Martin Sacks (b. 1959, Sydney) is a well-known Australian actor, chiefly known for his 11-year role on Blue Heelers. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Blue Heelers is a long-running Australian television show about police in a small town in the state of Victoria called Mt. ...

Sacks first got into acting after a bit part in an episode of The Love Boat when it was filming in the Pacific. His first role came about in the series The Restless Years in the late 1970s, which started him on the television circuit in Australia. He emigrated to Hollywood in the 1980s, guest starring in series such as thirtysomething, but preferred Australia, and so he returned there after a few years. The Love Boat was a TV series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1977 until 1986. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... The Restless Years was an Australian soap opera targeting a young audience and following the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... thirtysomething was an American evening television drama, of the type popularly labelled a soap opera when broadcast during the daytime. ...

Against his first instinct, Sacks took the role of Detective P.J. Hasham in the 1994 series Blue Heelers. The show rocketed him to fame, most notably his 7-year "will-they-or-won't-they" relationship with Constable Maggie Doyle (Lisa McCune) which ended with her death in a seventh-season episode. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Blue Heelers is a long-running Australian television show about police in a small town in the state of Victoria called Mt. ... Lisa McCune (b. ...

During the time he starred on the show, Sacks married and had two children and had leading roles in two major Australian miniseries: Do or Die and My Husband My Killer (both 2001). A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Do or Die was the first album release by Bostons Irish-American punk band, Dropkick Murphys. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After playing P.J. for eleven years, and being one of only three original cast to remain through to the eleventh season, Sacks has now left Blue Heelers, to spend time with his growing family. His last episode airs on August 10, 2005. However he expressly asked the producers not to kill his character, so that he can return for a guest spot in the future. August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Sacks is also a director, having directed episodes of Blue Heelers, and a short film called Crushed.