Matlock Police
1971 - 1976•6 seasons•229 episodes•~1h 0m•
★8.3(3 ratings)
Drama
Overview
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.
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Did You Know?
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The series spans 6 seasons with 229 episodes in total (avg. 38 per season).
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Each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.
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The series ran from 1971 to 1976 — a total of 5 years on air.
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Originally aired on 10.
