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 (16)
1. Crow Meat
Aired 1 January 1976 • 60 min
2. Judgement Day
Aired 8 January 1976 • 60 min
3. No Problems
Aired 15 January 1976 • 60 min
4. Just Like The Old Days
Aired 22 January 1976 • 60 min
5. Losers Weepers
Aired 29 January 1976 • 60 min
6. A Kit For Poky Skinner
Aired 5 February 1976 • 60 min
7. The Mouth That Roared
Aired 12 February 1976 • 60 min
8. Timebomb
Aired 19 February 1976 • 60 min
9. Johnny Came Home
Aired 26 February 1976 • 60 min
10. Death Of A Legend
Aired 4 March 1976 • 60 min
11. The Animals Came In One By One
Aired 11 March 1976 • 60 min
12. Remember To Phone
Aired 18 March 1976 • 60 min
13. Right Of Way
Aired 25 March 1976 • 60 min
14. The Great Step Forward
Aired 1 April 1976 • 60 min
15. Come To Mother
Aired 8 April 1976 • 60 min
16. The Curse Of The Bangerang Prince
Aired 15 April 1976 • 60 min