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 - I Thought I Could've Died
Release Date: 1976-01-06The owner of a theatre restaurant teams up with an old friend to get quick money for his ailing business, but murder interferes with their well-laid plans.
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Episode 2 - Party Games
Release Date: 1976-01-13The Homicide squad are baffled when a girl commits a murder and then gives herself up.
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Episode 3 - Sanguma
Release Date: 1976-01-20The Homicide squad are baffled when what appears to be suicide turns out to have been caused by a unique form of murder weapon.
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Episode 4 - Outside Chance
Release Date: 1976-01-27During a game of cards, a man is shot dead and the other three players claim it was an accident. Sen. Det. Redford works in his own time to find evidence that he was murdered.
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Episode 5 - Poppet
Release Date: 1976-02-05Homicide detectives are puzzled when a man confesses to the murder of his wife after the coroner has already passed a verdict of death by misadventure.
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Episode 6 - The Whole of the Law
Release Date: 1976-02-12Murder on a lonely country road leads police to suspect that devil worship is involved.
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Episode 7 - Wrong End of the Gun
Release Date: 1976-02-19When two gunmen terrorise migrant shopowners, Detective Deegan faces suspension for assault.
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Episode 8 - Double Take
Release Date: 1976-02-26An armed robbery develops into murder when one of the two bandits panic, leading police on a trail of violence as they desperately try to escape.
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Episode 9 - House to House
Release Date: 1976-03-04Police start a frantic search when a girl is brutally attacked and another is found murdered in a girl's hostel.
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Episode 10 - Antique Murder
Release Date: 1976-03-11An antique dealer is found murdered and the Homicide squad believe robbery was the motive until they discover threatening letters.
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Episode 11 - 8M.M.
Release Date: 1976-03-18Processed film from a home movie camera provides the only clue when a young girl is murdered after touring Victoria.
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Episode 12 - The Graveyard Shift
Release Date: 1976-03-25In the early hours of the morning a body is found draped over a wall in a park, and police suspect the motive was revenge.
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Episode 13 - Two Days at Echo Gorge
Release Date: 1976-04-01A prison escapee murders a prison officer then takes three hostages - or are they hostages?
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Episode 14 - Home After Dark
Release Date: 1976-04-08The Homicide squad investigate abortionists in Melbourne.
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Episode 15 - Stopover
Release Date: 1976-04-15Denny Connell, a member of Gordon Haynes' pop group, dies of a massive heroin overdose on arrival at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport. Haynes is a 30-year-old pop star whose career has been a succession of hits and crashes. He has been written off many times but has come back - only to crash again. As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that Connell was murdered, and many motives and suspects emerge. Inspector Lawson goes to London to investigate further, where he liases with Inspector Scofield of Scotland Yard. A few twists are in store before the Homicide squad finally unravel the solution.
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Episode 16 - Leader of the Pack
Release Date: 1976-04-22Luke, the fanatical leader of a religious cult, kidnaps Kim Clayton, daughter of a newspaper magnate, after her 18th birthday party. The Homicide squad's investigations are hampered when her father pays the $100,000 ransom.
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Episode 17 - On the Run
Release Date: 1976-04-29Two dangerous prison escapees take a young woman hostage and head for rugged mountain country.
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Episode 18 - Bunny
Release Date: 1976-05-06An ex-prostitute whose husband is involved in counterfeiting finds herself caught in the middle when her friend is murdered by her husband, and she turns to Detective Redford for help.
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Episode 19 - Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Release Date: 1976-05-13When a wealthy businessman opens an office door, he triggers a booby trap and is killed in the explosions.
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Episode 20 - Shark Pack
Release Date: 1976-05-17Three bikies force a young motorist over the edge of a quarry to his death.
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Episode 21 - The Accident
Release Date: 1976-05-24A murder victim was aware of the identity of his attacker, and there are no signs of a struggle. Det. Sgt. White faces death when the killer takes him hostage.
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Episode 22 - Gone Fishing
Release Date: 1976-06-14A teenage couple's quiet picnic in the country ends in murder.
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Episode 23 - The Last Task
Release Date: 1976-06-25For the final case, a former member of the squad, now an Inspector, returns to help in the investigation of a massage parlour murder.