''Cody'' is a series of six Australian

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s starring

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that were made for the

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in 1994 and 1995. Sweet played the title character Cody, an unconventional police detective,Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p28 described by

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as a "larrikin cop, on the trail of crimes".

Plot

Cody (

) is a Sydney-based police detective, with Fiorelli (

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) as his partner and Inspector Genevieve Simmonds (

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) as their superior. In September 1994 Sweet described the title character to Nicole Leedham of ''

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'' as "kind of risky and dangerous and pretty ruthless ... eain't that much fun, I mean he's fun to play, but he's not that much fun as a guy. He's not your barrel of laughs." In the first episode, ''Cody: A Family Affair'' (1994), the detective investigates a diamond-smuggling gang and poses as a dealer. He also searches for a missing teenager. In the second episode, ''Cody: The Tipoff'' (1994), Cody's childhood friend Mack (

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) provides a tip about a burglary in progress. Mack later turns up dead and Cody investigates another friend, Jimmy Catter (

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). In the third episode, ''Cody: Bad Love'' (1994), the squad's investigation of art thefts leads to a gallery run by an attractive French artist, Claudia (

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). The fourth episode, ''Cody: The Burnout'' (1995), includes Stella ( Alexandra Fowler). In the fifth episode, ''Cody: The Wrong Stuff'' (1995), the squad hunts a drug dealer (Mark Owen-Taylor). In the sixth episode, ''Cody: Fall from Grace'' (1995), an apparent suicide leads to Sam Wolfe ( Bill Hunter).

Cast

as Cody *

as Fiorelli *

as Inspector Genevieve Simmonds (episodes 1–3) *

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as Girl in Lift (The Tip-Off)

Episodes

Season One

Season Two

Home media

It was announced by Via Vision Entertainment in March 2019 that they would be releasing the ''Cody'' telemovies on DVD in two collections.

Awards and nominations

Gary Sweet was nominated for a Silver Logie as Most Popular Actor for the episode, ''Cody: The Burnout''.

References

{{reflist Australian drama television series Seven Network original programming 1994 Australian television series debuts 1995 Australian television series endings Television series by Endemol Australia