Matlock Police (1971)

Synopsis

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.

Series Information

First Aired

1971

Last Aired

1976

Seasons

6

Episodes

229

Episode Length

60 min

Genre

Drama

Network

10

Status

Ended

Rating

8.3 / 10 (3 votes)

Top Cast

Paul Cronin

Sen. Const. Gary Hogan

Vic Gordon

Sgt. Bert Kennedy

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