About this season
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.
Episodes (48)
1. Mr. Spence
Aired 4 February 1975 • 60 min
A harmless public servant with a problem, or a scheming killer? The Homicide detectives investigating a case have a decision to make to avert a tragedy.
2. Poker Face
Aired 11 February 1975 • 60 min
An innocent birdwatcher leads the Homicide squad into the discovery of an illegal gaming house.
3. The Animal That Has To Be Fed
Aired 18 February 1975 • 60 min
While chasing a truant schoolboy, a young policewoman comes across a torture chamber, and a case for the Homicide squad.
4. Snails for Dinner
Aired 25 February 1975 • 60 min
Is Patrick O'Brien as respectable as he seems or are the threats to his life coming from someone who knows better?
5. Just Like Anyone Else
Aired 4 March 1975 • 60 min
Because of the murder of a friend following a brutal attack, a young constable, a friend of Det. Deegan, is forced to choose between his marriage and his career.
6. Soldiering On
Aired 11 March 1975 • 60 min
A war veteran misses the Anzac Day march, and the Homicide team take his behaviour into account when investigating the murder of a young man who is a confirmed pacifist.
7. The Hooker
Aired 1 April 1975 • 60 min
When a callgirl is murdered, the Homicide squad enters the exciting world of boxing to investigate the case.
8. Surprising What People Can Do
Aired 8 April 1975 • 60 min
Is a petty criminal as innocent as his wife maintains, or is he responsible for a brutal murder?
9. Brick Veneer
Aired 15 April 1975 • 60 min
Homicide detectives discover more than gracious living behind the plush façade of a suburban estate. In the wealthy eastern suburbs a dentist is found dead on his sitting room floor and his wife and 14-year old son are missing.
10. A Nameless Grave
Aired 22 April 1975 • 60 min
A confession from a dying woman, a pearl brooch and a bitter young criminal lead the Homicide Squad to a grisly discovery within the walls of Pentridge.
11. Thou Shalt Not Want
Aired 29 April 1975 • 60 min
A young man goes beserk with a shotgun and leads the Homicide squad into the mysterious world of an unorthodox religious sect.
12. The Quiet Ones
Aired 6 May 1975 • 60 min
A car crashed on a lonely road, but the Homicide squad have doubts that it was an accident.
13. The Last Bastion
Aired 13 May 1975 • 60 min
A quiet elderly couple reluctantly become involved as witnesses in a brutal murder case, and withhold information from the police.
14. Do Us All a Favour
Aired 20 May 1975 • 60 min
A brother and sister are gunned down hours before they are due to fly out of Melbourne. A key, a missing fur coat, a NSW payroll robbery and two brothers in the second-hand business are central to the investigation.
15. Speaking Ill of the Dead
Aired 27 May 1975 • 60 min
The death of a prominent member of the community sets a puzzle for the Homicide squad.
16. Bomb
Aired 3 June 1975 • 60 min
When a spate of bombings occur, Homicide detectives face a potentially disastrous situation. But when another bomb is found and defused, the contents provide them with a vital clue.
17. Pointing to the Moon
Aired 10 June 1975 • 60 min
A brutal killer and master of martial arts is on the loose, and the Homicide squad must get to him before more people get harmed.
18. Don't Call Me Steve
Aired 17 June 1975 • 60 min
When a solicitor is murdered, a schoolboy leads the Homicide detectives to a deserted cinema and a strange friendship.
19. Part of the Furniture
Aired 24 June 1975 • 60 min
The wife of a leading gangster is shot, and reprisals risk developing into a gangland war. Was it calculated murder, or was the bullet meant for someone else?
20. The Egotist
Aired 1 July 1975 • 60 min
A series of brutal attacks on women has the squad asking an urgent question: What makes a rapist tick?
21. Starring Joan Kendall
Aired 8 July 1975 • 60 min
The Homicide squad are confronted by an agonising puzzle when a TV actress stabs her husband to death.
22. Rage
Aired 8 July 1975 • 60 min
Random bashing or calculated murder? When a young writer comes under the scrutiny of the Homicide squad, the results are explosive.
23. Long Weekend
Aired 14 July 1975 • 60 min
Youngsters learn that no one loses friends quicker than criminals on the run.
24. You Probably Won't Believe This, But...
Aired 15 July 1975 • 60 min
The Homicide squad has found clues to a murder, but they can't find a body. After a bizarre search involving several tall stories and wild goose chases, Insp. Lawson is decidedly confused, and has no case.
25. The Life and Times of Tina Kennedy
Aired 22 July 1975 • 60 min
Tina Kelly, daughter of Betty Kennedy, a pregnant, harassed, aggressive and downtrodden mother, is found to be dead on arrival at hospital, and the explanation for her fatal injuries do not satisfy the doctor.
26. Formula Five
Aired 29 July 1975 • 60 min
A racing driver is killed while testing a new fuel injection device.
27. Rampage
Aired 5 August 1975 • 60 min
Three brutal murders and a one-sided love affair combine to present an intriguing case for the Homicide squad.
28. A Quiet Place
Aired 12 August 1975 • 60 min
Julie Edwards and her husband Grant are known as a happy, loving couple. But when Julie is shot while sketching in a cemetery, detectives uncover facts which make them doubt this description.
29. Hear No Evil
Aired 19 August 1975 • 60 min
Is a prominent member of a City Council a straight forward honest man, or is he the instigator of a brutal murder and a savage bashing?
30. Charlie
Aired 26 August 1975 • 60 min
A burglary occurs at the same time as the death of a very sick woman.
31. A Room for Improvement
Aired 2 September 1975 • 60 min
A policeman is killed at a factory break-in, and Homicide detectives uncover a long running feud between an ex-criminal and a police sergeant.
32. Short Cut
Aired 9 September 1975 • 60 min
Figure skater Heather Morton is strangled on deserted land near an ice skating rink. Detectives learn that Heather had loved and discarded many boyfriends, and many of these men hated her.
33. Gladstone Home For Wayward Girls
Aired 16 September 1975 • 60 min
A few quiet days in the country turn into a nightmare for Danny Simmons when his aunt's maid is found poisoned outside his door. Soon, a similar attempt is made on his own life.
34. Dog Eat Dog
Aired 23 September 1975 • 60 min
What was going to be just a robbery turns out being a lot more trouble than Sam Horton expected.
35. Don't Be Lonely
Aired 30 September 1975 • 60 min
The Homicide detectives find themselves involved with a dating service when a body is found in scrubland.
36. When the Cat's Away
Aired 7 October 1975 • 60 min
When a butcher's wife is found brutally stabbed to death her husband becomes the prime suspect.
37. Free Enterprise
Aired 14 October 1975 • 60 min
When residents take action to stop redevelopment of their street, one of them is bashed so badly that she loses her baby. The father feels this is reason enough to take the law into his own hands.
38. Why All the Fuss
Aired 21 October 1975 • 60 min
The squad investigates the eerie death of a homosexual.
39. Third Generation
Aired 22 October 1975 • 90 min
A criminal comes to Melbourne to settle an old score, but is murdered in the process. His son then turns to crime to seek revenge.
40. Wipe-Out
Aired 28 October 1975 • 60 min
A farmer is killed by a hitch-hiker, and police suspect an itinerant surfer. Homicide detectives have a difficult task searching for the killer along Victoria's surfing coastline with its many communities and remote beaches.
41. The Start of Something
Aired 4 November 1975 • 60 min
A woman is murdered in the park. The squad are soon involved in a race to find the attacker, the victim's identity and the motive.
42. Rattles
Aired 11 November 1975 • 60 min
A dishonest second-hand car dealer is run down late at night, and he thinks someone is trying to kill him. Prime suspects include a dissatisfied customer and his wife's lover.
43. Command Performance
Aired 18 November 1975 • 60 min
A talented young pianist and his mother stumble across the grisly remains of a vague acquaintance while out walking their dog.
44. Who Saw Them Die?
Aired 25 November 1975 • 60 min
The Seven National News crew discover two bodies in the Maribyrnong River while doing a story on pollution.
45. I Had a Dream
Aired 2 December 1975 • 60 min
Melbourne police find the body of a drug addict and proper identification reveals him to be an ex-student leader wanted for a bombing in 1968.
46. Out of Step
Aired 9 December 1975 • 60 min
A local ballet company is thrown into confusion when its leading dancer is shot after a party held for the press to announce the opening of a new show.
47. Spools and Clocks
Aired 23 December 1975 • 60 min
An elderly cinema projectionist witnesses the killing of a man on a parking station. He is only too willing to help the police in their investigation, which results in tragedy for him.
48. The Sniper
Aired 30 December 1975 • 60 min
A young man with a passion for motor cycles shoots his girlfriend and her parents when the girl's father objects to their relationship.