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Australia
/ 7 Network-Crawford /
510x60m-e / 1964-75
Creator:
Hector Crawford
 Crime drama series. A very influential series in Australian TV history and one of the most popular. The show helped to pave the way for popular TV production in Australia. The series basically detailed the cases of a group of Homicide cops. Victoria's old police headquarters based in Russell Street was often used for exteriors. The show won 11 Logies, 5 Penguins, 2 Awgies and 4 Sammy's. Homicide was based on their successful radio serial D24 [known as C.I.B. outside Melbourne] and it took a year to get the show on air following a pilot episode. The first episode, 'The Stunt', went to air on HSV 7 at 7:30 on Tuesday, October 20, 1964, with Ian Turpie playing the first victim. Most episodes were based on actual police files and the series also made much use of actually shooting on location as opposed to the then usual practice of shooting in the studio. The last three years of production saw the show shot completely on film and in colour.
 With:- JOHN FEGAN as Inspector Jack Connolly / TERRY McDERMOTT as Det Sgt Frank Bronson / LEONARD TEALE as Inspector David Mackay / LESLIE DAYMAN as Det Bill Hudson / LIONEL LONG as Det Bert Costello / GEORGE MALLABY as Det Sgt Peter Barnes / NORMAN YEMM as Det Jim Patterson / ALWYN KURTS as Inspector Colin Fox / MIKE PRESTON as Det Bob Delaney / CHARLES TINGWELL as Inspector Reg Lawson / DERAMI SCARR as WPC Helen Hopgood / URSULA FINLAY as Pat Bronson / WENDY GILMORE as Joy Bower
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