Cops, spies and private eyes

Australia, 2001

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Australia’s first television policeman, Terry McDermott, better known as Detective Sergeant Frank Bronson from “Homicide” narrates this documentary on the Australian cop shows which screened on commercial television from 1956-2000. Features footage from both popular long-running and short-lived series. Television shows include: Al Munch (I Found Joe Barton) ; Consider Your Verdict ; Homicide ; Hunter ; Divorce Court ; The Unloved ; Division Four ; The Linkmen ; The Long Arm ; Matlock Police ; Boney ; The Spoiler ; Vendetta ; Ryan ; Silent Number ; Shannon’s Mob ; King’s Men ; Bluey ; Case for the Defence ; Cop Shop ; Bellamy ; Waterloo Station ; Special Squad ; Rafferty’s Rules ; Skirts ; Bony ; The Feds ; Blue Heelers ; Singapore Sling ; Cody ; Halifax FP ; Water Rats ; State Coroner ; Good Guys Bad Guys ; Murder Call ; Stingers and Above the Law.

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