Matlock Police 53 years old

Matlock Police

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Michael Pate He was 50 , 88 years old when he died
Tom Richards He was 60 , 74 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
Matlock Police poster
Matlock Police (53 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1971-02-25
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 229