Hector Crawford
Director
Homicide (1964)
Season 10
Homicide was an Australian television police drama series The series dealt with the homicide squad of the Victorian Police force and the various crimes and cases the detectives are called upon to investigate. Many episodes were based on real life crime cases.
Released Oct. 20, 1964
Episode 60 min
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Production Companies: Crawford Productions, Seven Network
Network: Seven
S10E1 - Skeleton Key
A skeleton found in a lonely grave provides the Homicide team with a puzzling case. The only clues are literally "a rag, a bone and a hank of hair".
Feb. 6, 1973, midnight
S10E2 - The Herring
When a suburban housewife is shot, the evidence points to her husband. Then the Homicide team find too much evidence.
Feb. 13, 1973, midnight
S10E3 - Fool's Gold
A bookmaker returning home from the trots is shot dead. First indications are that the murder motive was robbery.
Feb. 20, 1973, midnight
S10E4 - Nightmare
Misfortune strikes the Carter family, and neurotic mother Valerie Carter is suspected of having beaten her daughter Jeanie to death because of a nightmare in witch she sees spiders crawling all over the girl.
Feb. 27, 1973, midnight
S10E5 - Black Sheep
It is said there is a black sheep in every family. Detectives uncover an interesting family situation when there is a murder in the building business.
March 6, 1973, midnight
S10E6 - Born Loser
A compulsive gambler is murdered and robbed in a secluded factory area. Detectives interview the victim's estranged wife and son, his employees and a bookmaker.
March 13, 1973, midnight
S10E7 - A Good Investment
The attractive wife of a business executive is reported missing, and her body is discovered some time later. An abandoned car provides vital clues.
March 20, 1973, midnight
S10E8 - They Clear Them Every Thursday
A retired elderly gentleman, who likes a game of chess, returns home one night to find his wife brutally murdered.
March 27, 1973, midnight
S10E9 - Shotgun Wedding
Homicide detectives investigate a murder that leads to a dramatic abduction and a shotgun wedding by the killer.
April 3, 1973, midnight
S10E10 - Only a Matter of Time
Two schoolboys studying the stars with a telescope in a park on a dark night become part of one of the Homicide squad's most baffling cases.
April 10, 1973, midnight
S10E11 - The Pursuit
A young man runs in panic when his girlfriend's father is murdered, and few people believe he is innocent of the crime.
May 1, 1973, midnight
S10E12 - I Killed Amanda Clarke
When a young waitress is found dead in her flat, the Homicide detectives face a most unusual case.
Aug. 28, 1973, midnight
S10E13 - Yes, That's Sandra
On a deserted beach, an elderly couple discover the body of Mrs. Sandra Martin. This makes for a great deal of work for the Homicide squad, and Sen. Det. Barnes in particular, when they discover that Sandra had many lovers.
May 15, 1973, midnight
S10E14 - We'll Both Remember Angie
A letter bomb is put into Joe Maloney's letter box to kill him, but Det. Sgt. Bob Delaney picks up the bomb and takes it and Maloney's 6 year old daughter inside the house. The bomb explodes killing them both.
May 22, 1973, midnight
S10E15 - Initiation
A well planned bank robbery linked with a double murder in a country farm house provides a gruelling initiation into the Homicide squad for Sen. Det. Phil Redford.
May 29, 1973, midnight
S10E16 - Mother Superior
The discovery of a body leads to a reunion for Inspector Fox.
June 5, 1973, midnight
S10E17 - Suddenly They've All Stopped Talking
When a feud ends in murder, Homicide detectives are confronted by a wall of silence. They have an unexpected encounter with a determined woman reporter, Hilda Schultz, who wants to be a professional reporter but lacks the talent.
June 12, 1973, midnight
S10E18 - The Last Way Out
Two prison escapees kill a guard and police are involved in a desperate race to apprehend them before they can kill again.
June 19, 1973, midnight
S10E19 - Leopold Alexander Hamilton, Esquire
The death of an heiress begins a case with startling developments.
June 26, 1973, midnight
S10E20 - A Mother's Love
When small time criminal Johnny Doyle is stabbed to death, his 'big time' brother Bert takes the law into his own hands. Detectives race against time to save the lives of a mother and her teenage daughter.
July 3, 1973, midnight
S10E21 - The Other Man
Derek Johnston, a sawmill owner, bullies his family and causes his teenage children to rebel. When the body of their mother is discovered, it appears at first to be a case of suicide, but a very unusual piece of evidence points to murder.
July 10, 1973, midnight
S10E25 - April Fool
When an early morning payroll robbery leads to murder, detectives find they have a difficult job on their hands. A window cleaner casts new light on the case by giving police a valuable lead which changes the theme of their investigations.
Aug. 7, 1973, midnight
S10E26 - Squealer
Both the Homicide detectives and some criminals want a man to tell what he knows about a $100,000 opal robbery.
Aug. 14, 1973, midnight
S10E27 - Flight 484
The shooting of a man at Spencer Street railway station seems a simple case, but becomes more involved as inquiries continue, and leads to a powerful man who takes a carefully calculated risk - and loses everything.
Aug. 21, 1973, midnight
S10E30 - To Tell You the Truth
An irresponsible young man, Vincent Mason, is an only child of wealthy parents. Mason has a charm all of his own, but he is also a fanciful liar and his many and varied stories cause a lot of trouble for the Homicide detectives.
Sept. 11, 1973, midnight
S10E32 - Follow the Leader
A drug company truck driver is murdered on a lonely stretch of road. More lives are at stake as the police follow a trail of double-crosses which lead to a boat, the head of an organised hijack gang, a major drug runner and a cache of stolen drugs, culminating in one double-cross that surprises even the Homicide squad.
Sept. 25, 1973, midnight
S10E38 - The Adventure
A break from routine can be very refreshing, but Alex gets more than he bargained for.
Nov. 6, 1973, midnight
S10E22 - Assassin
Mackay is promoted to Inspector and preparing for a transfer to Ballarat when a threat is made against his life. Carl Warren Lee, who made the threat, is a psychopath who lies in wait with a rifle, but shoots dead Fox by mistake.
July 17, 1973, midnight
S10E23 - The Kooranda Killing
Insp. Lawson is recalled from London to head the Homicide squad. Barnes is promoted to Det. Sgt. and Sen. Det. Pat Kelly joins the squad. The first case for the new team is a killing in a small country town that reveals an unusual motive.
July 24, 1973, midnight
S10E24 - The Friendly Fellow
The moving story of retired safe cracker Buddy Rand, who, although having gone straight, finds himself breaking the law to help a mate.
July 31, 1973, midnight
S10E28 - Matchmaker
Following the discovery of a body in a lake, detectives investigate a computerised dating service. Policewoman Helen Murray risks her life by acting as a decoy.
Aug. 28, 1973, midnight
S10E29 - Thommo
Four ex-national servicemen meet for a birthday reunion which ends in disaster when unpleasant memories of an incident in Vietnam are rekindled.
Sept. 4, 1973, midnight
S10E31 - They Frighten Even Me
A burglar discovers a dead body in a house, and investigations lead to a bizarre couple and the solution to several unsolved murders.
Sept. 18, 1973, midnight
S10E33 - Patterns and Stripes Don't Mix
June Higgins nags her husband and lover to distraction, and is run down. A witness describes the driver with strange results. The case is a trial for Det. Kelly, who is involved in a long chase, car crash and reprimand from Insp. Lawson.
Oct. 2, 1973, midnight
S10E34 - One Too Many
A 21st birthday party with a tragic ending has a profound effect on a number of people - including Det. Sgt Barnes, who resigns after "cracking" under pressure.
Oct. 9, 1973, midnight
S10E35 - El Dorado
New member of the Homicide squad, Det. Sgt. Harry White, has his hands full when two young boys abscond from an orphanage and set off to seek their fortune.
Oct. 16, 1973, midnight
S10E36 - The Jackson File
George Jackson has just served 15 years for murder, a crime he always claimed he did not commit. Unexpected parole for him means much more than adjusting to the outside world - he is determined to prove his innocence regardless of the cost, which spells trouble for his family, friends and the Homicide squad.
Oct. 23, 1973, midnight
S10E37 - Mad Dog Kelly
An incident in the cells of the city watch-house leads to an inquiry which threatens the career of Sen. Det. Kelly.
Oct. 30, 1973, midnight
Network: Seven
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Oct. 20, 1964
Last Air Date: June 25, 1976, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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