Matlock Police was an Australian Police procedural television series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network (now known as the Ten Network) between 1971 and 1975. 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. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The series was the 0-10 Network's attempt to come up with a police show to rival Homicide (shown by the Seven Network) and Division 4 (on the Nine Network). Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. For the American series see Homicide Life on the Street. Homicide was an Australian Police procedural The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Division 4 is an Australian Police procedural Television series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney Matlock Police was different from its inner-city based predecessors by being set in a small country town, the fictional Matlock, Victoria (a real Matlock does exist in Victoria, but it is much smaller than the town depicted by this series). Matlock is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Warburton - Woods Point Road in the Shire of Mansfield.
The first episode was broadcast in Melbourne on 22 February 1971. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Initially filmed in black and white, the series switched to colour in episode 200. Matlock Police was cancelled in 1975 after 229 episodes had been produced (The final episode is numbered 228, but an earlier episode had an A suffix, making a total of 229).
The series focused on the police station and crime in Matlock. Also explored was the backgrounds and personal lives of the main policemen, who initially were Sgt Bert Kennedy (played by Vic Gordon), in charge of the station; Senior Detective Alan Curtis (Grigor Taylor), a city boy who resented his country posting; Detective Sergeant Vic Maddern (Michael Pate) from Melbourne who had done a spell in the army and fought in the Korean War; and Senior Constable Gary Hogan (Paul Cronin), youngest of the four main characters, a highway patrolman. Michael Pate (26 February 1920 - 1 September 2008 was an Australian actor and writer The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the For the American politician see Paul W Cronin. Paul Cronin (born July 8, 1938) is an Australian actor who shot Other regular cast members included Senior Detective Steve York (Tom Richards) and Detective Sergeant Jack Maloney (Peter Gwynne). Tom Richards (who is sometimes credited as Thomas Richards is an Australian actor best known for his appearances on Television.
After the series ended the character of Gary Hogan was spun-off into new series Solo One which lasted one season. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Solo One is an Australian Television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network and screened in 1976.
External links
- TV Eye - Classic Australian Television
- Crawford Productions
- Matlock Police at the National Film and Sound Archive
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