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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

John Wood as Tom Croydon
John Wood

as Tom Croydon

Julie Nihill as Christine 'Chris' Riley
Julie Nihill

as Christine 'Chris' Riley

Martin Sacks as Det. Sen. Const. Patrick "PJ" Hasham
Martin Sacks

as Det. Sen. Const. Patrick "PJ" Hasham

Lisa McCune as Const. Margaret "Maggie" Doyle
Lisa McCune

as Const. Margaret "Maggie" Doyle

William McInnes as Sen. Const. Nick Shultz
William McInnes

as Sen. Const. Nick Shultz

Damian Walshe-Howling as Const. Adam Cooper
Damian Walshe-Howling

as Const. Adam Cooper

Tasma Walton as Const. Deirdre E. 'Dash' McKinley
Tasma Walton

as Const. Deirdre E. 'Dash' McKinley

Episodes

Mad Dogs & Englishmen poster

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February 10, 1997

Panic sweeps Mt. Thomas when an outbreak of an animal disease begins to kill humans. When Maggie suddenly collapses, PJ…

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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…

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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…

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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 poster

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 poster

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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. …

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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 poster

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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…

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April 29, 1997

Maggie and PJ are in serious trouble when an investigation into a suspicious goldmine goes wrong, and they find themsel…

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May 6, 1997

Maggie and PJ are still trapped together underground, unbeknownst to the other Heelers, who are busy trying to locate M…

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May 13, 1997

When the Heelers are called in to investigate vandalised graves at the Mt. Thomas cemetery, Tom discovers that Nell's g…

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May 20, 1997

Shane Thompson is a professional shooter with a volatile temper. His return to Mt. Thomas creates a rift between Tom an…

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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 poster

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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 …

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June 10, 1997

A baby disappears in suspicious circumstances, but only Adam believes the mother's story when she claims the child was …

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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 poster

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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…

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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…

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July 8, 1997

Maggie finds herself becoming personally involved when a Polish woman, Ivona, arrives at the police station, escorted b…

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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 poster

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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August 12, 1997

The Heelers are called to the site of a demonstration against a proposed resort development in Widgeree. While they man…

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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…

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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…

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September 2, 1997

Nick and Zoe are held hostage at the hospital by a bereaved father after a baby dies under suspicious circumstances.

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September 9, 1997

When Nick stumbles onto the 3SD van broadcasting from the centre of Mount Thomas, the station is thrown into chaos. The…

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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 …

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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 poster

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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…

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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…

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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 poster

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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 poster

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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…

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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…

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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 poster

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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…

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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…