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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ACMI Identifier
315787
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television serials - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series - Australia
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Television → Television serials → Television serials - Australia
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)