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Encyclopedia > Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Also known as Boys in Blue (Working Title)
Format Police, Drama, Crime
Created by Tony Morphett
Hal McElroy
Starring John Wood
Julie Nihill
Martin Sacks
William McInnes
Lisa McCune
Grant Bowler
Tasma Walton
Jane Allsop
Ditch Davey
Rachel Gordon
Charlie Clausen
Simone McAullay
Matthew Holmes
Danny Raco
Samantha Tolj
Country of origin Flag of Australia Australia
No. of seasons 13
No. of episodes 510 (List of episodes)
Production
Location Flag of Victoria (Australia) Victoria
Running time approx 50 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Seven Network
Picture format 576i (SDTV),
576p (EDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Original run January 18, 1994
– June 4, 2006
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
This article is about the Australian television programme. For the dog breed, see Australian Cattle Dog.

Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series and is one of Australia's best-loved dramas. It first aired on 18th January 1994 and last aired, in its 13th season and 510th episode, on 4th June 2006. It is, to this date, Australia's most popular drama, at its peak drawing 2.5 million viewers, and Australia's longest running weekly primetime drama series equaling Homicide in 2006, in terms of episodes aired(510).[1][2] However, Homicide lasted one calendar month longer. It has also gained recognition in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and Canada where it has a strong following in syndication. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... Tony Morphett (born: 10 March 1938 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) created many Australian television series, including: Sky Trackers, Blue Heelers, Stingers, Water Rats, Above the Law and Sea Patrol. ... John Wood (Born July 14, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a Gold Logie Award winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Networks long running police drama Blue Heelers. ... Julie Nihill (born 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Martin Sacks (b. ... William McInnes (b. ... Lisa McCune on Forensic Investigators Lisa McCune (b. ... Grant Bowler (born [18 July] 1968 in Perth) is an Australian actor, best known for his many television roles. ... Tasma Walton (born 1974 in Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Jane Allsop (born July 3, 1975 in Oxford, England) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Parrish on Blue Heelers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rachel Gordon (born 10 May 1976 in Brisbane, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Charlie Clausen (born 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian actor most known for his role as Jake Harrison on McLeods Daughters in 2003, but most recently for his role as Acting Sergeant Alex Kirby on the now axed drama series Blue Heelers, which he starred in for most of... Simone McAully (born 1976) is an Australian actress. ... Matthew Holmes (born in Paisley in 1844 and died in Lenzie on 3 July 1903) was chief mechanical engineer of the North British Railway. ... Danny Raco (born December 24, 1979) is an Australian actor, known for his television work. ... Samantha Tolj is an Australian actress, who previously starred in Blue Heelers until its axing in 2006. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... . ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Victoria_(Australia). ... VIC redirects here. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... 576p is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... This article is about a movie. ... Dolby Digital is the marketing name for a series of lossy audio compression technologies by Dolby Laboratories. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Cattle Dog (ACD), also known as the Queensland Heeler, Blue Heeler, and Red Heeler, is a breed of herding dog developed in Australia for controlling cattle. ... Title screen of Homicide Homicide was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network between 1964 and 1977. ...

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History

The series focused primarily on the police officers of the Mt. Thomas Victoria Police station and the inhabitants of the small town with the high crime rate, Mt. Thomas. There was always something happening in Mt. Thomas and the cops always had a big job sorting out the towns problems. The small town experienced many things including bank robberies, escaped criminals, police shootings, murders, kidnapping and an endless supply of deluded criminals; the police station was even bombed in 2004. With all these events happening, the cops, or "The Heelers", were kept busy all the time but, they could always call on the assistance of the police in nearby, larger town St. Davids. Along with their police work, the Heeler's personal lives regularly made their way into the series and, the most well-known of these, is the relationship between colleagues Maggie and PJ which ended in Maggie's death; that moment was one of the most watched moments on Australian television. The whole station was like a family where everybody usually got on but, like families, there are always disagreements. These were usually settled over a bar at the Imperial, the copper's pub where Chris was always ready to listen. Mt. ... Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. ... Maggie Doyle is a fictional character in the long running police show Blue Heelers. ... P.J. was a fictional character in Australias police series Blue Heelers. ... Christine Chris Reilly is a fictional character in the long running police show Blue Heelers. ...


Blue Heelers has launched the careers of many Australian actors such as Lisa McCune, Grant Bowler, Ditch Davey, Rachel Gordon, Tasma Walton, Charlie Clausen and Jane Allsop. Many of these are still most known for their character on Blue Heelers. Many major actors have also been able to call Mt. Thomas home such as Hugh Jackman, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Peter O'Brien and John Howard. Then there are the Blue Heelers veterans, John Wood and Julie Nihill have been with Blue Heelers during its entire 12 year run and played Snr. Sgt. Tom Croydon and publican Chris Reilly. Lisa McCune on Forensic Investigators Lisa McCune (b. ... Grant Bowler (born [18 July] 1968 in Perth) is an Australian actor, best known for his many television roles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rachel Gordon (born 10 May 1976 in Brisbane, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Tasma Walton (born 1974 in Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Charlie Clausen (born 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian actor most known for his role as Jake Harrison on McLeods Daughters in 2003, but most recently for his role as Acting Sergeant Alex Kirby on the now axed drama series Blue Heelers, which he starred in for most of... Jane Allsop (born July 3, 1975 in Oxford, England) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Parrish on Blue Heelers. ... Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian film producer, and film, television and stage actor, known for playing Wolverine in X-Men and its sequels, and for his Tony Award-winning performance on Broadway in The Boy from Oz. ... Charles Bud Tingwell (born January 3, 1923 in Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)[1] [2], is an Australian film and theatre actor. ... Peter OBrien (born March 25, 1960 at Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia), is an Australian actor. ... John Howard (born October 22, 1952) is an Australian stage and screen actor. ... John Wood (Born July 14, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a Gold Logie Award winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Networks long running police drama Blue Heelers. ... Julie Nihill (born 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Tom Croydon is a fictional character in the long running police drama Blue Heelers. ... Christine Chris Reilly is a fictional character in the long running police show Blue Heelers. ...


Main cast

Blue Heelers original cast of 1994
Blue Heelers original cast of 1994
Blue Heelers of 1998
Blue Heelers of 1998
Blue Heelers of 2001
Blue Heelers of 2003
Blue Heelers of 2005

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Recurring/semi-regular cast

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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peta Doodson (Born. ... Monica Draper was a fictional character who appeared on Blue Heelers on a recurring basis from 1994 to 2006. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Isaacs (22nd November 1974) is an Australian actor most well known for his semi-regular role as the Intellectually disabled Clancy Freeman in the TV series Blue Heelers (1994-2006). ... Clancy Freeman is a fictional character played by Michael Isaacs who appeared on a recurring basis in Blue Heelers. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, political commentator, television personality, and talk radio host. ... Pat Doyle was a recurring character from Australias cop showBlue Heelers. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Inspector Edward Ted Faulkner was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Celia Donald was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Dale Stevens is a politician of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Senior Constable Rose Egan was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... 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Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Rachel Blakely is an Australian actress best known for her portrayal of Gaby Willis on the popular Australian Soap Opera Neighbours from 1991 to 1994. ... Gina Belfanti was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Kate Atkinson (b. ... Stacey Norse was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... 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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neil Pigot (born December 28, 1961 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor, best known to audiences as Inspector Falcon-Price on Blue Heelers. ... Russel Falcon-Price was a fictional character from Blue Heelers. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony Timms was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Harrington as David Bishop on Neighbours Kevin Harrington (born 4 September 1959 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor who is perhaps best known for his role as David Bishop on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. ... 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Season synopses

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Season 1

Blue Heelers first aired on January 18, 1994. The show aired on Tuesday nights at 7:30 PM. The first episode, "A Woman's Place" introduced us to Constable Maggie Doyle, who arrived for her first day of work at the Mt. Thomas police station. The other police present were Sergeant Tom Croydon who ran the station with an almost grandfatherly watch over his co-workers, Constable Wayne Patterson — an old love of Maggie's who was now married to the ambitious Roz, Senior Constable Nick Schultz, a sarcastic and yet good-hearted cop, and Senior Detective Patrick Joseph "P.J." Hassham: a charismatic and somewhat chauvinistic detective who soon found himself very interested in Maggie. Also around, and constantly providing information, gossip and advice was Christine "Chris" Riley who ran the Imperial pub. is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... A Womans Place is the very first episode of the iconic Australian Police Series Blue Heelers. ...


Storylines of the first season included:

  • Roz assisting the Heelers and getting a job at the station,
  • Nick giving Roz a speeding ticket, leading to the suspension of her license, bringing out the reason for Nick joining the highway patrol, the reason being that his wife and daughter were both killed in a car accident,
  • PJ dealing with old friend, Detective Hilary Edmunds,
  • Wayne being shot and left for dead on the roadside by a couple of criminals,
  • Tom learning to deal with friends and the law at the same time,
  • The problems in Wayne and Roz's marriage which ended in Roz witnessing a murder, and subsequently returning to Melbourne,
  • The arrival in town of ambitious and contentious young cop, Constable Adam Cooper, and his experiences of the station and colleagues,
  • Maggie's relationship with her father, Sergeant Pat Doyle (Dennis Miller) and her shifty boyfriend, Detective Sean Neale,
  • Tom's family problems, ending with the death of his wife Nell in a car accident.

The show was a success, and by the end of its 45-episode first season the PJ-Maggie shippers had quickly amassed. Roz was written out of the show before season's end, because the producers thought that they could do more with another police character, rather than a civilian. This allowed for the introduction of Adam Cooper to the group. This season also saw Tasma Walton with a guest role in the show as a young schoolgirl who decided to move in with her teacher. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Pat Doyle was a recurring character from Australias cop showBlue Heelers. ... Nell Croydon was a character in the Australian series Blue Heelers since it began in 1994 although she was never seen throughout the series, although she was spoken about regularly. ... Shipping, derived from the word relationship, is a general term for fans emotional and/or intellectual involvement with the ongoing development of romance in a work of fiction. ... Tasma Walton (born 1974 in Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian actress. ...


Notable guest stars for the season included Radha Mitchell, Kate Keltie, Petra Jared, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Raelee Hill, Libby Tanner, Tasma Walton, Gerard Kennedy, Anne Phelan, Ian Smith, Olivia Hamnett, Lois Collinder, Lois Ramsay, Pepe Trevor, David Wenham, Rex Hunt and Janet Andrewartha. Radha Louise Mitchell (born November 12, 1973 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Kate Keltie (born February 23, 1986 in Melbourne) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Michelle Scully in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours between 1999 and 2003, as well as a brief return in 2004. ... Petra Yared as Jo (at left), and Michala Banas as Louisa Mirror, Mirror (book cover) Petra Yared (born January 18, 1979, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian actress. ... Charles Bud Tingwell (born January 3, 1923 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and theatre actor. ... Raelee Hill Raelee Hill (born October 24, 1972 in Brisbane, Australia), is a flame-haired and freckled Australian actress best-known for her roles in some of her countrys most successful television series. ... Libby Tanner (born Elizabeth Tanner, February 25, 1970, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian actress. ... Tasma Walton (born 1974 in Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Gerard Kennedy (born 8 March 1932) is an Australian actor and two-time Gold Logie winner. ... Anne Phelan (born 2 August 1944 in Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Ian Smith as Harold Bishop in Neighbours. ... Olivia Hamnett (d. ... Lois Collinder is an Australian actress, best known for playing gangly inmate Alice Lurch Jenkins in the television series Prisoner. ... Lois Ramsay as Ettie Parslow in Prisoner. ... Pepe Trevor as Lexie Patterson in Prisoner. ... David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies, television series and theatre productions. ... For the former governor of the Falkland Islands see Rex Masterman Hunt. ... Janet Andrewartha (16 September 1952) is an Australian actress. ...


Season 2

Season 2 premiered in February 1995 and had been moved to the later 8.30 Timeslot, making way for 'Better Homes & Gardens' and 'The Great Outdoors'. The season ran for 41 episodes. The storylines included:

  • Adam dealing with an HIV scare,
  • Chris and Adam beginning a relationship, despite their age difference,
  • Maggie getting a roommate, Gina Belfanti (Rachel Blakely), who quickly fell for Adam,
  • Snr. Const. Rose Egan temporarily joining the Heelers at Mt. Thomas after applying for a Detective's position, that Maggie wanted,
  • Tom's reunion with his troubled daughter Susan,
  • Nick's friend, Billy Peters, being killed in a motorbike accident and Nick beginning a relationship with his widow, Sasha,
  • Wayne being served with divorce papers from Roz.
  • Maggie and Wayne going for their Senior Constable exams,
  • Maggie filling in as police prosecutor,
  • Wayne beginning a relationship with Kate Kenny, wife of local crim Joe Kenny, starting a sort of vendetta between Wayne and Joe,
  • The introduction of Inspector Monica Draper (Peta Doodson) who kept a close watch on the Mt. Thomas station,
  • The arrival in town of Dr. Zoe Hamilton (Karen Davitt), a local doctor who became a secret admirer of Nick's,
  • and the growing sexual tension between PJ and Maggie.

The season ended with Gina being raped. The only witness, a mentally disabled man named Clancy Freeman (Michael Isaacs, who would recur until the 11th season), was uncertain of what he had seen, and so Maggie was used as bait to trap the rapist. In the aftermath, she and PJ shared their first kiss. Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ... Gina Belfanti was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Rachel Blakely is an Australian actress best known for her portrayal of Gaby Willis on the popular Australian Soap Opera Neighbours from 1991 to 1994. ... Senior Constable Rose Egan was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Monica Draper was a fictional character who appeared on Blue Heelers on a recurring basis from 1994 to 2006. ... Peta Doodson (Born. ... Zoe Hamilton was a fictional character on the long-running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Michael Isaacs (22nd November 1974) is an Australian actor most well known for his semi-regular role as the Intellectually disabled Clancy Freeman in the TV series Blue Heelers (1994-2006). ...


Notable guest stars included Robert Grubb, David Field as Maggie's brother Michael, Maxine Klibingaitis, Rebecca Rigg, Hugh Jackman, Libby Tanner, Kris McQuade, Janet Andrewartha, Kerry Armstrong, Terry Gill, Reg Gorman, Lois Collinder, Jon Concannon, Kristian Schmid, Jeremy Kewley and Gerard Kennedy. Robert Grubb is an Australian actor. ... David Field David Dudley Field (February 13, 1805 - April 13, 1894) was an American lawyer and law reformer. ... Maxine Klibingaitis, as Bobbie Mitchell in Prisoner. ... Rebecca Rigg is an Australian actress. ... Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian film producer, and film, television and stage actor, known for playing Wolverine in X-Men and its sequels, and for his Tony Award-winning performance on Broadway in The Boy from Oz. ... Libby Tanner (born Elizabeth Tanner, February 25, 1970, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian actress. ... Kris McQuade is an Australian actress. ... Janet Andrewartha (16 September 1952) is an Australian actress. ... Kerry Armstrong (born 3 January 1958 in Sydney) is an Australian actress. ... Terry Gill is an actor who carved a niche in Australian television playing police officers. ... Reg Gorman (born 1937) is an Australian actor and comedian who shot to fame playing the role of Jack the barman in popular Crawfords soap, The Sullivans. ... Lois Collinder is an Australian actress, best known for playing gangly inmate Alice Lurch Jenkins in the television series Prisoner. ... Template:Merge into Kristian Schmid (born in Victoria on November 28, 1974) is an Australian actor. ... Gerard Kennedy (born 8 March 1932) is an Australian actor and two-time Gold Logie winner. ...


Season 3

By the time the 42-episode third season began, Blue Heelers was hailed as the most successful Australian drama on television, also seeing significant changes in life at the station. Storylines included:

  • Maggie discovering her brother Robbie (now played by Brett Climo) was on drugs,
  • Wayne's death, paving the way for his untrustworthy replacement, Snr. Det. Jack Woodley (Frankie J. Holden), who eventually was caught falsifying evidence and replaced by strong, independent Constable Deirdre "Dash" McKinley,
  • Tom dealing with his young daughter Anna (Alexandra Sangster)'s pregnancy and with his new grandson whom he took in after Anna left,
  • PJ and Maggie - who had decided that their kiss meant nothing - were torn apart when Maggie fell for her professor Roman Kellerman (Geoff Paine). While PJ's suspicions about Kellerman proved correct, it severely affected his friendship with Maggie and he chose to leave the station. His charismatic replacement, Detective Johnny Kowalski (Jack Finsterer) proved to be no picnic - wooing both the women of the station. When PJ eventually returned, with Kowalski gone, relations between him and Maggie were strained.
  • Dash overcoming her gambling problem and repaying Adam,
  • Nick being investigated about a death in custody of a child killer,
  • PJ shot dead a local woman in self defence and then had to fight to clear his name (with the help of Maggie) but he still had to contend with the woman's psychotic son, Luke Darcy (Jonathon Brooks),
  • The season ended with Tom suffering a heart attack in the dying minutes of the last episode

Notable guest stars included Frances O'Connor, Marg Downey, Lee Kernaghan, Radha Mitchell, Terry Gill, Raelee Hill, Louise Siversen, Rhys Muldoon, David Wenham, Norman Yemm, Andrew Blackman, Frankie J. Holden, Anne Phelan and Andrew McKaige. Robbie Doyle is an Irish soccer player who was born in Bray on April 22, 1982. ... Brett Climo is an Australian actor. ... Senior Detective Jack Woodley was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers who appeared for for episodes in the third series (1996). ... Frankie J. Holden (born ??), most commonly known as Frank Holden, is an Australian entertainer. ... Anna Croydon is a fictional character from Blue Heelers. ... Jack Finsterer is an Australian actor starring in various T.v series and films. ... Frances OConnor (born on 12 July 1967 in Wantage, Oxfordshire) is an Australian actress who attended Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as well as earned a BA in literature from the Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. ... Marg Downey (born 1961 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian comedian. ... Lee Kernaghan (born April 15, 1964 in Corryong, Victoria, Australia, is one of Australias most popular and influential country singers and songwriters. ... Radha Louise Mitchell (born November 12, 1973 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Terry Gill is an actor who carved a niche in Australian television playing police officers. ... Raelee Hill Raelee Hill (born October 24, 1972 in Brisbane, Australia), is a flame-haired and freckled Australian actress best-known for her roles in some of her countrys most successful television series. ... Louise Siversen is an Australian actor. ... Rhys Muldoon (born October 17, in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian lesbian who has been involved in television, radio and theatre. ... David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies, television series and theatre productions. ... Norman Yemm (born circa 1933) is an Australian actor. ... Andrew Blackman is an Australian actor. ... Frankie J. Holden (born ??), most commonly known as Frank Holden, is an Australian entertainer. ... Anne Phelan (born 2 August 1944 in Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Andrew McKaige is an Australian actor. ...


Season 4

The fourth season ran for 42 episodes. The 1997 Season was the highest rating for the show; was the number one show on Australian Television for that year: Averaging a mammoth 2,441,000 in the five cities for the year, screening 8.30 Tuesday nights. Storylines included:

  • "Mad Cow Disease" coming to Mt. Thomas and Maggie nearly losing her life,
  • Adam confessing his unrequited love for Dash,
  • Chris's niece Leonie marrying Clancy Freeman and them beginning a family together,
  • Nick and Zoe growing closer,
  • Chris's Irish fiancee being murdered
  • the marriage of Adam to Stacey Norse (Kate Atkinson) and Stacey's miscarriage of the baby Adam thought to be his,
  • The introduction of two popular recurring characters: Jeremy Kewley as less-than-helpful reporter Tony Timms, and Neil Pigot as Inspector Russell "Rusty" Falcon-Price,
  • Chris becoming politically minded and running for local council,
  • Tom's daughter Susan's struggle to take up a posting at the school after her troubled past,
  • Adam facing the fact that his wife had lied and cheated on him,
  • Maggie attempting to protect her drug-addicted brother from the law,
  • Luke Darcy, PJ's nemesis, attempting to ruin his life once and for all,
  • The attraction of Tom to local solicitor Sally Downie (Catherine Wilkin),
  • and the sexual tension being consummated between PJ and Maggie, leading to them finally starting a secret relationship.

Two of the most popular episodes remain the two-parter "Gold" and "Fool's Gold", in which PJ and Maggie are trapped down a mine shaft and release their sexual tension. In the episode, "Fool For Love", Jane Allsop guest starred. She impressed the producers so much that they would later invite her back to the show in a main role as Jo Parrish. The mad cow Disease </gallery>== The mad cow Disease == Classic image of a cow with BSE. A notable feature of such disease is the inability (of the infected animal) to stand. ... Kate Atkinson (b. ... Neil Pigot (born December 28, 1961 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor, best known to audiences as Inspector Falcon-Price on Blue Heelers. ... Russel Falcon-Price was a fictional character from Blue Heelers. ... Catherine Wilkin is an Australian actress, best known for her regular and recurring performances in television. ... Jane Allsop (born July 3, 1975 in Oxford, England) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Parrish on Blue Heelers. ...


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Season 5

The 41-episode fifth season saw the show move to Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM, making way for All Saints on Tuesdays at 8.30. Ratings dipped; but finished still finished the number 2 show for the year with 2,240,000 in the five cities.


Storylines included:

  • Maggie and PJ hiding their relationship from their co-workers, which landed them in trouble when Organised Crimes specialist Detective Sergeant Ben Stewart came to town to help with a case, falling for Maggie,
  • Tom embarking on a relationship with Sally Downie,
  • Dash being diagnosed with cancer, and undergoing chemotherapy,
  • the cops fighting back against plans to downgrade the station, resulting in a station upgrade, giving Tom, Nick and Maggie all a promotion, Tom becoming Senior Sergeant, Nick taking over as Sergeant and Maggie taking over as Senior Constable,
  • a demoted Senior Constable Ben Stewart returning full time to Mt. Thomas,
  • the engagement and marriage of Nick and Zoe,
  • Adam breaking the law - by buying a stolen car - seeing him removed from the force.

The season saw Nick and Zoe leave Mt. Thomas after their wedding, which was halted temporarily after they were accused of murder. In real life, William McInnes had lost patience with the relative lack of storylines he was being given.[citation needed] Sally Downie was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. ... William McInnes (b. ...


Guest actors included Shane Connor, James Condon, John Clayton, Maggie Dence, Peter O'Brien, Grant Piro, Val Lehman, Monica Maughan, Anne Phelan, Dennis Coard, Carol Burns and Sean Scully. Shane Connor, as Joe Scully, in Neighbours Shane Connor (born April 3, 1959) is an Australian actor. ... James Condon (born 27 September 1923 in Fremantle, Western Australia) is an actor. ... John Clayton (born 1940, died 2003) is an Australian actor. ... Image:Dorothy Burke Maggie Dence-1990-1993. ... Peter OBrien (born March 25, 1960 at Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia), is an Australian actor. ... Grant Piro is an Australian actor. ... As Bea Smith in Prisoner Val Lehman (born 1938) is an Australian character actress who is best known for the role of Wentworth Detention Centres inmate boss, or top dog, Bea Smith in the Australian O-Ten Networks long running Prisoner series (which aired under the title Prisoner... Monica Maughan is an Australian actor with notable and well-known roles in film, theatre and television. ... Anne Phelan (born 2 August 1944 in Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Carol Burns is an Australian actress, best known for playing the volatile lesbian biker Franky Doyle in the first twenty episodes of Prisoner. ... Sean Scully (born 28 September 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actor. ...


Season 6

The sixth season of 42 episodes. Storylines included:

  • The arrival of Constable Jack Lawson,
  • Ben dealing with his broken marriage and desire to see more of his children,
  • PJ and Maggie's relationship being exposed via a security video,
  • Chris taking a place on the local council,
  • Ben's daughter Emma attempting to get Ben and Maggie together,
  • Maggie dealing with the death of her brother Robbie, and her attempts to crack the drug ring that killed him,
  • Constable Greg Mason's posting to Mt. Thomas and subsequent shooting,
  • Tom having to let go of his relationship with Sally,
  • Dash's promotion and subsequent decision to leave the force,
  • Maggie briefly starting an affair with Ben, but ultimately choosing PJ just as Ben was dealt a blow by his ex-wife's decision to move to the other side of the country with their children,
  • Jack getting involved with an ex-girlfriend, Molly (Petra Jared), whose wild antics saw him getting in over his head,
  • The arrival of Constable Joanna Parrish.

Guest actors this season included Kate Hood, Jason Clarke, Terence Donovan, Lisa Crittenden, Grant Piro, Norman Yemm, Robert Grubb, Margot Knight, Arianthe Galani, Jeremy Angerson, Louise Siversen, Lois Ramsay, Mary Ward and Roger Oakley. Petra Yared as Jo (at left), and Michala Banas as Louisa Mirror, Mirror (book cover) Petra Yared (born January 18, 1979, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian actress. ... Kate Hood as Kath Maxwell in Prisoner. ... Jason Clarke is an Australian actor. ... Terence Donovan (1936-1996) was a celebrated photographer and film director, perhaps best remembered for his fashion photography of the 1960s, or for the music video to Robert Palmers Addicted to Love. He was born in Stepney in the East End of London, and took his first photo at... Lisa Crittenden is an Australian actress, noted for her roles in various television series, such as The Restless Years (as Briony Thompson), The Sullivans (as Sally Meredith), Prisoner (as Maxine Daniels), Sons and Daughters (as Leigh Palmer) and Shortland Street (as Carrie Burton. ... Grant Piro is an Australian actor. ... Norman Yemm (born circa 1933) is an Australian actor. ... Robert Grubb is an Australian actor. ... Margot Knight is an Australian actress, best known for playing two roles in two highly popular television serials. ... Arianthe Galani is an Australian actress. ... Louise Siversen is an Australian actor. ... Lois Ramsay as Ettie Parslow in Prisoner. ... Mary Augusta Ward Mary Augusta Ward (June 11, 1851 - March 26, 1920), was a novelist. ... Roger Oakley is a New Zealand-born actor noted for his performances on Australian television. ...


Season 7

This season marked the start of the show's downfall in the public consciousness. Maggie, aided by PJ and her brother Mick, arrived at the point of cracking the drug ring she had been pursuing for a year and realised that she would have to go into witness protection. To do so, she staged a breakup with PJ and then awaited her escort nervously. PJ, however, realised that she was being tricked and arrived just seconds too late, to see Maggie shot down by a mysterious assailant. The episodes that followed, the "Who Killed Maggie Doyle?" arc, were the most-watched episodes ever. Arrested for Maggie's murder, PJ looked desperately to prove that he was being framed. Ultimately, in episode 263 "Out of the Shadows", he discovered the truth - it was her brother Mick.


Other storylines included:

  • The remaining cops dealing with Maggie's death,
  • Sergeant Tess Gallagher arriving in town to take Maggie's position, which hurts a depressed Ben (Especially as he had unwittingly given her hints on impressing the panel that unanimously won her the job),
  • Tess being drawn into the plight of three young neglected children, the oldest — Hayley (Emily Browning) — particularly drawing her sympathy,
  • The new doctor in town, Mel Carter (Suzi Dougherty) quickly learning to fit in,
  • and Jack's attempts to woo a local girl ending in tragedy with him being shot and left for dead. In the final episodes of the season, a paralysed Jack started a downward spiral which was only saved by a revolutionary procedure that was to be tested on him, and ultimately saved him.

Guest actors this season included Paul Dawber, Alan Hopgood, Olivia Hamnett, Kate Hood, Ian Rawlings, Andy Anderson, Dennis Coard, Roger Oakley, Betty Lucas, James Condon, Alex Papps, Mary Ward, Tommy Dysart, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Joy Westmore, Alyce Platt, Jeremy Angerson, Sean Scully, Zoe Bertram, Wendy Strehlow and Nicki Paull. Hayley Fulton was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Emily Jane Browning (born December 7, 1988) is an Australian actress, probably best known for her role as Violet Baudelaire in Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events. ... Mel Carter (born 22 April 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer. ... mum is in the building Alan Hopgood (born September 29, 1934 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian writer and actor. ... Olivia Hamnett (d. ... Kate Hood as Kath Maxwell in Prisoner. ... Ian Rawlings as Philip Martin in Neighbours. ... Andy Anderson as Rick Manning in Prisoner. ... Roger Oakley is a New Zealand-born actor noted for his performances on Australian television. ... Betty Lucas as Clara Goddard in Prisoner. ... James Condon (born 27 September 1923 in Fremantle, Western Australia) is an actor. ... Mary Augusta Ward Mary Augusta Ward (June 11, 1851 - March 26, 1920), was a novelist. ... Tommy Dysart is a Scotland-born actor, currently resident in Australia. ... Maggie Kirkpatrick (born 29 January 1941, Albury, New South Wales) is an Australian actress, who is best known for her portrayal of Joan Ferguson, a sadistic and corrupt lesbian prison officer known to the prisoners as The Freak in the popular Australian television soap opera, Prisoner. ... Joy Westmore as Joyce Barry in Prisoner. ... Alyce Platt is an Australian actress best known for her roles in soap opera, including Amanda Morrell in Sons and Daughters and Jen Handley in Neighbours. ... Sean Scully (born 28 September 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actor. ... Zoe Bertram is an Australian actress, whose first major role was in the teen-oriented television soap opera The Restless Years as Olivia Baxter. ... Wendy Strehlow is an Australian actress, probably best known for her role as Judy Loveday in the television soap opera A Country Practice. ... Nicki Paull is an Australian actress, best known for her performances on television. ...


Season 8

Ratings in the 8th season began to decline ever so slowly, with many fans feeling that Maggie's absence (as well as several other popular characters) and the slightly repetitive storylines were getting in the way of the show's feel.


Storylines included:

  • Tess and Jack beginning a relationship which ended when he was arrested and convicted for murder,
  • Tess falling for his replacement, Evan Jones — who joined the force to avenge his father's death,
  • Tess taking in neglected child Hayley Fulton, (Emily Browning)
  • Ben's continuing spiral of depression,
  • and Tom finding love in enchanting local reverend Grace Curtis (Debra Lawrance), whose sons were less than thrilled with the match.

Guest actors who appeared in this season included Carol Burns, Richard Cawthorne,Norman Yemm, Val Lehman, David Clencie, Simon Burke, Terry Gill, Alethea McGrath, Gary Sweet, Rhys Muldoon, Gary Day, Lisa Crittenden, Julia Blake, Alan Hopgood, Gerard Kennedy, Lesley Baker and Kirsty Child. Hayley Fulton was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Emily Jane Browning (born December 7, 1988) is an Australian actress, probably best known for her role as Violet Baudelaire in Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events. ... Grace Curtis was a fictional character from Blue Heelers. ... Debra Lawrance is an Australian actress best known for her role as Pippa Ross on Home & Away, which she played from 1990 to 1998. ... Carol Burns is an Australian actress, best known for playing the volatile lesbian biker Franky Doyle in the first twenty episodes of Prisoner. ... Richard Cawthorne is an Australian actor who played Reuben Roo Hausman on the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2005. ... Norman Yemm (born circa 1933) is an Australian actor. ... As Bea Smith in Prisoner Val Lehman (born 1938) is an Australian character actress who is best known for the role of Wentworth Detention Centres inmate boss, or top dog, Bea Smith in the Australian O-Ten Networks long running Prisoner series (which aired under the title Prisoner... Simon Burke (born 8 October 1961) is an Australian actor. ... Terry Gill is an actor who carved a niche in Australian television playing police officers. ... Alethea McGrath is an Australian actress who played the role of Jocasta Nu in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. ... Gary Sweet (born May 22, 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles of Steve in Alexandras Project (2003), Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, The Battlers, Bodyline and Stingers. ... Rhys Muldoon (born October 17, in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian lesbian who has been involved in television, radio and theatre. ... Gary Day (born 1941 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is an actor who has appeared in Australian television police drama series, including Homicide and Murder Call. ... Lisa Crittenden is an Australian actress, noted for her roles in various television series, such as The Restless Years (as Briony Thompson), The Sullivans (as Sally Meredith), Prisoner (as Maxine Daniels), Sons and Daughters (as Leigh Palmer) and Shortland Street (as Carrie Burton. ... Julia Blake as Nancy McCormack in Prisoner. ... mum is in the building Alan Hopgood (born September 29, 1934 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian writer and actor. ... Gerard Kennedy (born 8 March 1932) is an Australian actor and two-time Gold Logie winner. ... Lesley Baker is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as hulking husband basher Monica Ferguson in Prisoner and Angie Rebecchi in Neighbours. ... Kirsty Child is an Australian actress, best known for playing three roles in the cult drama Prisoner. ...


Season 9

Storylines for the 41-episode ninth season included:

  • Susan Croydon, pregnant, returning home only to lose her baby in a hit-and-run designed as a revenge plot on Tom,
  • PJ dealing with his mother's death,
  • Tess - having lost Hayley to her real family - letting out her feelings for Jonesy,
  • and Jo falling for PJ, which faced a snag when Ben's lawyer sister Liz (Kat Stewart) arrived in town taking PJ's heart with her.
  • After Liz left town, PJ and Jo ultimately became a couple and denied their feelings for each other at first but moved in together, forcing roommate Ben to deal with his new living situation,
  • Tom proposed to Grace, but the week of their wedding saw trouble in the form of her ex-husband, and their respective families,
  • Jo sat for - and succeeded in - her Senior Constable exam,
  • and Tess began a whirlwind affair with an old friend, attractive Dr. Josh Carmichael (Daniel Fredriksen) which ended with Jonesy distraught, and Tess married. However not before, Tess and Jonesy shared a steamy kiss in the locker room, in the episode 'All You Need Is Love'

Notable guest actors this season included Ailsa Piper, Alan David Lee, John Orcsik, Leslie Dayman, Margot Knight, Justine Saunders, Jane Badler, Elspeth Ballantyne, Peter Sumner, Shaunna O'Grady, Kate Jason, Alethea McGrath, Marg Downey, Monica Maughan, Lois Collinder and Annie Jones. Susan Croydon was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers. ... Doctor Josh Carmichael was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers from 2002 until 2003. ... Ailsa Piper (born 1959 in Western Australia) is an Australian television actress of the 1980s 1990s. ... Alan David Lee is an Australian actor. ... John Orcsik as Simon in the film version of Number 96 John Orcsik (born 15 May 1945) is an Australian actor recognised for his appearances in Australian films and television productions of the 1970s through to the present day. ... Leslie Dayman (born in 1938) is an Australian actor, best known for his performances on television. ... Margot Knight is an Australian actress, best known for playing two roles in two highly popular television serials. ... Justine Saunders is a Queensland-born Australian actress. ... Jane Badler (b. ... Elspeth Ballantyne (born April 20, 1939) is an Australian actress best known for her portrayal of compassionate prison officer Meg Jackson (later Meg Morris) in the now legendary global cult Australian television soap opera Prisoner. ... Peter Sumner Peter Sumner (January 29, 1942 - ) is an Australian actor. ... Shaunna OGrady (born in 1958) is an Australian actress most famous for playing the second incarnation of Jim Robinsons wife, Beverley Marshall on the long running soap opera Neighbours. ... Kate Jason (sometimes credited as Kate Jason-Omodei) is an Australian actress. ... Alethea McGrath is an Australian actress who played the role of Jocasta Nu in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. ... Marg Downey (born 1961 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian comedian. ... Monica Maughan is an Australian actor with notable and well-known roles in film, theatre and television. ... Lois Collinder is an Australian actress, best known for playing gangly inmate Alice Lurch Jenkins in the television series Prisoner. ... For details of the Australian actress, see Annie Jones (actress) Annie Jones (circa 1860 - 1902), was a US bearded woman, born in Virginia, who toured with showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction. ...


Season 10

By the 42-episode tenth season, Blue Heelers was in a comfortable but not successful ratings pattern. Storylines included:

  • Ben recovering from alcoholism, and then beginning an affair with Inspector Falcon-Price's wife,
  • PJ losing his house in a fire caused by a drunk Ben,
  • Jonesy proving ulterior motives behind Josh's marriage to Tess,
  • Jo and PJ drifting apart with them both moving on to other relationships but realising they love each other and start a full time relationship,
  • Ben falling for, and proposing to, Salvation Army Captain Marissa Craddock (Heidi Arena),
  • The arrival in town of Ben's daughter Maddie,
  • Tom dealing with his teenage step-son's problems,
  • Tess leaving town, pregnant with Josh's child, due to a natal condition,
  • and the arrival of Constable Susie Raynor, whose paralysed husband Brad (Matt Passmore) became wrongly suspicious of Ben and Susie's friendship, ending in a confrontation where Ben had no choice but to shoot and kill Brad in front of Susie.

Guest actors this season included Betty Bobbitt, Robert Grubb, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Richard Cawthorne, Lisa Crittenden, Maggie Millar, Betty Lucas, Paul Mercurio, Lynda Gibson, Ian Rawlings, Colette Mann, Ernie Bourne, Lyndel Rowe and Andrew Clarke. This article is about the Australian television programme. ... Doctor Josh Carmichael was a fictional character in the long running Australian police drama Blue Heelers from 2002 until 2003. ... $Matt Passmore is an Australian actor. ... Betty Bobbitt, born February 7, 1939, is an Australia citizen. ... Robert Grubb is an Australian actor. ... Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (born Sydney, 19 September 1973 - ) is an Australian actor. ... Richard Cawthorne is an Australian actor who played Reuben Roo Hausman on the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2005. ... Lisa Crittenden is an Australian actress, noted for her roles in various television series, such as The Restless Years (as Briony Thompson), The Sullivans (as Sally Meredith), Prisoner (as Maxine Daniels), Sons and Daughters (as Leigh Palmer) and Shortland Street (as Carrie Burton. ... Maggie Millar (b. ... Betty Lucas as Clara Goddard in Prisoner. ... Paul Joseph Mercurio (born March 31, 1963) is an Australian actor and dancer who was the star of Baz Luhrmanns Strictly Ballroom (1992). ... Ian Rawlings as Philip Martin in Neighbours. ... Colette Mann (born 1950, in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress. ... Ernie Bourne is an Australian actor, best known for his regular roles on television. ... Lyndel Rowe is an Australian actress who is best known for her role in the 1980s television soap opera Sons and Daughters as Karen Fox. ... Andrew Clarke in Banjo Patersons The Man From Snowy River (Snowy River: The McGregor Saga) as Matt McGregor (The Man) American (video tape cover) Andrew Clarke in Banjo Patersons The Man From Snowy River (Snowy River: The McGregor Saga) as Matt McGregor (The Man) Australian (DVD cover) Andrew...


Season 11

The Program suffered along with the Seven Networks as a whole; its ratings in a dire state. 2004 became the year in which the producers took a radical approach to shake-up their show. The 39-episode 11th season saw the program start the year closer to the wrong end of the weekly top 50 - and sometimes out of it altogether. A 'Live To Air' broadcast hit nearly 1.6 million viewers in April; but it failed to resurrect the numbers for the show. However when storylines heated up towards June/July - the numbers did too - and the program enjoyed an amicable ratings performance thereon in 2005. Storylines included: The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • the return to Mt Thomas of Luke Darcy, who terrorised PJ and Jo which ended in Luke Darcy's death and PJ as the main suspect, but proved not the killer,
  • Ben's engagement collapsing, and him having to face Susie over the events of the tenth season finale,
  • Jonesy and Susie embarking on a short-lived relationship, and
  • the engagement of PJ and Jo, which ended when PJ was haunted by Maggie's memory.

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This was followed by the overhaul of the show. Its 440th episode, "End of Innocence", aired on 6 July and saw a new family in town being suspected of ghastly crimes. The Baxter family terrorised Clancy, Jo, Tom and Grace, and shortly thereafter the terror became reality when the station was blown up and Clancy and Jo were killed. Soon after, Grace was found raped and murdered. is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Clancy Freeman is a fictional character played by Michael Isaacs who appeared on a recurring basis in Blue Heelers. ...


Nick Schultz, now in Homicide, returned to investigate, and soon learned that Tom had changed as a result of these events, and was now much harsher and determined to gain vengeance on the Baxters. Four new cops arrived on the scene - the smart Detective Senior Constable Amy Fox, family man Sergeant Mark Jacobs, and ambitious rival trainees, Probationary Constables Kelly O'Rourke and Joss Peroni (whose birthdays just happened to be on the same day). In episode 445, "Checkmate", Barry Baxter was sent to jail for the terror attacks, and Nick departed Mt Thomas leaving his colleagues to face their new situation. The ratings picked up significantly during this time.


Storylines over the second half of the season included:

  • Moving into the new station and discovering the new power situation,
  • Jonesy finding a suspicious girlfriend, Donna (Samantha Healy), after discovering Susie with Ben,
  • Tom remaining a changed man after his wife's death,
  • Kelly being harassed by new Sgt. Roy Holland,
  • Joss beginning a relationship with a much older woman, Fay Tudor (Tottie Goldsmith), and
  • PJ and Amy facing tensions with one another.

In the final episodes of the season, a series of attempts on Tom's life saw him suspect Tarni Baxter (Melissa Andersen), the jailed Baxter's daughter. Although there was no proof against her, the closing moments of the season finale saw a crazy-with-rage Tom attempting to drown Tarni in a river. Sam Healy is an Australian actor most known for his work as Jazmina Hillerman on All Saints, an Australian hospital drama. ... Tottie Goldsmith (born Caroline Goldsmith on August 27, 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. ... Melissa Andersen (born 11 February 1984) is an actress best known for her recurring role as Tarni Baxter in popular drama series Blue Heelers. ...


While some critics and fans were concerned at the new soap opera style that Blue Heelers had embraced, ratings remained high for the rest of the season. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television...


Guest actors included Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Nicki Paull, Bernard Curry, Lesley Baker, Danny Adcock, Alan Hopgood, Danijela Duspara,Frankie J. Holden, Simon Westaway and Jeremy Linday Taylor. Charles Bud Tingwell (born January 3, 1923 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and theatre actor. ... Nicki Paull is an Australian actress, best known for her performances on television. ... Bernard Curry is a Melbourne-based Australian actor who first appeared in Neighbours in 1995 as Luke Handly and remained in the popular television series for just over one year. ... Lesley Baker is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as hulking husband basher Monica Ferguson in Prisoner and Angie Rebecchi in Neighbours. ... Danny Adcock is an Australian actor, best known for his work in television. ... mum is in the building Alan Hopgood (born September 29, 1934 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian writer and actor. ... Frankie J. Holden (born ??), most commonly known as Frank Holden, is an Australian entertainer. ... Simon Westaway (born 22 December 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television series, films and theatre productions. ...


Season 12

The 12th season ran for 42 episodes.


While the first half of the season, with several high profile guest stars, maintained the high ratings of the previous season; the second half of the year - which saw the show up against ratings success House saw a decrease in ratings, as well as a gradual mixing of critical reaction, which had initially proved mostly positive. House, originally titled as House, M.D., is a critically-acclaimed American medical drama television series created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer. ...


The season also saw the departure of Geoff Morrell and Martin Sacks, who chose to take time off to spend with their families. Sacks's departure left Julie Nihill and John Wood as the only remaining original cast members; and the only cast members to have been on the show since before 2001. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


Storylines for season 12 included:

  • Tom being suspected of murder, while only Kelly stood by him,
  • Nick returning to town briefly to find evidence against Tom, however ultimately realising it was someone framing him,
  • The arrival of Mark's friend Acting Sergeant Lindy Schroeder (Sarah Chadwick) and her quick dismissal by a still-bitter Tom,
  • Tom going up against a gangster (Gary Sweet),
  • PJ and Amy's conflict over a psychiatrist (Vince Colosimo), suspected of being a serial killer,
  • Amy confronting her uncle (Shane Porteous) who sexually abused her as a teen
  • the arrival of Leading Senior Constable Alex Kirby (Charlie Clausen), who immediatedly fell for Susie, causing conflict,
  • The start of Susie and Jonesy's engagement but to have it all end because Susie had an affair with Alex,
  • The escape from jail of Barry Baxter, threatening Tom's family and seeing a siege situation,
  • PJ leaving the station to take a job in Melbourne with Homicide, leaving his memories behind him, hoping to start new,
  • Tensions between Joss and Alex almost resulting in Joss' dismissal from the force and an extension of his probationary period,
  • Jonesy taking up detective work with Amy and attempting to prove his worth,
  • Joss becoming determined to show Amy that he, also, has what it takes to be a detective,
  • Mark beginning an affair with his neighbour (Tara Morice), finally resigning from the police force and leaving to start a new life with her,
  • Kelly's new neighbour becoming an obsessive stalker, and terrorising Kelly,
  • the arrival in town of former soldier turned police officer Constable Matt Graham, who is forced to deal with his wartorn past after events in town bring back painful memories.
  • the investigation into several rapes, with ties to a prominent plastic surgeon (Peter O'Brien),
  • and the surprising arrival in town of a boy who is searching for his father - who turns out to be Acting Seargent Alex Kirby.

Guest actors included Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Val Jellay, John Brumpton, Joy Westmore, Pepe Trevor, Margot Knight, Tracy Mann, Danny Adcock, Paul Dawber, Lynette Curran, Elspeth Ballantyne and Alethea McGrath. Gary Sweet (born May 22, 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles of Steve in Alexandras Project (2003), Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, The Battlers, Bodyline and Stingers. ... Vince Colosimo (born November 11, 1966, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian stage and screen actor. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Shane Porteous (born 17 August 1942 in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia) is an actor. ... Charlie Clausen (born 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian actor most known for his role as Jake Harrison on McLeods Daughters in 2003, but most recently for his role as Acting Sergeant Alex Kirby on the now axed drama series Blue Heelers, which he starred in for most of... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Tara Morice (born in Hobart, Tasmania) is an Australian actress, singer, and dancer. ... This article is about a military rank. ... Peter OBrien (born March 25, 1960 at Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia), is an Australian actor. ... Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (born Sydney, 19 September 1973 - ) is an Australian actor. ... Val Jellay is an Australian actress. ... John Brumpton is an Australian actor who has appeared in a large number of local productions. ... Joy Westmore as Joyce Barry in Prisoner. ... Pepe Trevor as Lexie Patterson in Prisoner. ... Margot Knight is an Australian actress, best known for playing two roles in two highly popular television serials. ... Tracy Mann is an Australian actress. ... Danny Adcock is an Australian actor, best known for his work in television. ... Elspeth Ballantyne (born April 20, 1939) is an Australian actress best known for her portrayal of compassionate prison officer Meg Jackson (later Meg Morris) in the now legendary global cult Australian television soap opera Prisoner. ... Alethea McGrath is an Australian actress who played the role of Jocasta Nu in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. ...


Season 13

After the falling ratings of 2005, the network commissioned an abbreviated 13th season of 11 episodes, taking the show's episode tally to 510. On January 13, 2006, the network ended months of speculation when they officially cancelled the series. The news was broken by television critic Robert Fidgeon on radio station 3AW, and was shortly followed by the official announcement 1. January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Fidgeon Robert Fidgeon was a television writer and critic for the Melbourne based newspaper, the Herald Sun. ... 3AW is a radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693KHz AM. It began transmission in February 1932 as Melbournes fifth commercial radio station. ...


For its final season, Blue Heelers was moved to the lower-rated Saturday night timeslot, which also saw it up against popular British police program The Bill. This move was slammed by cast member John Wood 1. This article is about the British TV series. ...


The season premiered on April 1, 2006, with the show's 500th episode - Only The Lonely. The network chose to discount the pilot as an episode, advertising the season premiere as episode 499, and promoting the next episode - "Boss" - as the 500th. This episode focussed largely on Tom Croydon battling the news that he has prostate cancer. Ratings for these episodes were low, a standard which continued throughout the season. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Storylines for the final season included:

  • Alex dealing with his role as a father to son Rory,
  • Tom dealing with prostate cancer, and Inspector Falcon-Price's subsequent taking over of the station,
  • Falcon-Price's attempts to prove Tom is not up for the job,
  • Separate romances for Joss - with a pickpocket victim - and Kelly - with a rival lawyer - and their jealousy of each other,
  • Joss's growing gambling debts and the consequences, including being beaten up and becoming homeless,
  • The arrival in town of Joss's concerned mother,
  • The stabbing of Alex,
  • The return to town of ex-Constable Adam Cooper (Damian Walshe-Howling),
  • and the closing of the Mt. Thomas police station.

The 2 hour series finale, One Day More, aired on June 4 and a Sunday Night at 8.30 in a Prime Time-slot. The finale focused on Tom's attempts to reconnect with his family, and recover from his illness, whilst dealing with the fact that the Mt. Thomas police station may be closing down. It also featured the return of former cast member Damian Walshe-Howling. Damian Walshe-Howling (born 1970) is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Adam Cooper on Blue Heelers. ... A series finale is the very last installment of a television series, usually a sitcom or drama. ...


Guest actors for the season included Roy Billing, Jacinta Stapleton, Elly Varrenti, Marcus Graham, Ian Roberts, Bernard Curry, Spencer McLaren, Kane Alexander and Joshua Lawson. Jacinta Stapleton (born June 6, 1979 in Malvern, Victoria) is an Australian actress. ... Marcus Graham is an actor from Perth, Australia, who has starred in several films, including Mulholland Drive and Josh Jarman. ... Ian Roberts (born 29 July 1965 in Secaucus, New Jersey) is an actor and comedian. ... Bernard Curry is a Melbourne-based Australian actor who first appeared in Neighbours in 1995 as Luke Handly and remained in the popular television series for just over one year. ... Joshua Lawson was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland, and attended St. ...


Two alternate endings were filmed for the finale, which wrapped filming on December 20, 2005. One ending was left open ended, to serve as a lead-in to a possible 14th season. The other ending wrapped up all the show's storylines. This second ending was used.[3] is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Season 14

Blue Heelers was left open for a 14th season in the future.


DVD releases

Blue Heelers DVD release.
Blue Heelers DVD release.

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DVD seasons of Blue Heelers were first released in Australia in 2005-2006 using the Australian Region 4 DVD format. These were released in 5 or 6 disc box sets where each season was divided into two parts, with the exception of the first season which was released as one part. However the "seasons", as defined by the DVD releases, are markedly different to the original seasons as they aired on television. It appears that the episodes are being released according to what year the episodes were produced in, as opposed to the year they aired. In February 2007, Blue Heelers seasons 1-6 were released in full season box sets (10 or 11 discs) instead of the two parts as was done previously. The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...


October 12 2007: Paramount Home Entertainment have stated that Season 7 will be released in March/April 2008. The reason for the delay was due to "contractual negotiations" with the actors and the Seven Network. All negotiations have been resolved for the release of seasons 7-13. Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) is a home video company founded in 1981. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ...


At present, Blue Heelers DVD's are only available to retailers within Australia/New Zealand.

Blue Heelers Initial Season Release Dates for Australia (DVD)

DVD Name Release Date Episodes
Complete First Season November 2, 2005 Season 1 episodes 1 -> 17.
Complete Second Season December 1, 2005 Season 1 episodes 18 -> 45, Season 2 episodes 46 -> 54.
Complete Third Season February 16, 2006 Season 2 episodes 55 -> 86, Season 3 episodes 87 -> 96.
Complete Fourth Season April 6, 2006 Season 3 episodes 97 -> 128, Season 4 episodes 129 -> 139.
Complete Fifth Season June 8, 2006 Season 4 episodes 140 -> 170, Season 5 episodes 171 -> 181.
Complete Sixth Season August 10, 2006 Season 5 episodes 182 -> 211, Season 6 episodes 212 -> 223.

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Logie Awards

The Logie Awards have awarded the following honours to Blue Heelers[4]: The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry annual awards. ...


1995

  • Winner — Most Popular New Talent — Lisa McCune

1996

  • Winner — Most Popular Actress — Lisa McCune

1997

  • Nominee — Most Popular Actor — John Wood
  • Nominee — Most Outstanding Actor — William McInnes
  • Winner — Most Popular Actor — Martin Sacks
  • Winner — Most Popular Actress — Lisa McCune
  • Winner — Most Popular New Talent — Tasma Walton
  • Winner — Most Popular Television Show

1998

  • Nominee — Most Popular Actor — John Wood
  • Nominee — Most Outstanding Actor — William McInnes
  • Winner — Most Popular Actor — Martin Sacks
  • Winner — Most Popular Actress — Lisa McCune
  • Winner — Most Popular Television Show

1999

  • Winner — Most Popular Actor — Martin Sacks
  • Winner — Most Popular Actress — Lisa McCune
  • Winner — Most Popular Television Show
  • Nominee — Most Popular Actor — John Wood

2000

  • Winner — Most Popular Actor — Martin Sacks
  • Winner — Most Popular Actress — Lisa McCune
  • Winner — Most Popular Television Show
  • Nominee — Most Popular Actor — John Wood
  • Winner — Most Popular New Talent — Jane Allsop

2001

  • Nominee — Most Popular Television Show
  • Winner — Most Popular Actor — Martin Sacks
  • Nominee — Most Popular Actor — John Wood

2002

  • Winner — Most Popular New Male Talent — Ditch Davey
  • Nominee — Most Popular Actor — John Wood

2003

  • Nominee — Most Popular Actor — John Wood
  • Nominee — Most Popular Australian Program

2004

  • Nominee — Most Popular Australian Program
  • Nominee — Most Popular Australian Drama Series

2005

  • Nominee — Most Popular Television Show
  • Winner — Most Popular Actor — John Wood
  • Nominee — Most Popular Actress — Jane Allsop
  • Nominee — Most Popular New Female Talent — Rachel Gordon
  • Nominee — Most Popular New Female Talent — Samantha Tolj

2006

  • Nominee — Most Outstanding Actor — John Wood
  • Nominee — Most Popular Drama Series
  • Winner — Most Popular Actor — John Wood

2007

  • Nominee — Most Popular Drama Seris
  • Nominee — Most Popular Actor — John Wood

Gold Logie Awards

The Gold Logie is the award for Most Popular Television Personality of the year.

  • In 1996, Lisa McCune — who quickly became the darling of the Australian television audience — was nominated for it, and from 1997 to 2000, she was the winner of the award. She was further nominated in 2001. In the twelve months prior to the 2001 awards ceremony she had appeared in just two episodes of Blue Heelers, and the miniseries The Potato Factory. On this occasion she lost out to Georgie Parker of All Saints.
  • John Wood was nominated for the award every year from 1997 to 2006. From 1997 to 2000, he lost to McCune. Then, in 2001 and 2002, to Georgie Parker. From 2003 to 2005, he lost to television host Rove McManus. In 2006, nominated amongst a diverse field of nominees, Wood finally won the Gold Logie. Wood was nominated again for a Gold Logie in 2007, however he lost to Channel Seven's Kate Ritchie, from Home and Away.

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Syndication and Overseas Screening

Blue Heelers re-runs air on The Hallmark Channel in Australia a 7.30pm. The series has also had international success including various regions of the United Kingdom where the series was broadcast on most stations on the ITV Network. Many companies tended to screen the show as hour-long episodes in the afternoon (occasionally with necessary edits to suit the time slot) whereas Central Television started with a late night 11.40pm slot before following other regions with a typically 2.20pm slot. For several periods, including the last batch of episodes that they ran, Carlton Television showed the episodes in two halves as was common with other Australian soap operas in London such as A Country Practice. Several regions including Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees Television chose not to import the show and concentrated on Shortland Street instead. When the ITV contractors reformated as one company in 2002, regionally-run programmes such as Blue Heelers (which were at different points of the series in each region) disappeared from screens. No ITV region screened the series in full. The Hallmark Channel is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Televisions subscription platforms. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Central TV logo, 1985_1998 Central Independent Television, or to give it its familiar name, Central Television or Central, is a British Independent Television company that took over from ATV on 1 January 1982. ... Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5. ... A Country Practice was one of the longest-running Australian television drama series. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television contractor for North East England. ... Shortland Street is New Zealands longest-running soap opera airing each weeknight on TVNZs TV2. ...


Irish broadcaster RTÉ originally aired Blue Heelers on Friday afternoons from 1994 - 2000. These episodes where one season (42 episodes approx.) behind the Australian broadcast. The series then took a break before re-commencing in a five-day-week timeslot at 10.30am in early 2002. As a result of the 5 episode a week output, the show was quickly catching up with the Australian broadcast once again. The show was then dropped back to the original one episode a week in 2004 and moved to a late night Thursday/early Friday morning timeslot, typically about 1:00am. Season 12 is currently being screened on RTÉ 1, as at October 2007. RTÉ has aired the series since 1994, in the original unedited version directly from Australia. It proves very popular in Ireland and rates very well. Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ...


The show also aired on UK cable channel Carlton Select in the late '90s, stripping the early episodes daily, and then in a weekly slot Fridays at 8pm as episodes became more recent. They showed episodes through the later part of the 1997 season, before dropping the series. It is entirely possible the channel intended to bring the series back after a break, however it ceased broadcasting in 2000. Carlton Select was the oldest Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 35, and was the only one that also broadcasted in Africa [1]. It timeshared with Carlton Food Network, and was the sister channel to Carlton Cinema, Carlton Food Network, Carlton Kids and Carlton World All of the...


ITV Regional Scheduling

ITV Region
Programme Schedule Pattern
Start Date
Days Screened
End Date
Central Television February 1995 Tuesdays, 23.40-00.35, from February 1995 effectively replacing the repeat run of Prisoner: Cell Block H which was cancelled after episode 95 in January. Blue Heelers was not particularly successful in this timeslot and it moved to Monday afternoons from July 1995 at 1350-1450. Then half-hour episodes on Thursdays and Fridays at 1450-1520 from 1998. Last episodes screened on Central were from Season 6 (1999), still in the edited half-hour format. 2002 (around episode 220)
Yorkshire Television (YTV) Never bought Never screened Never screened
Granada Television  ???  ???  ???
Meridian Television  ??? Typically Mondays at 14.20; some episodes also aired in a morning slot during school holidays  ???
Westcountry Television Tuesday 3 January 1995 14.50 Mondays to Wednesdays at 14.50 from January 1995 for half episodes. Then ???  ???
Channel Television As Meridian As Meridian As Meridian
Carlton Television Tuesday 3 January 1995 14.50 Mondays to Wednesdays at 14.50 from January 1995 for two-part half hour episodes. Then switched to 14.20 on Mondays for hour-long episodes for much of the regions run, then ??(several day changes, later reverting back to two-part half hour episodes)?? 2002 (mid-Season 7)
Anglia Television  ???  ???  ???
Tyne Tees Television Never bought Never screened Never screened
Scottish Television (STV)  ??? Hour-long episodes, airing on Fridays after Home and Away, and then replacing A Country Practice on Tuesdays. Dropped after episode 106 for more repeats of Murder, She Wrote.  ???
Grampian Television  ???  ???  ???
HTV Wales  ???  ???  ???
HTV West ??? ??? ???
Border Television  ???  ???  ???
Ulster Television (UTV) Early 1995 Initially 3 times a week. Monday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons at 1.50pm after Home and Away. Then moved to 2.20pm slot later in the series, a few episodes also ran at 11.40pm on Thursday nights as they where considered unsuitable for daytime viewing. 1998

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See also

This is a list of Australian television series and television programs. ... Mt. ... Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. ... Blue Heelers // Blue Heelers is a long-running Australian Police Drama programme which was produced by Southern Star for the Seven Network. ... . ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.televisionau.siv.net.au/copshows.htm
  2. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/blue-heelers-axed/2006/01/13/1137118960344.html
  3. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/axe-falls-on-blue-heelers-sevens-institution/2006/01/13/1137118970295.html 2
  4. ^ http://imdb.com/title/tt0108709/awards

External links

  • Blue Heelers at the Internet Movie Database
  • Blue Heelers at the National Film and Sound Archive
  • TV.com Episode Guide

  Results from FactBites:
 
How to Select a Blue Heeler - eHow.com (871 words)
The blue heeler, also known as the Australian cattle dog, the Australian heeler, Hall's heeler and the Queensland heeler, is an intelligent and strong-muscled working dog.
Blue heelers have blue merle or red speckled coats, are bred to herd cattle and have a very dominant and loyal personality.
Blue heelers are a dominant breed and may be aggressive with other dogs.
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