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Matlock Police

Matlock Police is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1970 and 1975. The series was the 0-10 Network's attempt to come up with a police show to rival Homicide and Division 4. Matlock Police was different from its Melbourne-based predecessors by being set in a small country town, the fictional Matlock, Victoria. Series writers had a reference manual giving full details of the town’s geography, amenities, social structure, etc., as well as that of the surrounding area - neighbouring towns included Wilga, Chinaman's Creek, Possum's Creek and Burrabri, and there was an offshoot of the Great Dividing Range called the Candowies. The town's colourful history included the local Aboriginal tribe, the town founder, a gold rush, a bushranger and a town patriarchy. About the only landmark the Matlock district lacked for dramatic purposes was a beach.

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Drama
Created By

First Aired on

Feb 25, 1971

6 seaons till Apr 15, 1976

Popularity: 12.2371
2 votes
Networks
(AU)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Curse Of The Bangerang Prince

Seasons & episodes

Total 6 seasons, 229 episodes

Season 1

Aired

41 Episodes
  • Episode 1Twenty Six Hours60 min

    Matlock's town matriarch, Grace Falconer, is brutally attacked and robbed. Suspects include a group of hippies who become involved in town affairs when a local girl's horse is shot, two yobbos on a hunting trip who are found trespassing, and a handyman recently sacked by Mrs. Falconer - who refuses to account for his movements on the night in question.

  • Episode 2The Big Gun60 min

    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. Maddern finds his attention diverted from his marital problems.

  • Episode 3Goodbye Tuesday60 min

    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 bushfire.

  • Episode 4End Of The Season60 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 5Something After Death60 min

    Overview not available

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