Matlock Police

Lee Gibson is convinced that bad luck follows him about and that he can never win - but this time he is determined to do or die when he carries out an armed robbery.

The innocent friendship between a little girl and a mentally retarded young man leads them to an encounter with criminals.

When a callous farmer, Geoff Mitchell, who thinks more of his shotgun than he does his wife, chases a trespasser off his property, it sets of a chain of events that culminate in a fatal shooting.

Two Matlock boys return from a jail term in Pentridge to recover the hidden proceeds of their crimes. They are also seeking vengeance on Salvation Army Major McKenzie, but find they have too much conflicting information when they realise they have been double-crossed.

A rich stranger, Ben Peterson, arouses the curiosity of the Matlock people, which turns to hatred when he is suspected of a violent sex crime. The battered, molested body of teenager Doreen Henderson is found in the bush and police discover that Peterson was the last person to see her alive.

A lonely young boy joins a dangerous criminal on a crime spree that climaxes in violent death.

In the middle of the camping season, Matlock police run up against an irate father and an officious American Army officer - and some surprising results.

A routine investigation turns into a death puzzle for the Matlock police when their enquiries take them among the truck drivers that operate along the Central Highway.

An accident involving the use of explosive fuel brings the Matlock police to the local camping ground. During their investigations a young girl is found murdered, causing tragedy and complications for the detectives.

An attractive young girl goes missing from Matlock, a series of bashings follow, then another girl goes missing. Matlock police try to fit the pieces together in what turns out to be a fatal game of cat and mouse.

An ex-convict living in Matlock appears to be going straight, but a chain of unfortunate circumstances place him under suspicion for a serious crime.

When the Matlock police investigate a robbery and fatal bashing, they uncover the secret double life of a young businessman who has a mistress.

When a Matlock Justice of the Peace is bashed and robbed, the prime suspect is Constable Gary Hogan.

Norman Miller and his wife open an antique shop, an apparently legitimate business. Because Norman has a police record, Det. Sgt. Maddern suspects that it may be a cover, but even he is surprised by the outcome of the police investigations.

A dangerous gunman steals a car and bashes its owner, takes Constable Hogan as a hostage, and causes terror for Susan, a woman recently blinded in an accident.

Conflicts among fruit pickers become a matter for the police, and Constable Hogan's anticipation of meeting a long-lost uncle turns to acute embarrassment when his ne'er-do-well relative arrives on his doorstep.

Matlock police strike one of their most unusual days which involves them with a gun happy drunk, an escapee from a hospital, a near-fatal shooting, a young nurse in difficulties, and Mrs. Sparrow who blames Jenny Martino for her son's corruption into a peeping tom.

When Athol Hutchins returns to Matlock to help on his uncle's farm, he finds himself the centre of bitter prejudice which threatens to develop into violence.

A petty criminal finds an apprentice accomplice who masters the trade rather too well, and they become involved with a Matlock businessman who doesn't report a burglary because he has something to hide.

21-year-old Roy and 18-year-old Liz leave Melbourne looking for excitement. They find it in Matlock where they are involved in a hit-and-run, murder, robbery and a kidnapping.

Det. Sgt. Maddern is kept busy with a young wayward girl, a series of clever burglaries, and the reappearance of an old friend with a grudge.

An attempt to blow the safe in the sacristy of Matlock's largest Roman Catholic Church backfires with fatal consequences.

A family tragedy brings old tensions to the surface with tragic results.

Family opposition to a teenage couple's relationship erupts into violence.

A road accident leads police to believe that a serious crime is being planned for Matlock.

Tony Angelini's hired help proves to be more trouble than she is worth.

Butcher Green's past catches up with him in Matlock when two old mates pressure him to share a lottery prize, which they feel they have a right to. Const. Hogan is accused of accepting bribes in connection with driver licence tests.

When a prowler terrorises Matlock, police suspect that he could be a seasonal worker, but further events lead them to believe he could be a local. Another complication involves Sen. Const. Hogan when his life is endangered by a frantic woman, Carol Anderson, who hates being left at home alone, and whose husband, Dick, is a commercial traveller.

Anti-police feeling runs high when a local man who has escaped from prison is hunted down by Det. Sgt. Maddern. An old prospector living on the outskirts of Matlock, Delhunty, becomes embroiled in the hunt. The hunted man is a bushman, who escaped from prison mainly because of his pathological fear of enclosed spaces.

Ex-speedway driver Bernie Smith becomes involved with local hot-rodders doing up their cars, and the Matlock police take an interest when they investigate stolen car parts. Bernie's love of his car is straining his marriage, and their neighbour Georgina Cooper is becoming increasingly paranoid about the Smiths. Events reach crisis point when local youths steal Bernie's car, Georgina Cooper tries to electrocute Judy Smith, and Bernie is caught breaking into a garage that he had been sacked from earlier.

Farm labourer Vincente Garelli's wife, Maria, dies because of a hit-and-run accident. Vincente refuses police aid and determines to take personal revenge on the killer.

A chance to make the big time is too much for Ferret Baker to ignore. An all-time loser and petty thief, Ferret unfortunately is out of his depth in this situation.

A parolee gets a chance to win back his wife and son and also his self respect by resisting the efforts of professional criminals who seek to enlist his aid in robbing his employer.

After a party, Det. Alan Curtis is accused of drunkenness and criminal negligence, resulting in the serious injury of a child, when he shifts her at the scene of a car accident.

A burglary investigation causes Det. Curtis to become involved in the strange affair of a blind sharpshooter and his lovely niece, whom he uses as a 'guide dog'. She eventually tries to escape from the situation and forms an attachment to Curtis, but he cannot really help because of her confused nature.

A woman's skeleton is found buried at the bottom of the garden of Dr. Bedi's new house, and a post-mortem examination reveals the woman had been killed over 30 years ago. Sgt. Maddern finds his loyalties tested by an old friend, John Wilson, whom he suspects could be linked with the murder.

When ex-convict Alec McKenzie returns home, the Matlock police look upon him as a possible suspect for a robbery. This is the least of Alec's worries. In the next 36 hours he uncovers jealousy and hate which put pressure on him until he can contain it no longer, resulting in violence.

Fear of the supernatural is exploited when Mrs. Czoska goes to live with her son and daughter-in-law. The situation is made worse by the mutual hatred between the two women.

An aboriginal knackery worker, Humphrey, who is always seen with a bag in his hand is branded as a 'bogey man' by local kids, and parents are alarmed by rumours that he makes children 'disappear'. When a child does go missing, he stands accused of throwing him in the 'crunch-munch' machine at work, and some townspeople reach near hysteria. The Matlock police embark on a search for the missing child in the stormwater drains beneath the local abattoirs.

High school girl Doreen Jackson, who ran away from home in an effort to bring her parents together, is feared murdered or kidnapped when her horse returns riderless. Turmoil and tragedy are created when her brother Noel and friend Eric try to solve the case themselves. Noel and Eric confront an old man, Walter, whom they believe had a part in the girl's disappearance, with tragic results.

When a Matlock man loses his money in a business venture, disaster strikes the whole family - culminating in a police manhunt.

A normally meek farmer runs foul of the law when he tries to use revolutionary tactics to force a fair deal for himself and his fellow farmers.

An unprovoked attack on a young girl, Judy Winter, and her boy friend leads to the Matlock police being involved in a bizarre suicide attempt involving introverted office worker David Thompkin.