Blue Heelers season 4
| Blue Heelers | |
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| Season 4 | |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 10 February – 25 November 1997 |
| Season chronology | |
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The fourth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 10 February 1997 and aired on Tuesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 25 November 1997.
Casting
Main cast for this season consisted of:
- John Wood as Sergeant Tom Croydon [full season]
- Julie Nihill as Christine 'Chris' Riley [full season]
- Martin Sacks as Detective Senior Constable Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham [full season]
- Lisa McCune as Constable Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle [full season]
- William McInnes as Senior Constable Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz [full season]
- Damian Walshe-Howling as Probationary Constable Adam Cooper [full season]
- Tasma Walton as Probationary Constable Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley [full season]
Semi-regular cast members for this season included:
- Peta Doodson as Inspector Monica Draper
- Beth Buchanan as Susan Croydon
- Michael Isaacs as Clancy Freeman
- Axl Taylor as Len the barman
- Dennis Miller as Ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle
- Jeremy Kewley as Tony Timms
- Reg Evans as Keith Purvis
- Terry Gill as Superintendent Clive Adamson
- Karen Davitt as Doctor Zoe Hamilton
- Rachel Blakely as Gina Belfanti
- Don Bridges as Charlie Clarke
- Marie Trevor as Lelia Clegg
- Pauline Terry-Bietz as Beth McKinley
- Neil Pigot as Inspector Russel Falcon-Price
- Adam May as Ellis Corby
- Peter Aanensen as Merv Poole
- Kevin Harrington as Charlie McKinley
- Kate Atkinson as Stacey Norse
- Stuart Baker as "Richo"
Notable guest actors this season included Anne Phelan, Stefan Dennis, Vincent Gil, Alan Dale, Peta Brady, Brett Climo, Wendy Strehlow, Fiona Corke and Lesley Baker.
In the episode, "Fool For Love", Jane Allsop guest starred. She impressed the producers so much that they would later invite her back to the show in a main role as Jo Parrish.
Reception
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The 1997 Season was the highest rating for the show; was the number one show on Australian Television for that year: Averaging a mammoth 2,441,000 in the five cities for the year.
Two of the most popular episodes remain the two-parter "Gold" and "Fool's Gold", in which PJ and Maggie are trapped down a mine shaft and release their sexual tension.
Awards
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Episodes
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| DVD Season # | Episode # | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Original airdate (Aust.) |
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| 4.2 | 129 | "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" | Richard Sarell | Ysabelle Dean | 10 February 1997 |
| 4.2 | 130 | "Under Siege" | Unknown | Unknown | 10 February 1997 |
| 4.2 | 131 | "Working Lunch" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 February 1997 |
| 4.2 | 132 | "Immaculate Misconception" | Unknown | John Wood | 18 February 1997 |
| 4.2 | 133 | "Reports of Damage and Loss" | Richard Sarell | John Banas | 25 February 1997 |
| 4.2 | 134 | "Fowl Play (There is also an Episode in Season 8 with the same title)" | Chris Langman | Peter Dick | 4 March 1997 |
| 4.2 | 135 | "The Luck of the Irish" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 March 1997 |
| 4.2 | 136 | "Bloodstained Angels" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 March 1997 |
| 4.2 | 137 | "Charity Begins At Home" | Richard Sarell | Unknown | 8 April 1997 |
| 4.2 | 138 | "Cupid's Arrow" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 April 1997 |
| 4.2 | 139 | "The Last Night" | Raymond Quint | David Boutland | 22 April 1997 |
| 5.1 | 140 | "Gold" | Chris Langman | Ysabelle Dean | 29 April 1997 |
| 5.1 | 141 | "Fool's Gold" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 May 1997 |
| 5.1 | 142 | "Grave Matters" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 May 1997 |
| 5.1 | 143 | "Loose Cannons" | Steve Mann | David Marsh | 20 May 1997 |
| 5.1 | 144 | "Lean on Me" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 May 1997 |
| 5.1 | 145 | "Random Breath" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 June 1997 |
| 5.1 | 146 | "Close Encounters" | Unknown | Unknown | 10 June 1997 |
| 5.1 | 147 | "Buckley's Chance" | Steve Mann | Rick Held | 17 June 1997 |
| 5.1 | 148 | "No Means No" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 June 1997 |
| 5.1 | 149 | "Up in Smoke" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 July 1997 |
| 5.1 | 150 | "Left In Trust" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 July 1997 |
| 5.1 | 151 | "Sick Puppy" | Steve Mann | Peter Dick | 15 July 1997 |
| 5.1 | 152 | "Sisterly Love" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 July 1997 |
| 5.1 | 153 | "Can't Take a Joke" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 July 1997 |
| 5.1 | 154 | "Every Contact Leaves Its Trace" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 August 1997 |
| 5.1 | 155 | "Playing Games" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 August 1997 |
| 5.1 | 156 | "Counting Chickens" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 August 1997 |
| 5.1 | 157 | "Drag Line" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 August 1997 |
| 5.1 | 158 | "Closing Ranks" | Steve Mann | Rick Held | 2 September 1997 |
| 5.1 | 159 | "Off the Air" | Peter Sharp | David Marsh | 9 September 1997 |
| 5.1 | 160 | "The Scarecrow" | Russell Burton | David Boutland | 16 September 1997 |
| 5.1 | 161 | "Safe as Houses" | Richard Sarell | Craig Wilkins | 23 September 1997 |
| 5.1 | 162 | "Our Patch" | Fiona Banks | Anthony Ellis | 30 September 1997 |
| 5.1 | 163 | "The All Seeing Eye" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 October 1997 |
| 5.2 | 164 | "Playing Possum" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 October 1997 |
| 5.2 | 165 | "Collateral Damage" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 October 1997 |
| 5.2 | 166 | "The Big Picture" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 October 1997 |
| 5.2 | 167 | "Settlement Postponed" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 November 1997 |
| 5.2 | 168 | "Containing the Rage" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 November 1997 |
| 5.2 | 169 | "The Civil Dead" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 November 1997 |
| 5.2 | 170 | "Possession" | Russell Burton | David Boutland | 25 November 1997 |
DVD release
| The Complete Fourth Season: Part 1 | ||||
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| 6 April 2006[1] | ||||
| The Complete Fourth Season: Part 2 | ||||
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| The Complete Fourth Season | ||||
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References
Wikiquote has quotations related to Blue Heelers - Season 4.
- General
- Zuk, T. Blue Heelers: 1997 episode guide, Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- TV.com editors. Blue Heelers Episode Guide - Season 4[permanent dead link], TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- Specific
- ^ a b c Editors. Blue Heelers: Season 4, Part 1 DVD Archived 8 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Chaos.com. Retrieved 26 April 2008.