

Matlock Police is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1970 and 1975. The series was the 0-10 Network's attempt to come up with a police show to rival Homicide and Division 4. Matlock Police was different from its Melbourne-based predecessors by being set in a small country town, the fictional Matlock, Victoria. Series writers had a reference manual giving full details of the town’s geography, amenities, social structure, etc., as well as that of the surrounding area - neighbouring towns included Wilga, Chinaman's Creek, Possum's Creek and Burrabri, and there was an offshoot of the Great Dividing Range called the Candowies. The town's colourful history included the local Aboriginal tribe, the town founder, a gold rush, a bushranger and a town patriarchy. About the only landmark the Matlock district lacked for dramatic purposes was a beach.

Feb 25, 1971 - 1h 0m
Matlock's town matriarch, Grace Falconer, is brutally attacked and robbed. Suspects include a group of hippies who become involved in town affairs when a local girl's horse is shot, two yobbos on a hunting trip who are found trespassing, and a handyman recently sacked by Mrs. Falconer - who refuses to account for his movements on the night in question.

Mar 4, 1971 - 1h 0m
Local tough guy Brownie Merkle becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a man and the disappearance of another when he suddenly begins paying his debts, and Det. Sgt. Maddern finds his attention diverted from his marital problems.

Mar 11, 1971 - 1h 0m
The search for a trio of prison escapees, Carol Price, Judy Bennett and Bob Pollard, endangers many lives when searchers and escapees alike are caught in a bushfire.

Mar 18, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Mar 25, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Apr 1, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Apr 8, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Apr 15, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Apr 22, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Apr 29, 1971 - 1h 0m
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May 6, 1971 - 1h 0m
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May 13, 1971 - 1h 0m
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May 20, 1971 - 1h 0m
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May 25, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jun 3, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jun 10, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jun 17, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jun 24, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jul 1, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jul 8, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jul 15, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jul 22, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Jul 29, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Aug 5, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Aug 12, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Aug 19, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Aug 26, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Sep 2, 1971 - 1h 0m
A mysterious hermit, has lived in a shack outside Matlock for seven months. Suddenly, his past and present catch up with him, when he is terrorised by three local youths. When one is accidentally blinded, Chip Richardson burns down Herman's shack and later blames him for the accident. Herman takes off in panic and the police mount an intensive search for him.

Sep 2, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Sep 16, 1971 - 1h 0m
A motel robbery and the death of a young police constable in a car accident lead to the revelation of several Matlock townspeople's personal conflicts.

Sep 23, 1971 - 1h 0m
Matlock police investigate a complaint of carnal knowledge involving an itinerant artist and a young girl, but the accused has his own way of extricating himself from the situation.

Sep 30, 1971 - 1h 0m
The Matlock saw-millers are a tough breed, but the builders of a new dam claim to be even tougher, A series of ugly incidents lead the two groups towards a violent showdown.

Oct 7, 1971 - 1h 0m
A broken down ex-heavyweight boxer, Dan Regan, is in Matlock on a sinister assignment. Unforseen events cause Regan's past, present and future to meet head-on in the biggest battle of his career.

Oct 14, 1971 - 1h 0m
An important businessman, Eric Schneider, wants to set up a deal with a Matlock company. However, when he is arrested for assaulting a young girl, public feelings rise up against Det. Curtis who may have made a serious mistake. Schneider, with his lawyer Harrison, puts his money and his pressure in the right places to beat the charge.

Oct 21, 1971 - 1h 0m
When Johnny Marcelli returns from the Vietnam war on compassionate leave, he is told that his father has committed suicide. He refuses to believe it and sets out to solve the mystery.

Oct 28, 1971 - 1h 0m
The investigation of a series of wool thefts in the Matlock District uncover the problems of one of the suspects, and provide some surprises for the police - especially Cont. Hogan.

Nov 4, 1971 - 1h 0m
Ron Grey, an ex-Spitfire pilot embarks on a dubious mission as a courier to gain some quick money, because he only has a few years of active life lift - he is a chronic diabetic who keeps coma and semi-blindness at bay with insulin shots. While flying a light aircraft with his girlfriend Betty Holmes, the plane strikes trouble and they have to crash land in the Candowie Rangers. When the plane is found by a police search party, they discover that Gray and Holmes both fled into the bush.

Nov 11, 1971 - 1h 0m
A feud among some Albanian immigrants in Matlock starts to get out of hand, and police are soon investigating an attempted murder.

Nov 11, 1971 - 1h 0m
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Nov 25, 1971 - 1h 0m
When salesman Frank Ross finds himself in serious financial difficulties, he takes an illegal way out and starts an unexpected chain of events that bring surprise to the Matlock police.

Dec 2, 1971 - 1h 0m
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