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.
Showing Season 1 of 6
Season 1
1971
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01. Twenty Six Hours
1971-02-25
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.
02. The Big Gun
1971-03-04
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.
03. Goodbye Tuesday
1971-03-11
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.
04. End Of The Season
1971-03-18
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05. Something After Death
1971-03-25
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06. One Good Turn
1971-04-01
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07. A Bit Of Freedom
1971-04-08
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08. Cast A Black Shadow
1971-04-15
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09. Cradle Song
1971-04-22
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10. Rhythm And Blues
1971-04-29
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11. Pressure Point
1971-05-06
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12. The Outsiders
1971-05-13
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13. The Word Is Progress
1971-05-20
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14. The Crunch
1971-05-25
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15. Tightrope
1971-06-03
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16. Heroes Day
1971-06-10
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17. The Hunting Ground
1971-06-17
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18. A Second Opinion
1971-06-24
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19. Hideaway
1971-07-01
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20. The Price of Anger
1971-07-08
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21. The Gypsies
1971-07-15
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22. Cross Purposes
1971-07-22
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23. Early One Morning
1971-07-29
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24. Olsen's Ghost
1971-08-05
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25. Escape To Nowhere
1971-08-12
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26. A Case of Neglect
1971-08-19
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27. Millbank Nugget
1971-08-26
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28. The Loner
1971-09-02
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.
29. The Milk And Honey Man
1971-09-02
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30. No Way Out
1971-09-16
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.
31. Still Life
1971-09-23
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.
32. Smoke Screen
1971-09-30
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.
33. The Champ
1971-10-07
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.
34. Jimmy Woodser
1971-10-14
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.
35. Compassionate Leave
1971-10-21
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.
36. The End of the Road
1971-10-28
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.
37. A Piece of Cake
1971-11-04
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.
38. The Foreigners
1971-11-11
A feud among some Albanian immigrants in Matlock starts to get out of hand, and police are soon investigating an attempted murder.
39. Give A Man A Gun
1971-11-11
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40. Any More at Home Like You
1971-11-25
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.
41. The Break
1971-12-02
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