Matlock Police

1 - Twenty Six Hours

Air Date: February 25, 1971

Matlock's town matriarch, Grace Falconer, is brutally attacked and robbed. Suspects include a group of hippies who become involved in town affairs when a local girl's horse is shot, two yobbos on a hunting trip who are found trespassing, and a handyman recently sacked by Mrs. Falconer - who refuses to account for his movements on the night in question.

2 - The Big Gun

Air Date: March 4, 1971

Local tough guy Brownie Merkle becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a man and the disappearance of another when he suddenly begins paying his debts, and Det. Sgt. Maddern finds his attention diverted from his marital problems.

3 - Goodbye Tuesday

Air Date: March 11, 1971

The search for a trio of prison escapees, Carol Price, Judy Bennett and Bob Pollard, endangers many lives when searchers and escapees alike are caught in a bushfire.

4 - End Of The Season

Air Date: March 18, 1971

5 - Something After Death

Air Date: March 25, 1971

6 - One Good Turn

Air Date: April 1, 1971

7 - A Bit Of Freedom

Air Date: April 8, 1971

8 - Cast A Black Shadow

Air Date: April 15, 1971

9 - Cradle Song

Air Date: April 22, 1971

10 - Rhythm And Blues

Air Date: April 29, 1971

11 - Pressure Point

Air Date: May 6, 1971

12 - The Outsiders

Air Date: May 13, 1971

13 - The Word Is Progress

Air Date: May 20, 1971

14 - The Crunch

Air Date: May 25, 1971

15 - Tightrope

Air Date: June 3, 1971

16 - Heroes Day

Air Date: June 10, 1971

17 - The Hunting Ground

Air Date: June 17, 1971

18 - A Second Opinion

Air Date: June 24, 1971

19 - Hideaway

Air Date: July 1, 1971

20 - The Price of Anger

Air Date: July 8, 1971

21 - The Gypsies

Air Date: July 15, 1971

22 - Cross Purposes

Air Date: July 22, 1971

23 - Early One Morning

Air Date: July 29, 1971

24 - Olsen's Ghost

Air Date: August 5, 1971

25 - Escape To Nowhere

Air Date: August 12, 1971

26 - A Case of Neglect

Air Date: August 19, 1971

27 - Millbank Nugget

Air Date: August 26, 1971

28 - The Loner

Air Date: September 2, 1971

A mysterious hermit, has lived in a shack outside Matlock for seven months. Suddenly, his past and present catch up with him, when he is terrorised by three local youths. When one is accidentally blinded, Chip Richardson burns down Herman's shack and later blames him for the accident. Herman takes off in panic and the police mount an intensive search for him.

29 - The Milk And Honey Man

Air Date: September 2, 1971

30 - No Way Out

Air Date: September 16, 1971

A motel robbery and the death of a young police constable in a car accident lead to the revelation of several Matlock townspeople's personal conflicts.

31 - Still Life

Air Date: September 23, 1971

Matlock police investigate a complaint of carnal knowledge involving an itinerant artist and a young girl, but the accused has his own way of extricating himself from the situation.

32 - Smoke Screen

Air Date: September 30, 1971

The Matlock saw-millers are a tough breed, but the builders of a new dam claim to be even tougher, A series of ugly incidents lead the two groups towards a violent showdown.

33 - The Champ

Air Date: October 7, 1971

A broken down ex-heavyweight boxer, Dan Regan, is in Matlock on a sinister assignment. Unforseen events cause Regan's past, present and future to meet head-on in the biggest battle of his career.

34 - Jimmy Woodser

Air Date: October 14, 1971

An important businessman, Eric Schneider, wants to set up a deal with a Matlock company. However, when he is arrested for assaulting a young girl, public feelings rise up against Det. Curtis who may have made a serious mistake. Schneider, with his lawyer Harrison, puts his money and his pressure in the right places to beat the charge.

35 - Compassionate Leave

Air Date: October 21, 1971

When Johnny Marcelli returns from the Vietnam war on compassionate leave, he is told that his father has committed suicide. He refuses to believe it and sets out to solve the mystery.

36 - The End of the Road

Air Date: October 28, 1971

The investigation of a series of wool thefts in the Matlock District uncover the problems of one of the suspects, and provide some surprises for the police - especially Cont. Hogan.

37 - A Piece of Cake

Air Date: November 4, 1971

Ron Grey, an ex-Spitfire pilot embarks on a dubious mission as a courier to gain some quick money, because he only has a few years of active life lift - he is a chronic diabetic who keeps coma and semi-blindness at bay with insulin shots. While flying a light aircraft with his girlfriend Betty Holmes, the plane strikes trouble and they have to crash land in the Candowie Rangers. When the plane is found by a police search party, they discover that Gray and Holmes both fled into the bush.

38 - The Foreigners

Air Date: November 11, 1971

A feud among some Albanian immigrants in Matlock starts to get out of hand, and police are soon investigating an attempted murder.

39 - Give A Man A Gun