The fourth season of the Australian police-drama '' Blue Heelers'' premiered on the Seven Network on 10 February 1997 and aired on Tuesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 25 November 1997.

Casting

Main cast for this season consisted of: * John Wood as

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Tom Croydon Thomas Arthur "Tom" Croydon is a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama ''Blue Heelers'', portrayed by John Wood. A long-serving member of the police force, Tom has decades of experience of being a police officer in a sma ...

'full season''*

Julie Nihill Julie Nihill (born 1957 in Melbourne) is an Australian actress, best known for her 13-year role as Chris Riley on the police drama ''Blue Heelers'' (1994–2006). Biography Nihill made her television debut in ''I Can Jump Puddles'' (1981) an ...

as Christine 'Chris' Riley 'full season''*

Martin Sacks Martin Colin Sacks (born 16 October 1959) is an Australian actor who is chiefly known for his 12-year role on ''Blue Heelers'' from 1993 to 2005. Life and career Sacks was born in Sydney. He got into acting after a bit part in an episode of ' ...

as Senior Detective

Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham Patrick Joseph "P. J." Hasham is a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama '' Blue Heelers'', portrayed by Martin Sacks. An experienced detective, P. J. served on major task forces and crime squads in Melbourne before the ...

'full season''* Lisa McCune as

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Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle Maggie Doyle is a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama '' Blue Heelers'', portrayed by Lisa McCune. A feisty young constable from a policing family, Maggie arrived in Mount Thomas during the first episode, which fol ...

'full season''* William McInnes as Senior Constable Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz 'full season''*

Damian Walshe-Howling Damian Walshe-Howling (born 22 January 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian actor, well known for his role as Andrew "Benji" Veniamin in the Australian underworld drama, ''Underbelly'', for which he won the Best Supporting or Guest Ac ...

as Constable Adam Cooper 'full season''*

Tasma Walton Tasma Walton (born 19 August 1973) 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. She was accepted into the National Ins ...

as Probationary Constable Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley 'full season'' Semi-regular cast members for this season included: *

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as Senior Sergeant →

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Monica Draper * Beth Buchanan as Susan Croydon * Michael Isaacs as

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* Axl Taylor as Len the barman *

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as Ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle *

Jeremy Kewley Jeremy Leo Kewley (born 16 August 1960) is an Australian actor, writer, producer and convicted child sex offender. He made his professional acting debut as an adolescent in the feature film '' The Devil's Playground'' (1976). Early life Kew ...

Tony Timms This is a list of all recurring/semi-regular cast members over the Australian television programme '' Blue Heelers'' 13 season run between 1994–2006. A Clive Adamson Chief Superintendent Clive Adamson was a fictional character in the ...

* Reg Evans as Keith Purvis * Terry Gill as Chief Superintendent Clive Adamson * Karen Davitt as Doctor Zoe Hamilton * Rachel Blakely as Gina Belfanti *

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as Charlie Clarke * Marie Trevor as Lelia Clegg * Pauline Terry-Bietz as Beth McKinley * Neil Pigot as

Russell Falcon-Price * Adam May as Ellis Corby *

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as Merv Poole * Kevin Harrington as

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as Stacey Norse * Stuart Baker as "Richo" Notable guest actors this season included Anne Phelan,

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Alan Dale Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947) is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. Dale subsequentl ...

, Peta Brady, Brett Climo,

Wendy Strehlow Wendy Strehlow ( 1958) is an Australian actress, particularly in soap opera and theatre, she has appeared in numerous TV series and tele-dramas but is probably best known for her role as the much loved nurse sister Judy Loveday in the televisio ...

Fiona Corke Fiona Corke (born 24 September 1961) 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.' Corke appear ...

and

Lesley Baker Lesley Baker (born 20 January 1944) is an Australian actress, singer, dancer and comedian. She was well known for her early appearances on In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy. After which she went on to play several roles for Crawford Pr ...

. In the episode, "Fool For Love",

Jane Allsop Jane Claire Allsop is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Parrish on ''Blue Heelers''. Personal life Allsop was born in the United Kingdom, and only a few months after her birth moved to the United States with her father, Joh ...

guest starred. She impressed the producers so much that they would later invite her back to the show in a main role as

Jo Parrish Jo Parrish is a fictional character from the Australian television police drama ''Blue Heelers'', played by Jane Allsop. She made her first appearance during the sixth season episode "Hello Goodbye", broadcast on 18 August 1999. The character lef ...

Reception

The 1997 Season was the highest rating for the show; was the number one show on Australian Television for that year: Averaging a mammoth 2,441,000 in the five cities for the year. Two of the most popular episodes remain the two-parter "Gold" and "Fool's Gold", in which PJ and Maggie are trapped down a mine shaft and release their sexual tension.

Awards

Episodes

DVD release

References

;General * Zuk, T
Blue Heelers: 1997 episode guide
Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007. * TV.com editors

TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007. ;Specific Blue Heelers seasons 1997 Australian television seasons {{DEFAULTSORT:Blue Heelers (Season 04)