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City Homicide

City Homicide is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were six detectives, who solve the murder cases, and their three superior officers.[1]

City Homicide
Opening title card
Created by
  • John Hugginson
  • John Banas
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5 (including miniseries)
No. of episodes84 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJohn Holmes
ProducerMaryAnne Carroll
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
(1 hour with ads)
Production companySeven Productions
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release27 August 2007 (2007-08-27) –
30 March 2011 (2011-03-30)
City Homicide cast for seasons 1-2; Damien Richardson as Matt Ryan, Daniel Macpherson as Simon Joyner, Aaron Pedersen as Duncan Freeman, Noni Hazlehurst as Bernice Waverley, Shane Bourne as Stanley Wolfe and Nadine Garner as Jennifer Mapplethorpe

City Homicide did not return in its regular format in 2011.[2] A six-episode miniseries titled No Greater Honour was shown instead which marked the closing storyline of the series.[3] The miniseries guest-starred Claire van der Boom, Marcus Graham, John Howard and Graeme Blundell.[4]

Production edit

The series' co-writers are John Hugginson who has previously worked on Water Rats, Murder Call and Blue Heelers, and John Banas who has written for All Saints and Stingers in addition to Water Rats and Blue Heelers. In an interview with the Herald Sun, Banas said the show had been in planning since "late last millennium".

The bulk of City Homicide is shot at Seven's South Melbourne studios and the show features Melbourne landmarks, such as Flinders Street station and the city's trams.

The series is distributed overseas by Southern Star Group.[5]

The show originally starred Shane Bourne, Nadine Garner, Daniel MacPherson, Aaron Pedersen, Damien Richardson and Noni Hazlehurst. After the second season, the show's executive producers decided to vary the Homicide squad substantially—Nadia Townsend and John Adam were both added to the cast early in the third season, Bourne took a temporary hiatus that lasted most of the third season, guest star David Field made more frequent and substantive appearances, and main characters were written out of many episodes. This custom continued throughout the remainder of the show, with Field (still credited as a guest star) notably appearing more frequently than any other main cast member. Ryan O'Kane entered for seasons 4 and 5 (miniseries) as new member of the team Detective Rhys Levitt.

Cast edit

Main cast edit

None of the main characters appear in all episodes, as periods of leave and rostered days off are incorporated into each character's appearances.

Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Wolfe (Shane Bourne, 70 episodes, seasons 1–5) is the operational leader of the Homicide squad. Wolfe is an authoritative yet compassionate boss with years of Homicide experience. He is highly religious, a recovering alcoholic and, as of the second season, going through a relatively civil divorce with his wife Linda. Stanley's reputation is threatened in season three by the resurfacing of an old case of his, which resulted in his alcoholism coming to light and his extended leave from Homicide, which ended in the season four premiere. He is seen to have a very proper nature (exemplified by his being called Stanley as opposed to Stan, although Jarvis does use the latter name), but can be extremely emotional in certain cases, usually ones concerning serial killers and children.

Detective Sergeant Matt Ryan (Damien Richardson, 82 episodes, seasons 1–5) is the sergeant of the team. In the first three seasons, Matt is a senior constable working alongside Duncan, Jen, Nick, Allie and Simon, but early in season four he sits the sergeant exam and passes with flying colours, and is permitted to return to Homicide and take up a sergeant position under Stanley. Although he is a competent detective, Matt struggles greatly with authority, and is often inadvertently undermined by the team. In season two, Matt began a relationship with Emma, which ended in season four when she moved to France. This breakup served as the catalyst for Matt getting his sergeant exam, as he was dissatisfied with his professional progress.

Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe (Nadine Garner, 79 episodes, seasons 1–5) is one of the Homicide squad of detectives. In the pilot episode, she is introduced as a temporary replacement for Duncan, but later earns a permanent place on the team. She is a former member of the Fraud squad, and was also an undercover operative of the Secret Service with Nick. Jennifer considers herself married to the job, with Nick being her only genuine love interest over the course of the show. In spite of this, she demonstrates a compassionate and protective demeanour, particularly in relation to cases with children. Her name is purposely mispronounced by Jarvis, who calls her "Mayplethorpe".

Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman (Aaron Pedersen, 78 episodes, seasons 1–5) is a member of the squad. Duncan is the second-longest-serving detective in the team, but his position is constantly threatened by his hotheaded behaviour and his sustenance of injuries. Duncan was engaged to a recovering drug addict named Claire in the first season, but an alleged affair and her drug relapse ended the engagement. Claire is later arrested for drug possession and is placed in a sting operation in exchange for the charges being dropped, but is killed in the process, which deeply saddens Duncan. In later seasons, Duncan seems to get his temper under control, though his relationship with Terry Jarvis is fraught with tension.

Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner (Daniel Macpherson, 54 episodes, seasons 1–4) is a former member of the Homicide team. Simon is an experienced detective, having joined the squad before the pilot episode. He possesses a slightly immature personality, and is occasionally reprimanded for not taking cases seriously. In season three, Simon's mental health is questioned after he witnessed Duncan being beaten, and his ongoing issues later result in assault, corruption and murder charges being levied against him. Although the charges are later dropped, Simon comes to realise his mental health is threatened by working in Homicide, and quits in the second episode of season four. He is never seen or mentioned again.

Detective Senior Constable Allie Kingston (Nadia Townsend, 47 episodes, seasons 3–5) is a member of Homicide. Added to the team in the season three premiere, Allie immediately steps on the toes of Simon, and the two share a tense relationship until his departure. Allie often acts first and thinks second, and her impulsive behaviour gets her in a lot of trouble with Stanley, Jarvis and Waverley, who readily admits that she does not like Allie and does not consider her a good detective. A champion runner, Allie joined the police force to escape the overbearing clutches of her mother, who has not spoken to her in years. Late in season four, Allie begins an illicit relationship with Rhys, which jeopardises their careers and earns Allie even more bad will with Waverley.

Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan (John Adam, 44 episodes, seasons 3–5) is a member of the Homicide squad. Nick is a later addition to the current team, first introduced in the season three episode "Thai Takeaway", but has worked in Homicide before, and was friends with Simon and Matt before joining the team. He also worked undercover with Jennifer before she joined Homicide, a fact which is unknown to the rest of the squad until late in season four. Nick is shown to be a highly competent detective, but his reputation is left in tatters after corruption allegations in season five.

Detective Senior Constable Rhys Levitt (Ryan O'Kane, 21 episodes, seasons 4–5) is the newest addition to the team. A direct replacement for both Simon and Matt (after he becomes a sergeant), Rhys is a well-educated but inexperienced officer. He holds a Master's in psychology from Oxford University, which brings about his nickname "Oxford", and his job in Homicide is his first-ever position in the police force. It is later revealed that Rhys is the nephew of Waverley, leading to many members of the team coming to the conclusion that Rhys exerted influence over his aunt to get him the prestigious position. Rhys does later prove himself a skilled detective and a very loyal member of the team, although is next to useless in any sort of physical situation. He has an affair with Allie in season four, but this quickly ends for the sake of their careers.

Commander Bernice Waverley (Noni Hazlehurst, 77 episodes, seasons 1–5) is the undisputed boss of Homicide. She began as the Superintendent of Homicide; however, in season two this position was jeopardised by corruption charges that were brought about by the brother of a former police officer who committed suicide after Waverley refused him a pension payout. Although the accusations were proven to be false, the brother's final revenge on Waverley involved killing her son, in the season two finale. After this debacle, Waverley returned to Homicide as the Senior Sergeant in season three after Stanley went on extended leave, with her Superintendent position being filled by Terry Jarvis. After Stanley returned to his old job, Bernice was later promoted above Jarvis to become the Commander of Crime, a position which necessitated her becoming less involved in day-to-day Homicide operations.

Semi-regular cast edit

Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis (David Field, seasons 1–5) begins as the no-nonsense superintendent of the Drug Squad that botches the sting operation that killed Duncan's fiancée Claire, which creates a huge amount of tension and anger between the two. In the second season, Jarvis temporarily fills in for Waverley as Homicide Superintendent after her corruption charges and the death of her son, a position which he excels in, and enjoys. When Waverley returns and Stanley takes extended leave, Jarvis assigns her as the Senior Sergeant of Homicide, keeping her job himself. With Stanley's return, Waverley is promoted above Jarvis, thus restoring proper order in the squad's eyes. Jarvis remains highly involved in most Homicide investigations, often undermining Stanley and running the investigation himself. As a boss, Jarvis maintains frosty relationships with most of his team, particularly Duncan and Allie, and can be quite condescending, as exemplified by his use of the term "boys and girls" to refer to the Homicide squad.

Detective Senior Sergeant Claudia Leigh (Tasma Walton, seasons 2–4) is a psychological profiler brought in to some Homicide investigations to analyse the mentality of offenders. She often provides scintillating insights that assist greatly in investigations concerning particularly heinous crimes. In season three, Claudia also becomes a psychological sponsor for Simon through his downward spiral, trying to help him wherever she can. In season four, her psychological manipulation of offenders backfires when she is attacked by a serial killer who tries to rape and kill her; attempts thwarted by the quick-thinking actions of Jennifer and Claudia. She exhibits a very friendly demeanour, and maintains positive working relationships with everyone on the squad, even Jarvis, who refers to her as "Mrs. Freud".

Dr. Rhonda "Ronnie" Lafferty (Genevieve Morris, seasons 2–5) is a head pathologist with the city morgue whose specialisation is autopsies relating to suspicious deaths, therefore integrating her with the Homicide squad. Ronnie is a highly competent and upstanding medical examiner, and believes that all murder victims deserve a chance at being investigated. Ronnie has two teenage children that she cares deeply for, although she occasionally avoids them during particularly gruesome cases involving children to prevent frightening them. Ronnie is regarded by the entire team as an indispensable asset to their investigations, and develops friendships with everyone, especially Jennifer and Nick.

Josh Waverley (William Jarratt, seasons 1–2) is the teenage son of Bernice. He is first introduced in season one as being very polite and well mannered, although in later appearances he is seen to have substantial issues with bullying and violence. The Shannon Pierce case tests Josh's relationship with his mother, as he himself is demonised by his peers after she is accused of corruption. Josh's final appearance is in the season two finale, where his wrists are slashed by Pierce's brother to punish Bernice. His death has a debilitating effect on his mother, who struggles to cope, even after years.

Sergeant Karen Hatzic (Louise Crawford, seasons 1–3) is a uniform police officer often assigned to the day-to-day duties related to Homicide investigations, such as retrieving files, guarding suspects and witnesses and coordinating canvasses and doorknocks. In season two, Hatzic is taken hostage along with Jennifer and Wilton, but survives the ordeal and returns to work soon after.

Detective Senior Sergeant Wilton Sparkes (Marshall Napier, seasons 1–2, 4) is the leader of the additional Homicide squad. Sparkes' team is supplementary to Stanley's, and his squad is often assigned to paperwork and more mundane investigations, thus associating a stigma to being on this squad. Sparkes is married to an unfaithful wife, Lorraine, who carries on an affair with Simon throughout the first half of season one. In the pilot, Sparkes finds out about this indiscretion and threatens to tell Stanley, whose highly religious nature makes him unlikely to sympathise with Simon; however, he sustains a heart attack before he can tell Stanley. Sparkes later returns to Homicide in the primary squad, working underneath Stanley, and develops a working relationship with Simon. Early in season two, Sparkes is demoted to a uniform position after revealing secret Homicide information to a friend so he could collect the reward money offered in an investigation, and has his final appearance early in season four when a murder victim is discovered in Sparkes' division. Sparkes is perceived to be quite sexist and old-fashioned, and thus has tense relationships with Jennifer and Allie.

Recurring cast edit

Actor/actress Character Tenure
Miles Paras Senior Constable Phillippa Stern seasons 2–4
Carolyn Bock Linda Wolfe seasons 1–3
Meredith Penman Emma Treadgold seasons 2–4
Gil Tucker Dr. Sam "Mack the Knife" McIntyre seasons 1–3
Fiona Corke Judith Welling seasons 1–2
Cameron Nugent Paul Winston seasons 1–4
Nick Jamieson Senior Constable Todd Croft seasons 3–5

Special guest cast edit

Actor/actress Character Tenure
Peter O'Brien Warren Endicott Season 2, episode "Guilty As Charged"
Blair McDonough Cameron Gunning Season 2, episode "Golden"
Craig McLachlan Leon Grasby Season 2, episode "Golden"
Rebel Wilson Sarah Gilbert Season 3, episode "Dead Weight"
Georgie Parker Susan Blake Season 4, episodes "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!" & "Good Cop/Bad Cop"
Martin Sacks Daniel Worthington Season 4, episode "Flight Risk"
Derryn Hinch Richard Hill Season 4, episode "Empowerment"
Gerard Kennedy
Nell Feeney Kitty Bancroft 1 episode
Peter Kowitz Snr Sgt Paddy O'Connell 1 episode

Episodes edit

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewership
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
11428 August 2007 (2007-08-28)19 November 2007 (2007-11-19)1.603[6]
22230 June 2008 (2008-06-30)29 March 2009 (2009-03-29)1.634[6]
31810 August 2009 (2009-08-10)25 November 2009 (2009-11-25)1.313[6]
42414 July 2010 (2010-07-14)16 February 2011 (2011-02-16)0.910[7]
No Greater Honour623 February 2011 (2011-02-23)30 March 2011 (2011-03-30)0.650[7]

Ratings edit

Weekly ratings edit

The following table shows the weekly ratings for the series. Season two has been split into two parts as season two aired in two television seasons.

The data is based on the five Metropolitan markets only.

# (Series) # Episode AU air date Timeslot Viewers (m)[8] Nightly
rank
Weekly
rank
Season 1[9]
1 1 "In the Hands of Giants (Part 1)" 28 August 2007 8:30 pm
Monday
1.648
2 2 "In the Hands of Giants (Part 2)" 1.648
3 3 "Lie Down with Dogs" 3 September 2007 1.717
4 4 "The Return" 10 September 2007 1.401
5 5 "Ripe Fruits in the Garden" 17 September 2007 1.562
6 6 "Envelope Day" 24 September 2007[1] 1.287
7 7 "Baby Love" 1 October 2007 1.762
8 8 "Victims of Crime" 8 October 2007 1.635
9 9 "Family Planning" 15 October 2007 1.695
10 10 "The Promised Land" 22 October 2007 1.570
11 11 "Serious Men" 29 October 2007 1.583
12 12 "Cut and Dried" 5 November 2007 1.559
13 13 "Rostered Day Off" 12 November 2007 1.722
14 14 "Raising The Dead" 19 November 2007 1.763
Season 2[10]
15 1 "Thicker Than Water" 30 June 2008 8:30 pm
Monday
1.611 2
16 2 "Somersaulting Dogs" 7 July 2008 1.583 1
17 3 "In House" 14 July 2008 1.601 1
18 4 "Taniwha" 21 July 2008 1.571 2
19 5 "Guilty As Charged" 28 July 2008 1.533 4
20 6 "Reward" 25 August 2008 1.888 1
21 7 "Golden" 1 September 2008 1.698 3
22 8 "Life After Death" 8 September 2008 1.789 1
23 9 "Never To Be Released" 15 September 2008 1.854 1
24 10 "Examination Day" 22 September 2008 1.506 4
25 11 "Oh Lucky Man" 29 September 2008 1.670 1
26 12 "Spoils of War" 6 October 2008 1.701 1
27 13 "Jury Duty" 13 October 2008 1.429 4
28 14 "Jane Doe" 20 October 2008 1.446 5
29 15 "Junkie" 8 February 2009 8:30 pm
Sunday
1.361 7 19
30 16 "Stolen Sweets" 15 February 2009 1.201 8 21
31 17 "The Forgotten" 22 February 2009 1.086 8 29
32 18 "A Green Light" 1 March 2009 1.253 5 18
33 19 "House of Horrors" 8 March 2009 1.189 5 21
34 20 "The Cutting Edge" 15 March 2009 1.165 10 26
35 21 "Rage" 22 March 2009 1.203 9 22
36 22 "Life and Death" 29 March 2009 1.307 6 20
Season 3
37 1 "The Money Shot" 10 August 2009 8:30 pm
Monday
1.321 5 16
38 2 "Meet and Greet" 10 August 2009 1.142[citation needed] 11 34
39 3 "Chop Shop" 17 August 2009 1.389 3 10
40 4 "The First Stone" 24 August 2009 1.334 3 9
41 5 "Thai Take Away" 31 August 2009 1.388 3 9
42 6 "The Confession" 7 September 2009 1.262 6 11
43 7 "Little Big Man" 14 September 2009 1.189 8 23
44 8 "Time of Your Life" 16 September 2009 8:30 pm
Wednesday
1.175 6 24
45 9 "Diggers" 23 September 2009 1.154 8
46 10 "Blood Trail" 30 September 2009 0.796 14
47 11 "Hot House" 7 October 2009 0.876 15
48 12 "Baker's Dozen = 13" 14 October 2009 1.032 13
49 13 "Smokescreen" 21 October 2009 0.989 10
50 14 "Mission Statement" 28 October 2009 1.192 6
51 15 "Dead Weight" 4 November 2009 1.161 8
52 16 "Big Bang Theory" 11 November 2009 1.130 5
53 17 "In Wolf's Clothing" 18 November 2009 1.021 10
54 18 "Whistleblower" 25 November 2009 1.010 10
Season 4
55 1 "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!" 14 July 2010 8:30 pm
Wednesday
0.936 12 45
56 2 "Good Cop/Bad Cop" 14 July 2010 0.936 12 45
57 3 "Flight Risk" 21 July 2010 0.808 16 51
58 4 "Protection" 28 July 2010 0.911 17 49
59 5 "Ratters" 4 August 2010 0.923 16 53
60 6 "Last Seen" 11 August 2010 1.007 15 40
61 7 "No Smoke" 18 August 2010 0.948 15 44
62 8 "In Harm's Way" 25 August 2010 0.771 23 77
63 9 "The Hit" 1 September 2010 0.903 20 52
64 10 "Just Desserts" 8 September 2010 0.851 16 51
65 11 "Pirates" 15 September 2010 0.824 19 82
66 12 "Tomato Can" 22 September 2010 1.014 12
67 13 "Once Bitten" 29 September 2010
68 14 "Twilight Zone" 6 October 2010
69 15 "Reunion" 13 October 2010
70 16 "Undercover" 20 October 2010
71 17 "Gut Instinct" 27 October 2010
72 18 "Killer Moves" 3 November 2010
73 19 "Ties That Bind" 10 November 2010
74 20 "Atonement" 17 November 2010
75 21 "The Price of Love" 24 November 2010
76 22 "Empowerment" 24 November 2010
77 23 "The Business of Fear" 9 February 2011
78 24 "Secret Love" 16 February 2011
"No Greater Honour"
79 1 "Reward Day" 23 February 2011
80 2 "Go Down Swinging" 2 March 2011
81 3 "If It Bleeds, It Leads" 9 March 2011
82 4 "Tangled Web" 15 March 2011
83 5 "Last Man Standing" 23 March 2011
84 6 "Ghosts" 30 March 2011

^ Episode six was broadcast on Monday 24 September in Sydney and Brisbane as per usual but was broadcast in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth on Wednesday 26 September due to the broadcast of the 2007 Brownlow Medal count.

Home media edit

All series were made available on DVD. The season 3 DVD included the first eight episodes of Season 4, while the season 4 DVD included the remainder of season 4 episodes plus the six-part miniseries No Greater Honour.

These DVD releases are now out of print. It was announced in June 2022 that Via Vision Entertainment would be re-releasing the complete series of City Homicide on 7 September 2022.

DVD release edit

Season Date released # of episodes # of discs Special features
The Complete 1st Series 2 September 2009 14 4 None
The Complete 2nd Series 1 July 2010 22 6 None
The Complete 3rd Series 18 November 2010 26 6 None
The Complete 4th Series & No Greater Honour Mini Series 21 April 2011 22 5 None
The Complete Series (Seasons 1–4) 14 September 2014 84 21 None
The Complete Series 7 September 2022 84 21 None

Online streaming edit

Title Format Episodes # Release date Status Distributors
City Homicide: Season 01 Streaming 14 September 2018 Expired 7plus
City Homicide: Season 02 Streaming 18 September 2018 Expired 7plus
City Homicide: Season 03 Streaming 22 September 2018 Expired 7plus
City Homicide: Season 04 Streaming 22 September 2018 Expired 7plus
City Homicide: Season 05 Streaming 08 September 2018 Expired 7plus

Broadcast and distribution edit

Country Network Airs
  Australia Seven Network Wednesdays 9:30 pm
  New Zealand TV ONE Mondays 10:55 pm
  Canada Super Channel Thursdays 10 pm
  Denmark DR1 Weeknights
  Norway TVNorge
  Estonia Fox Crime[11]
  France France 3 Fridays 11:25 pm
  Ireland RTÉ One Sundays 4:30 am
  Netherlands Veronica
  Africa Daar Communications
  Iran Channel 1 Sunday 10:15 pm
  United States Hulu Plus Available for streaming

References edit

  1. ^ "City Homicide". Australian Television Information Archive. from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ Vashti, Lorelei (3 December 2010). . The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ Knox, David (12 March 2011). "City Homicide finale". TV Tonight. from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ Knox, David (22 October 2010). "Axed: City Homicide?". TV Tonight. from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ^ Chai, Paul (15 May 2007). . Variety. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  6. ^ a b c "Top-Rating Australian Drama Series and Serials on Television 2004-2009". Screen Australia. from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Playback Audience for First-release Australian Adult Tv Drama on Free-to-air Television, 2010–2018". Screen Australia. from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Ratings 2009". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2014.[not specific enough to verify]
  9. ^ . TV.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Ratings for 08". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2014.[not specific enough to verify]
  11. ^ [Melbourne Murder Squad]. Kava.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

External links edit

  • City Homicide at The TV IV
  • City Homicide at the Australian Television Information Archive
  • City Homicide at IMDb

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources City Homicide news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 template removal help City Homicide is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011 The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne The main characters were six detectives who solve the murder cases and their three superior officers 1 City HomicideOpening title cardCreated byJohn HugginsonJohn BanasStarringShane BourneNadine GarnerJohn AdamDaniel MacPhersonAaron PedersenDamien RichardsonRyan O KaneNadia TownsendNoni HazlehurstCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons5 including miniseries No of episodes84 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producerJohn HolmesProducerMaryAnne CarrollRunning timeapprox 45 minutes 1 hour with ads Production companySeven ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkSeven NetworkRelease27 August 2007 2007 08 27 30 March 2011 2011 03 30 City Homicide cast for seasons 1 2 Damien Richardson as Matt Ryan Daniel Macpherson as Simon Joyner Aaron Pedersen as Duncan Freeman Noni Hazlehurst as Bernice Waverley Shane Bourne as Stanley Wolfe and Nadine Garner as Jennifer MapplethorpeCity Homicide did not return in its regular format in 2011 2 A six episode miniseries titled No Greater Honour was shown instead which marked the closing storyline of the series 3 The miniseries guest starred Claire van der Boom Marcus Graham John Howard and Graeme Blundell 4 Contents 1 Production 2 Cast 2 1 Main cast 2 2 Semi regular cast 2 3 Recurring cast 2 4 Special guest cast 3 Episodes 4 Ratings 4 1 Weekly ratings 5 Home media 5 1 DVD release 5 2 Online streaming 6 Broadcast and distribution 7 References 8 External linksProduction editThe series co writers are John Hugginson who has previously worked on Water Rats Murder Call and Blue Heelers and John Banas who has written for All Saints and Stingers in addition to Water Rats and Blue Heelers In an interview with the Herald Sun Banas said the show had been in planning since late last millennium The bulk of City Homicide is shot at Seven s South Melbourne studios and the show features Melbourne landmarks such as Flinders Street station and the city s trams The series is distributed overseas by Southern Star Group 5 The show originally starred Shane Bourne Nadine Garner Daniel MacPherson Aaron Pedersen Damien Richardson and Noni Hazlehurst After the second season the show s executive producers decided to vary the Homicide squad substantially Nadia Townsend and John Adam were both added to the cast early in the third season Bourne took a temporary hiatus that lasted most of the third season guest star David Field made more frequent and substantive appearances and main characters were written out of many episodes This custom continued throughout the remainder of the show with Field still credited as a guest star notably appearing more frequently than any other main cast member Ryan O Kane entered for seasons 4 and 5 miniseries as new member of the team Detective Rhys Levitt Cast editMain cast edit None of the main characters appear in all episodes as periods of leave and rostered days off are incorporated into each character s appearances Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Wolfe Shane Bourne 70 episodes seasons 1 5 is the operational leader of the Homicide squad Wolfe is an authoritative yet compassionate boss with years of Homicide experience He is highly religious a recovering alcoholic and as of the second season going through a relatively civil divorce with his wife Linda Stanley s reputation is threatened in season three by the resurfacing of an old case of his which resulted in his alcoholism coming to light and his extended leave from Homicide which ended in the season four premiere He is seen to have a very proper nature exemplified by his being called Stanley as opposed to Stan although Jarvis does use the latter name but can be extremely emotional in certain cases usually ones concerning serial killers and children Detective Sergeant Matt Ryan Damien Richardson 82 episodes seasons 1 5 is the sergeant of the team In the first three seasons Matt is a senior constable working alongside Duncan Jen Nick Allie and Simon but early in season four he sits the sergeant exam and passes with flying colours and is permitted to return to Homicide and take up a sergeant position under Stanley Although he is a competent detective Matt struggles greatly with authority and is often inadvertently undermined by the team In season two Matt began a relationship with Emma which ended in season four when she moved to France This breakup served as the catalyst for Matt getting his sergeant exam as he was dissatisfied with his professional progress Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe Nadine Garner 79 episodes seasons 1 5 is one of the Homicide squad of detectives In the pilot episode she is introduced as a temporary replacement for Duncan but later earns a permanent place on the team She is a former member of the Fraud squad and was also an undercover operative of the Secret Service with Nick Jennifer considers herself married to the job with Nick being her only genuine love interest over the course of the show In spite of this she demonstrates a compassionate and protective demeanour particularly in relation to cases with children Her name is purposely mispronounced by Jarvis who calls her Mayplethorpe Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman Aaron Pedersen 78 episodes seasons 1 5 is a member of the squad Duncan is the second longest serving detective in the team but his position is constantly threatened by his hotheaded behaviour and his sustenance of injuries Duncan was engaged to a recovering drug addict named Claire in the first season but an alleged affair and her drug relapse ended the engagement Claire is later arrested for drug possession and is placed in a sting operation in exchange for the charges being dropped but is killed in the process which deeply saddens Duncan In later seasons Duncan seems to get his temper under control though his relationship with Terry Jarvis is fraught with tension Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner Daniel Macpherson 54 episodes seasons 1 4 is a former member of the Homicide team Simon is an experienced detective having joined the squad before the pilot episode He possesses a slightly immature personality and is occasionally reprimanded for not taking cases seriously In season three Simon s mental health is questioned after he witnessed Duncan being beaten and his ongoing issues later result in assault corruption and murder charges being levied against him Although the charges are later dropped Simon comes to realise his mental health is threatened by working in Homicide and quits in the second episode of season four He is never seen or mentioned again Detective Senior Constable Allie Kingston Nadia Townsend 47 episodes seasons 3 5 is a member of Homicide Added to the team in the season three premiere Allie immediately steps on the toes of Simon and the two share a tense relationship until his departure Allie often acts first and thinks second and her impulsive behaviour gets her in a lot of trouble with Stanley Jarvis and Waverley who readily admits that she does not like Allie and does not consider her a good detective A champion runner Allie joined the police force to escape the overbearing clutches of her mother who has not spoken to her in years Late in season four Allie begins an illicit relationship with Rhys which jeopardises their careers and earns Allie even more bad will with Waverley Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan John Adam 44 episodes seasons 3 5 is a member of the Homicide squad Nick is a later addition to the current team first introduced in the season three episode Thai Takeaway but has worked in Homicide before and was friends with Simon and Matt before joining the team He also worked undercover with Jennifer before she joined Homicide a fact which is unknown to the rest of the squad until late in season four Nick is shown to be a highly competent detective but his reputation is left in tatters after corruption allegations in season five Detective Senior Constable Rhys Levitt Ryan O Kane 21 episodes seasons 4 5 is the newest addition to the team A direct replacement for both Simon and Matt after he becomes a sergeant Rhys is a well educated but inexperienced officer He holds a Master s in psychology from Oxford University which brings about his nickname Oxford and his job in Homicide is his first ever position in the police force It is later revealed that Rhys is the nephew of Waverley leading to many members of the team coming to the conclusion that Rhys exerted influence over his aunt to get him the prestigious position Rhys does later prove himself a skilled detective and a very loyal member of the team although is next to useless in any sort of physical situation He has an affair with Allie in season four but this quickly ends for the sake of their careers Commander Bernice Waverley Noni Hazlehurst 77 episodes seasons 1 5 is the undisputed boss of Homicide She began as the Superintendent of Homicide however in season two this position was jeopardised by corruption charges that were brought about by the brother of a former police officer who committed suicide after Waverley refused him a pension payout Although the accusations were proven to be false the brother s final revenge on Waverley involved killing her son in the season two finale After this debacle Waverley returned to Homicide as the Senior Sergeant in season three after Stanley went on extended leave with her Superintendent position being filled by Terry Jarvis After Stanley returned to his old job Bernice was later promoted above Jarvis to become the Commander of Crime a position which necessitated her becoming less involved in day to day Homicide operations Semi regular cast edit Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis David Field seasons 1 5 begins as the no nonsense superintendent of the Drug Squad that botches the sting operation that killed Duncan s fiancee Claire which creates a huge amount of tension and anger between the two In the second season Jarvis temporarily fills in for Waverley as Homicide Superintendent after her corruption charges and the death of her son a position which he excels in and enjoys When Waverley returns and Stanley takes extended leave Jarvis assigns her as the Senior Sergeant of Homicide keeping her job himself With Stanley s return Waverley is promoted above Jarvis thus restoring proper order in the squad s eyes Jarvis remains highly involved in most Homicide investigations often undermining Stanley and running the investigation himself As a boss Jarvis maintains frosty relationships with most of his team particularly Duncan and Allie and can be quite condescending as exemplified by his use of the term boys and girls to refer to the Homicide squad Detective Senior Sergeant Claudia Leigh Tasma Walton seasons 2 4 is a psychological profiler brought in to some Homicide investigations to analyse the mentality of offenders She often provides scintillating insights that assist greatly in investigations concerning particularly heinous crimes In season three Claudia also becomes a psychological sponsor for Simon through his downward spiral trying to help him wherever she can In season four her psychological manipulation of offenders backfires when she is attacked by a serial killer who tries to rape and kill her attempts thwarted by the quick thinking actions of Jennifer and Claudia She exhibits a very friendly demeanour and maintains positive working relationships with everyone on the squad even Jarvis who refers to her as Mrs Freud Dr Rhonda Ronnie Lafferty Genevieve Morris seasons 2 5 is a head pathologist with the city morgue whose specialisation is autopsies relating to suspicious deaths therefore integrating her with the Homicide squad Ronnie is a highly competent and upstanding medical examiner and believes that all murder victims deserve a chance at being investigated Ronnie has two teenage children that she cares deeply for although she occasionally avoids them during particularly gruesome cases involving children to prevent frightening them Ronnie is regarded by the entire team as an indispensable asset to their investigations and develops friendships with everyone especially Jennifer and Nick Josh Waverley William Jarratt seasons 1 2 is the teenage son of Bernice He is first introduced in season one as being very polite and well mannered although in later appearances he is seen to have substantial issues with bullying and violence The Shannon Pierce case tests Josh s relationship with his mother as he himself is demonised by his peers after she is accused of corruption Josh s final appearance is in the season two finale where his wrists are slashed by Pierce s brother to punish Bernice His death has a debilitating effect on his mother who struggles to cope even after years Sergeant Karen Hatzic Louise Crawford seasons 1 3 is a uniform police officer often assigned to the day to day duties related to Homicide investigations such as retrieving files guarding suspects and witnesses and coordinating canvasses and doorknocks In season two Hatzic is taken hostage along with Jennifer and Wilton but survives the ordeal and returns to work soon after Detective Senior Sergeant Wilton Sparkes Marshall Napier seasons 1 2 4 is the leader of the additional Homicide squad Sparkes team is supplementary to Stanley s and his squad is often assigned to paperwork and more mundane investigations thus associating a stigma to being on this squad Sparkes is married to an unfaithful wife Lorraine who carries on an affair with Simon throughout the first half of season one In the pilot Sparkes finds out about this indiscretion and threatens to tell Stanley whose highly religious nature makes him unlikely to sympathise with Simon however he sustains a heart attack before he can tell Stanley Sparkes later returns to Homicide in the primary squad working underneath Stanley and develops a working relationship with Simon Early in season two Sparkes is demoted to a uniform position after revealing secret Homicide information to a friend so he could collect the reward money offered in an investigation and has his final appearance early in season four when a murder victim is discovered in Sparkes division Sparkes is perceived to be quite sexist and old fashioned and thus has tense relationships with Jennifer and Allie Recurring cast edit Actor actress Character TenureMiles Paras Senior Constable Phillippa Stern seasons 2 4Carolyn Bock Linda Wolfe seasons 1 3Meredith Penman Emma Treadgold seasons 2 4Gil Tucker Dr Sam Mack the Knife McIntyre seasons 1 3Fiona Corke Judith Welling seasons 1 2Cameron Nugent Paul Winston seasons 1 4Nick Jamieson Senior Constable Todd Croft seasons 3 5Special guest cast edit Actor actress Character TenurePeter O Brien Warren Endicott Season 2 episode Guilty As Charged Blair McDonough Cameron Gunning Season 2 episode Golden Craig McLachlan Leon Grasby Season 2 episode Golden Rebel Wilson Sarah Gilbert Season 3 episode Dead Weight Georgie Parker Susan Blake Season 4 episodes Aussie Aussie Aussie amp Good Cop Bad Cop Martin Sacks Daniel Worthington Season 4 episode Flight Risk Derryn Hinch Richard Hill Season 4 episode Empowerment Gerard KennedyNell Feeney Kitty Bancroft 1 episodePeter Kowitz Snr Sgt Paddy O Connell 1 episodeEpisodes editSeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewership in millions First airedLast aired11428 August 2007 2007 08 28 19 November 2007 2007 11 19 1 603 6 22230 June 2008 2008 06 30 29 March 2009 2009 03 29 1 634 6 31810 August 2009 2009 08 10 25 November 2009 2009 11 25 1 313 6 42414 July 2010 2010 07 14 16 February 2011 2011 02 16 0 910 7 No Greater Honour623 February 2011 2011 02 23 30 March 2011 2011 03 30 0 650 7 Ratings editWeekly ratings edit The following table shows the weekly ratings for the series Season two has been split into two parts as season two aired in two television seasons The data is based on the five Metropolitan markets only Series Episode AU air date Timeslot Viewers m 8 Nightlyrank WeeklyrankSeason 1 9 1 1 In the Hands of Giants Part 1 28 August 2007 8 30 pmMonday 1 6482 2 In the Hands of Giants Part 2 1 6483 3 Lie Down with Dogs 3 September 2007 1 7174 4 The Return 10 September 2007 1 4015 5 Ripe Fruits in the Garden 17 September 2007 1 5626 6 Envelope Day 24 September 2007 1 1 2877 7 Baby Love 1 October 2007 1 7628 8 Victims of Crime 8 October 2007 1 6359 9 Family Planning 15 October 2007 1 69510 10 The Promised Land 22 October 2007 1 57011 11 Serious Men 29 October 2007 1 58312 12 Cut and Dried 5 November 2007 1 55913 13 Rostered Day Off 12 November 2007 1 72214 14 Raising The Dead 19 November 2007 1 763Season 2 10 15 1 Thicker Than Water 30 June 2008 8 30 pmMonday 1 611 216 2 Somersaulting Dogs 7 July 2008 1 583 117 3 In House 14 July 2008 1 601 118 4 Taniwha 21 July 2008 1 571 219 5 Guilty As Charged 28 July 2008 1 533 420 6 Reward 25 August 2008 1 888 121 7 Golden 1 September 2008 1 698 322 8 Life After Death 8 September 2008 1 789 123 9 Never To Be Released 15 September 2008 1 854 124 10 Examination Day 22 September 2008 1 506 425 11 Oh Lucky Man 29 September 2008 1 670 126 12 Spoils of War 6 October 2008 1 701 127 13 Jury Duty 13 October 2008 1 429 428 14 Jane Doe 20 October 2008 1 446 529 15 Junkie 8 February 2009 8 30 pmSunday 1 361 7 1930 16 Stolen Sweets 15 February 2009 1 201 8 2131 17 The Forgotten 22 February 2009 1 086 8 2932 18 A Green Light 1 March 2009 1 253 5 1833 19 House of Horrors 8 March 2009 1 189 5 2134 20 The Cutting Edge 15 March 2009 1 165 10 2635 21 Rage 22 March 2009 1 203 9 2236 22 Life and Death 29 March 2009 1 307 6 20Season 337 1 The Money Shot 10 August 2009 8 30 pmMonday 1 321 5 1638 2 Meet and Greet 10 August 2009 1 142 citation needed 11 3439 3 Chop Shop 17 August 2009 1 389 3 1040 4 The First Stone 24 August 2009 1 334 3 941 5 Thai Take Away 31 August 2009 1 388 3 942 6 The Confession 7 September 2009 1 262 6 1143 7 Little Big Man 14 September 2009 1 189 8 2344 8 Time of Your Life 16 September 2009 8 30 pmWednesday 1 175 6 2445 9 Diggers 23 September 2009 1 154 846 10 Blood Trail 30 September 2009 0 796 1447 11 Hot House 7 October 2009 0 876 1548 12 Baker s Dozen 13 14 October 2009 1 032 1349 13 Smokescreen 21 October 2009 0 989 1050 14 Mission Statement 28 October 2009 1 192 651 15 Dead Weight 4 November 2009 1 161 852 16 Big Bang Theory 11 November 2009 1 130 553 17 In Wolf s Clothing 18 November 2009 1 021 1054 18 Whistleblower 25 November 2009 1 010 10Season 455 1 Aussie Aussie Aussie 14 July 2010 8 30 pmWednesday 0 936 12 4556 2 Good Cop Bad Cop 14 July 2010 0 936 12 4557 3 Flight Risk 21 July 2010 0 808 16 5158 4 Protection 28 July 2010 0 911 17 4959 5 Ratters 4 August 2010 0 923 16 5360 6 Last Seen 11 August 2010 1 007 15 4061 7 No Smoke 18 August 2010 0 948 15 4462 8 In Harm s Way 25 August 2010 0 771 23 7763 9 The Hit 1 September 2010 0 903 20 5264 10 Just Desserts 8 September 2010 0 851 16 5165 11 Pirates 15 September 2010 0 824 19 8266 12 Tomato Can 22 September 2010 1 014 1267 13 Once Bitten 29 September 201068 14 Twilight Zone 6 October 201069 15 Reunion 13 October 201070 16 Undercover 20 October 201071 17 Gut Instinct 27 October 201072 18 Killer Moves 3 November 201073 19 Ties That Bind 10 November 201074 20 Atonement 17 November 201075 21 The Price of Love 24 November 201076 22 Empowerment 24 November 201077 23 The Business of Fear 9 February 201178 24 Secret Love 16 February 2011 No Greater Honour 79 1 Reward Day 23 February 201180 2 Go Down Swinging 2 March 201181 3 If It Bleeds It Leads 9 March 201182 4 Tangled Web 15 March 201183 5 Last Man Standing 23 March 201184 6 Ghosts 30 March 2011 Episode six was broadcast on Monday 24 September in Sydney and Brisbane as per usual but was broadcast in Melbourne Adelaide and Perth on Wednesday 26 September due to the broadcast of the 2007 Brownlow Medal count Home media editAll series were made available on DVD The season 3 DVD included the first eight episodes of Season 4 while the season 4 DVD included the remainder of season 4 episodes plus the six part miniseries No Greater Honour These DVD releases are now out of print It was announced in June 2022 that Via Vision Entertainment would be re releasing the complete series of City Homicide on 7 September 2022 DVD release edit Season Date released of episodes of discs Special featuresThe Complete 1st Series 2 September 2009 14 4 NoneThe Complete 2nd Series 1 July 2010 22 6 NoneThe Complete 3rd Series 18 November 2010 26 6 NoneThe Complete 4th Series amp No Greater Honour Mini Series 21 April 2011 22 5 NoneThe Complete Series Seasons 1 4 14 September 2014 84 21 NoneThe Complete Series 7 September 2022 84 21 NoneOnline streaming edit Title Format Episodes Release date Status DistributorsCity Homicide Season 01 Streaming 14 September 2018 Expired 7plusCity Homicide Season 02 Streaming 18 September 2018 Expired 7plusCity Homicide Season 03 Streaming 22 September 2018 Expired 7plusCity Homicide Season 04 Streaming 22 September 2018 Expired 7plusCity Homicide Season 05 Streaming 08 September 2018 Expired 7plusBroadcast and distribution editCountry Network Airs nbsp Australia Seven Network Wednesdays 9 30 pm nbsp New Zealand TV ONE Mondays 10 55 pm nbsp Canada Super Channel Thursdays 10 pm nbsp Denmark DR1 Weeknights nbsp Norway TVNorge nbsp Estonia Fox Crime 11 nbsp France France 3 Fridays 11 25 pm nbsp Ireland RTE One Sundays 4 30 am nbsp Netherlands Veronica nbsp Africa Daar Communications nbsp Iran Channel 1 Sunday 10 15 pm nbsp United States Hulu Plus Available for streamingReferences edit City Homicide Australian Television Information Archive Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 7 April 2014 Vashti Lorelei 3 December 2010 Why local cop shows are losing the beat The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 7 April 2014 Knox David 12 March 2011 City Homicide finale TV Tonight Archived from the original on 19 April 2011 Retrieved 7 April 2014 Knox David 22 October 2010 Axed City Homicide TV Tonight Archived from the original on 25 October 2010 Retrieved 7 April 2014 Chai Paul 15 May 2007 Southern Star steals Seven s City Variety Archived from the original on 6 November 2007 Retrieved 16 May 2007 a b c Top Rating Australian Drama Series and Serials on Television 2004 2009 Screen Australia Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 13 February 2016 a b Playback Audience for First release Australian Adult Tv Drama on Free to air Television 2010 2018 Screen Australia Archived from the original on 14 March 2016 Retrieved 13 February 2016 Ratings 2009 Tvtonight com au Retrieved 7 April 2014 not specific enough to verify City Homicide Episode Guide TV com Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 Retrieved 7 April 2014 Ratings for 08 Tvtonight com au Retrieved 7 April 2014 not specific enough to verify Melbourne i morvaruhm Melbourne Murder Squad Kava ee in Estonian Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 Retrieved 7 April 2014 External links editCity Homicide at The TV IV City Homicide at the Australian Television Information Archive City Homicide at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City Homicide amp oldid 1178479337 Episodes, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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