Season 4
(1997)
Overview
The fourth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 10 February 1997 and aired on Tuesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 25 November 1997.
Cast
as Tom Croydon
as Christine 'Chris' Riley
as Det. Sen. Const. Patrick "PJ" Hasham
as Const. Margaret "Maggie" Doyle
as Sen. Const. Nick Shultz
as Const. Adam Cooper
as Const. Deirdre E. 'Dash' McKinley
Episodes
Mad Dogs & Englishmen 0.0
February 10, 1997
Panic sweeps Mt. Thomas when an outbreak of an animal disease begins to kill humans. When Maggie suddenly collapses, PJ…
Under Siege 0.0
February 10, 1997
The words Japanese Encephalitis strike fear into the heart of PJ. It's fatal, there's no cure, and it seems to be the c…
Working Lunch 0.0
February 11, 1997
Dash discovers that her penchant for gossip may very well get her, and other people into hot water when she and Adam, o…
Immaculate Misconception 0.0
February 18, 1997
Maggie and Nick pull up Charlie Clarke for talking on his mobile phone and are surprised to discover the caller on the …
Reports of Damage & Loss 0.0
February 25, 1997
It's raining cats and dogs in Mount Thomas and Nick and Adam are overdue back from patrol. When they arrive they are dr…
Fowl Play 0.0
March 4, 1997
Nick is astonished to discover that the shooter of a young protester at the opening of the duck season is none other th…
The Luck of the Irish 0.0
March 11, 1997
There are mixed reactions among the Heelers to Chris's plans. Tom feels that she's rushing into things, a sentiment ech…
Bloodstained Angels 0.0
March 18, 1997
A band travelling through Mt. Thomas cause a stir with the young people of the town, but Tom is worried by their presen…
Charity Begins At Home 0.0
April 8, 1997
Nick and Adam are surprised when their call to a domestic dispute turns out to be at a Salvation Army women's meeting. …
Fool For Love 0.0
April 15, 1997
Adam and Dash are called to a disturbance to find a lonely farmer banging at the door of what turns out to be a dating …
There Last Night 0.0
April 22, 1997
Dash and Adam respond to a report of vandalism at the train yards and discover a couple of young offenders - one so fle…
Gold (1) 0.0
April 29, 1997
Maggie and PJ are in serious trouble when an investigation into a suspicious goldmine goes wrong, and they find themsel…
Fool's Gold (2) 0.0
May 6, 1997
Maggie and PJ are still trapped together underground, unbeknownst to the other Heelers, who are busy trying to locate M…
Grave Matters 0.0
May 13, 1997
When the Heelers are called in to investigate vandalised graves at the Mt. Thomas cemetery, Tom discovers that Nell's g…
Loose Cannons 0.0
May 20, 1997
Shane Thompson is a professional shooter with a volatile temper. His return to Mt. Thomas creates a rift between Tom an…
Lean on Me 0.0
May 27, 1997
As Maggie and PJ are investigating what caused five teenagers to collapse at a local nightclub, Adam and Dash are conso…
Random Breath 0.0
June 3, 1997
Dash's career is on the line when is seems she waved her new boyfriend on instead of breath-alysing him. Dash explains …
Close Encounters 0.0
June 10, 1997
A baby disappears in suspicious circumstances, but only Adam believes the mother's story when she claims the child was …
Buckley's Chance 0.0
June 17, 1997
When a local farmer, Jack Buckley, wins Oz lotto, the patrons at the Imperial are truly delighted for him. His family h…
No Means No 0.0
June 24, 1997
Nick hasn't shown up for the start of his shift and a worried Maggie reports to Tom that he is not at the watchhouse ke…
Poetic Justice 0.0
July 1, 1997
It's time for the annual ""Make a Wish"" Talent Quest and Nick has a vision for the Heelers... Mt. Thomas is about to e…
Left in Trust 0.0
July 8, 1997
Maggie finds herself becoming personally involved when a Polish woman, Ivona, arrives at the police station, escorted b…
Sick Puppy 0.0
July 15, 1997
Tom becomes worried when his schoolteacher daughter, Susan, fails to arrive in Mt. Thomas. She was driving up from Melb…
Sisterly Love 0.0
July 22, 1997
Maggie and PJ are embroiled in a series of burglaries, which look as though they're originating from the school where S…
Can't Take a Joke 0.0
July 29, 1997
Maggie is on a private visit to the panel beater's shop when her attention is drawn to a small car sitting on top of a …
Every Contact Leaves It's Trace 0.0
August 5, 1997
PJ and Maggie are called to the U Wreck panel repair works where the foreman, Jeff Dimmock, lies injured outside—a vi…
Playing Games 0.0
August 12, 1997
The Heelers are called to the site of a demonstration against a proposed resort development in Widgeree. While they man…
Counting Chickens 0.0
August 19, 1997
Nick and Dash attend Betty Freer's funeral to pay their respects, but instead they find her two sons fighting in her gr…
Drag Line 0.0
August 26, 1997
When Maggie and Dash go to inform the local wowser, Bert Cole, that his shop has been vandalised, they find him dead an…
Closing Ranks 0.0
September 2, 1997
Nick and Zoe are held hostage at the hospital by a bereaved father after a baby dies under suspicious circumstances.
Off the Air 0.0
September 9, 1997
When Nick stumbles onto the 3SD van broadcasting from the centre of Mount Thomas, the station is thrown into chaos. The…
The Scarecrow 0.0
September 16, 1997
Nick is manning the desk when a young man, Gavin Stone, comes in to report that his father's car has been stolen. This …
Safe as Houses 0.0
September 23, 1997
While Dash is lending some support to the devastated Chalmers family as they are being evicted from their farm by the b…
Our Patch 0.0
September 30, 1997
Is Tom Croydon going soft? That's what Chris Riley and the Heelers think when Tom fails to reprimand a bunch of drunken…
The All-Seeing Eye 0.0
October 7, 1997
What seems to be a case of petty theft turns into an investigation of a two year old kidnapping when Maggie and PJ real…
Playing Possum 0.0
October 14, 1997
PJ is on the trail of a cat burglar known as the Possum. This thief is responsible for a number of jewellery thefts in …
Collateral Damage 0.0
October 21, 1997
During a routine school locker search for stolen money, the Heelers find a foil of heroin in a fourteen year old girl's…
The Big Picture 0.0
October 28, 1997
PJ and Tom refuse to believe that Maggie could be leaking information to a suspected drug dealer. PJ is stymied, but be…
Settlement Postponed 0.0
November 4, 1997
It's Melbourne Cup time in Mt. Thomas and the Heelers are watching the race in the pub along with a number of other not…
Containing the Rage 0.0
November 11, 1997
Tom is incensed when he discovers that red paint has been thrown over the war memorial two days before Remembrance Day …
The Civil Dead 0.0
November 18, 1997
It is court day in Mt. Thomas and the Heelers all turn up to witness Luke Darcy's trial for the attempted murder of his…
Possession 0.0
November 25, 1997
Maggie is telling Dash of her recurring nightmare of a dark and angry horse when Robbie brings in his new employer, Dor…