Homicide (1964)
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.
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Episode 1 - Skeleton Key
Release Date: 1973-02-06A 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".
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Episode 2 - The Herring
Release Date: 1973-02-13When a suburban housewife is shot, the evidence points to her husband. Then the Homicide team find too much evidence.
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Episode 3 - Fool's Gold
Release Date: 1973-02-20A bookmaker returning home from the trots is shot dead. First indications are that the murder motive was robbery.
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Episode 4 - Nightmare
Release Date: 1973-02-27Misfortune 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.
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Episode 5 - Black Sheep
Release Date: 1973-03-06It 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.
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Episode 6 - Born Loser
Release Date: 1973-03-13A 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.
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Episode 7 - A Good Investment
Release Date: 1973-03-20The attractive wife of a business executive is reported missing, and her body is discovered some time later. An abandoned car provides vital clues.
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Episode 8 - They Clear Them Every Thursday
Release Date: 1973-03-27A retired elderly gentleman, who likes a game of chess, returns home one night to find his wife brutally murdered.
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Episode 9 - Shotgun Wedding
Release Date: 1973-04-03Homicide detectives investigate a murder that leads to a dramatic abduction and a shotgun wedding by the killer.
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Episode 10 - Only a Matter of Time
Release Date: 1973-04-10Two 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.
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Episode 11 - The Pursuit
Release Date: 1973-05-01A young man runs in panic when his girlfriend's father is murdered, and few people believe he is innocent of the crime.
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Episode 12 - I Killed Amanda Clarke
Release Date: 1973-08-28When a young waitress is found dead in her flat, the Homicide detectives face a most unusual case.
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Episode 13 - Yes, That's Sandra
Release Date: 1973-05-15On 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.
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Episode 14 - We'll Both Remember Angie
Release Date: 1973-05-22A 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.
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Episode 15 - Initiation
Release Date: 1973-05-29A 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.
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Episode 16 - Mother Superior
Release Date: 1973-06-05The discovery of a body leads to a reunion for Inspector Fox.
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Episode 17 - Suddenly They've All Stopped Talking
Release Date: 1973-06-12When 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.
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Episode 18 - The Last Way Out
Release Date: 1973-06-19Two prison escapees kill a guard and police are involved in a desperate race to apprehend them before they can kill again.
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Episode 19 - Leopold Alexander Hamilton, Esquire
Release Date: 1973-06-26The death of an heiress begins a case with startling developments.
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Episode 20 - A Mother's Love
Release Date: 1973-07-03When 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.
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Episode 21 - The Other Man
Release Date: 1973-07-10Derek 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.
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Episode 22 - Assassin
Release Date: 1973-07-17Mackay 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.
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Episode 23 - The Kooranda Killing
Release Date: 1973-07-24Insp. 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.
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Episode 24 - The Friendly Fellow
Release Date: 1973-07-31The moving story of retired safe cracker Buddy Rand, who, although having gone straight, finds himself breaking the law to help a mate.
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Episode 25 - April Fool
Release Date: 1973-08-07When 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.
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Episode 26 - Squealer
Release Date: 1973-08-14Both the Homicide detectives and some criminals want a man to tell what he knows about a $100,000 opal robbery.
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Episode 27 - Flight 484
Release Date: 1973-08-21The 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.
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Episode 28 - Matchmaker
Release Date: 1973-08-28Following 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.
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Episode 29 - Thommo
Release Date: 1973-09-04Four ex-national servicemen meet for a birthday reunion which ends in disaster when unpleasant memories of an incident in Vietnam are rekindled.
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Episode 30 - To Tell You the Truth
Release Date: 1973-09-11An 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.
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Episode 31 - They Frighten Even Me
Release Date: 1973-09-18A burglar discovers a dead body in a house, and investigations lead to a bizarre couple and the solution to several unsolved murders.
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Episode 32 - Follow the Leader
Release Date: 1973-09-25A 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.
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Episode 33 - Patterns and Stripes Don't Mix
Release Date: 1973-10-02June 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.
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Episode 34 - One Too Many
Release Date: 1973-10-09A 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.
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Episode 35 - El Dorado
Release Date: 1973-10-16New 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.
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Episode 36 - The Jackson File
Release Date: 1973-10-23George 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.
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Episode 37 - Mad Dog Kelly
Release Date: 1973-10-30An incident in the cells of the city watch-house leads to an inquiry which threatens the career of Sen. Det. Kelly.
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Episode 38 - The Adventure
Release Date: 1973-11-06A break from routine can be very refreshing, but Alex gets more than he bargained for.