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Blue Heelers (season 6)
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The sixth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers
premiered on the Seven Network
on 10 February 1999 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 24 November 1999.
Guest actors this season included Kate Hood
, Jason Clarke
, Terence Donovan
, Lisa Crittenden
, Grant Piro
, Norman Yemm
, Robert Grubb
, Margot Knight
, Arianthe Galani
, Jeremy Angerson, Louise Siversen
, Lois Ramsay
, Mary Ward
and Roger Oakley
.
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
premiered on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
on 10 February 1999 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 24 November 1999.
Casting
Main cast for this season consisted of:- John WoodJohn Wood (Australian actor)John Wood is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers.-TV career:...
as Senior Sergeant Tom CroydonTom CroydonThomas Arthur Croydon is a fictional character in the long running Australian television police drama Blue Heelers. He is one of two characters to appear in all thirteen seasons, 1994 to 2006, and is an original character...
[full season] - Julie NihillJulie NihillJulie Nihill is an Australian actress.-Biography:After early roles in 1980s soap operas such as The Young Doctors, Prisoner and Sons and Daughters and the miniseries Bodyline .Nihill was cast in the role for which she became a household face: as bartender and local councilor Chris...
as Christine 'Chris' RileyChris Riley (Blue Heelers character)Councillor Christine Bridget "Chris" Riley is a fictional character in the long running police show Blue Heelers played by Julie Nihill. She is one of only two characters who were in the show from 1994 to 2006. She is good friends with Tom Croydon and his late wife Nell....
[full season] - Martin SacksMartin SacksMartin Colin Sacks is an award-winning Australian actor, chiefly known for his 12-year role on Blue Heelers from 1993–2005.-Career:...
as DetectiveDetectiveA detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
Senior Constable Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' HashamPatrick Joseph 'P.J.' HashamP.J. was a fictional character in Australia's police series Blue Heelers.He was an original character in 1994 and left in 2005.He was portrayed by Martin Sacks....
[full season] - Lisa McCuneLisa McCuneLisa McCune , is a four-time Gold Logie Award winning Australian actress, best known for her role as Senior Constable Maggie Doyle in Blue Heelers, and as Lt...
as Senior Constable Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle [full season] - Tasma WaltonTasma WaltonTasma Walton is an Australian television and film actress.-Acting career:Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copy writer in her home town...
as Probationary Constable Deirdre 'Dash' McKinleyDeirdre 'Dash' McKinleyDash McKinley was a fictional character from Blue Heelers. She entered the series in 1996 and left in 1999, as she resigned from the police force. One of her major storylines occurred during the 1998 season, when she was diagnosed with cancer. Dash was the youngest of nine children. She had a kind...
[until episode 232] - Paul BishopPaul BishopPaul Bishop is an author and a detective in the Los Angeles Police Department with the current rank of Detective III. He is also a writer with numerous published novels and produced episodes of episodic television and feature film scripts...
as Senior Constable Benjamin 'Ben' StewartBenjamin 'Ben' StewartBenjamin 'dog' Stewart was a fictional character in the long running police series Blue Heelers. He was portrayed by Paul Bishop.He came into the series in the middle of season 5 as a guest before coming back to the series as a full time cast member of the show and stayed from season 5-season 11...
[full season] - Rupert ReidRupert ReidRupert Reid is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Declan on the Australian TV show Heartbreak High and later, Constable Jack Lawson on the Australian TV show Blue Heelers from 1999 to 2001.- Filmography :...
as Probationary Constable Jack Lawson [from episode 212] - Jane AllsopJane AllsopJane Claire Allsop is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Parrish on Blue Heelers.-Personal life:...
as Probationary Constable Jo ParrishJo ParrishJoanna "Jo" Parrish was a fictional character on the Australian police series Blue Heelers. She arrived in 1999 and left in 2004 when she was killed in an explosion.She was portrayed by Jane Allsop....
[from episode 239]
Guest actors this season included Kate Hood
Kate Hood
Kate Hood is an Australian actress, best known to international audiences for her role in the cult television drama Prisoner as the misunderstood mercy killer Kath Maxwell during the final year of the series....
, Jason Clarke
Jason Clarke (actor)
Jason Clarke is an Australian actor.-Life and career:Clarke has made many television appearances, including Murder Call, Wildside, Home and Away, Blue Heelers, All Saints, Farscape, White Collar Blue and Stingers...
, Terence Donovan
Terence Donovan
Terence Donovan may refer to:*Terence Donovan, Baron Donovan , British Labour Party Member of Parliament 1945–1950, Law Lord 1964–1971*Terence Donovan , Australian actor, and father of Jason Donovan...
, Lisa Crittenden
Lisa Crittenden
Lisa Crittenden is an Australian actress, noted for her roles in various television series, such as The Restless Years , The Sullivans , Prisoner , Sons and Daughters and the New Zealand produced Shortland Street .She also played a lead role in mini-series Whose Baby? and...
, Grant Piro
Grant Piro
Grant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show Couch Potato on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.- Television credits :* Sons and Daughters * Captain Johnno telemovie...
, Norman Yemm
Norman Yemm
Norman Yemm is an Australian actor who is probably best known for his long-running role as Norm Baker in the television drama The Sullivans....
, Robert Grubb
Robert Grubb
Robert Grubb is an Australian actor. He studied acting at National Institute of Dramatic Art , where he graduated in 1978.Grubb played the role of Dr. Geoffrey Standish in the popular series The Flying Doctors...
, Margot Knight
Margot Knight
Margot Knight is an Australian actress, best known for playing two roles in two highly popular television serials. In Prisoner, she played inmate Sharon Gilmour in 1980 and junior prison officer Terri Malone in 1985...
, Arianthe Galani
Arianthe Galani
Arianthe Galani is an Australian actress.Galani played a regular role in soap opera Number 96 from late 1976 until the end of the series in August 1977, and then took a regular role in Australian Broadcasting Corporation situation comedy series Home Sweet Home...
, Jeremy Angerson, Louise Siversen
Louise Siversen
Louise Siversen is an actress.Siversen began acting as a child after her parents sent her to dance and drama classes to help her overcome her shyness. Siversen began to enjoy acting and went on to perform with St Martins Youth Theatre, appearing in many productions...
, Lois Ramsay
Lois Ramsay
Lois Ramsey is an Australian actress, best known for her performances as eccentric old ladies on television.She was a major cast member of the 1970s soap opera The Box as tea lady Mrs. Hopkins...
, Mary Ward
Mary Ward
Mary Ward may refer to:* Mary Ward , 1585 - 1645, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an order of Roman Catholic nuns...
and Roger Oakley
Roger Oakley
Roger Oakley is a New-Zealand-born character-actor noted for his performances on Australian television., but more recently active as a Theatre Performer....
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Plot
The sixth season of 42 episodes. Storylines included:- The arrival of Constable Jack Lawson,
- Ben dealing with his broken marriage and desire to see more of his children,
- P.J and Maggie's relationship being exposed via a security video,
- Chris taking a place on the local council,
- Ben's daughter Emma attempting to get Ben and Maggie together,
- Maggie dealing with the death of her brother Robbie and her attempts to crack the drug ring that killed him and going to witness protection.Story lines over the second part the season. *a new senior constable arrives in town and her quick leave because her and her husband sheeps has a sickness
- Constable Greg Mason's posting to Mount Thomas and only to be dead on scene next morning
- Tom having to let go of his relationship with Sally,
- Dash's promotion and subsequent decision to leave the force,
- in reality, Tasma Walton left the show to pursue further career choices in Sydney,
- Maggie briefly starting an affair with Ben, but ultimately choosing PJ just as Ben was dealt a blow by his ex-wife's decision to move to the other side of the country with their children,
- Jack getting involved with an ex-girlfriend, Molly (Petra JaredPetra YaredPetra Yared, born 18 January 1979 in Melbourne, is an Australian actress. She is often credited as Petra Jared.- Biography :Yared began her career in children's television series including Sky Trackers and The Genie From Down Under 2....
), whose wild antics saw him getting in over his head, - The arrival of Constable Joanna Parrish.
Awards
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