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Blue Heelers
| Blue Heelers | |
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| Premiere | January 18, 1994 |
| Finale | June 4, 2006 |
| Creator | Tony Morphett, Hal McElroy |
| Network/Provider | Seven Network |
| Style | 60-minute crime drama |
| Company | Southern Star |
| Seasons | 13 |
| Episodes | 510 |
| Origin | Australia |
Blue Heelers is a long-running Australian police drama series and is one of Australia's best-loved dramas. It is, to this date, Australia's most popular drama, at its peak drawing 2.5 million viewers, and Australia's longest running weekly primetime drama series equaling Homicide in 2006, in terms of episodes aired (510). However, Homicide lasted one calendar month longer. It has also gained recognition in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, and Canada where it has a strong following in syndication.
The series focused primarily on the police officers of the Mt. Thomas Victoria Police station and the inhabitants of the small town with the high crime rate, Mt. Thomas. There was always something happening in Mt. Thomas and the cops always had a big job sorting out the towns problems. The small town experienced many things including bank robberies, escaped criminals, police shootings, murders, kidnapping and an endless supply of deluded criminals; the police station was even bombed in 2004. With all these events happening, the cops, or "The Heelers", were kept busy all the time but, they could always call on the assistance of the police in nearby, larger town St. Davids. Along with their police work, the Heeler's personal lives regularly made their way into the series and, the most well-known of these, is the relationship between colleagues Maggie and PJ which ended in Maggie's death; that moment was one of the most watched moments on Australian television. The whole station was like a family where everybody usually got on but, like families, there are always disagreements. These were usually settled over a bar at the Imperial, the copper's pub where Chris was always ready to listen.
Blue Heelers has launched the careers of many Australian actors such as Lisa McCune, Grant Bowler, Ditch Davey, Rachel Gordon, Tasma Walton, Charlie Clausen and Jane Allsop. Many of these are still most known for their character on Blue Heelers. Many major actors have also been able to call Mt. Thomas home such as Hugh Jackman, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Peter O'Brien and John Howard. Then there are the Blue Heelers veterans, John Wood and Julie Nihill have been with Blue Heelers during its entire 12-year run and played Snr. Sgt. Tom Croydon and publican Chris Riley.
Contents |
Cast
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
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| Season One | January 18, 1994 | November 22, 1994 | 45 | |||
| Season Two | February 22, 1995 | November 22, 1995 | 41 | |||
| Season Three | February 12, 1996 | November 26, 1996 | 42 | |||
| Season Four | February 10, 1997 | November 25, 1997 | 42 | |||
| Season Five | February 24, 1998 | November 25, 1998 | 41 | |||
| Season Six | February 10, 1999 | November 24, 1999 | 42 | |||
| Season Seven | February 9, 2000 | November 22, 2000 | 41 | |||
| Season Eight | February 21, 2001 | November 28, 2001 | 41 | |||
| Season Nine | February 13, 2002 | November 20, 2002 | 41 | |||
| Season Ten | February 12, 2003 | November 26, 2003 | 42 | |||
| Season Eleven | February 4, 2004 | November 17, 2004 | 39 | |||
| Season Twelve | February 2, 2005 | November 23, 2005 | 42 | |||
| Season Thirteen | April 1, 2006 | June 4, 2006 | 11 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
- Characters: A listing of characters in the series
- Behind the Scenes/Production Details: Behind the Scenes/Real information
- Season Storylines: Storylines and Events for each season
- Awards: A full list of awards which Blue Heelers has received
- DVD Releases: An article dedicated to Blue Heelers DVD releases
DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
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| Season Sets: Region 4 | |||
| The Complete First Season | November 2, 2005 | 6 |
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| The Complete Second Season - Part 1 | December 1, 2005 | 5 |
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| The Complete Second Season - Part 2 | December 1, 2005 | 5 |
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| The Complete Third Season - Part 1 | February 16, 2006 | 6 |
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| The Complete Third Season - Part 2 | February 16, 2006 | 5 |
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| The Complete Fourth Season - Part 1 | April 6, 2006 | 6 |
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| The Complete Fourth Season - Part 2 | April 6, 2006 | 5 |
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| The Complete Fifth Season - Part 1 | June 8, 2006 | 6 |
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| The Complete Fifth Season - Part 2 | June 8, 2006 | 5 |
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| The Complete Sixth Season - Part 1 | August 10, 2006 | 6 |
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| The Complete Sixth Season - Part 2 | August 10, 2006 | 5 |
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| The Complete Seventh Season | March/April 2008 |
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