City Homicide
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| City Homicide | |
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 2007- present opening title card |
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| Format | Police, Drama, Crime |
| Created by | John Hugginson John Banas |
| Starring | Noni Hazlehurst Shane Bourne Daniel MacPherson Aaron Pedersen Nadine Garner Damien Richardson |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (as of 19 November 2007) (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx 45 minutes (1 hour with ads) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Seven Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original airing | August 27, 2007 - present |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
| “ | No greater honour will ever be bestowed upon an officer, than when they are entrusted with an investigation into the death of a human being. | ” |
City Homicide is an Australian television drama series that premiered on Seven Network on 27 August 2007. It focuses on five members of an Australian police homicide squad. It is mainly set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters (the state is never specified, although the series is shot in Melbourne).
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Main
| Actor/Actress | Character | Rank | Tenure | Episodes |
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| Noni Hazlehurst | Bernice Waverley | Detective Superintendent (Vice and Homicide) | 2007 - present | 001 - present |
| Shane Bourne | Stanley Wolfe | Detective Senior Sergeant | 2007 - present | 001 - present |
| Nadine Garner | Jennifer Mapplethorpe | Detective Senior Constable | 2007 - present | 001 - present |
| Daniel MacPherson | Simon Joyner | Detective Senior Constable | 2007 - present | 001 - present |
| Aaron Pedersen | Duncan Freeman | Detective Senior Constable | 2007 - present | 001 - present |
| Damien Richardson | Matt Ryan | Detective Senior Constable | 2007 - present | 001 - present |
[edit] Recurring supporting cast
- John McTernan as Assistant Commissioner (Crime Dept) Bill Mulholland (2007 - present)
- Mark Hennessy as Senior Sergeant James Cotton (Bernice's PA) (2007 - present)
- Alyce Platt as Lorraine Sparkes (2007 - present)
- Marshall Napier as Detective Senior Sergeant Wilton Sparkes {2007 - present)
- Louise Crawford as Sergeant Karen Hatzic (2007 - present)
- David Field as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis (2007 - present)
- Gil Tucker as Sam 'Mack The Knife' McIntyre (2007 - present)
- Kat Stewart as Claire Jackson (2007)
[edit] Production
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The show's co-writers are John Hugginson who has previously worked on Water Rats, Murder Call and Blue Heelers, and John Banas who has written for All Saints and Stingers in addition to Water Rats and Blue Heelers. In an interview with the Herald Sun, Banas told of how the show had been in planning since "late last millennium".
There are several parallels to City Homicide's predecessor Blue Heelers, including being shot in Victoria, same production company and tv network, as a result City Homicide can be considered a spiritual successor to Blue Heelers.
The bulk of City Homicide is shot at Seven's South Melbourne studios and the show features Melbourne landmarks, such as Flinders Street Station and the city's trams.
The series is distributed overseas by Southern Star Group.[1]
[edit] Reception
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[edit] Australian TV ratings
| Year | Average Weekly Audience |
Average Weekly Rank |
Peak Weekly Audience |
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| 2007 | 1,600,231 | 7 | 1,763,000 NOV-NOV |
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After a successful first season, City Homicide with return in 2008 with 22 episodes.
[edit] Plot
[edit] Season 1
Most episodes and cases are largely self contained. However, there are several story arcs which run through the series:
- Tension between Duncan and Jennifer, his temporary replacement who joins Homicide permanently;
- Simon's affair with a superior officer's wife;
- Duncan's girlfriend, Claire, being forced into a sting by the drug squad after she is arrested for possession of ice, in which she is killed;
- Hints of a developing romance between Matt and Jennifer;
- Simon's post-traumatic stress, caused by his being held at gunpoint, which nearly leads him to resign;
- Tension on Stanley's marriage, caused by his work;
- Matt's mother, whom had been missing for 16 years, being found dead at a construction site.
[edit] Episodes
| Season | Ep # | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
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| Season 1 | 14 | 27 August 2007 | 19 November 2007 |
| Season 2 | 22 | TBA | TBA |
[edit] DVD Releases
There are no plans for City Homicide to be released on DVD at this time.
[edit] Broadcast and Distribution
| Country | Network | Airs |
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| Australia |
Seven Network | |
 France |
AB Droits | |
 Ireland |
RTE | |
 Netherlands |
Net5 | |
 Norway |
TV Norge | |
 Africa |
Daar Communications |
[edit] References
- ^ Chai, Paul. Southern Star steals Seven's 'City', Variety, May 15, 2007.
[edit] External links
- City Homicide.net - Unofficial City Homicide site
- City Homicide at The TV IV
- City Homicide at the Australian Television Information Archive
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