City Homicide
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City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired 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...

 between 27 August 2007 – 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.

City Homicide did not return in its regular format in 2011. A six-episode mini-series titled No Greater Honour was shown instead which marked the closing storyline of the series. The mini-series guest starred Claire Van Der Boom, Marcus Graham, John Howard, and Graeme Blundell.

Main cast

Actor/actress Character Rank Tenure Episodes
Noni Hazlehurst Bernice Waverley
Bernice Waverley
Commander Bernice Waverley is a fictional character in the Australian crime/drama series City Homicide. She is portrayed by Noni Hazlehurst.Bernice first appeared in the debut episode of City Homicide and has appeared in every episode so far....

Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...

2007–2011 001–present
Shane Bourne
Shane Bourne
Shane Bourne is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor and a television host.-1980's / 1990's:...

Stanley Wolfe
Stanley Wolfe
Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Wolfe is a fictional character from the Australian crime series City Homicide. He is portrayed by Shane Bourne. He appeared in the debut episode and has since appeared in every episode. It is revealed in episode one that Detective Senior Sergeant Wolfe is a...

Detective
Detective
A 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 Sergeant
2007–2011 001–present
Nadine Garner
Nadine Garner
Nadine Lynette Garner is an Australian actress.-Biography:Garner first came to public attention in 1985, as Tamara Henderson in the Australian TV series, The Henderson Kids, and then in her debut film The Still Point...

Jennifer Mapplethorpe
Jennifer Mapplethorpe
Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe is a fictional character from the Australian Crime Drama City Homicide. She is portrayed by Nadine Garner. She has appeared in every episode of City Homicide so far....

Detective
Detective
A 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
2007–2011 001–present
Aaron Pedersen
Aaron Pedersen
Aaron Pedersen is an Australian television and film actor of Arrente/Arabana Australian Aboriginal descent.-Career:Prior to Aaron's acting career, Aaron plied his trade as a journalist with ABC2 at Elsternwick studios in Melbourne....

Duncan Freeman
Duncan Freeman
Detective Senior Constable Duncan Freeman is a character in the Australian crime drama City Homicide. He is portrayed by Aaron Pedersen. He has appeared in every episode of City Homicide so far....

Detective
Detective
A 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
2007–2011 001–present
Damien Richardson Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan (City Homicide)
Detective Sergeant Matt Ryan is a fictional character from the Australian Crime series City Homicide. He appeared in the debut episode "In The Hands Of Giants", and has appeared in every episode since....

Detective
Detective
A 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"...

 Sergeant
Sergeant
Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....

2007–2011 001–present
Nadia Townsend
Nadia Townsend
Nadia Townsend is an Australian dramatic actress. She is best known for her role in the Channel 7 police drama City Homicide, as Detective Senior Constable Allie Kingston...

Allie Kingston
Allie Kingston
Detective Senior Constable Allie Kingston is a fictional character from the Australian Crime Drama City Homicide. She is portrayed by Nadia Townsend. Allie first appeared on City Homicide in the season 3 episode "Meet and Greet" and has appeared in every episode since then. Allie is a fast...

Detective
Detective
A 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
2009–2011 037–present
John Adam
John Adam (actor)
John Adam is an Australian actor, appearing frequently on television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan in the Channel 7 crime/drama City Homicide.- Filmography :*Home and Away*A Country Practice...

Nick Buchanan Detective
Detective
A 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
2009–2011 041–present
Ryan O'Kane Rhys Levitt Detective
Detective
A 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
2010–2011 064–present

Semi-regular cast

Actor/actress Character Tenure
David Field
David Field (actor)
David Field is an Australian actor who has appeared on television and in films. Some of the films he appeared in include Chopper, Two Hands and Gettin' Square. His most notable roles are as Keithy in Chopper and as Acko in Two Hands...

Detective
Detective
A 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"...

 Superintendent
Superintendent (police)
Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...

 Terry Jarvis
2007–2011
Tasma Walton
Tasma Walton
Tasma 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...

Detective
Detective
A 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 Sergeant Claudia Leigh
2009–2011
Louise Crawford Sergeant
Sergeant
Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....

 Karen Hatzic
2007–2011
Miles Paras Senior Constable Phillippa Stern 2008–2011
Carolyn Bock Linda Wolfe 2007–2011
Meredith Penman Emma Treadgold 2008–2011
Genevieve Morris Dr. Rhonda 'Ronnie' Lafferty 2008–2011
Gil Tucker
Gil Tucker
Gil Tucker is an Australian television actor, most remembered for his role as Constable Roy Baker in the television crime drama, Cop Shop. He has more recently played the part of the coroner on City Homicide-External links:...

Dr. Sam 'Mack The Knife' McIntyre 2007–2011
Fiona Corke
Fiona Corke
Fiona Corke is an Australian actress best known for her role as Gail Robinson on the Australian soap opera Neighbours.-Career:Corke began her career with a minor role in the film 'I Live with Me Dad'...

Judith Welling 2007–2011
Cameron Nugent Senior Constable Paul Winston 2007–2011


Senior Constable Todd Crost

Former cast

  • Daniel MacPherson
    Daniel MacPherson
    Daniel Donald MacPherson is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as; Joel Samuels on Neighbours, PC Cameron Tait on British police drama The Bill, and Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner in City Homicide...

     as Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner
    Simon Joyner (City Homicide)
    Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner is a fictional character from the Australian drama series City Homicide. He is portrayed by Daniel Macpherson...

     (2007–2010)
  • William Jarratt as Josh Waverly
    Josh Waverly
    Josh Waverley is a fictional character on the crime drama City HomicideJosh Waverley is the son of Bernice Waverley who was recently murdered after a guy slit his wrists for payback on Bernice....

     (2007–2009)
  • Marshall Napier
    Marshall Napier
    Marshall James Napier is a New Zealand-born actor. He is the father of actress Jessica Napier and the uncle of actor James Napier.Before becoming an actor, Napier worked variously as an art student, factory worker and truck driver...

     as Detective
    Detective
    A 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 Sergeant Wilton Sparkes (2007–2008,2010)
  • Mark Hennessy as Senior Sergeant James Cotton (Bernice's PA
    Personal assistant
    A personal assistant or personal aide is someone who assists in daily business or personal tasks. It is common in design to have a PDA, or personal design assistant....

    ) (2007)
  • John McTernan
    John McTernan (actor)
    John McTernan is an Australian-based actor, known for several television and theatre roles.John's career spans thirty years working in theatre, television and film. He has appeared with all the major theatre companies and began is career training and then performing at the Ensemble Theatre in...

     as Assistant Commissioner
    Assistant Commissioner
    Assistant commissioner is a rank used in many police forces across the globe. It is also a rank used in revenue administrations in many countries.-Australia:...

     (Crime Dept) Bill Mulholland (2007)
  • Alyce Platt
    Alyce Platt
    Alyce Platt is an Australian actress known for her roles in television soap operas, and as a television presenter.Her acting roles include Amanda Morrell in Sons and Daughters from 1983–1985, a guest role in the short-lived serial Family and Friends in 1990, and the on-going part of Jen Handley in...

     as Lorraine Sparkes (2007)
  • Vince Colosimo
    Vince Colosimo
    Vincenzo Colosimo is an Australian AFI Award winning stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States.-Personal life:...

     as Ernie Calbrese (2007)
  • Jasper Bagg as Barry Shadow (2007)
  • Kat Stewart
    Kat Stewart
    Kat Stewart is a Logie Award-winning Australian actress who has made numerous appearances in television series, movies and on-stage.-Career:...

     as Claire Jackson (2007)
  • Alejandro Rubilar as Peter Grout (2007)

Special guest cast

  • Blair McDonough
    Blair McDonough
    Blair McDonough is an actor who is best known for playing the role of Stuart Parker in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. He first shot to fame in 2001, when he finished runner-up in the inaugural season of the reality TV series Big Brother Australia...

     as Cameron Gunning (2008)
  • Craig McLachlan
    Craig McLachlan
    Craig McLachlan is an Australian actor and singer. He appeared in shows such as Sons and Daughters, Neighbours, Bugs and Home and Away.-Biography:...

     as Leon Grasby (2008)
  • Georgie Parker
    Georgie Parker
    Georgina "Georgie" Parker is an Australian television actress. She grew up in the suburb of St. Ives.-Personal life:...

     as Susan Blake (2010)
  • Martin Sacks
    Martin Sacks
    Martin Colin Sacks is an award-winning Australian actor, chiefly known for his 12-year role on Blue Heelers from 1993–2005.-Career:...

     as Daniel Worthington (2010)

Production

The show's co-writers are John Hugginson who has previously worked on Water Rats
Water Rats (TV series)
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...

, Murder Call
Murder Call
Murder Call was an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The idea to the series was born by the books of Tessa Vance by Jennifer Rowe: Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked...

and Blue Heelers
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 :...

, and John Banas who has written for All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...

and Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...

in addition to Water Rats and Blue Heelers. In an interview with the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...

, Banas told of how the show had been in planning since "late last millennium".

The bulk of City Homicide is shot at Seven's South Melbourne
South Melbourne, Victoria
South Melbourne is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Port Phillip and Melbourne...

 studios and the show features Melbourne landmarks, such as Flinders Street Station
Flinders Street Station
Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...

 and the city's trams
Trams in Melbourne
The Melbourne tramway network is a major form of public transport in Melbourne, the capital city of the state of Victoria, Australia. , the network consisted of of track, 487 trams, 28 routes, and 1,773 tram stops. It was therefore the largest urban tramway network in the world, ahead of the...

.

The series is distributed overseas by Southern Star Group
Southern Star Group
Southern Star Group is Australia's largest independent television production and distribution group....

.

Series ratings

The following table's ratings and rankings are subject to change as more episodes are broadcast.
Season Episodes Series
timeslot
Series
premiere
Series
final
Peak
audience
Average
audience
Average
nightly rank
Average
weekly rank
1
City Homicide (series 1)
The first series of City Homicide, an Australian Police procedural drama television series, began on 28 August 2007 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on on 19 November 2007 after 14 episodes....

14 Monday 8:30pm 28 August 2007 19 November 2007 1.763 1.611 # #
2
City Homicide (series 2)
The second series of City Homicide, an Australian Police procedural drama television series, began on 30 June 2008 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on on 29 March 2009 after 22 episodes....

22 Monday/Sunday 8:30pm 30 June 2008 29 March 2009 1.888 1.506 #4 #
3
City Homicide (series 3)
The third series of City Homicide, an Australian Police procedural drama television series, began on 10 August 2009 on the Seven Network. The season concluded on on 25 November 2009 after 18 episodes....

18 Monday/Wednesday 8:30pm 10 August 2009 25 November 2009 1.389 1.315 #5 #16
4
City Homicide (series 4)
The fourth series of City Homicide, an Australian Police procedural drama television series, began on 14 July 2010 on the Seven Network. The season will conclude on on 16 February 2011 after 24 episodes....

24 Wednesday 8:30pm 14 July 2010 16 February 2011
No Greater Honour
City Homicide: No Greater Honour
City Homicide: No Greater Honour, an Australian Police procedural drama mini series, is set to begin on 23 February 2011 on the Seven Network. The season will conclude on 30 March 2011 after 6 episodes.-Episodes:...

6 Wednesday 8:30pm 23 February 2011 30 March 2011

Weekly ratings

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) Nightly
rank
Weekly
rank
Season 1
1 1 "In the Hands of Giants (Part 1)" 28 August 2007 8:30pm
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 1.287
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
15 1 "Thicker Than Water" 30 June 2008 8:30pm
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 8:30pm
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 8:30pm
Monday
1.321 5 16
38 2 "Meet and Greet" 10 August 2009 1.142 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 1.389 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 8:30pm
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
55 19 Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! 14 July 2010 8:30pm
Wednesday
0.936 12 45
56 20 Good Cop/Bad Cop 14 July 2010 0.936 12 45
57 21 Flight Risk 21 July 2010 0.808 16 51
58 22 Protection 28 July 2010 0.911 17 49
59 23 Ratters 4 Aug 2010 0.923 16 53
60 24 Last Seen 11 Aug 2010 1.007 15 40
61 25 No Smoke 18 Aug 2010 0.948 15 44
62 26 In Harm's way 25 Aug 2010 0.771 23 77
Season 4
63 1 The Hit 1 Sep 2010 0.903 20 52
64 2 Just Desserts 8 Sep 2010 0.851 16 51
65 3 Pirates 15 Sep 2010 0.824 19 82
66 4 Tomato Can 22 Sep 2010 1.014 12


DVD releases

Series 1, 2 and 3 of City Homicide are now available on DVD. Season 3 DVD includes the first 8 episodes of Season 4. The Season 4 DVD includes the remainder of season 4 episodes plus the 6 part mini-series No Greater Honour.
Season Date released # of episodes # of discs Special features
The Complete 1st Series 2 September 2009 14 4 Slipcase Packaging
The Complete 2nd Series 1 July 2010 22 6 Slipcase Packaging
The Complete 3rd Series 18 November 2010 26 6 Slipcase Packaging
The Complete 4th Series 21 April 2011 22 5 Slipcase Packaging
City Homicide: No Greater Honour TBA 6 TBA TBA

Broadcast and distribution

Country Network Airs
Australia 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...

Wednesdays 9:30pm
Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Fox Crime
Fox Crime
Fox Crime is a television network, launched by the Fox International Channels, which airs across several countries of Europe and Asia, such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia and Bulgaria...

France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

France 3
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....

Fridays 11:25pm
Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...

Sundays 4.30am
Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

Veronica
Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

TVNorge
TVNorge
TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...

Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

Super Channel Thursdays 10 p.m.
Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

Daar Communications
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

TV ONE Mondays 10:55pm
Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

Channel 1
Channel 1 (Iran)
Channel 1 is one of five nationally-broadcast television channels in Iran.Channel 1 was the first national television channel in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television channel having been established in 1966...

Sunday 10:15pm

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