Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle
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| Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle | |||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Mags | ||||||||
| Gender | Female | ||||||||
| Rank | Constable -> Senior Constable -> Acting Sergeant |
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| First Episode | A Women's Place Ep. 1 (Pilot), aired 18/1/1994 |
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| Final Episode | One More Day Ep. 255, aired 16/2/2000 |
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| Episode Count | 255 episodes | ||||||||
| Reason for exit | Murdered by Mick Doyle | ||||||||
| Portrayed by | Lisa McCune | ||||||||
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Maggie Doyle is a fictional character in the long running police show Blue Heelers. She was portrayed by Lisa McCune. She first appeared in 1994 as an original character, and exited in 2000. Maggie arrived in Mount Thomas in the debut episode 'A Woman's Place'. She was driving into town and was pulled over by P.J. and Nick. P.J. breathalysed her and realised she was a copper. She then went on to the Imperial Hotel, where she was staying, and found out that Wayne Patterson (an old love of hers) was living and working in Mount Thomas. She then went to the Police station and introduced herself to Sergeant Tom Croydon. It was shown that Tom and Maggie's father, Pat Doyle had once been posted at the same station. The episode saw Maggie trying to convince a girl who had been raped to press charges and shooting Mick Doherty's dog as it was going to attack and kill Wayne. The debut episode of the series showed us Maggie's good nature and how opposed she was to sexism. Prior to her arrival in Mount Thomas, all of the Police officers there were men and the town seemed to find the idea of a female copper funny. This did change ,however, over the course of the series as many more female officers were posted to Mount Thomas.
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[edit] Rankings
Maggie was a Constable when the series began. In series 2 (1995) she filled in as Police Prosecuter. Maggie was promoted to Senior Constable in season 3 (1996) and was Acting Sergeant from Season 5 (1998) to season 6. Returned to Senior Constable when she returned from witness protection until she left in Season 7 (2000).
[edit] Relationships
It was revealed in the first episode that Maggie and Wayne had a relationship while they were at the Academy together.
It was clear from the start of the series that P.J. was interested in Maggie and they kissed at the end of Season 2 but decided it meant nothing and it didn't continue. They had a one night stand in season 4 in the mine shaft but Maggie got scared and the relationship ended.
Their first relationship didn't start until the start of Season 5.In this season ,however, Ben Stewart arrived in Mount Thomas and immediately fell for Maggie, and he and P.J. competed to win Maggie over. Maggie and Ben had a brief relationship in Season 6 but Maggie ended up choosing P.J. Maggie and P.J. became engaged at the end of season 6.
[edit] Death Of Her Brother
In season 4 Maggie discovered that her brother Robbie was on drugs. After he escaped from jail he was shot saving Maggie's life. This affected Maggie deeply and she was determined to track down his killers.
[edit] Maggie's Fate
In 2000 (Season 7 episode one more day), Maggie, aided by P.J. and her brother Mick, arrive at the point of cracking the ring that killed Robbie. When this was done, Maggie realised that she would have to go into Witness Protection and staged a break up with P.J. and announced she would be leaving Mount Thomas to take up a job in Melbourne. She then nervously waited for her escort. P.J. realised that she had been tricked and arrived to see Maggie shot dead in a shower of bullets. P.J. was arrested for her murder and looked desperately to prove he had been framed.
In episode 263 'Out Of The Shadows' it is revealed that Maggie's killer is her brother Mick. Her father Pat ended up shooting Mick before P.J. had a chance to arrest him. After Pat Doyle was arrested, P.J. he sprinkled Maggie's ashes.
Maggie's death and the episodes that followed are some of the most watched moments in Australian television history.
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Maggie and P.J first kissed in the season two final. While P.J wanted to pursue a relationship, Maggie believed that work and relationships don't mix. In season four, the two were trapped in a mine together. When they got out, they decided again, not to begin a relationship. They finally got together at the end of season four, although, they decided to keep it a secret from their colleages.
[edit] Other Appearances
In the 2004 episode 'Echoes' many old scenes were used of Maggie.
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