- For the American series, see Homicide: Life on the Street. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Homicide Life on the Street is an American Television Police procedural series chronicling the work of a fictional Baltimore
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| Format | Police procedural |
| Starring | John Fegan Terry McDermott Lex Mitchell Leonard Teale Leslie Dayman George Mallaby Lionel Long Alwyn Kurts Norman Yemm Mike Preston Gary Day Charles Tingwell John Stanton Don Barker Dennis Grosvenor |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| No. The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes John 'Jack' Fegan (born 1907 is an Australian Film and Television Actor. Leonard George Teale (born 26 September 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia &mdash died 14 May, 1994 Leslie Dayman (born in 1933 is an Australian actor best known for his performances on Television. Alwyn Kurts, also known as Alwyn Kurtis (28 October 1915 – 4 May 2000 was an Australian drama and comedy actor Norman Yemm (sometimes credited as Norm Yemm (born circa 1933 is an Australian actor Michael Preston (born 1938 in Hackney, London England) is an international Film and Television Actor, sometimes credited Gary Day (born 1941 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is an actor who has appeared in Australian television police drama series including Homicide Life and work As an adolescent Tingwell was encouraged by his father to be an accountant but failed the entrance exam John Stanton (born October 28, 1944, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a well-known Australian Actor. Don Barker (born on 8 March 1940 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian actor best known for his roles as Det For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. of episodes | 510 |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Original channel | Seven Network |
| Original run | 20 October 1964 – January 1977 |
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Homicide was an Australian police procedural television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network between 1964 and 1977. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Crawford Productions is an Australian Television production company founded by Hector Crawford, and now owned by the WIN Corporation. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group.
The series dealt with the homicide squad of the Victoria police force and episodes revolved around the various cases the detectives are called upon to investigate.
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Broadcast history
The first episode aired on October 20, 1964. 504 episodes aired between then and June 1976. The remaining 6 produced episodes were aired in December 1976 and January 1977.
Technical specifications
Early episodes were in black and white with the bulk of material recorded on videotape in the studios of HSV7 using a Multicamera setup. The multiple-camera setup (aka multiple-camera mode of production is a method of shooting films and television programs Each episode also featured about ten minutes of location footage shot on 16 mm film. Total time per episode was 47 minutes.
The filmed segments did not have synchronised sound so featured little dialogue, concentrating more on dramatic shots of cars pulling in, gun battles, and fist fights.
Dialogue for the film scenes was done "post sync". This means that the dialogue was recorded on location but, due to the often low quality of audio recorded in this manner, the actor was required to record the dialogue in a sound-proof studio in the standard filmmaking process known as Additional Dialogue Recording. In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. Location recordings were used infrequently, and usually limited to brief dialogue snatches in enclosed spaces, such as the interior of a car. Sound effects would be also dubbed onto the location-shot footage. For the album by The Jam see Sound Affects. Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced Sounds Both pre-recorded sound effects recordings and the work of Crawford's foley artist would be used. The Foley artist on a Film crew is the person who creates many of the natural everyday Sound effects in a film which are recorded during a session with a Recording
Episode 56, "Flashpoint", which first aired on 19 April 1966, was shot entirely on location on film, and most of the dialogue of this episode was post-synched. Over the years the ratio of film to videotape was increased, and synchronised sound became the norm. When the series switched from black and white to colour in 1973, it necessitated shooting entirely on film, as the HSV7 studios were yet to be converted to colour video production.
Stopover
Late in the show's run - sometime between episodes 470 and 480 - a feature length episode was filmed. This film was entitled Stopover, with the title Homicide not used at all, and was shot entirely on film on new sets and on location at Melbourne Airport. Melbourne Airport, also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the busiest of the four airports in Melbourne, and the second busiest in Australia The story involved an international rock band who was held at the airport following the fatal overdose of a band member. The overdose was later suspected to be murder. Guest stars included Jon English as the band's lead singer, and Tony Bonner as the band member who overdosed. Jonathon James English (born 26 March, 1949 in Hampstead London, England) is a rock singer, Musician, Tony Bonner (born 23 November 1943 is an Australian television film and stage Actor and singer The film never received a cinema release but was shown on television as a special in 1976. It is officially listed as episode 504, with episodes 502 and 503 also being feature-length.
Lawson, White, Deegan and Redford are the detectives in the film.
Records
- Homicide ran for 12 years and 6 months, making it the longest-running Australian weekly primetime drama in history. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland
- With 510 episodes produced (the last episode is numbered 509, but the pilot episode was numbered with an 'A' suffix, making a total of 510), for many years it held the record for most episodes produced in an Australian weekly primetime drama. When it ended in 2006 Blue Heelers equalled this record. Blue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of the police officers stationed at the fictional Mt
Significance
Homicide was the first major television series to be produced in Australia, the domestic television market having been previously dominated by American and British imports. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Homicide proved that that there was a market for home-grown programming and was highly successful. For this reason, as well as for inspiring a series of popular cop dramas that followed, it remains one of the most important programmes in the history of Australian television.
In 2004 the episodes "Flashpoint" and "Stopover" were screened by Melbourne Cinematheque, finally giving "Stopover" a cinema screening. The Melbourne Cinémathèque is a non-profit film society screening programmes year-round dedicated to presenting the history of world cinema on the big screen in carefully curated retrospectives
In November 2005 one of the first colour episodes of the series, Assassin, was repeated by HSV-7 Melbourne. HSV is a television station in Melbourne. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia. Shot entirely on film this episode depicts Mackay receiving death threats as he completes his final assignment before being transferred out of the Homicide department. Returning to headquarters in a police car with Fox (Alwyn Kurts) they receive news over the radio that a sniper is on the roof. Fox orders intended victim Mackay to remain in the car and leaves to get help, but is himself fatally shot by the assassin. Mackay arrests the assassin and in the same episode leaves Homicide for his new post.
In 2007, "Homicide" was chosen for a 50 cent stamp to celebrate 50 years of television in Australia.
Regular Cast
Insp. Jack Connolly - John Fegan
Det. John 'Jack' Fegan (born 1907 is an Australian Film and Television Actor. Sgt. Frank Bronson - Terry McDermott
Det. Rex Fraser - Lex Mitchell
Sen. Det. / Det. Sgt. David Mackay - Leonard Teale
Sen. Leonard George Teale (born 26 September 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia &mdash died 14 May, 1994 Det. Bill Hudson - Leslie Dayman
Sen. Leslie Dayman (born in 1933 is an Australian actor best known for his performances on Television. Det. Peter Barnes - George Mallaby
Sen. Det. Bert Costello - Lionel Long
Insp. Colin Fox - Alwyn Kurts
Sen. Alwyn Kurts, also known as Alwyn Kurtis (28 October 1915 – 4 May 2000 was an Australian drama and comedy actor Det. Jim Patterson - Norman Yemm
Sen. Norman Yemm (sometimes credited as Norm Yemm (born circa 1933 is an Australian actor Det. Bob Delaney - Mike Preston
Sen. Michael Preston (born 1938 in Hackney, London England) is an international Film and Television Actor, sometimes credited Det. Phil Redford - Gary Day
Insp. Gary Day (born 1941 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is an actor who has appeared in Australian television police drama series including Homicide Reg Lawson - Charles Tingwell
Sen. Life and work As an adolescent Tingwell was encouraged by his father to be an accountant but failed the entrance exam Det. Pat Kelly - John Stanton
Det. John Stanton (born October 28, 1944, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a well-known Australian Actor. Sgt. Harry White - Don Barker
Sen. Don Barker (born on 8 March 1940 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian actor best known for his roles as Det Det. Mike Deegan - Dennis Grosvenor
External links
- TV Eye - Classic Australian Television
- Crawford Productions
- "Homicide" episode guide
- Homicide at the Internet Movie Database
- Law Suits - "Sydney Morning Herald" article about "Homicide"
- "Homicide" episode 'Flashpoint' - Senses of Cinema
- Homicide at the National Film and Sound Archive
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