About this season
Matlock Police is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1970 and 1975. The series was the 0-10 Network's attempt to come up with a police show to rival Homicide and Division 4. Matlock Police was different from its Melbourne-based predecessors by being set in a small country town, the fictional Matlock, Victoria. Series writers had a reference manual giving full details of the town’s geography, amenities, social structure, etc., as well as that of the surrounding area - neighbouring towns included Wilga, Chinaman's Creek, Possum's Creek and Burrabri, and there was an offshoot of the Great Dividing Range called the Candowies. The town's colourful history included the local Aboriginal tribe, the town founder, a gold rush, a bushranger and a town patriarchy. About the only landmark the Matlock district lacked for dramatic purposes was a beach.
Episodes (47)
1. Leave 'Em For Dead
Aired 25 January 1973 • 60 min
2. Home Away From Home
Aired 1 February 1973 • 60 min
3. A Little Celebration
Aired 8 February 1973 • 60 min
4. Wrath
Aired 15 February 1973 • 60 min
5. The Death Maker
Aired 22 February 1973 • 60 min
6. Terror On The Loose
Aired 1 March 1973 • 60 min
7. Cup Fever
Aired 8 March 1973 • 60 min
8. Big C Blues
Aired 15 March 1973 • 60 min
9. The Recurrence Of Brandy MacBain
Aired 22 March 1973 • 60 min
10. The Holiday
Aired 29 March 1973 • 60 min
11. Collision Course
Aired 5 April 1973 • 60 min
12. A Home, A Wife, A Family
Aired 12 April 1973 • 60 min
13. Hero
Aired 19 April 1973 • 60 min
14. Robbery
Aired 26 April 1973 • 60 min
15. Dingo Hunter
Aired 3 May 1973 • 60 min
Farmer Ted wood is driven to take desperate action when he finds everything he loves in jeopardy and the Matlock Police apparently unable to help. Det. Curtis is promoted to Sargent and transferred to Melbourne.
16. Bedlam
Aired 10 May 1973 • 60 min
17. Poor Jacko
Aired 17 May 1973 • 60 min
18. Adam's Disciple
Aired 24 May 1973 • 60 min
19. A Special Place
Aired 31 May 1973 • 60 min
20. Chickens Home To Roost
Aired 7 June 1973 • 60 min
21. Beast Of Prey
Aired 14 June 1973 • 60 min
22. Grinning George
Aired 21 June 1973 • 60 min
23. How Does Your Garden Grow?
Aired 28 June 1973 • 60 min
24. Welcome Home Champ
Aired 5 July 1973 • 60 min
25. Everybody's Staring
Aired 12 July 1973 • 60 min
26. The Old Timer
Aired 19 July 1973 • 60 min
27. What's In It For Me?
Aired 26 July 1973 • 60 min
28. The Last Laugh
Aired 2 August 1973 • 60 min
29. Everyone Needs A Little Security
Aired 9 August 1973 • 60 min
30. Jeff's Missing
Aired 16 August 1973 • 60 min
A kidnapped child escapes only to get lost in the bush. Rescue operations are complicated by the child's neurotic mother and her criminal lover.
31. Vengeance
Aired 23 August 1973 • 60 min
32. Accused
Aired 30 August 1973 • 60 min
33. Executioner
Aired 6 September 1973 • 60 min
34. No Sweat
Aired 13 September 1973 • 60 min
35. Funny Man
Aired 20 September 1973 • 60 min
36. My Brother's Killer
Aired 27 September 1973 • 60 min
37. Squaring Off
Aired 4 October 1973 • 60 min
38. Sky High
Aired 11 October 1973 • 60 min
39. Ski-Do
Aired 18 October 1973 • 60 min
40. Help!
Aired 25 October 1973 • 60 min
41. Etcetera
Aired 1 November 1973 • 60 min
42. Lone Wolf
Aired 8 November 1973 • 60 min
43. By Hook Or By Crook
Aired 15 November 1973 • 60 min
44. Trouble With York
Aired 22 November 1973 • 60 min
45. No Flowers... By Request
Aired 29 November 1973 • 60 min
46. An Old Enemy
Aired 6 December 1973 • 60 min
47. Daniel
Aired 13 December 1973 • 60 min