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Above the Law (TV series)
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Above the Law is an Australian crime/drama television series broadcast on Network Ten from February 2000 to August 2001.[citation needed]
| Above the Law | |
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (5 unaired) |
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| Producer | Rocky Bester |
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| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 1 February 2000 – 16 August 2001 |
The drama showed the life for the residents of an apartment complex which features a police station on the ground floor.
Thirty 1-hour episodes were shown, and five episodes remain unaired.
Cast edit
- Nicholas Bishop as "Matt Bridges"
- Scott Burgess as "Bill Peterson"
- Kristy Wright as "Belinda Clark"
- Meme Thorne as "Sunny Rodriguez"
- Bridie Carter as "Senior Constable Debbie Curtis"
- Alyssa-Jane Cook as "Olivia Murray"
- Teo Gebert as "Skeez"
- Jolyon James as "Constable Stavros"
- Dasi Ruz as Vicki Giovanelli
Episodes edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "A Princess in a Tower and That's Bear Talk for Broken Hearted" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 September 1999 | |
| 2 | 2 | "A Princess in a Tower and That's Bear Talk for Broken Hearted" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 September 1999 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Zoomboom" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 February 2000 | |
| Olivia confronts her father in gaol. Belinda's stalker closes in. Vicki's love life takes a turn for the better and Con becomes the target for a ruthless assault. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Snapshots an Cottontails" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 February 2000 | |
| Belinda's worst nightmare is about to come true. Debbie finds an unwanted intruder in her bed and the attraction seems mutual for Matt and Olivia. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Send in the Clowns" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 February 2000 | |
| Olivia takes charge of her father's business, but soon realises there'll be a heavy price to pay. Debbie's ex-husband has unfinished business with her and Con has strong feelings for Belinda. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Behold a Pale Horse" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 February 2000 | |
| Olivia's decision to sell her father's stables could be her biggest mistake yet. Belinda confronts her demons and Con's love life takes a turn for the better. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "WWiser Counsel" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 March 2000 | |
| Olivia makes a final decision about her father's stables. Difficulties handling the aftermath continue for Belinda and Con takes matters in hand. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Sweet Rides" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 March 2000 | |
| Olivia's decision may put Pete's life in danger. Vicki becomes the main suspect for Sean's Murder and Belinda is rapidly reaching breaking point. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Little Acts of Kindness" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 March 2000 | |
| A serial killer may be at large when bodies are discovered in the park. Con pursues the unknown assailant. Belinda goes to London to recover from the traumas of the last few months. Vicki attends Sean Rielly’s funeral and Olivia and Bill are at odds with each other after a threatening visit. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Chaos Theory" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 March 2000 | |
| The day of reckoning is coming for Vicki as she realises she may be charged with the murder of Sean. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Full Disclosure" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 April 2000 | |
| Olivia overhauls Pete's business accounts; Matt is not coping with the combination of Skez and Kenworth; and Debbie and Con investigate a series of thefts. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Special Services" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 April 2000 | |
| Bill employs Stan the Fingers to go over Joan Bartlett's books when he realises that she has been siphoning profits into a business on the side. Vicki introduces Josip to the gang and Debbie's hangover gets worse. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Happy Families" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 April 2000 | |
| Con has a hot date lined up with Annie and Matt gets jealous. Vicki is worried after Skeez goes missing. She tracks him down at the rave club, where he tells her he wants nothing more to do with her. When Sunny mentions to Bill she is having problems with her twin daughters, he takes it upon himself to lecture the twins which triggers a runaway situation. Bill finally tracks Isobel down, however Teresa is still missing. Debbie's brother Michael, whose parents do not know he is gay, decides it is time to come out and Debbie worries about the repercussions. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Backlash" | Unknown | Unknown | 25 April 2000 | |
| Sunny's daughter Isobel recounts the horror of being kidnapped and is ashamed she was not able to rescue her twin sister Teresa. Bill guesses Forbes and Joan Bartlett kidnapped the girls in retaliation for closing down their pornography racket. Meanwhile, Debbie's life takes an interesting turn with the arrival of a handsome journalist, Jack Glover, who is writing a story about community policing for a local rag. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Lives of the Party" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 May 2000 | |
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| 16 | 16 | "Mother Love" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 May 2000 | |
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| 17 | 17 | "Girl's Day In" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 May 2000 | |
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| 18 | 18 | "Daddy's Girl" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 May 2000 | |
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| 19 | 19 | "Redline" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 May 2000 | |
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| 20 | 20 | "Friendship First" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 June 2000 | |
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| 21 | 21 | "A Day, a Life" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 June 2000 | |
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| 22 | 22 | "Learning Curve" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 June 2000 | |
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| 23 | 23 | "Grave Matters" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 July 2000 | |
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| 24 | 24 | "The Devil You Don't Know" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 July 2000 | |
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| 25 | 25 | "Flatline Fever" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 July 2000 | |
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| 26 | 26 | "Moving on Up" | Unknown | Unknown | 25 July 2000 | |
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| 27 | 27 | "Guilty as Charged" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 August 2000 | |
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| 28 | 28 | "A Hard Day's Night" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 August 2000 | |
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| 29 | 29 | "Related Pressures" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 August 2000 | |
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| 30 | 30 | "By the Book" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 August 2000 | |
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| 31 | 31 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 2000 | |
| Episode has never aired | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 2000 | |
| Episode has never aired | ||||||
| 33 | 33 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 2000 | |
| Episode has never aired | ||||||
| 34 | 34 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 2000 | |
| Episode has never aired | ||||||
| 35 | 35 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 2000 | |
| Episode has never aired | ||||||
Production details edit
- Creators – Tony Morphett and Inga Hunter
- Script Editor – Christine Milligan
- Producers – Hal McElroy and Rocky Bester
- Executive Producers – Hal McElroy and Di McElroy
See also edit
External links edit
- Above The Law at IMDb
- Above The Law at the National Film and Sound Archive