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Homicide

Homicide

★ 5.8/10•1964•50m•M•Drama•Crime•Action & Adventure
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 20, 1964

Episodes

Episode 1 - The StuntE160m

The Stunt

A group of students stage a mock bank hold-up to publicise a charity. When the students' leader is shot dead by a bank guard, Homicide detectives have to establish whether the guard was acting within his duty or recklessly; a complication is that jealousy in the group caused the student to be 'set up' for the shooting.

Oct 20, 1964

Episode 2 - A Handful of MoneyE260m

A Handful of Money

An old couple who run a milk bar in an inner suburb are found brutally murdered. A young man is charged, and confesses, but Det. Sgt. Bronson's doubts about his guilt still complicate the issue, and bring he and Insp. Connolly into conflict.

Oct 27, 1964

Episode 3 - The RosaryE360m

The Rosary

For three days, a cottage in the Dandenong Ranges provides a perfect honeymoon hideaway. But then the young bride is brutally slain, and Homicide detectives find themselves investigating bigamy as well as murder.

Nov 3, 1964

Episode 4 - The KnotE460m

The Knot

An unidentified young woman is murdered in a park, the second such occurrence, and Homicide detectives have to race against time to prevent a third killing.

Nov 10, 1964

Episode 5 - The Man in the Suede JacketE560m

The Man in the Suede Jacket

Nancy Tate is kidnapped by two men, taken to a lonely spot and murdered. A search begins for a mysterious eye-witness wearing a cap and a suede jacket.

Nov 17, 1964

Episode 6 - Aunt SallyE660m

Aunt Sally

A clerk is shot when two masked men hold up a factory and steal a $10,000 payroll. Homicide detectives have no real leads, and must rely on information from an informer, Sgt. Bronson's 'Aunt Sally'.

Nov 24, 1964

Episode 7 - The Scent of DeathE760m

The Scent of Death

A body is discovered in a railway box-car at the Jolimont railway yards, from where a young boy has also gone missing. Police dogs are called in to track down the killer, a young man who has killed his father with an iron bar during an argument, and fled with the only witness - the missing boy.

Dec 1, 1964

Episode 8 - The Missing LetterE860m

The Missing Letter

Edward Heywood is reported missing, and three weeks later his body is recovered from the Yarra River. Two anonymous letters - death threats - provide the Homicide detectives with an important clue. The man's wife, Katarina, had many lovers, and when she reports her sister-in-law Norma has suicided, one of her lovers, Rogowski, makes a false confession.

Dec 8, 1964

Episode 9 - The Silent WitnessE960m

The Silent Witness

When an attractive young girl is murdered, it doesn't take long for the Homicide detectives to identify her killer; but they have a tense time gathering sufficient evidence to bring him to trial, aware that before they can complete their case he may well kill again.

Dec 15, 1964

Actors

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Insp. Reg Lawson

Don Barker

Don Barker

Det. Sgt. Harry White

Gary Day

Gary Day

Sen. Det. Phil Redford

Dennis Grosvenor

Dennis Grosvenor

Sen. Det. Mike Deegan

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