Peter Mochrie
Det. Steve Hayden
Murder Call (1997)
Season 2
Murder Call was an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The idea to the series was born by the books of Tessa Vance by Jennifer Rowe: Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked. Both books were integrated as episodes in the TV series. The series dealt with the cases confronted by an unconventional team of homicide detectives, Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden.
Released Aug. 10, 1997
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Production Companies: Southern Star
Network: Nine Network
S2E1 - Dared to Death
When a professional stuntman is found dead, hanging in a harness outside the window of his apartment, Steve and Tessa must determine whether it was an accident, suicide or murder.
July 7, 1998, midnight
S2E2 - Many Unhappy Returns
Steve and Tessa rush to solve the crime of a man who is murdered on his 50th birthday.
July 14, 1998, midnight
S2E3 - Skin Deep
When Dr. Theo Magnus, a leading cosmetic surgeon, is ambushed in his clinic and brutally murdered with a scalpel, his family and staff shed little light on the mystery.
July 21, 1998, midnight
S2E4 - Fatal Charm
Steve and Tessa investigate when the body of a young women is found, having been killed by a blow to the head before being set alight.
July 28, 1998, midnight
S2E5 - Short Circuit
When a young woman is electrocuted by her twin brother's robot, the subsequent investigation leads Tessa and Steve to uncover a bizarre tangle of relationships.
Aug. 4, 1998, midnight
S2E6 - Cold Comfort
The body of a beautiful women, victim of hit-and-run accident, is taken to the morgue. Tootsie arrives shortly afterwards to find the body missing and her new assistant murdered.
Aug. 11, 1998, midnight
S2E7 - Murder in Reverse
When the body of a women is found in a local dump, Tessa and Steve discover that her husband received a ransom note two days before.
Aug. 18, 1998, midnight
S2E8 - More than Meets the Eye
A gruesome discovery draws Steve and Tessa into a case that leads them into the dark stormwater tunnels of the city.
Aug. 25, 1998, midnight
S2E9 - Deadfall
Thorne is convinced he saw a man pushed off a building roof, but cannot locate the body at first. When the body turns up, Steve and Tessa not only have to track down the killer, but discover why the body disappeared.
Sept. 9, 1998, midnight
S2E10 - Deadline (1)
A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.
Sept. 22, 1998, midnight
S2E11 - Deadline (2)
A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.
Sept. 22, 1998, midnight
S2E12 - Something Fishy
Steve and Tessa uncover a web of blackmail and obsession while investigating the murder of two business partners.
Sept. 29, 1998, midnight
S2E13 - A Dress to Die For
When the detectives attend an extravagant costume hire shop, they find the shop's young security guard dead.
Oct. 6, 1998, midnight
S2E14 - Menu for Murder
When a food critic drops dead in a restaurant, Tessa finds there is no shortage of suspects as the critic was universally loathed and regularly received death threats.
Oct. 13, 1998, midnight
S2E15 - Cry Wolf
Steve and Tessa are called to the murder scene of a woman who had called the police twice the night before she was murdered.
Oct. 20, 1998, midnight
S2E16 - A View to a Kill
When Tessa and Steve investigate the death of a museum curator, they soon realise that his public face as a knowledgeable and well liked man who could rake in the funding dollars, hides a private life littered with sexual indiscretions and money troubles.
Oct. 27, 1998, midnight
S2E17 - Blowing the Whistle
When the referee at a women's soccer match is murdered in full view of 100 people, the detectives are puzzled when they cannot find a single eyewitness.
Nov. 3, 1998, midnight
S2E18 - Instrument of Death
The Klein String Quartet is a hotbed of passions and hatreds. When its founder and first violinist is found murdered, the other three members come under Steve and Tessa's spotlight.
Nov. 10, 1998, midnight
S2E19 - Bone Dead
Tessa and Steve are drawn into a web of mystery and intrigue when legendary paleontologist Dr. Charlie Minogue is murdered, and his attractive assistant disappears.
Nov. 17, 1998, midnight
S2E20 - Mix 'N' Match
Following the bizzare murder of a medical professor, Tessa and Steve must carefully interpret a series of cryptic clues left by the killer.
Nov. 24, 1998, midnight
Network: Nine Network
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Aug. 10, 1997
Last Air Date: Oct. 9, 2000, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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