Michael Pate
Det. Snr. Sgt. Vic Maddern
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1971
Matlock Police
Season 1
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Episode 160 min1971-02-25
Twenty Six Hours
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.
Episode 260 min1971-03-04
The Big Gun
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.
Episode 360 min1971-03-11
Goodbye Tuesday
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.
Episode 460 min1971-03-18
End Of The Season
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Episode 560 min1971-03-25
Something After Death
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Episode 660 min1971-04-01
One Good Turn
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Episode 760 min1971-04-08
A Bit Of Freedom
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Episode 860 min1971-04-15
Cast A Black Shadow
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Episode 960 min1971-04-22
Cradle Song
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Episode 1060 min1971-04-29
Rhythm And Blues
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Episode 1160 min1971-05-06
Pressure Point
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Episode 1260 min1971-05-13
The Outsiders
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Episode 1360 min1971-05-20
The Word Is Progress
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Episode 1460 min1971-05-25
The Crunch
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Episode 1560 min1971-06-03
Tightrope
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Episode 1660 min1971-06-10
Heroes Day
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Episode 1760 min1971-06-17
The Hunting Ground
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Episode 1860 min1971-06-24
A Second Opinion
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Episode 1960 min1971-07-01
Hideaway
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Episode 2060 min1971-07-08
The Price of Anger
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Episode 2160 min1971-07-15
The Gypsies
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Episode 2260 min1971-07-22
Cross Purposes
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Episode 2360 min1971-07-29
Early One Morning
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Episode 2460 min1971-08-05
Olsen's Ghost
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Episode 2560 min1971-08-12
Escape To Nowhere
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Episode 2660 min1971-08-19
A Case of Neglect
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Episode 2760 min1971-08-26
Millbank Nugget
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Episode 2860 min1971-09-02
The Loner
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.
Episode 2960 min1971-09-02
The Milk And Honey Man
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Episode 3060 min1971-09-16
No Way Out
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.
Episode 3160 min1971-09-23
Still Life
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.
Episode 3260 min1971-09-30
Smoke Screen
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.
Episode 3360 min1971-10-07
The Champ
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.
Episode 3460 min1971-10-14
Jimmy Woodser
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.
Episode 3560 min1971-10-21
Compassionate Leave
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.
Episode 3660 min1971-10-28
The End of the Road
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.
Episode 3760 min1971-11-04
A Piece of Cake
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.
Episode 3860 min1971-11-11
The Foreigners
A feud among some Albanian immigrants in Matlock starts to get out of hand, and police are soon investigating an attempted murder.
Episode 3960 min1971-11-11
Give A Man A Gun
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Episode 4060 min1971-11-25
Any More at Home Like You
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.
Episode 4160 min1971-12-02
The Break
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