The seventh season of the Australian police-drama ''
Blue Heelers'' premiered on the
Seven Network on 9 February 2000 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 pm. The 41-episode season concluded 22 November 2000.
Cast
Main cast
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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 ...
as Constable
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 ...
*
Rupert Reid
Rupert may refer to:
People
* Rupert (name), various people known by the given name or surname "Rupert"
Places Canada
*Rupert, Quebec, a village
*Rupert Bay, a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay
*Rupert River, Quebec
*Rupert' ...
as Constable
Jack Lawson
John James Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson, PC (16 October 1881 – 3 August 1965) was a British trade unionist and a Labour Party politician. A miner and later Member of Parliament in County Durham, he served in the governments of Ramsay MacDonald ...
*
Paul Bishop as Acting Sergeant / Senior Constable
Ben Stewart
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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
Chris Riley
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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 P. J. Hasham
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Lisa McCune as
Senior Constable 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 follow ...
*
John Wood as
Senior Sergeant 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 ...
*
Caroline Craig as Sergeant
Tess Gallagher
Recurring cast
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Dennis Miller
Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, and comedian.
He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...
as Pat Doyle
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Terry Serio
Terry Serio is an Australian actor, director, musician and singer-songwriter. He has played recurring roles in several television series, including ''Blue Heelers'', ''Halifax f.p.'' ''Ocean Girl'', '' All Saints'', '' Young Lions'', ''Home and A ...
as Mick Doyle
* Mark Wilson as Benny Matthews
* Marcus Eyre as Detective Paul Donald
* Adam Palmer as Detective Doug Turnbull
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Neil Pigot as Inspector Russell Falcon-Price
* Peta Doodson as Inspector Monica Draper
* Suzi Dougherty as Dr. Mel Carter
Guest cast
Notable guest actors for this season included
Paul Dawber
Paul Dawber is a British born-Australian stage, film and television actor. He attended drama school at National Theatre, Melbourne and graduated in 1987. That same year, he played the role of Todd Buckley in '' Sons and Daughters''. He has ap ...
,
Alan Hopgood,
Olivia Hamnett,
Kate Hood
Kate Hood is an Australian actress, born in Sydney. She studied drama in New Zealand and joined The Mercury Theatre.
She is best known to international audiences for her role in the cult television drama ''Prisoner'' as the misunderstood Kath ...
,
Ian Rawlings,
Andy Anderson, Dennis Coard,
Roger Oakley,
Betty Lucas,
James Condon
James Thomas Condon (27 September 1923 – 14 February 2014) was an Australian actor of radio and stage, a scriptwriter and voice over, however best known for his numerous television roles in serials and television movies in Australia, particu ...
,
Alex Papps,
Mary Ward Mary Ward may refer to:
Scientists and academics
* Mary Ward (nurse) (1884–1972) English nurse to the boat people on the waterways
* Mary Ward (scientist) (née King, 1827–1869) Irish amateur scientist, was killed by an experimental steam car ...
,
Tommy Dysart
Thomas Gibson Dysart (24 December 1935 – 7 June 2022) was a Scottish-born Australian actor, known for his appearances on television dramas and comedies and in character roles in films and miniseries.
Early career
Dysart graduated from NIDA ...
,
Maggie Kirkpatrick,
Joy Westmore,
Alyce Platt
Alyce Mary A Platt (born 19 December 1963) is an Australian actress and singer. As an actress, she had roles in the TV soap operas '' Sons and Daughters'' and '' Neighbours'', and worked as a TV presenter and game show host, including on ''Sal ...
, Jeremy Angerson,
Sean Scully,
Zoe Bertram,
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 ...
and
Nicki Paull
Nicola Paull (born 1962 Queensland, Australia), is an Australian actress and a registered counsellor. Though predominantly known for her work on television, she has also appeared in films and on stage, as well as performing as a voice-over arti ...
.
Plot
Maggie, aided by PJ and her brother Mick, arrived at the point of cracking the drug ring she had been pursuing for a year and realised that she would have to go into witness protection. To do so, she staged a breakup with PJ and then awaited her escort nervously. PJ, however, realised that she was being tricked and arrived just seconds too late, to see Maggie shot down by a mysterious assailant. The episodes that followed, the "Who Killed Maggie Doyle?" arc, were the most-watched episodes ever. Arrested for Maggie's murder, PJ looked desperately to prove that he was being framed. Ultimately, in episode 263 "Out of the Shadows", he discovered the truth - it was her brother Mick.
Reception
This season marked the start of the show's downfall in the public consciousness.
Awards
Episodes
DVD release
Due to contractual negotiations, the release of this season, as well as any proceeding seasons, was postponed. These negotiations have concluded and the "Complete Seventh Season" DVD set (parts one and two) was released for sale in Australia (
Region 4) on 31 July 2008.
[Editors]
''Blue Heelers'': Season 7, Part 1 DVD
EzyDVD.com
. Retrieved 14 July 2008. The seventh season was released, as its predecessors were, in two parts. However, this season was simply released in a standard DVD package, not a boxed set with slipcase packaging like its predecessors. It is expected to be released as a complete package sometime in the future.
Notes
References
;General
* Zuk, T
Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
* TV.com editors
TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
;Specific
Blue Heelers seasons
2000 Australian television seasons
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