Series synopsis
City Homicide is an Australian crime drama television series that premiered on Seven Network on August 27, 2007. It ended on March 30, 2011. It was created by John Banas, John Hugginson. It stars Daniel MacPherson, David Field, Shane Bourne and Noni Hazlehurst.
City Homicide follows a group of detectives in the Homicide department of Melbourne's Metropolitan Police Headquarters.
Premise
City Homicide follows a group of detectives in the Homicide department of Melbourne's Metropolitan Police Headquarters.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daniel MacPherson as Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner
- David Field as Terry Jarvis
- Shane Bourne as Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Wolfe
- Noni Hazlehurst as Commander Bernice Waverley
- Nadine Garner as Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe
- Damien Richardson as Detective Sergeant Matt Ryan
- Aaron Pedersen as Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman
Guest cast
- Anthony Hammer as Adrian Orlowski
- Fiona Corke as Judith Welling
- Martin Blum as Steve Rickards
- Petra Kalive as Roula
- Chelsea Blake as Holly Bannister
- Jude Beaumont as Michaela Kaplan
- Paul Pearson as Peter Jensen
- Scott Major as Graeme Combes
- Ella Scott Lynch as Narelle O'Brien
- Mark Raffety as Steven Akkerman
- Julie Eckersley as Rita Solomon
- Grant Piro as Craig Pierce
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 84 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14 | August 27, 2007 | November 19, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 22 | June 30, 2008 | March 29, 2009 |
| Season 3 | 18 | August 10, 2009 | November 25, 2009 |
| Season 4 | 24 | July 14, 2010 | February 16, 2011 |
| Season 5 | 6 | February 23, 2011 | March 30, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In the Hands of Giants (1) Natalie Pierce's suicide leads the detectives on a mission to discover the connection between her and 7 house fires in 9 years all resulting in the deaths of children. |
August 27, 2007 |
| 2 |
In the Hands of Giants (2) The detectives continue to work on the case, will they find all the clues before another tragedy happens? |
August 27, 2007 |
| 3 |
Lie Down with Dogs The body of bank robber Mick Booth is found in a crypt. He has been dead for a year, so who has been robbing banks acting just like him? |
September 3, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thicker Than Water The unit investigates a murder of a middle aged woman in a dark alley. While the investigations dig into her family history, Stanley is confronted with his own past. |
June 30, 2008 |
| 2 |
Somersaulting Dogs A teenage boy is found hanging in the girls' toilets at a local high school. Did bullying push him to suicide? When Homicide investigate they step into a community that is ready to explode. |
July 7, 2008 |
| 3 |
In House The detectives are taken hostage in their own offices by a desperate father determined to re-open the investigation of a murder for which his son was convicted. |
July 14, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Money Shot A regular day in Homicide. A murder. A crime scene. An investigation. Except that... Duncan Freeman is back. Walking into Homicide as if nothing had happened. Healed. Over the trauma of his attack. Or is he? |
August 10, 2009 |
| 2 |
Meet & Greet There's new blood in the State Police's most distinguished department. Meet DSC Allie Kingston. A fast thinking, fast acting, no nonsense cop. But not everyone's impressed. |
August 10, 2009 |
| 3 |
Chop Shop A teen car booster is bashed, shot and dumped in an empty lot. Is it simply a case of him stealing the wrong car? When his associate is found with key evidence linked to a constable's murder, the team realise they could have more than a coincidence on their hands. |
August 17, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! A routine homicide investigation for the crew turns into a defense of one of their own, when Det. Simon Joyner is put in the frame for murder. |
July 14, 2010 |
| 2 |
Good Cop/Bad Cop The suspect in an unsolved missing-child case comes to Nick when she finds herself being harassed by the child's mother. |
July 14, 2010 |
| 3 |
Flight Risk A young business woman is brutally raped and murdered in her own home. The prime suspect has a rock-solid alibi and will leave the country in 48 hours never to return. Homicide has two days to build a case. |
July 21, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reward Day A prison guard is shot during an inmate escape. Nick comes face to face with the past when a journalist wants to discuss the Dane Majors case. |
February 23, 2011 |
| 2 |
Go Down Swinging Allie and Rhys go undercover at a swingers' party to find a killer. Journalist Juliette continues looking into allegations of corruption against Nick and his former sergeant in the Dane Majors case. |
March 2, 2011 |
| 3 |
If It Bleeds It Leads The investigation into the death of a young journalist leads detectives to prove evidence tampering in the Dane Majors case. Nick is placed on temporary suspension while claims of corruption swirl around him. |
March 9, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Seven Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 27, 2007 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2011 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:30:00 |