttercup' Sands. At his home, shared with his de facto wife Edie, the police discover an autistic child, Monty who is confined to his room by a leg rope. His mother tells police it is the only way she can control him. The child also has a crippled leg which the mother believes is due to the child's autism, but a chiropractor, Tony Carboni, is convinced there is a spinal complaint later, the boy runs away and inadvertently helps police stumble on a vital clue when they have to rescue him from an abandoned mine shaft.
Episode 19 • Aug 25, 1971
Hideaway
A skilfully planned raid on a security firm in Melbourne nets a haul of $170,000 for Dave Collier and his partner. He returns to his home town of Matlock to hide away in a vacant farmhouse. All seems to have worked out perfectly until a curious old farmer starts poking about.
Episode 20 • Jul 14, 1971
The Price of Anger
During the investigation of a series of baffling car thefts, the Matlock police encounter a moody high school student who is obsessed with guns.
Episode 21 • Jul 07, 1971
The Gypsies
It appears that a group of gypsies have bashed and robbed a local Matlock man, and one of them is sprung from the lock-up when his wife is having difficulty giving birth to a baby.
Episode 22 • Jul 21, 1971
Cross Purposes
A Matlock youth, who has become the boyfriend of a motor cycle gang leader's old flame, is tortured and beaten by two youths from the gang. Police investigations lead to a youth centre run by Rev. King. Church members are not happy with the progressive means King uses at his meeting, but he gained the confidence of the young people. King's information leads police to the chase and capture of two bike-riding offenders.
Episode 23 • Jun 30, 1971
Early One Morning
The opening of the duck-shooting season brings trouble with stolen guns and out-of-hours drinking. The efforts of a self-styled protector of wildlife to thwart the activities of prospectors and duck shooters has disastrous results, and a young camper, Jenny Fisher, is held hostage by an escaping criminal.
Episode 24 • Jul 28, 1971
Olsen's Ghost
When police look into strange events on a farm they find a five year old Mystery and a seemingly supernatural occurrence; the sighting of farmhand Freddie Olsen's ghost, who was killed by farmer Jenkins when he found out about Olsen's affair with his wife, Ester.
Episode 25 • Aug 04, 1971
Escape to Nowhere
Doug Bennet, shoots a thief on the roof of a factory and is called a killer, and his brother seeks vengeance. Later a man is assaulted who wants to take Bennet's wife and son away.
Episode 26 • Nov 24, 1971
A Case of Neglect
Matlock police become involved with a domestic problem, racial trouble and personal tragedy when an itinerant Aboriginal worker returns to his wife Betty and son Marty after several years of chasing work, and a half-cast woman who, through ignorance, had mistreated her child and thereby provoked the bigots in the community to burn her house down.
Episode 27 • Aug 11, 1971
Millbank Nugget
A young policeman is shot in a mountain town. The Matlock police investigate and encounter bitter hostility steeped in history that leads to a violent death and a gruelling pursuit into snow-clad rangers.
Episode 28 • Aug 18, 1971
The Loner
A mysterious hermit, has lived in a shack outside Matlock for seven months. Suddenly, his past and present catch up with him, when he is terrorised by three local youths. When one is accidentally blinded, Chip Richardson burns down Herman's shack and later blames him for the accident. Herman takes off in panic and the police mount an intensive search for him.
Episode 29 • Sep 01, 1971
The Milk and Honey Man
When a wealthy farmer is killed in a hunting accident, his daughter seems a prime target for a con-man unless the Matlock police can prevent it.
Episode 30 • Sep 08, 1971
No Way Out
A motel robbery and the death of a young police constable in a car accident lead to the revelation of several Matlock townspeople's personal conflicts.
Episode 31 • Sep 15, 1971
Still Life
Matlock police investigate a complaint of carnal knowledge involving an itinerant artist and a young girl, but the accused has his own way of extricating himself from the situation.
Episode 32 • Sep 22, 1971
Smoke Screen
The Matlock saw-millers are a tough breed, but the builders of a new dam claim to be even tougher, A series of ugly incidents lead the two groups towards a violent showdown.
Episode 33 • Sep 29, 1971
The Champ
A broken down ex-heavyweight boxer, Dan Regan, is in Matlock on a sinister assignment. Unforseen events cause Regan's past, present and future to meet head-on in the biggest battle of his career.
Episode 34 • Oct 06, 1971
Jimmy Woodser
An important businessman, Eric Schneider, wants to set up a deal with a Matlock company. However, when he is arrested for assaulting a young girl, public feelings rise up against Det. Curtis who may have made a serious mistake. Schneider, with his lawyer Harrison, puts his money and his pressure in the right places to beat the charge.
Episode 35 • Oct 13, 1971
Compassionate Leave
When Johnny Marcelli returns from the Vietnam war on compassionate leave, he is told that his father has committed suicide. He refuses to believe it and sets out to solve the mystery.
Episode 36 • Oct 20, 1971
The End of the Road
The investigation of a series of wool thefts in the Matlock District uncover the problems of one of the suspects, and provide some surprises for the police - especially Cont. Hogan.
Episode 37 • Oct 27, 1971
A Piece of Cake
Ron Grey, an ex-Spitfire pilot embarks on a dubious mission as a courier to gain some quick money, because he only has a few years of active life lift - he is a chronic diabetic who keeps coma and semi-blindness at bay with insulin shots. While flying a light aircraft with his girlfriend Betty Holmes, the plane strikes trouble and they have to crash land in the Candowie Rangers. When the plane is found by a police search party, they discover that Gray and Holmes both fled into the bush.
Episode 38 • Nov 03, 1971
The Foreigners
A feud among some Albanian immigrants in Matlock starts to get out of hand, and police are soon investigating an attempted murder.
Episode 39 • Nov 10, 1971
Give a Man a Gun
Matlock police search for two dangerous snipers when a couple at a campsite are shot and injured without any apparent motive. The snipers hold a farmer's wife, Vicky Thompson, as a captive.
Episode 40 • Nov 17, 1971
Any More at Home Like You
When salesman Frank Ross finds himself in serious financial difficulties, he takes an illegal way out and starts an unexpected chain of events that bring surprise to the Matlock police.
Episode 41 • Dec 01, 1971
The Break
A prison escapee is loose in Matlock and the police follow his trail of violence and fear, which ends at the farm of a young widow who guards a secret.
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