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 - Mr. Spence
Release Date: 1975-02-04A 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.
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Episode 2 - Poker Face
Release Date: 1975-02-11An innocent birdwatcher leads the Homicide squad into the discovery of an illegal gaming house.
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Episode 3 - The Animal That Has To Be Fed
Release Date: 1975-02-18While chasing a truant schoolboy, a young policewoman comes across a torture chamber, and a case for the Homicide squad.
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Episode 4 - Snails for Dinner
Release Date: 1975-02-25Is Patrick O'Brien as respectable as he seems or are the threats to his life coming from someone who knows better?
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Episode 5 - Just Like Anyone Else
Release Date: 1975-03-04Because 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.
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Episode 6 - Soldiering On
Release Date: 1975-03-11A 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.
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Episode 7 - The Hooker
Release Date: 1975-04-01When a callgirl is murdered, the Homicide squad enters the exciting world of boxing to investigate the case.
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Episode 8 - Surprising What People Can Do
Release Date: 1975-04-08Is a petty criminal as innocent as his wife maintains, or is he responsible for a brutal murder?
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Episode 9 - Brick Veneer
Release Date: 1975-04-15Homicide 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.
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Episode 10 - A Nameless Grave
Release Date: 1975-04-22A 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.
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Episode 11 - Thou Shalt Not Want
Release Date: 1975-04-29A young man goes beserk with a shotgun and leads the Homicide squad into the mysterious world of an unorthodox religious sect.
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Episode 12 - The Quiet Ones
Release Date: 1975-05-06A car crashed on a lonely road, but the Homicide squad have doubts that it was an accident.
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Episode 13 - The Last Bastion
Release Date: 1975-05-13A quiet elderly couple reluctantly become involved as witnesses in a brutal murder case, and withhold information from the police.
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Episode 14 - Do Us All a Favour
Release Date: 1975-05-20A 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.
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Episode 15 - Speaking Ill of the Dead
Release Date: 1975-05-27The death of a prominent member of the community sets a puzzle for the Homicide squad.
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Episode 16 - Bomb
Release Date: 1975-06-03When 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.
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Episode 17 - Pointing to the Moon
Release Date: 1975-06-10A brutal killer and master of martial arts is on the loose, and the Homicide squad must get to him before more people get harmed.
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Episode 18 - Don't Call Me Steve
Release Date: 1975-06-17When a solicitor is murdered, a schoolboy leads the Homicide detectives to a deserted cinema and a strange friendship.
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Episode 19 - Part of the Furniture
Release Date: 1975-06-24The 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?
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Episode 20 - The Egotist
Release Date: 1975-07-01A series of brutal attacks on women has the squad asking an urgent question: What makes a rapist tick?
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Episode 21 - Starring Joan Kendall
Release Date: 1975-07-08The Homicide squad are confronted by an agonising puzzle when a TV actress stabs her husband to death.
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Episode 22 - Rage
Release Date: 1975-07-08Random bashing or calculated murder? When a young writer comes under the scrutiny of the Homicide squad, the results are explosive.
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Episode 23 - Long Weekend
Release Date: 1975-07-14Youngsters learn that no one loses friends quicker than criminals on the run.
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Episode 24 - You Probably Won't Believe This, But...
Release Date: 1975-07-15The 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.
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Episode 25 - The Life and Times of Tina Kennedy
Release Date: 1975-07-22Tina 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.
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Episode 26 - Formula Five
Release Date: 1975-07-29A racing driver is killed while testing a new fuel injection device.
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Episode 27 - Rampage
Release Date: 1975-08-05Three brutal murders and a one-sided love affair combine to present an intriguing case for the Homicide squad.
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Episode 28 - A Quiet Place
Release Date: 1975-08-12Julie 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.
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Episode 29 - Hear No Evil
Release Date: 1975-08-19Is 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?
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Episode 30 - Charlie
Release Date: 1975-08-26A burglary occurs at the same time as the death of a very sick woman.
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Episode 31 - A Room for Improvement
Release Date: 1975-09-02A policeman is killed at a factory break-in, and Homicide detectives uncover a long running feud between an ex-criminal and a police sergeant.
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Episode 32 - Short Cut
Release Date: 1975-09-09Figure 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.
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Episode 33 - Gladstone Home For Wayward Girls
Release Date: 1975-09-16A 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.
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Episode 34 - Dog Eat Dog
Release Date: 1975-09-23What was going to be just a robbery turns out being a lot more trouble than Sam Horton expected.
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Episode 35 - Don't Be Lonely
Release Date: 1975-09-30The Homicide detectives find themselves involved with a dating service when a body is found in scrubland.
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Episode 36 - When the Cat's Away
Release Date: 1975-10-07When a butcher's wife is found brutally stabbed to death her husband becomes the prime suspect.
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Episode 37 - Free Enterprise
Release Date: 1975-10-14When 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.
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Episode 38 - Why All the Fuss
Release Date: 1975-10-21The squad investigates the eerie death of a homosexual.
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Episode 39 - Third Generation
Release Date: 1975-10-22A criminal comes to Melbourne to settle an old score, but is murdered in the process. His son then turns to crime to seek revenge.
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Episode 40 - Wipe-Out
Release Date: 1975-10-28A 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.
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Episode 41 - The Start of Something
Release Date: 1975-11-04A 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.
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Episode 42 - Rattles
Release Date: 1975-11-11A 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.
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Episode 43 - Command Performance
Release Date: 1975-11-18A talented young pianist and his mother stumble across the grisly remains of a vague acquaintance while out walking their dog.
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Episode 44 - Who Saw Them Die?
Release Date: 1975-11-25The Seven National News crew discover two bodies in the Maribyrnong River while doing a story on pollution.
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Episode 45 - I Had a Dream
Release Date: 1975-12-02Melbourne 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.
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Episode 46 - Out of Step
Release Date: 1975-12-09A 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.
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Episode 47 - Spools and Clocks
Release Date: 1975-12-23An 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.
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Episode 48 - The Sniper
Release Date: 1975-12-30A young man with a passion for motor cycles shoots his girlfriend and her parents when the girl's father objects to their relationship.