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 (42)
1. Germ Bomb
2. Whose Idea Was That?
Aired 24 January 1974 • 60 min
3. They'll Fix You Up, No Worries
4. Everybody Else Has Everything
Aired 7 February 1974 • 60 min
The relationship between a young criminal and a middle-aged widow causes a number of problems for the Matlock police during an investigation into a car yard breaking, and an assault on Constable McKenzie.
5. The Germ Bomb
Aired 14 February 1974 • 60 min
6. The Green Bull
Aired 21 February 1974 • 60 min
Sly grog and prostitution at an old De-Licenced pub causes the Matlock police a number of unexpected headaches.
7. The Prowler
Aired 28 February 1974 • 60 min
8. Time And Motion
Aired 7 March 1974 • 60 min
9. Mummy
Aired 14 March 1974 • 60 min
10. The Highwayman
Aired 21 March 1974 • 60 min
11. Poppy And The Closet Junkie
Aired 28 March 1974 • 60 min
12. Crack Shot
Aired 4 April 1974 • 60 min
13. Two To One Against
Aired 11 April 1974 • 60 min
14. They'll Fix You Up No Worries
Aired 18 April 1974 • 60 min
Police investigations lead to a backyard abortion racket when a woman is found unconscious in her car.
15. Rhubarb
Aired 25 April 1974 • 60 min
16. Powers Of Arrest
Aired 2 May 1974 • 60 min
17. Prosperity Breeds Contempt
Aired 9 May 1974 • 60 min
18. Pot Luck
Aired 16 May 1974 • 60 min
19. The Reckoning
Aired 23 May 1974 • 60 min
20. Dancing Class
Aired 30 May 1974 • 60 min
21. It's Just A Job
Aired 6 June 1974 • 60 min
22. Thin Air
Aired 13 June 1974 • 60 min
23. What Are Friends For?
Aired 20 June 1974 • 60 min
24. Nothing Man
Aired 27 June 1974 • 60 min
25. Country Hospitality
Aired 4 July 1974 • 60 min
26. Manhunter
Aired 11 July 1974 • 60 min
27. Bygones Be Bygones
Aired 18 July 1974 • 60 min
28. Death Of A Cuckoo
Aired 25 July 1974 • 60 min
29. Canungra
Aired 1 August 1974 • 60 min
Three young women fall victim to a sexual pervert and are assaulted. The prime suspect is a 17-year-old boy who has grown up in almost complete isolation in a remote area of Matlock.
30. Satisfaction
Aired 8 August 1974 • 60 min
31. The Biggest Game Of All
Aired 15 August 1974 • 60 min
32. Dennis
Aired 22 August 1974 • 60 min
33. Past Master
Aired 29 August 1974 • 60 min
34. Cry Of Vengeance
Aired 5 September 1974 • 60 min
35. Loggerheads
Aired 12 September 1974 • 60 min
36. Cobber
Aired 19 September 1974 • 60 min
37. Deep Water
Aired 26 September 1974 • 60 min
38. A Couple Of Days Away
Aired 3 October 1974 • 60 min
39. In The Name Of The Queen
Aired 10 October 1974 • 60 min
40. Priorities
Aired 17 October 1974 • 60 min
41. No Place Like Home
Aired 24 October 1974 • 60 min
42. Donny Brook
Aired 21 November 1974 • 60 min