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When Const. Hogan is sent to Ringtail on relief, he finds that following the rule book is a long way from keeping law and order in this small town.
Notes: The setting of Ringtail and some of the town's characters are featured again in ep. 214 'No Problems'.
When a dead body is found in an old shack it leads to the uncovering of some crooked deals by senior members of the Matlock community.
Investigating a report of a ‘Peeping Tom’ leads police to a family with problems.
Notes: Paul Cronin does not appear in this episode due to an injury, and is replaced by Louis Seater as Const. Laurie Woodford.
When two small-time conmen try a little petty thieving in Matlock, they unwittingly become involved in a major payroll robbery.
A tragic accident leaves three children orphaned, and, despite efforts by Sgt. Kennedy and his wife Nell to make arrangements for them, the eldest child develops her own ideas for their future.
A drug addict mother and a father who turns to alcohol for comfort force a 12-year-old boy to make decisions beyond his years.
The alleged appearance of the 'Burribri Bunyip' causes trigger-happy farmers to get out of hand.
An elderly lady is caught in the middle of a police investigation into robbery and embezzlement.
Elusive Billy 'Truckie' Ross, always two steps ahead of the police in his petty criminal dealings, is faced with downfall when his family gets in on the act.
More than tempers flare in Matlock when a stranger with an unusual phobia hits town.
Lack of friends and his father's attitude becomes too much for a shy teenager to take, and he takes off with a gun and shoots up a house where a party is being held.
Const. Hogan's job goes beyond routine police work when he serves an eviction notice on a pregnant girl whose husband is in jail.
Notes: This episode won the Australian Film Commission First Prize in the 1975 Penguin Awards. The Prisoners Aid Society assisted with research for the script.
The disappearance of a young girl unearths a long standing feud between her father and a local figurehead.
It's not all fun and games when Galloping Prad Smith - Showman Extraordinaire - and his troupe of performers arrive in Matlock. Trouble seems to follow Smith around, and the Matlock police find a connection between him and some horse thieves.
Notes: The role of Prad Smith was especially written for Robert 'Tex' Morton.
A dealer in fake antiques takes the Matlock police to the small town of Welcome, where the aged son of the town's founder chooses to enlist Const. Hogan's aid to do battle with his grandchildren.
The greed of his own family and the perilous dreams of a young boy are exposed by the legacy of ‘Old Stinky’ Bill.
The show is in town and the Matlock police play cat and mouse with two likeable con-men.
Det. Sgt. Maddern is shot and seriously injured after a weekend in the bush on the trail of small-time cattle duffers.
Notes: Final episode with Michael Pate as Det. Sgt. Vic Maddern.
The Matlock police have trouble with a reckless hang glider and Const. Hogan's dotty old school teacher.
Notes: As Michael Pate declined to sign a contract for three further episodes, the Matlock CIB was without a Detective Sergeant until his replacement became available.
Jill Perry, Sen. Det. York's current girlfriend, pays no heed to the advice of the police in her efforts to convert the Matlock townspeople into accepting an ex-convict.
The Matlock police have trouble when they get caught in the middle of a feud with two neighbouring farmers.
The family of Jack Maloney, the new Detective Sergeant, is placed in danger by a mad Irishman.
Notes: First episode with Peter Gwynne as Det. Sgt. Jack Maloney. First appearance by Marie Williams in a support role as Liz Maloney, Jack Maloney's wife.
The dreams of a young arsonist spell destruction for the countryside around Matlock.
After a bad start with the local flying hero, Det. Sgt. Maloney finds himself working hand in hand with him in a life or death crisis.
Sen. Const. Hogan organises a second honeymoon for his parents, which is ruined by a youth with a grudge against him.
A youth from the city becomes involved in the dealings between the police, a farmer and some squatters.
A friend from Const. Hogan's past gets mixed up in some trouble when he sets about proving himself worthy of returning to the rigors of rodeo life.
It's peach picking time in Matlock, and illegal hooch and robbery cause a lot of problems.
A small-time pickpocket kicked out of New South Wales becomes a hero in Matlock for saving a boy's life, and a somewhat maniacal criminal takes an interest.
Police become involved in the welfare of a young crippled girl whose mother's attentions are driving her to the brink of insanity.
Notes: Sigrid Thornton won a Sammy Award for Best Performance By A Juvenile (1976) for this episode.
A female detective from the Melbourne drug squad working undercover requests the aid of the Matlock police in apprehending a dangerous young drug pusher who is in Matlock to contact his supplier.
The aspirations of an unsettled young country girl are connected to several incidents of men being 'king hit'.
Unemployment and depression in Burrabri is the precursor to an abduction and threat of rape.
A young girl's love for her thoroughbred horse leads to a baffling case of abduction.
Const. Hogan's Aunty Nan intends turning her tomato farm into a marijuana farm.
Notes: Features Aileen Britton as Const. Hogan's Aunty Nan, as later seen in the spin-off series Solo One.
A local legend sparks off gold fever near Chinaman's Creek, while the police investigate horse stealing and assault amidst the chaos and confusion.
A weekend camping trip turns out a bigger adventure than expected for five young boys when they and their adult companion become lost in the bush.
The Matlock police find the job far from pleasant when they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a policeman in an outlying station.
The Matlock police discover that religion can be of great benefit - or a danger if power gets into the wrong hands.
The Matlock police are faced with a number of headaches when the Duke of Edinburgh visits Ringtail. Security is threatened by an old Irish rebel, and Sen. Det. York finds himself in a very difficult situation.
Notes: Features the setting of Ringtail and some of the town's characters as previously seen in ep. 175 'Like Fred'.
In attempting to recapture the past rapport of brotherly love, a young boy is instrumental in his own tragic fate.
Money from a robbery changes hands so rapidly and so unexpectedly that the Matlock police and the robbers themselves seem destined never to break through the chaos.
Sustaining heavy injuries after a trail bike accident, Sen. Const. Gary Hogan is held to ransom by an eccentric rabbiter.
In trying to solve the world's problems, an itinerant do-gooder, 'The Mouth', only succeeds in starting World War 3 in Matlock.
The disease Anthrax breaks out in the Matlock district and the police have the difficult task of tracing the source and dealing with a panic-stricken farmer.
Matlock police are faced with the likelihood of a murder case as a result of a young woman's attempt to break away from the confusion of her domestic life.
