Series synopsis
Homicide is an Australian drama crime action & adventure television series that premiered on Seven Network on October 20, 1964. It ended on June 25, 1976. It was created by Hector Crawford, Dorothy Crawford. It stars Charles Tingwell, John Fegan, Gary Day and Leslie Dayman.
Homicide was an Australian television police drama series The series dealt with the homicide squad of the Victorian Police force and the various crimes and cases the detectives are called upon to investigate. Many episodes were based on real life crime cases.
Premise
Homicide was an Australian television police drama series The series dealt with the homicide squad of the Victorian Police force and the various crimes and cases the detectives are called upon to investigate. Many episodes were based on real life crime cases.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Charles Tingwell as Insp. Reg Lawson
- John Fegan as Insp. Jack Connolly
- Gary Day as Sen. Det. Phil Redford
- Leslie Dayman as Sen. Det. Bill Hudson
- Alwyn Kurts as Insp. Colin Fox
- Terry McDermott as Det. Sgt. Frank Bronson
- George Mallaby as Det. Peter Barnes
- Dennis Grosvenor as Sen. Det. Mike Deegan
Supporting cast
- Leonard Teale as Det. Sgt. David Mackay
- Don Barker as Det. Sgt. Harry White
- Norman Yemm as Sen. Det. Jim Patterson
- Lex Mitchell as Det. Rex Fraser
- David Atkins as David Enwright
- Raymond Westwell as Colin Foster
- Alexandra Hines as Pam Butler
- Lionel Long as Det. Bert Costello
- John Stanton as Sen. Det. Pat Kelly
- Michael Preston as Sen. Det. Bob Delaney
- Robert Schroeder as Greg Watkins
- John McMahon as Narrator (voice)
Guest cast
- Gary Day as Sen. Det. Phil Redford
- Leslie Dayman as Sen. Det. Bill Hudson
- Alwyn Kurts as Insp. Colin Fox
- Terry McDermott as Det. Sgt. Frank Bronson
- George Mallaby as Det. Peter Barnes
- Dennis Grosvenor as Sen. Det. Mike Deegan
- Leonard Teale as Det. Sgt. David Mackay
- Don Barker as Det. Sgt. Harry White
- Norman Yemm as Sen. Det. Jim Patterson
- Lex Mitchell as Det. Rex Fraser
- David Atkins as David Enwright
- Raymond Westwell as Colin Foster
Episodes
This series spans 14 seasons with 515 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | October 20, 1964 | December 15, 1964 |
| Season 2 | 37 | January 26, 1965 | December 14, 1965 |
| Season 3 | 47 | January 25, 1966 | December 20, 1966 |
| Season 4 | 48 | January 24, 1967 | December 19, 1967 |
| Season 5 | 47 | January 30, 1968 | December 17, 1968 |
| Season 6 | 46 | January 28, 1969 | December 2, 1969 |
| Season 7 | 46 | January 27, 1970 | December 8, 1970 |
| Season 8 | 40 | January 19, 1971 | November 16, 1971 |
| Season 9 | 43 | February 1, 1972 | December 12, 1972 |
| Season 10 | 38 | February 6, 1973 | November 27, 1973 |
| Season 11 | 39 | January 22, 1974 | October 29, 1974 |
| Season 12 | 48 | February 4, 1975 | December 30, 1975 |
| Season 13 | 23 | January 6, 1976 | June 25, 1976 |
| Season 14 | 4 | January 25, 1977 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Stunt A group of students stage a mock bank hold-up to publicise a charity. When the students' leader is shot dead by a bank guard, Homicide detectives have to establish whether the guard was acting within his duty or recklessly; a complication is that jealousy in the group caused the student to be 'set up' for the shooting. |
October 20, 1964 |
| 2 |
A Handful of Money An old couple who run a milk bar in an inner suburb are found brutally murdered. A young man is charged, and confesses, but Det. Sgt. Bronson's doubts about his guilt still complicate the issue, and bring he and Insp. Connolly into conflict. |
October 27, 1964 |
| 3 |
The Rosary For three days, a cottage in the Dandenong Ranges provides a perfect honeymoon hideaway. But then the young bride is brutally slain, and Homicide detectives find themselves investigating bigamy as well as murder. |
November 3, 1964 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Hook A man dies a violent death aboard a boat at dawn. Although there is an eye-witness, he claims he was too far away to identify the killer, and the Homicide detectives have some fast thinking to do as they pursue their suspects around the confusing world of the waterfront. |
January 26, 1965 |
| 2 |
Manhunt When William Nelson blows up the car of a business acquaintance, killing him, he is quickly brought to justice, and sentenced to serve a life sentence for murder. However, Nelson is cunning and resourceful, and escapes from custody – and it is not only his freedom he wants, but a chance to even up the score against the main prosecution witness. |
February 2, 1965 |
| 3 |
The Decimal Point A convict who has broken out of jail is murdered at the rendezvous with an accomplice, and Det. Sgt. Bronson suspects that there is a connection between his death and an unsolved robbery committed five years earlier. |
February 9, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Gamblers Helen Burton and her daughter are happy to be reunited after a long separation, but the reunion turns out to be a prelude to tragedy when a murder is committed. |
January 25, 1966 |
| 2 |
A Question of Honour Kevin Jones is murdered on the Mornington Peninsula. Bronson and Mackay are sent there to investigate the crime. They have three suspects, and while they are there investigating, another murder takes place. |
February 1, 1966 |
| 3 |
Vicious Circle Detectives have five suspects in the brutal murder of a young married woman. All five of them saw her in the hours preceding her death. |
February 8, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Long Shadow Two men fight on a river bridge. One loses his life, the second vanishes, and the Homicide team set out to trace a man of whom they know practically nothing, except that he is tall and casts a long shadow. |
January 24, 1967 |
| 2 |
Final Payment Peter Lovegrove is shot dead on his doorstep, but he leaves documents proving him a blackmailer. This makes the murder motive obvious, but police discover a different crime racket before determining which victim fired the fatal shot. |
January 31, 1967 |
| 3 |
Keeper of Lions A girl shot dead near the zoo is identified as Christy Baker, teenage daughter of the zoo's lion keeper Alex Baker. As the Homicide team investigates, Christy's tragic life story unfolds in flashback. |
February 7, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mr. Smith When a stripper called Lita is strangled, Homicide detectives search for the last person known to have seen her alive - a mysterious Mr. Smith. Another stripper, Trudy Wheeler, helps police with their investigation. |
January 30, 1968 |
| 2 |
Edge of Happiness An elderly man is murdered in his wheelchair and his wife, fearful for her own safety , asks their former nurse, Maggie Keating, for advice. Maggie, in turn, contacts her boyfriend, Det. Sgt. Mackay, for assistance. |
February 6, 1968 |
| 3 |
The Late Show The manager of a drive-in theatre disturbs a car thief at his home, and the thief retaliates by knocking him down with his own car, causing critical injuries. Investigations reveal there is more to the motive of the crime than was first apparent. |
February 13, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Paragon A burglar, Jennings, breaks into the weekend beach house of Dr. Tarling, and trips over his body. Detectives question three suspects - the victim's son, his medical partner, and Jennings. |
January 28, 1969 |
| 2 |
A Lethal Weapon Rosalind Eyre's landlady enters her room and finds her in bed, dead from suffocation. Homicide detectives establish that she has been murdered, and suspicion falls on fellow boarders. |
February 4, 1969 |
| 3 |
The Liars A chemist is found shot dead in Geelong, and police search for a man with cuts on his face. They believe two men and a woman can identify the killer, but all three deny ever having seen him. Detectives then discover that a man involved in the case, Major Dymond, has been posing as his late brother. |
February 11, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Solitary Duet Wendy Gilbert is found dead on a warehouse roof. Detectives discover that she had been getting obscene phone calls, and their investigation leads them to the zoo. |
January 27, 1970 |
| 2 |
Just a Bit of Fluff Returning home from a date, Lynn Preston is kidnapped, her boyfriend is knocked unconscious, and a ransom note is left for her parents demanding $100,000 for the girl's release. |
February 3, 1970 |
| 3 |
Kill or Be Killed The body of a man is discovered at Half Moon Bay. Detectives suspect that he could be a criminal and investigations lead to a young couple, the man of whom is trying to evade national service. |
February 10, 1970 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two for the Money 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. |
January 19, 1971 |
| 2 |
Help Yourself 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. |
January 26, 1971 |
| 3 |
Short Circuit 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. |
February 2, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Love You Primrose Taylor An attractive policewoman, Primrose Taylor, assisting the Homicide squad with office work, nearly becomes a murder victim when detectives search for the killer of an air hostess - and all they have to go on is anonymous telephone calls. |
February 1, 1972 |
| 2 |
Maybe She'll Come Tomorrow Homicide detectives face a baffling case when a murder is committed at a drive-in movie. The butts of two tickets provide them with a clue and a major suspect. |
February 8, 1972 |
| 3 |
The Wife Investigations by the Homicide squad into the sudden death of Margaret Fleming's husband reveal a family scandal. |
February 15, 1972 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Skeleton Key A skeleton found in a lonely grave provides the Homicide team with a puzzling case. The only clues are literally "a rag, a bone and a hank of hair". |
February 6, 1973 |
| 2 |
The Herring When a suburban housewife is shot, the evidence points to her husband. Then the Homicide team find too much evidence. |
February 13, 1973 |
| 3 |
Fool's Gold A bookmaker returning home from the trots is shot dead. First indications are that the murder motive was robbery. |
February 20, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Crossing Homicide detectives have to cope with a group of unruly girls at a mission following an apparently unmotivated bashing. |
January 22, 1974 |
| 2 |
Jingles Detectives investigate the murder of a roustabout at a once prosperous travelling carnival. |
January 29, 1974 |
| 3 |
A Crime Against Nature Homicide detectives come up against some startling attitudes when a homosexual is bashed and killed. The victim's lover becomes a suspect when they find incriminating letters written to the dead man. |
February 5, 1974 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mr. Spence A harmless public servant with a problem, or a scheming killer? The Homicide detectives investigating a case have a decision to make to avert a tragedy. |
February 4, 1975 |
| 2 |
Poker Face An innocent birdwatcher leads the Homicide squad into the discovery of an illegal gaming house. |
February 11, 1975 |
| 3 |
The Animal That Has To Be Fed While chasing a truant schoolboy, a young policewoman comes across a torture chamber, and a case for the Homicide squad. |
February 18, 1975 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Thought I Could've Died The owner of a theatre restaurant teams up with an old friend to get quick money for his ailing business, but murder interferes with their well-laid plans. |
January 6, 1976 |
| 2 |
Party Games The Homicide squad are baffled when a girl commits a murder and then gives herself up. |
January 13, 1976 |
| 3 |
Sanguma The Homicide squad are baffled when what appears to be suicide turns out to have been caused by a unique form of murder weapon. |
January 20, 1976 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 4, 1977 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 11, 1977 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 18, 1977 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Seven Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 20, 1964 |
| Last aired | June 25, 1976 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 19:30:00 |