Matlock Police - Season 1 - Eps 2: 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.
About Matlock Police
Title: Matlock Police
First Air Date: 1971-02-25
Last Air Date: 1976-04-15
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 229
Network: Network Ten
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Paul Cronin
Sen. Const. Gary Hogan
Vic Gordon
Sgt. Bert Kennedy
