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Division 4

6.0(2)
First Aired:March 11, 1969
Seasons:8 seasons
Episodes:301
Status:Ended

A police drama based on the fictional Melbourne suburb of Yarra Central.

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Cast

Gerard Kennedy

Gerard Kennedy

Det. Sgt. Frank Banner

Chuck Faulkner

Det. Snr. Sgt. Keith Vickers

Frank Taylor

Frank Taylor

Sgt. Andrew 'Scotty' Macleod

Terence Donovan

Terence Donovan

Det. Mick Peters

Seasons

E1The Soldiers

60m

Mar 11, 1969

Yarra Central police battle a crime wave of thuggery, hold-ups and the theft of $20,000 worth of goods by a mystery gang. Investigations reveal the culprits as 'The Soldiers', a re-united former teenage gang whose members have just finished serving jail terms. Sen. Det. Banner's pregnant wife, Joy, dies during premature child-birth brought on after being terrorised by a member of the gang.

E2Once A Cop

60m

Mar 18, 1969

Yarra Central police are confronted with a series of reports about a bad detective. Their investigations lead to an impostor, a former policeman, who is blackmailing a solid citizen caught in the office secretary trap, belting people around with unrestrained sadism, and leading two romantic lives.

E3The Big Spender

60m

Mar 25, 1969

19-year-old Kay Dixon is attracted by the glamorous life of big-spending racketeer Max Foley, who tries to set up a floating cabaret. Kay finds herself in the ugly world of prostitution, exploitation and violence with no apparent way out. Police investigate Foley when a criminal associate of his is bashed.

E4Night Out

60m

Apr 1, 1969

Three salesmen from a country town decide on a night out after attending a Melbourne convention. For two of the three, the night turns into a disaster when they become involved with a truck driver who is the apparent victim of a robbery and two girls who 'roll' unsuspecting males.

E5The Sunday Mother

60m

Apr 8, 1969

A little Italian girl is missing. While investigating her disappearance, Yarra Central police discover a kidnapping, a burglary, an alcoholic mother, and an attempted suicide.

E6Not Valentine's Day

60m

Apr 15, 1969

A city night club serves as a front for vice and crime. As Yarra Central police investigate a number of seemingly unrelated matters, they uncover alarming facts about one of the district's most respected citizens.

E7It's A Great Day!

60m

Apr 22, 1969

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with rather more enthusiasm than caution, the O'Connell family decides to start its own crime wave in the district, resulting in a sequence of events which causes a lot of hard work for the Yarra Central police.

E8The Swinger

60m

Apr 29, 1969

Pop singer John Noble, whose popularity has slumped, is too proud to take ordinary work. When he starts chasing easy money to maintain his lifestyle he becomes involved with drugs and the police of Yarra Central.

E9The Puritan

60m

May 6, 1969

A deserted wife, Irene Kemp, successfully raises her daughter Thea by running a sly grog house, but when she becomes involved in robbery and blackmail the whole structure of her life is threatened.

E10Big Brother

60m

May 13, 1969

An expert safe cracker comes out of prison to find his younger brother eager to follow in his footsteps. These two, plus a shifty billiards-room proprietor with a fondness for stolen property pose problems for Sen. Det. Banner.

E11The Angry Man

60m

May 20, 1969

A con-man is troubling the police of Yarra Central, but when the search for him begins, Sen. Det. Banner cannot foresee the serious consequences for an old man and his daughter.

E12Information For An Offence

60m

May 27, 1969

Det. Sgt. Vicker's son Jamie becomes caught in the activities of some demonstrators who attack a policeman. Jamie is innocent of complicity, but he is unwilling to inform about the offenders to his father. Jamie finds himself in a difficult position - between Vickers and his son lie the years that separate the generations and brought new attitudes and values. A group of car thieves operating in the area complicates matters for the police, in particular for Det. Peters.

E13A Mug's Game

60m

Jun 3, 1969

A little girl fails to arrive at school one morning, a factory worker lies about his reasons for being late for work, and the Yarra Central police probe a case which may end in murder.

E14The Legend

60m

Jun 10, 1969

A down-and-out ex-test cricketer, whose days of glory are long gone, is given an opportunity to make a comeback. Police are concerned when his son is connected to a pornography racket.

E15Not At Home

60m

Jun 17, 1969

An Hungarian architect finds himself working as a quarry labourer after settling in Australia. An argument with his foreman sparks off a crisis in his life and a major emergency for the police of Yarra Central.

E16The Takings

60m

Jun 24, 1969

A neglected child is taken from a woman involved with payroll bandits. Their attempt to steal a firm's payroll uncovers a secret held by an employee of the company.

E17The Protest

60m

Jul 1, 1969

Yarra Central police are faced with unexpected obstacles when they investigate a fatal hit-and-run accident.

E18A Stitch In Time

60m

Jul 8, 1969

A merchant seaman jumps ship and becomes the only witness to a 'smash-and-grab' raid. Because of personal problems he refuses to identify the criminals, who then carry out other violent crimes.

E19Janie and Janie

60m

Jul 15, 1969

Investigating an apparently routine case of child neglect, WPC Margaret Stewart stumbles into the nightmare world of schizophrenic Janie Mitchell. Every ounce of Margaret's training, human understanding and bravery is called upon in her desperate struggle to save the life of a baby that Janie has abducted.

E20The Threat

60m

Jul 22, 1969

A released prisoner with a violent criminal record has two scores to settle, one with his unfaithful wife and the other with Sen. Det. Banner.

E21Takeover

60m

Jul 29, 1969

An interstate gang launches a campaign of terror in an attempt to takeover local crime. Kenny Kent, a professional burglar, stands up to them alone, and in so doing he unwittingly gives the police their chance to smash the gang.

E22The Girlfriend

60m

Aug 5, 1969

When detectives first come across the mysterious Faith Cameron, they suspect she is a call girl, then it seems she could be passing dud cheques. But what is she really up to? Police then link Faith to a jewel thief who switched a paste reproduction for an expensive ring before crashing his getaway car.

E23First Offender

60m

Aug 12, 1969

The death of a call girl helps Yarra Central police in the investigation of a robbery apparently committed by the trusted employee of a finance company.

E24We'll Get Him One Day

60m

Aug 19, 1969

Lesley Fisher is a hardened criminal who specialises in planning robberies, and has returned to Melbourne from Adelaide with a respectable front. With his two accomplices he plans a robbery being careful not to be involved in its execution. He escapes capture by informing on his two henchmen, and detectives fail to find any hard evidence against the shrewd gang leader.

E25By The Book

60m

Aug 26, 1969

Nature had not dealt kindly with Little Willie. In his stunted body, half the size of normal men, is packed all the emotions of others about him. The strange affection that grows between Willie and a woman criminal leads him to the half-world of robbery, violence and eventually death.

E26It's A Mans Life

60m

Sep 2, 1969

When Dave Smyth leaves the wharves to join the police force, his father accuses him of becoming a 'lackey of the capitalist classes'. Dave's loyalties are soon put to the test, and the resulting conflict brings trouble for himself and his colleagues at Yarra Central.

E27Plumage

60m

Sep 9, 1969

The wayward son of a wealthy man is told that he will have to make his own way in the world. He responds by going into business as a thief. Executing a warehouse robbery, he seems to have been successful until he has to dispose of the goods.

E28The Victim

60m

Sep 16, 1969

Policewoman Margaret Stewart tries to help a young woman who is emotionally disturbed as a result of being criminally assaulted by a prowler, and has received no understanding from her boyfriend.

E29The Price

60m

Sep 23, 1969

Ricky Peel escapes from jail and, with the help of some criminal associates, threatens a private detective. Sen. Det. Banner is reunited with a girl he once loved who has returned to Melbourne.

E30Farewell Little Chicago

60m

Sep 30, 1969

A man who has publicly criticised the Yarra Central police is charged with an offence. He then alleges that one of the detectives has bribed a key witness in the case.

E31Decoy

60m

Oct 7, 1969

Sgt. Macleod is offered a well paid job back in Scotland. He is considering the offer when Vickers asks him to stand in for a bank manager in a police trap for a group of vicious bank robbers.

E32It's The Little Things

60m

Oct 14, 1969

Life for Vic Tomasetti is hard, frustrating and lightened only by the love of his retarded daughter, Lisa, a girl totally misunderstood by her stepmother and others. Her testimony about the shooting of a policeman is not believed due to the contrary evidence given by adults.

E33The Losers

60m

Oct 21, 1969

Rod Irving, just released from prison, is confronted by Ike Vaughan, the criminal who helped put him there. Rod wants to go straight, but Vaughan tries to involve him in crime, and has already caused his wife Belle to become a drug addict.

E34The Comedian

60m

Oct 28, 1969

Vince Perry thinks his jokes are funny, but he cannot see that they often cause a great deal of trouble and distress. Yarra Central police are not amused when they find he has returned to the area.

E35The Colonel's Boy

60m

Nov 4, 1969

Tim Gardner has had all the advantages; rich parents, good school, the lot. But he has chosen a life of crime. His young wife, Meg, does not suspect him but things soon get complicated when a former accomplice targets Gardner's operations.

E36The Web

60m

Nov 11, 1969

An assault between two girls on a street leads to the Yarra Central police unravelling a tangled web when a middle-aged businessman becomes involved with a girl younger than his own daughter.

E37Social Climber

60m

Nov 18, 1969

Two young baby-sitters throw a party in a rich client's home. They strike trouble, but in doing so they give the Yarra Central police a new line of inquiry into a puzzling series of jewel thefts.

E1Cocktails At 10:15

60m

Jan 27, 1970

Master criminal Lesley Fisher becomes involved in a vicious underworld vendetta. Police investigations lead to a surprising result.

E2Hush-a-bye

60m

Feb 3, 1970

Ray Hubbard is studying to get through university, but when his girlfriend becomes pregnant the only solution seems to be an abortion. When things don't go as planned, the Yarra Central police find themselves investigating a con-man, a robbery and a backyard abortionist.

E3Cash and Carry

60m

Feb 10, 1970

Two men and a woman comprise a gang of thieves stealing cash from retailers in the fruit and vegetable trade. Yarra Central police find their investigations made difficult by changes in tactics of the gang responsible.

E4The Crush

60m

Feb 17, 1970

A night club comedian faces a personal crisis when his broken marriage catches up with him after 14 years in the shape of his 18-year-old daughter. Yarra Central police help sort it out while investigating a call-girl racket and a large liquor theft.

E5Where's Lefty?

60m

Feb 24, 1970

Some attitudes towards Aboriginals are re-evaluated when 'Lefty' Cooper, an Aboriginal contender for the lightweight boxing championship, becomes the target for a crooked bookmaker who stands to lose a great deal of money if 'Lefty' wins the fight.

E6Mr. Fifty Percent

60m

Mar 3, 1970

The Yarra Central police are faced with an outbreak of well-planned thefts with no recovery of the stolen goods. Third-rate thieves commit skilful offences under the instructions of a master-mind of unknown identity, referred to as 'Mr. Fifty Percent'.

E7The Great Bank Robbery

60m

Mar 10, 1970

A confidence trickster tells the Yarra Central police that a young English migrant is planning a bank robbery. The plight of an elderly lady complicates the situation.

E8The Word of a Lady

60m

Mar 17, 1970

Doreen Walsh, wife of a former detective, claims that she has been attacked and raped by three men. During investigations, Sen. Det. Banner and Det. Sgt. Vickers uncover an unusual story.

E9Fizz

60m

Mar 24, 1970

Herb Doherty, who has a string of minor convictions to his name and is known as a trouble-maker, witnesses a smash-and-grab raid. He also falls in love with Policewoman Margaret Stewart.

E10La Truffa

60m

Mar 31, 1970

A cruel swindle is played on the local Italian community, and the police investigation impacts on a domestic crisis with Sgt. Vickers and his student son Jamie.

E11A Good Man Gone

60m

Apr 7, 1970

Yarra Central police launch an intensive search when Constable Kevin Dwyer disappears while pursuing a car following a series of baffling robberies.

E12The Desecration

60m

Apr 14, 1970

During an investigation into the violent and apparently senseless desecration of a Catholic church, Yarra Central police track down a young man who has become embittered towards religion, mainly as a result of a 'fire and brimstone' indoctrination as a child. They are assisted on the case by a highly unconventional priest.

E13Mother's Image

60m

Apr 21, 1970

Mrs. Maguire is a successful business woman and charity worker. However, a street accident leads to a complex investigation into the truth about Mrs. Maguire and her daughter.

E14The Unwanted

60m

Apr 28, 1970

While investigating three assaults on a young girl, Yarra Central police are faced with several other problems, including the disappearance of a small-time criminal wanted for questioning and the defiant attitude of a stubborn old lady.

E15Marvels of Reproduction

60m

May 5, 1970

Alf Clark and his pregnant wife Jill are in partnership with her idealistic brother in a counterfeiting racket. Problems occur when they become involved with petty criminal Ted Jamieson.

E16A Bit of Culture

60m

May 12, 1970

A local art festival uncovers a raft of problems for the police of Yarra Central. At the centre of the trouble is Arthur Deakin; a poet, an alcoholic and a house-breaker.

E17Johnny Reb

60m

May 19, 1970

A man becomes rebellious when questioned about his driving, taking a stand on principle against what he sees as an injustice. The Yarra Central police become the centre of attention when newspapers get hold of the story and run with it.

E18The Tangled Web

60m

May 26, 1970

Investigations into a series of safe breakings uncover an unexpected romantic but illegal entanglement when police discover a man with two wives.

E19The Big Bloke

60m

Jun 2, 1970

Yarra Central police contend with a bank hold-up and a bizarre confidence trick involving the freezing of dead bodies. Suspicion for both crimes centres on the much loved son of a family.

E20My Mate Death

60m

Jun 9, 1970

While serving a short sentence for theft, young and impressionable Malcolm Tanner formed a hero-worshipping friendship with his tough, ruthless cellmate Ernie Callan. After serving his sentence, Tanner is overjoyed when Callan offers to come and live with Tanner and his family while continuing his life of crime. However, joy turns to tragedy when it is learned that the police are hunting his mate, not only because of his criminal activities, but because he is a carrier of a deadly strain of smallpox.

E21Free the Queen

60m

Jun 16, 1970

Yarra Central police face a crime following a 20-year-old pattern. Investigations lead them to master criminal 'Chalky' Gunnerson, who is a clever chess player and plans his moves against the police with care and precision. Also involved are his daughter Vivienne and a rather brash young apprentice, Ricky Bevan.

E22The Emerging Man

60m

Jun 23, 1970

John Anderson, a neurotic young camera enthusiast, unwittingly becomes a key figure in a police search for a couple of jewel thieves.

E23The Handicapper

60m

Jun 30, 1970

Yarra Central police investigate threatening letters and attempts to injure a leading professional jockey.

E24Closed Doors

60m

Jul 7, 1970

A young girl, Tina Findlay, is caught shoplifting, and Policewoman Margaret Stewart probes her background to find a reason why. Trying to help Tina proves difficult and unrewarding when she becomes mixed-up with hardened criminal Max Gillies.

E25Message Intercepted

60m

Jul 14, 1970

Yarra Central police, who rely heavily on radio communication with D-24, face problems when two criminals steal a police radio.

E26There Goes Betty Seymour

60m

Jul 21, 1970

An American migrant woman who is homesick has a breakdown and becomes dangerously violent. The plight of her family is worsened when the son becomes involved in a series of service station robberies.

E27The Prisoners

60m

Jul 28, 1970

While on holidays, Det. Peters gets married in rather rushed circumstances - he was tricked into the marriage by a pregnancy claim. Then, when a prisoner dies in the Yarra Central lock-up, Det. Peters goes through the most trying experience of his life when he is held directly responsible.

E28Brother Animal

60m

Aug 4, 1970

Feelings of hatred and fear run high in the Yarra Central district when a number of young children are molested by an unknown man. Policewoman Margaret Stewart receives her promotion to Senior Constable.

E29A Key to Paradise

60m

Aug 11, 1970

Persistence by Const. Dwyer in checking details following a minor car accident leads the Yarra Central police on to the trail of one of the world's most notorious international robberies.

E30A Special Occasion

60m

Aug 18, 1970

While investigating a series of daring robberies, Yarra Central police are confronted with some surprising characters - a pop singer; a hotel manager; two very 'quaint' furniture dealers; and a swinging, headstrong glamour girl.

E31Mad Monaghan

60m

Aug 25, 1970

Sen. Det. Banner and the Yarra Central police face death when they investigate a seemingly minor complaint about the behaviour of Les Monaghan, who is living in a fantasy world in which he sees himself as a soldier hero.

E32Man From Lightning Ridge

60m

Sep 1, 1970

Ex-criminal Sam Breen returns to Melbourne with a small fortune in opals that he mined at Lightning Ridge. When the opals are stolen he sets out after the two thieves, intent on obtaining his own justice.

E33Payroll

60m

Sep 8, 1970

Yarra Central police receive a series of false tips about a planned city payroll robbery, while also dealing with Hayden Beck, an ex-racing car driver with a chip on his shoulder. When a payroll robbery is actually committed, it soon becomes apparent that Beck had been recruited to drive the getaway car.

E34A Gathering of the Clan

60m

Sep 15, 1970

Police keep watch on a group of criminals planning a daring and unusual robbery but they disappear when the robbery is imminent. WPC Stewart gets little help investigating a quack doctor who is treating the girlfriend of one of the criminals.

E35Elizabeth the Third

60m

Sep 22, 1970

Daniel Castle, a timid Englishman, leaves his domineering wife Elizabeth and the shop they own in London, taking money from their joint bank account. Elizabeth pursues him to Australia and discovers he has lost most of the money to two con-men.

E36Smiler

60m

Sep 29, 1970

Bob 'Smiler' Suttle is a 40-year-old policeman and is still a constable. His resentment leaves him open to a bribery attempt when a criminal tempts him with a scheme that could help him gain a promotion.

E37Wednesday's a Quiet Night

60m

Oct 6, 1970

A husband and wife’s drunken brawl, Banner's search for a man who mutilated a prostitute, and a young boy who wanders into Yarra Central make this Wednesday anything but the usual quiet night.

E38For Better, For Worse

60m

Oct 13, 1970

Yarra Central police contend with a professional burglar operating in their district who is proving to be most elusive. Constable Kevin Dwyer marries his girlfriend Kay Hogan.

E39The Recruit

60m

Oct 20, 1970

Constable George Bell, an enthusiastic new recruit, tests the patience of his colleagues with his habit of rushing into things without thinking.

E40Three Man Trick

60m

Oct 25, 1970

Policewoman Stewart tries to apprehend a bag-snatcher and is helped by a man who identifies himself as Larry Webster, an American FBI agent. He is later exposed as a confidence trickster.

E41Drop-Out

60m

Oct 27, 1970

A vicious assault on a prostitute leads Yarra Central detectives into an investigation of prostitution in the district, and to a mysterious Mr. Frost who is not what he seems.

E42I Thought I'd Met 'Em All

60m

Nov 1, 1970

Trevor Clark is suspected of being a 'Peeping Tom' when he is rejected by his girlfriend. Investigating the case, Yarra Central police are confronted by a weird religious sect.

E43Separation

60m

Nov 3, 1970

A young girl and her separated parents become the victims when an overbearing mother-in-law takes their affairs into her own hands and hires a private detective.

E44Running Sheet

60m

Nov 8, 1970

Yarra Central police have to deal with a mysterious shop breaker and a lonely widower. Det. Peters' police duties are affected by events in his private life when his marriage is on the rocks.

E45A Trip to the City

60m

Nov 10, 1970

A man who has always lived in the bush visits the city and takes strong exception to the vice he considers is prevalent in city life. His subsequent actions unleash a campaign of terror.

E46Pratfall

60m

Nov 15, 1970

Will 'Duff-Duff' Duffy, a clown who specialises in trick falls, and Hugo Smith, a criminal with a child-like personality, have never met, but their stories become intertwined when Yarra Central police investigate a robbery, a suicide and extortion.

E47Point of View

60m

Nov 17, 1970

An investigation into homosexual activity in Yarra Central leads to the discovery of a number of unusual burglaries.

E48Gaolbird

60m

Nov 22, 1970

Yarra Central police investigate a payroll robbery with some very unusual features that almost has them stumped.

E49Dark Afternoon

60m

Nov 24, 1970

A young country girl tries to set herself up as a prostitute in the city. She falls prey to a vice operator who sets up 'witchcraft' sessions for his clients.

E50The Luck of the Irish

60m

Dec 1, 1970

Police at Yarra Central become involved in a robbery and an illicit stills racket, and all their investigations take them to the notorious O'Connell family.

E1One Thing at a Time

60m

Jan 19, 1971

While dealing with a teenage shoplifter, Policewoman Stewart experiences a frightening ordeal when they are held by a dangerous escapee from a mental institution.

E2Stream Of Conscience

60m

Jan 26, 1971

A woman's anti-pollution campaign against a manufacturing company helps to uncover theft and corruption within the firm.

E3Everyone Loves A Prang

60m

Feb 9, 1971

Yarra Central police investigate a feud between rival tow-truck services which threatens to erupt into violence.

E4As The Crow Flies

60m

Feb 16, 1971

A tough stand-over group runs a prostitution racket utilising drugs and abduction. Policewoman Margaret Stewart finds herself in difficulties while undercover posing as a prostitute to crush the racket.

E5The Monkey Chased The Weasel

60m

Feb 23, 1971

Lisa Clark, a doctor's wife, becomes an addict after her husband introduces her to drugs. Investigating a house breaking, police find that a youth, like too many of his age, has become trapped on a road of no return through drug usage.

E6Command Performance

60m

Mar 2, 1971

A young constable is savagely attacked and seriously injured by five youths. The Yarra Central police put on a 'command performance' act to extract the truth from the suspects.

E7Visitors From Hong Kong

60m

Mar 16, 1971

Investigations into the theft of valuable but difficult to unload electronic equipment result in Yarra Central detectives investigating a highly organised betting syndicate.

E8So, It's A Living

60m

Mar 23, 1971

Con-man Jimmy Harrison and his girlfriend turn to burglary, which spells disaster for his two young accomplices and an elderly fence.

E9The Infiltrator

60m

Mar 30, 1971

When the driver of an interstate gang is arrested, Yarra Central police see their chance to smash the racket by having Det. Peters acting undercover as his replacement.

E10Big Man, Little Man

60m

Apr 13, 1971

Two men of short stature - one a notorious criminal who exploits his build to his own advantage, the other a young misfit who resents his size - cause trouble for the Yarra Central police.

E11Conspiracy

60m

Apr 20, 1971

Det. Sgt. Vickers believes that Sen. Det. Banner's personal feelings may have impaired his judgement when Banner makes an all out effort to nail Eddie Parrish, a former policeman who has used his police know-how to muscle in on various rackets.

E12Could You Speak A Little Louder?

60m

May 4, 1971

When radio talk-back announcer John Drew draws attention to a gang of car thieves operating in Yarra Central, his wife is threatened.

E13False Alarm

60m

May 11, 1971

While police investigate a series of armed robberies, a young accountant tries to help his wife by giving police wrong information and is eventually blackmailed.

E14The Return Of John Kelso

60m

May 25, 1971

Yarra Central detectives investigate a brutal assault after John Kelso, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence, is paroled after 25 years.

E15Who Needs Enemies?

60m

Jun 1, 1971

Blind barrister Jessica Reynolds is persecuted by an unknown intruder.

E16The I.O.U.

60m

Jun 8, 1971

An escaped convict goes into hiding in Yarra Central, holding a young girl as hostage.

E17Who Cares?

60m

Jun 22, 1971

The search for the missing son of an important local man reveals a strange psychotic personality.

E18They Walk The Night

60m

Jun 29, 1971

Yarra Central police face a difficult task when the victim of a vicious assault is reluctant to give information against a gang of predators.

E19Bang, Bang, You're Dead

60m

Jul 6, 1971

A bomb explodes in Yarra Central. Suspicion narrows down to a maniac who has escaped from jail, a thief, and a layabout protester. All have reason to seek revenge against the police, especially Det. Banner.

E20Be Good, Sweet Maid

60m

Jul 20, 1971

A young university student reports to police that she has been raped. A young man is charged, then additional information and the probing by the man's defence counsel creates doubts as to the truth of her story. Policewoman Margaret Stewart finds a romantic interest in the police doctor, Robert Whitfield.

E21No Short Cuts

60m

Jul 27, 1971

An overworked detective, Barry Maguire, is transferred to Yarra Central on temporary duty and tries too hard to convict a criminal, with disastrous results.

E22Now One With The Bride

60m

Aug 3, 1971

A young man's bucks party is raided when the best man introduces a pornographic film to the festivities. When Yarra Central police investigate they uncover a world of vice and blackmail.

E23Run For Cover

60m

Aug 18, 1971

Leo Morrison escapes from prison to prevent his girlfriend marrying someone else, but his plans undergo a change when he picks up a girl hitch-hiker with decidedly unusual views.

E24Handsome Harry

60m

Aug 25, 1971

Police investigate an attempted murder complaint and discover that a middle-aged veterinary surgeon has bigamously married several women.

E25One Small Step

60m

Sep 1, 1971

A shop break-in interrupted by Const. Dwyer leads to a serious family altercation involving the police.

E26Live Bait

60m

Sep 8, 1971

As Yarra Central police tighten the net around a man wanted for savagely attacking several women, Policewomen Diane Webster and Margaret Stewart volunteer to act as 'live bait' to trap the man.

E27The War Is Over

60m

Sep 15, 1971

A writer of threatening letters, a stand over merchant and the widow of an old wartime mate cause problems for Det. Sgt. Vickers.

E28Jellyfingers

60m

Sep 22, 1971

Charlie Clarke turns to safe blowing to raise money after having his marriage proposal refused by his lady friend. Matters become complicated when some explosives go missing.

E29There Goes The Neighbourhood

60m

Sep 29, 1971

Attacks on women in a Yarra Central street upset neighbourhood relations, and the prime suspect is a man recently released from psychiatric care. Kevin Dwyer receives his long-awaited promotion to Senior Constable.

E30Last Of The Independents

60m

Oct 6, 1971

A family of criminals discover that Arthur Mitchell mints his own coins to supplement his pension. To muscle in on the racket, they kidnap his wife to force his co-operation.

E31Grub Stake

60m

Oct 13, 1971

Two amiable swindlers cause Yarra Central police chaos with a series of clever con tricks.

E32Bent Law

60m

Oct 20, 1971

Det. Peters is having some personal problems due to his impending divorce, and the Yarra Central police have to investigate an allegation that he is being bribed.

E33You Couldn't Meet A Nicer Bloke Than Dennis When He's Sober

60m

Oct 27, 1971

Det. Peters, concerned about his divorce, decides to resign from the force. He then meets up with Denis Marshall, an alcoholic whose own marriage is threatened. Peters tries to help Denis, and discovers his own domestic situation is not as bad as he thought.

E34Small Fry

60m

Nov 3, 1971

Carol Hayes is prepared to break the law in order to keep 7-year-old Ronnie whom she has been caring for. The child belongs to the Turners, and Jean Turner wants him back because her husband Mike is being released from jail.

E35You Can't Trust Anybody

60m

Nov 10, 1971

A series of expert safe breakings leads the Yarra Central detectives into an industrial espionage plot.

E36Collision

60m

Nov 17, 1971

Sgt. Scotty Macleod is looking forward to Christmas until he encounters a drunk-driving accident for which he feels partly to blame.

E1The Clean Skins

60m

Jan 19, 1972

While investigating the background of a young man involved in a car crash, Det. Banner comes across clues indicating that he was involved in an illegal racket.

E2No Hard Feelings

60m

Jan 26, 1972

Const. George Bell returns to Yarra Central for another spell of temporary duty, and once again his enthusiasm and eagerness turns the station upside down.

E3A Continental Gentleman

60m

Feb 2, 1972

A European paymaster is implicated in a payroll robbery, with tragic results. The Yarra Central police find that prejudice against immigrants in the district can affect their investigations.

E4Once Bitten

60m

Feb 9, 1972

Jim O'Brien is released on parole after serving 18 months of a long jail term. His homecoming is marred by treachery and a faithless wife.

E5Pigs Is Pigs

60m

Feb 16, 1972

Constable Dwyer attempts to establish a youth club for delinquent kids, and becomes involved with the theft of some power tools, a cop with a chip on his shoulder, and a tough old matriarch named Porky.

E6The Man Who Dug His Own Grave

60m

Feb 23, 1972

Police informer Sammy Goodall finds his life is threatened by criminal associates in the Melbourne underworld.

E7To Bribe Or Twist

60m

Mar 1, 1972

The local newspaper and the Yarra Central police become involved when a wealthy woman, the wife of a successful business man, steals jewellery from a shop.

E8The Warder

60m

Mar 8, 1972

A prison officer is reported missing. He is later found unconscious but unharmed, and police investigate a possible case of revenge or blackmail by ex-prisoners.

E9Man's Only A Battler

60m

Mar 22, 1972

Constable Dwyer orders Barry Ward, a young owner-driver, to have his truck made roadworthy within five days. But when Barry finds he cannot pay for the repairs he is drawn into crime.

E10Plain Rosy

60m

Mar 29, 1972

E11Dad

60m

Apr 12, 1972

E12A Place Of My Own

60m

Apr 19, 1972

E13Rogue's Gallery

60m

Apr 26, 1972

E14I'm Going To Smash Something Everyday

60m

May 3, 1972

E15You Think You've Got Troubles

60m

May 17, 1972

E16Finders Keepers

60m

May 24, 1972

E17Butcher, Baker, Troublemaker

60m

May 31, 1972

E18Herbie

60m

Jun 7, 1972

E19You Can't Win 'Em All

60m

Jun 21, 1972

E20The Electro Static Organ Revitaliser

60m

Jun 28, 1972

E21A Nice Safe Job

60m

Jul 5, 1972

E22A Waste Of Time

60m

Jul 12, 1972

E23All Women Are Liars

60m

Jul 19, 1972

E24Cry of Vengeance

60m

Aug 2, 1972

E25Only A Twenty-Two

60m

Aug 9, 1972

E26Come The Revolution

60m

Aug 16, 1972

E27For The Love Of Money

60m

Aug 23, 1972

E28One More War

60m

Aug 30, 1972

E29Birds Of A Feather

60m

Sep 6, 1972

E30Andrew Shannon

60m

Sep 13, 1972

E31Hide And Seek

60m

Sep 20, 1972

E32Natural Victim

60m

Sep 27, 1972

E33When In Rome

60m

Oct 4, 1972

E34A Bad Lot

60m

Oct 11, 1972

E35The Oracle

60m

Oct 18, 1972

E36Room For Danger

60m

Oct 25, 1972

E37Trap For Young Players

60m

Nov 1, 1972

E38Senior Stewart

Nov 8, 1972

E1Flight Plan

60m

Nov 28, 1972

E2Come Play With Me

60m

Jan 22, 1973

E3Big Bad John

60m

Feb 7, 1973

E4The Empty Hand

Feb 13, 1973

E5Afraid Of The Dark

60m

Feb 19, 1973

E6An Honest Sale

Feb 21, 1973

E7Keep Running

60m

Feb 24, 1973

E8A Few Hours Of Freedom

60m

Feb 28, 1973

E9Two Pot Screamer

60m

Mar 5, 1973

E10Simon Says

60m

Mar 6, 1973

E11Take Over

60m

Mar 7, 1973

E12Travelling Man

60m

Mar 10, 1973

E13The Monkey Game

60m

Mar 12, 1973

E14Today is Eagle Day

Mar 14, 1973

E15The Manner to Which

Mar 19, 1973

E16Three Mouths to Feed

Mar 21, 1973

E17Once a Crim

Mar 26, 1973

E18The Last Bet

Mar 28, 1973

E19Life at the Bottom

Apr 2, 1973

E20A Wild, Wild Rose

Apr 4, 1973

E21The Grasshoppers

Apr 9, 1973

E22The Ninth Life

Apr 11, 1973

E23A Matter of Survival

Apr 16, 1973

E24Isabella

Apr 25, 1973

E25Sweet Kid, Good Family

May 2, 1973

E26Inside Information

May 3, 1973

E27Too Late for Tears

May 16, 1973

E28You Never Forget the First Time

May 23, 1973

E29And Pigs Can Fly

May 27, 1973

E30Voice of the Gun

May 28, 1973

E31A Cry of Fear

May 30, 1973

E32Rules of the Game

Jun 13, 1973

E33Blood Brothers

Jun 20, 1973

E34The Toffee Apple Man

Jun 27, 1973

E35Waste Ground

Jul 4, 1973

E36Dear John

Jul 18, 1973

E37The Lock

Jul 25, 1973

E38Petty Cash

Aug 1, 1973

E39The Best We Know

Aug 8, 1973

E40Standover

Aug 15, 1973

E41When I'm Sixty Four

Aug 22, 1973

E42Don't Ask Me

Aug 27, 1973

E43Willie

Aug 29, 1973

E44My Pretty Maid

Sep 5, 1973

E45Damsel In Distress

Sep 12, 1973

E46Bella

Sep 19, 1973

E47Young Hennessey

Sep 26, 1973

E48The Criminal Type

Oct 3, 1973

E49Fear Street

Oct 10, 1973

E50You Do Your Best

Oct 17, 1973

E1Hit Run

60m

Feb 13, 1974

E2Backlash

60m

Feb 20, 1974

E3Triangle

60m

Feb 27, 1974

E4Talk Back

60m

Mar 6, 1974

E5In At The Kill

60m

Mar 13, 1974

E6The Slasher

60m

Mar 20, 1974

E7Charity Affair

60m

Mar 27, 1974

E8The Munich Job

60m

Apr 3, 1974

E9Approach With Caution

60m

Apr 10, 1974

E10Emperor Craig

60m

Apr 17, 1974

E11An Eye For An Eye

60m

Apr 24, 1974

E12For My Next Trick

60m

May 1, 1974

E13All For One

60m

May 8, 1974

E14The Battle Of Waterloo Street

60m

May 15, 1974

E15Friends And Neighbours

60m

May 22, 1974

E16Parable

60m

May 29, 1974

E17Mad About The Boy

60m

Jun 5, 1974

E18The Tribunal

60m

Jun 12, 1974

E19Baxter's Son

60m

Jun 19, 1974

E20Nobody Cares

60m

Jun 26, 1974

E21The Man In The Saville Row Suit

60m

Jul 3, 1974

E22The Senator's Wife

60m

Jul 10, 1974

E23Maria

60m

Jul 17, 1974

E24Jo

60m

Jul 24, 1974

E25Sergeant Banner

60m

Jul 25, 1974

E26Goodbye Charlie

60m

Jul 31, 1974

E27None So Blind

60m

Aug 1, 1974

E28Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness

60m

Aug 7, 1974

E29Open Season

60m

Aug 8, 1974

E30The Professionals

60m

Aug 14, 1974

E31Now Be A Good Boy

60m

Aug 15, 1974

E32Rag Doll

60m

Aug 21, 1974

E33A Cry In The Dark

60m

Aug 22, 1974

E34We've Made It, We're Rich

60m

Aug 28, 1974

E35The Vigil

60m

Aug 29, 1974

E36Eye Witness

60m

Sep 4, 1974

E37Hello Stranger

60m

Sep 5, 1974

E38A Touch Of Art

60m

Sep 11, 1974

E39The Driver's All Mine

60m

Sep 12, 1974

E40A Cry Of Wolf

60m

Sep 18, 1974

E41The Last Of The 78's

60m

Sep 19, 1974

E42The Woman From Poland

60m

Sep 25, 1974

E43Why Can't He Leave Me Alone?

60m

Oct 2, 1974

E44Lonely Hearts

60m

Oct 9, 1974

E45Fair Cop

60m

Oct 16, 1974

E46Billy's Choice

60m

Oct 23, 1974

E47Middle Man

60m

Oct 30, 1974

E48Sat'dee Arvo

60m

Nov 6, 1974

E49For Old Crime's Sake

Nov 7, 1974

E1Man Of Substance

60m

Feb 5, 1975

E2I Was Calling Him Bogey

60m

Feb 12, 1975

E3Dying Deposition

60m

Feb 19, 1975

E4Easy Mark

60m

Feb 26, 1975

E5Time Payment

60m

Mar 14, 1975

E6Shadows

60m

Mar 21, 1975

E7The Lame Ducks

60m

Mar 27, 1975

E8Unfit To Plead

60m

Apr 3, 1975

E9A Couple Of Mates

60m

Apr 10, 1975

E10Every Sheila's Dream

60m

Apr 17, 1975

E11Nicky

60m

Apr 24, 1975

E12What Will My Friends Say?

60m

May 1, 1975

E13A Bird In The Hand

60m

May 8, 1975

E14Two Hours Of Madness

60m

May 15, 1975

E15No Prize For Second

60m

May 22, 1975

E16The Fanatic

60m

May 29, 1975

E17The Vickers Way

60m

Jun 5, 1975

E18Take No For An Answer

60m

Jun 12, 1975

E19The World Belongs To The Young

60m

Jun 25, 1975

E20The Daughters Of Man

60m

Jul 2, 1975

E21A Civil Question

60m

Jul 9, 1975

E22The Human Factor

60m

Jul 16, 1975

E23Life's A Gamble

60m

Jul 23, 1975

E24Something To Live Up To

60m

Aug 6, 1975

E25Little Raver

60m

Aug 13, 1975

E26Big Fish, Small Fry

60m

Aug 27, 1975

E27Just For Kicks

60m

Sep 3, 1975

E28Tell Me Your Troubles, My Friend

60m

Sep 10, 1975

E29Rubber Bunny

60m

Sep 17, 1975

E30Check, Check, Check

60m

Sep 24, 1975

E1A Sense Of Duty - part one

60m

Jan 19, 1976

E2A Sense Of Duty - part two

60m

Jan 19, 1976

E3Once Upon A Time

60m

Jan 28, 1976

E4Dead Fall

60m

Feb 4, 1976

E5When Pride Takes Precedence

60m

Feb 11, 1976

E6Friends, "Who Needs 'Em?"

60m

Feb 18, 1976

E7Horrie And Charlie

60m

Feb 25, 1976

E81956 And All That

60m

Mar 10, 1976

E9Agnes Triumphant

60m

Mar 17, 1976

E10His Word Against Mine

60m

Mar 24, 1976

E11Today Ends At Dawn

60m

Mar 31, 1976

Storyline

A police drama based on the fictional Melbourne suburb of Yarra Central.

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