Series synopsis
White Collar Blue is an Australian drama television series that premiered on 10 on August 12, 2002. It ended on December 22, 2003. It was created by Kris Wyld, Steve Knapman. It stars Peter O'Brien, Freya Stafford, Brooke Satchwell and Don Hany.
White Collar Blue is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.
Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives.
In the pilot episode, Harriet is introduced as the new face to Kingsway station, transferring from the "White Collar" federal police to the "Blue C ...
Premise
White Collar Blue is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.
Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives.
In the pilot episode, Harriet is introduced as the new face to Kingsway station, transferring from the "White Collar" federal police to the "Blue Collar" New South Wales Police. Throughout the series Harriet must deal not only with her husband's brutal murder and the revelation of his adultery, but with learning to adjust and fit into her new surroundings.
Joe is Harriet's new partner, and isn't exactly welcoming to her as an addition to the team. With two daughters from previous marriages, Joe needs to juggle his homelife, his dedication to the job and his relationship with Nicole Brown, played by Jodie Dry.
The other cops at the station are Ted Hudson, played by Richard Carter, Sophia Marinkovitch and Theo Rahme, and each have their own secrets and problems to deal with.
The series was axed after two seasons, however it can be found on cable TV both in Australia and overseas.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Peter O'Brien as Det. Joe Hill
- Freya Stafford as Det. Harriet Walker
- Brooke Satchwell as Sophia Marinkovitch
- Don Hany as Theo Rahme
- Jodie Dry as Nicole Brown
- Richard Carter as Ted Hudson
Guest cast
- Angela Punch McGregor as Win Absolom
- Scott Lowe as Mr. Jackson
- Steve Jacobs as Cable
- Simon Wood as Matt
- Tony Nikolakopoulos as Stavros
- Sarah Enright as Ruth
- Rose Ashton as Sasha
- John Gibson as Biggs
- Anna Maria Monticelli as Mrs Cable
- Anna Torv as Neighbour
- Tavoi Aiono as Security Guard
- Nicol Ritchie as Federal Agent
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 44 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | August 12, 2002 | April 28, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 22 | May 5, 2003 | December 22, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Part 1 Harriet Walker is a cop. She has it all, a loving husband and a promising career as a detective. But things go awry when her husband Matt, an undercover federal agent, is murdered. Within 24 hours, she has gone from detective to prime suspect and sets about burying her grief in her own private investigation. The painful search for details of her husband's death also leads to her confronting evidence of his infidelity. Together with new partner Joe, she must find her husband's lover to get to the truth behind the murder. |
August 12, 2002 |
| 2 |
Pilot Part 2 Harriet Walker is a cop. She has it all, a loving husband and a promising career as a detective. But things go awry when her husband Matt, an undercover federal agent, is murdered. Within 24 hours, she has gone from detective to prime suspect and sets about burying her grief in her own private investigation. The painful search for details of her husband's death also leads to her confronting evidence of his infidelity. Together with new partner Joe, she must find her husband's lover to get to the truth behind the murder. |
August 12, 2002 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 While testifying in the trial of high-profile criminal Nick Hammer, Sophie is humiliated on the witness stand by an aggressive defence lawyer who calls her credibility into question. The case is lost and Joe gets into a heated argument with lawyer, Ray Jarvis, outside of court. Ray files an official complaint against Joe and Internal Affairs is called in to investigate the incident. Harriet won't lie to help Joe out of trouble. Her reluctance to help Joe may be warranted as Ray is soon found beaten in his home, claiming on TV for all to see that Detective Joe Hill was responsible for the attack. Joe readily admits he paid Ray a visit but that Ray refused to see him. It now falls on Joe's colleagues to not only prove his innocence, but to rebuild their original case against Nick Hammer and bring him to justice. |
August 19, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A series of poisonings are linked to a local supermarket chain. Products at the store are being tampered with and demands have been made by an extortionist. The detectives' efforts to solve the case are hampered by the store's management who hope to keep the story out of the media, but it soon becomes too much for Joe who goes to the press to warn the public. Nicole rejoins her colleagues at Kingsway as Constable Brown. |
May 5, 2003 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A beach party goes terribly wrong when a teenage girl is found dead on the beach the following morning. Joe's life is once again thrown into turmoil when his father, absent from his life for the last twenty years, shows up on his doorstep wanting to reconnect with his family. |
May 12, 2003 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Theo goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling operation involving lawyer Ray Jarvis [ep 1.03]. The difficult job turns life threatening when his cover is blown forcing him to rely on a woman he has become involved with to keep him alive. Nicole struggles to pull the trigger during a training exercise. |
May 19, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 10 |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 12, 2002 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2003 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:30:00 |