'' is a long-running
Australian Television Show about
Police in a small
Town in the state of
Victoria called
Mt. Thomas .
The show's 13th and final season is currently airing. With its 510th, and last episode, it will also equal the record for most episodes in an Australian primetime series, tying with ''
Homicide ''.
The series will end on June 10, 2006.
as Acting Sergeant Alex Kirby ( 2005 - 2006 )
as Probationary Constable Joss Peroni ( 2004 - 2006 )
as Detective Senior Constable Evan 'Jonesy' Jones ( 2001 - 2006 )
as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon ( 1994 - 2006 )
as Christine 'Chris' Reilly' ( 1994 - 2006 )
as Constable Matt Graham ( 2005 - 2006 )
as Detective Senior Constable Amy Fox ( 2004 - 2006 )
as Probationary Constable Kelly O'Rourke ( 2004 - 2006 )
as Senior Constable Susie Raynor ( 2003 - 2006 )
as Roz Patterson ( 1994 , 1996 )
as Sergeant Teresa 'Tess' Gallagher ( 2000 - 2003 )
as Constable Adam Cooper ( 1994 - 1998 , 2006 )
as Sergeant Mark Jacobs ( 2004 - 2005 )
as Constable Wayne Patterson ( 1994 - 1996 )
as Senior Constable Joanna Parrish ( 1999 - 2004 )
as Senior Constable Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle ( 1994 - 2000 )
as Senior Detective Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham ( 1994 - 2005 )
as Sergeant Benjamin Stewart ( 1998 - 2004 )
as Constable Jack Lawson ( 1999 - 2001 )
as Senior Constable Susie Raynor ( 2003 - 2006 )
as Constable Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley ( 1996 - 1999 )
as Sergeant Nick Schultz ( 1994 - 1998 , 2004 , 2005 )
'' first aired on
January 18 ,
1994 . The show aired on Tuesday nights at 7:30 PM. The first episode, "A Woman's Place" introduced us to Constable Maggie Doyle, who arrived for her first day of work at the Mt. Thomas police station. The other police present were Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon who ran the station with an almost grandfatherly watch over his co-workers, Constable Wayne Patterson - an old love of Maggie's who was now married to the ambitious Roz, Sergeant Nick Schultz, a sarcastic and yet good-hearted cop, and Senior Detective Patrick Joseph "P.J." Hasham: a charismatic and somewhat chauvinistic detective who soon found himself very interested in Maggie. Also around, and constantly providing information, gossip and advice was Christine "Chris" Reilly who ran the Imperial pub.
Storylines of the first season included:
- Roz assisting the cops,
- Maggie becoming a trial lawyer for the police,
- Tom's family problems, ending with the death of his wife Nell in a car accident,
- PJ's relationship with his religious mother Helena ( Arianthe Galani ),
- Tom's relationship with his daughter Susan ( Beth Buchanan ),
- and Maggie's relationship with her retired cop father Pat ( Dennis Miller ) and brother Robbie ( David Wenham ).
The show was a success, and by the end of its 45-episode first season the PJ-Maggie
Shipper s had quickly amassed. Roz was written out of the show before season's end, because the producers thought that they could do more with another police character, rather than a civilian. This allowed for the introduction of ambitious young Constable Adam Cooper to the group.
Notable guest stars for the season included
Radha Mitchell ,
Kate Keltie ,
Petra Jared ,
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell ,
Raelee Hill ,
Libby Tanner ,
Gerard Kennedy ,
Anne Phelan ,
Ian Smith ,
Olivia Hamnett ,
David Wenham and
Janet Andrewartha .
Season 2 premiered in
February 1995 , and ran for 41 episodes. The storylines included:
- Chris and Adam beginning a relationship, despite their age difference,
- Maggie getting a roommate, Gina Belfanti ( Rachel Blakely ), who quickly fell for Adam,
- Tom's reunion with his troubled daughter Susan,
- Maggie and Wayne going for their Senior Constable exams,
- The introduction of Inspector Monica Draper ( Peta Doodson ) who kept a close watch on the Mt.Thomas station,
- The arrival in town of Dr. Zoe Hamilton ( Karen Davitt ), a local doctor who became a secret admirer of Nick's,
- and the growing sexual tension between PJ and Maggie.
The season ended with Gina being raped. The only witness, a mentally disabled man named Clancy Freeman (
Michael Isaacs , who would recur until the 11th season), was uncertain of what he had seen, and so Maggie was used as bait to trap the rapist. In the aftermath, she and PJ shared their first kiss.
Notable guest stars included
Robert Grubb ,
David Field as Maggie's brother Michael,
Rebecca Rigg ,
Hugh Jackman ,
Libby Tanner ,
Janet Andrewartha ,
Kerry Armstrong ,
Terry Gill ,
Reg Gorman ,
Kristian Schmid and
Gerard Kennedy .
By the time the 42-episode third season began, ''Blue Heelers'' was hailed as the most successful Australian drama on television, also seeing significant changes in life at the station. Storylines included:
- Maggie discovering her brother Robbie (now played by Brett Climo ) was on drugs,
- Wayne's death, paving the way for his untrustworthy replacement ( Frankie J. Holden ), who eventually was caught falsifying evidence and replaced by strong, independent Constable Deirdre "Dash" McKinley,
- Tom dealing with his young daughter Anna ( Alexandra Sangster )'s pregnancy,
- PJ and Maggie - who had decided that their kiss meant nothing - were torn apart when Maggie fell for her professor Roman Kellerman ( Geoff Paine ). While PJ's suspicions about Kellerman proved correct, it severely affected his friendship with Maggie and he chose to leave the station. His charismatic replacement, Detective Johnny Kowalski ( Jack Finsterer ) proved to be no picnic - wooing both the women of the station. When PJ eventually returned, with Kowalski gone, relations between him and Maggie were strained. In the season finale, Maggie saved him from being prosecuted for the murder of a local woman - despite the false allegations of the woman's son Luke Darcy ( Jonathon Brooks ) - and the season ended with renewed hope for all of the cops.
Notable guest stars included
Frances O'Connor ,
Marg Downey ,
Lee Kernaghan ,
Radha Mitchell ,
Terry Gill ,
Raelee Hill ,
Louise Siversen ,
Rhys Muldoon ,
David Wenham ,
Norman Yemm ,
Andrew Blackman ,
Frankie J. Holden ,
Anne Phelan and
Andrew McKaige .
The fourth season ran for 42 episodes. Storylines included:
- Plague coming to Mt. Thomas, with Maggie nearly losing her life,
- Adam confessing his unrequited love for Dash,
- Chris's niece Leonie marrying Clancy Freeman,
- Nick and Zoe growing closer,
- the marriage of Adam to Stacey Norse ( Kate Atkinson ),
- The introduction of two popular recurring characters: Jeremy Kewley as less-than-helpful reporter Tony Tims, and Neil Pigot as Inspector Russell "Rusty" Falcon-Price,
- Chris becoming politically minded and running for local council,
- Tom's daughter Susan taking up a posting at the school,
- Adam facing the fact that his wife had lied and cheated on him,
- Maggie attempting to protect her drug-addicted brother from the law,
- Luke Darcy, PJ's nemesis, attempting to ruin his life once and for all,
- The attraction of Tom to local solicitor Sally Downie ( Catherine Wilkin ),
- and the sexual tension being consummated between PJ and Maggie, leading to them finally starting a secret relationship.
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.
In the episode, "Fool For Love",
Jane Allsop 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.
Notable guest actors this season included
Anne Phelan ,
Stefan Dennis ,
Vincent Gil ,
Alan Dale ,
Peta Brady ,
Brett Climo ,
Wendy Strehlow ,
Fiona Corke and
Lesley Baker .
The 41-episode fifth season saw the show move to Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM, allowing it to explore new storylines that weren't available in an earlier timeslot. Ratings continued to climb.
Storylines included:
- Maggie and PJ hiding their relationship from their co-workers, which landed them in trouble when Organised Crimes specialist Detective Sergeant Ben Stewart came to town to help with a case, falling for Maggie,
- Tom embarking on a relationship with Sally Downie,
- Dash being diagnosed with cancer, and undergoing Chemotherapy ,
- the cops fighting back against plans to downgrade the station,
- a demoted Senior Constable Ben Stewart returning full time to Mt. Thomas,
- the engagement and marriage of Nick and Zoe,
- and Adam's increasingly disgraceful conduct - including falsifying evidence and punching Tom - seeing him removed from the force.
The season saw Nick and Zoe leave Mt. Thomas after their wedding, with Nick being tired of being held back by his co-workers. In real life, William McInnes had lost patience with the relative lack of storylines he was being given.
Guest actors included
Shane Connor ,
James Condon ,
John Clayton ,
Maggie Dence ,
Peter O'Brien ,
Grant Piro ,
Val Lehman ,
Monica Maughan ,
Anne Phelan ,
Dennis Coard ,
Carol Burns and
Sean Scully .
The sixth season of 42 episodes would be the peak of the show's popularity, along with the first episodes of the seventh. Storylines included:
- The arrival of Constable Jack Lawson,
- Ben dealing with his broken marriage and desire to see more of his children,
- PJ and Maggie's relationship being exposed via a security video,
- Chris taking a place on the local council,
- Ben's daughter Emma attempting to get Ben and Maggie together,
- Maggie dealing with the death of her brother Robbie, and her attempts to crack the drug ring that killed him,
- Tom having to let go of his relationship with Sally,
- Dash's promotion and subsequent decision to leave the force,
- Maggie briefly starting an affair with Ben, but ultimately choosing PJ just as Ben was dealt a blow by his ex-wife's decision to move to the other side of the country with their children,
- Jack getting involved with an ex-girlfriend, Molly ( Petra Jared ), whose wild antics saw him getting in over his head,
- and the arrival in town of Constable Joanna Parrish.
Guest actors this season included
Kate Hood ,
Jason Clarke ,
Terence Donovan ,
Lisa Crittenden ,
Grant Piro ,
Norman Yemm ,
Robert Grubb ,
Margot Knight ,
Arianthe Galani ,
Jeremy Angerson ,
Louise Siversen ,
Lois Ramsay ,
Mary Ward and
Roger Oakley .
The first episodes of the 41-episode seventh season would be the most watched in history, and also the start of the show's downfall in the public consciousness. 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.
Other storylines included:
- The remaining cops dealing with Maggie's death,
- Sergeant Tess Gallagher arriving in town to take Maggie's position, which hurts a depressed Ben,
- Tess being drawn into the plight of three young neglected children, the oldest - Hayley ( Emily Browning ) - particularly drawing her sympath,
- The new doctor in town, Mel Carter ( Suzi Dougherty ) quickly learning to fit in,
- and Jack's attempts to woo a local girl ending in tragedy with him being shot and left for dead. In the final episodes of the season, a paralysed Jack started a downward spiral which was only saved by a revolutionary procedure that was to be tested on him, and ultimately saved him.
Guest actors this season included
Paul Dawber ,
Alan Hopgood ,
Olivia Hamnett ,
Kate Hood ,
Ian Rawlings ,
Andy Anderson ,
Dennis Coard ,
Roger Oakley ,
Betty Lucas ,
James Condon ,
Alex Papps ,
Mary Ward ,
Tommy Dysart ,
Maggie Kirkpatrick ,
Joy Westmore ,
Alyce Platt ,
Jeremy Angerson ,
Sean Scully ,
Zoe Bertram ,
Wendy Strehlow and
Nicki Paull .
Ratings in the 8th season began to decline ever so slowly, with many fans feeling that Maggie's absence and the slightly repetitive storylines were getting in the way of the show's feel.
Storylines included:
- Tess and Jack beginning a relationship which ended when he was arrested and convicted for murder,
- Tess falling for his replacement, Evan Jones - who joined the force to avenge his father's death,
- Tess taking in neglected child Hayley Fulton,( Emily Browning )
- Ben's continuing spiral of depression,
- and Tom finding love in enchanting local reverend Grace Curtis ( Debra Lawrance ), whose sons were less than thrilled with the match.
Guest actors who appeared in this season included
Carol Burns ,
Norman Yemm ,
Val Lehman ,
David Clencie ,
Simon Burke ,
Terry Gill ,
Alethea McGrath ,
Gary Sweet ,
Rhys Muldoon ,
Gary Day ,
Lisa Crittenden ,
Julia Blake ,
Alan Hopgood ,
Gerard Kennedy ,
Lesley Baker and
Kirsty Child .
Storylines for the 41-episode ninth season included:
- Susan Croydon, pregnant, returning home only to lose her baby in a hit-and-run designed as a revenge plot on Tom,
- PJ dealing with his mother's death,
- Tess - having lost Hayley to her real family - letting out her feelings for Jonesy,
- and Jo falling for PJ, which faced a snag when Ben's lawyer sister Liz ( Kat Stewart ) arrived in town taking PJ's heart with her.
- After Liz left town, PJ and Jo ultimately became a couple and moved in together, forcing roommate Ben to deal with his new living situation,
- Tom proposed to Grace, but the week of their wedding saw trouble in the form of her ex-husband, and their respective families,
- Jo sat for - and succeeded in - her Senior Constable exam,
- and Tess began a whirlwind affair with an old friend, attractive Dr. Josh Carmichael ( Daniel Fredriksen ) which ended with Jonesy distraught, and Tess married.
Notable guest actors this season included
Ailsa Piper ,
Alan David Lee ,
John Orcsik ,
Leslie Dayman ,
Margot Knight ,
Justine Saunders ,
Jane Badler ,
Elspeth Ballantyne ,
Peter Sumner ,
Shaunna O'Grady ,
Kate Jason ,
Alethea McGrath ,
Marg Downey ,
Monica Maughan ,
Lois Collinder and
Annie Jones .
By the 42-episode tenth season, was in a comfortable but not successful ratings pattern. Storylines included:
- Ben recovering from alcoholism, and then beginning an affair with Inspector Falcon-Price's wife,
- Jonesy proving ulterior motives behind Josh's marriage to Tess,
- Jo and PJ facing relationship troubles,
- Ben falling for, and proposing to, Salvation Army Captain Marissa Craddock ( Heidi Arena ),
- The arrival in town of Ben's daughter Maddie,
- Tom dealing with his teenage step-son's problems,
- Tess leaving town, pregnant with Josh's child, due to a natal condition,
- and the arrival of Constable Susie Raynor, whose paralysed husband Brad ( Matt Passmore ) became wrongly suspicious of Ben and Susie's friendship, ending in a confrontation where Ben had no choice but to shoot and kill Brad in front of Susie.
Guest actors this season included
Betty Bobbitt ,
Robert Grubb ,
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor ,
Lisa Crittenden ,
Maggie Millar ,
Betty Lucas ,
Paul Mercurio ,
Lynda Gibson ,
Ian Rawlings ,
Colette Mann ,
Ernie Bourne ,
Lyndel Rowe and
Andrew Clarke .
With ratings slipping fast,
2004 became the year in which the producers took a radical approach to shake-up their show. The 39-episode 11th season saw the ratings ascend dramatically. Storylines included:
- The return of Luke Darcy to town, who terrorised PJ and Jo,
- Ben's engagement collapsing, and him having to face Susie over the events of the tenth season finale,
- Jonesy and Susie embarking on a short-lived relationship,
- and the engagement of PJ and Jo, which ended when PJ was haunted by Maggie's memory.
On
21 April , '' aired a special event: a live episode. While Paul Bishop did not appear due to film commitments, this theatre-esque event drew large ratings and was the first step in drawing viewers back to the show.
This was followed by the overhaul of the show. It's 440th episode, "End of Innocence", aired on
6 July and saw a new family in town being suspected of ghastly crimes. The Baxter family terrorised Clancy, Jo, Tom and Grace and shortly thereafter, the terror became reality when the station was blown up and Clancy and Jo were killed. Shortly thereafter, Grace was found raped and murdered.
Nick Schultz returned, now in Homicide, to investigate, and soon learned that Tom had changed as a result of these events, and was now much harsher and determined to gain vengeance on the Baxters. Four new cops arrived on the scene - smart detective Amy Fox, family man Mark Jacobs, and ambitious rival trainees Kelly O'Rourke and Joss Peroni. In episode 445, "Checkmate", Barry Baxter was sent to jail for the terror attacks, and Nick departed Mt. Thomas leaving his colleagues to face their new situation. The ratings picked up significantly during this time.
Storylines over the second half of the season included:
- Moving into the new station and discovering the new power situation,
- Jonesy finding a suspicious girlfriend, Donna ( Samantha Healy ), after discovering Susie with Ben,
- Tom remaining a changed man after his wife's death,
- Kelly being harassed by new Sgt. Roy Holland,
- Joss beginning a relationship with a much older woman, Fay Tudor ( Tottie Goldsmith ),
- and PJ and Amy facing tensions with one another.
In the final episodes of the season, a series of attempts on Tom's life saw him suspect Tarni Baxter (
Melissa Andersen ), the jailed Baxter's daughter. Although there was no proof against her, the closing moments of the season finale saw a crazy-with-rage Tom attempting to drown Tarni in a river.
While some critics and fans were concerned at the new
Soap Opera style that had embraced, ratings remained high for the rest of the season.
Guest actors included
Charles "Bud" Tingwell ,
Nicki Paull ,
Bernard Curry ,
Lesley Baker ,
Danny Adcock ,
Alan Hopgood ,
Frankie J. Holden ,
Simon Westaway and
Jeremy Linday Taylor .
The 12th season ran for 42 episodes.
While the first half of the season, with several high profile guest stars, maintained the high ratings of the previous season; the second half of the year - which saw the show up against ratings success ''
House '' saw a decrease in ratings, as well as a gradual mixing of critical reaction, which had initially proved mostly positive.
The season also saw the departure of Geoff Morrell and Martin Sacks, who chose to take time off to spend with their families. Sacks's departure leaves Julie Nihill and John Wood as the only remaining original cast members; and the only cast members to have been on the show since before
2001 .
Storylines for season 12 included:
- Tom being suspected of murder, while only Kelly stood by him,
- Nick returning to town briefly to find evidence against Tom, however ultimately realising it was someone framing him,
- The arrival of Mark's friend Acting Sergeant Lindy Schroeder ( Sarah Chadwick ) and her quick dismissal by a still-bitter Tom,
- Tom going up against a gangster ( Gary Sweet ),
- PJ and Amy's conflict over a psychiatrist ( Vince Colosimo ), suspected of being a Serial Killer ,
- Amy confronting her uncle ( Shane Porteous ) who sexually abused her as a teen
- the arrival of Senior Constable Alex Kirby ( Charlie Clausen ), who immediatedly fell for Susie, causing conflict,
- The escape from jail of Barry Baxter, threatening Tom's family and seeing a siege situation,
- PJ leaving the station to take a job in Melbourne with Homicide,
- Jonesy taking up detective work with Amy and attempting to prove his worth,
- Joss becoming determined to show Amy that he, also, has what it takes to be a detective,
- Mark beginning an affair with his neighbour ( Tara Morice ), finally resigning from the police force and leaving to start a new life with her,
- Kelly's new neighbour becoming an obsessive stalker, and terrorising Kelly,
- the arrival in town of former Soldier turned police officer Matt Graham, who is forced to deal with his wartorn past after events in town bring back painful memories.
- the investigation into several rapes, with ties to a prominent plastic surgeon ( Peter O'Brien ),
- and the surprising arrival in town of a boy who is searching for his father - who turns out to be Acting Seargent Alex.
Guest actors included
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor ,
Val Jellay ,
John Brumpton ,
Joy Westmore ,
Pepe Trevor ,
Margot Knight ,
Tracy Mann ,
Danny Adcock ,
Paul Dawber ,
Lynette Curran ,
Elspeth Ballantyne and
Alethea McGrath .
The 13th season - of 11 episodes - is currently airing.
Suffering falling ratings in 2005, news of a 13th season was delayed until
September 2005 , when the network commissioned just 11 episodes, taking the show's episode tally to 510. On January 13 2006, the network ended months of speculation when they officially cancelled the series. The news was broken by television critic
Robert Fidgeon on radio station
3AW , and was shortly followed by the official announcement
1 .
For its final season, the show was moved to the lower-rated
Saturday night timeslot, which also saw it up against popular police program ''
The Bill ''. This move was slammed by cast member John Wood
1 .
The season premiered on
April 1 , 2006, with the show's 500th episode - ''Only The Lonely''. The next episode, entitled "Boss", was advertised as the 500th episode, and focussed largely on Tom.
Storylines for the final season include:
- Alex dealing with his role as a father,
- Jonesy and Susie finally sorting out where their relationship lies,
- Tom's disappearance from Mt. Thomas, and the subsequent taking over of the station by Inspector Falcon-Price,
- Tom dealing with a severe illness,
- The arrival in town of Joss's concerned mother,
- Kelly's romance with a rival lawyer ( Marcus Graham ) and Joss's reaction to it,
and the return to town of ex-Constable Adam Cooper (Damian Walshe-Howling)
Guest actors for the season will include
Jacinta Stapleton and
Ian Roberts .
The season will air through to the
Series Finale on June 10.
For the finale, which wrapped filming on
December 20 , 2005, two alternate endings were filmed; one allowing the show to continue, the other wrapping up storylines. This second ending will now be used.
2
The show's 510th episode will equal the record of longest weekly primetime drama series in Australian history, tying the show with ''Homicide''.
It should be noted that this record covers only the number of episodes aired. ''Homicide'' remains the longest running show in terms of years (and months) on air at 12 years and 6 months, having beat ''Blue Heelers'' by one month. Also, ''Homicide'' had two 90 minute episodes, two 120 minute episodes, and a 150 minute episode, making its overall on-air running time longer.
The first season (Episodes 1 - 17) was released on
November 2 2005 .
The second season (Episodes 18 - 54) was released on
December 1 2005 .
The third season (Episodes 55 - 96) was released on
February 16 2006 .
The fourth season (Episodes 97 - 139) was relased on
April 6 2006 .
The fifth season (Episodes 140 - 182) will be released on
June 8 2006 .
The
Logie Awards have awarded the following honours to '':
1995 - Winner - Most Popular New Talent - Lisa McCune
1996 - Winner - Most Popular Actress - Lisa McCune
1997 - Nominee - Most Popular Actor - John Wood
1997 - Nominee - Most Outstanding Actor - William McInnes
1997 - Winner - Most Popular Actor - Martin Sacks
1997 - Winner - Most Popular Actress - Lisa McCune
1997 - Winner - Most Popular New Talent - Tasma Walton
1997 - Winner -
1998 - Nominee - Most Popular Actor - John Wood
1998 - Nominee - Most Oustanding Actor - William McInnes
1998 - Winner - Most Popular Actor - Martin Sacks
1998 - Winner - Most Popular Actress - Lisa McCune
1998 - Winner -
1999 - Winner - Most Popular Actor - Martin Sacks
1999 - Winner - Most Popular Actress - Lisa McCune
1999 - Winner -
1999 - Nominee - Most Popular Actor - John Wood
2000 - Winner - Most Popular Actor - Martin Sacks
2000 - Winner - Most Popular Actress - Lisa McCune
2000 - Winner -
2000 - Nominee - Most Popular Actor - John Wood
2000 - Winner - Most Popular New Talent - Jane Allsop
2001 - Nominee -
2001 - Winner - Most Popular Actor - Martin Sacks
2001 - Nominee - Most Popular Actor - John Wood
2002 - Winner - Most Popular New Male Talent - Ditch Davey
2003 - Nominee - Most Popular Actor - John Wood
2003 - Nominee -
2004 - Nominee -
2004 - Nominee -
2005 - Nominee -
2005 - Winner - Most Popular Actor - John Wood
2005 - Nominee - Most Popular Actress - Jane Allsop
2005 - Nominee - Most Popular New Female Talent - Rachel Gordon
2005 - Nominee - Most Popular New Female Talent - Samantha Tolj
2006 - Nominee - Most Outstanding Actor - John Wood
2006 - Nominee - Most Popular Drama Series - John Wood
2006 - Nominee - Most Popular Actor - John Wood
The Gold Logie is the award for Most Popular Television Personality of the year. In 1996, Lisa McCune - who quickly became the darling of the Australian television audience - was nominated for it, and from 1997 to 2000, she was the winner of the award. She was further nominated in 2001, but having only done 2 episodes of '' in the 12 months prior to the award, and a miniseries, ''
The Potato Factory '', she lost out to
Georgie Parker of ''
All Saints ''.
John Wood has been nominated for the award every year from
1997 to 2006, but always lost out - first to McCune, then - in
2001 and
2002 - to Parker, and then from
2003 to
2005 to television host
Rove McManus . He is again nominated in 2006, against a diverse field of nominees which includes McManus and long-time television personality
Bert Newton .
Grant Bowler followed on from the show by appearing on ''
Pacific Drive '', ''
Medivac '', ''
Something In The Air '', ''
All Saints '', ''
Always Greener '' and hosted the Australian version of ''
The Mole ''. He remains a recognisable name in Australian television and film.
Lisa McCune has remained a household name. Her 2000 miniseries ''The Potato Factory'' based on the
Bryce Courtenay novel was a moderate success while her 2002 television show with
Alison Whyte , ''
Marshall Law '' - which mixed elements of ''
Ally McBeal '' style comedy, with legal drama - never hit a mark with audiences. She performed in
Sydney theatre productions of ''
The Sound Of Music '' and ''
Cabaret ''; and was also as the face of the
Coles supermarket advertisements. In
2004 she starred in the telemovie ''
Hell Has Harbour Views '' and appeared in a four-episode guest arc on ''
MDA '' during
September 2005 . She hosts
Forensic Investigators , a series investigating Australian murders, and is currently back in theatre in a production of ''
Urinetown ''.
William McInnes has also remained a household name. Aside from co-starring with McCune on ''Marshall Law'', he also won awards for performances in ''
SeaChange '', ''
Do Or Die '', ''
My Brother Jack '', and guest starred in ''
CrashBurn '' and ''
Kath & Kim ''. McInnes also returned to ''Blue Heelers'' in several episodes.
Martin Sacks has had both acting and directing success, but has announced he will be taking some time off to spend with his family.
Jane Allsop guest starred on ''
Last Man Standing '', and ''
MDA ''.
Paul Bishop is an accomplished - and critically adored - theatre actor who has now returned to the stage. During
September 2005 he guest starred in four episodes of ''
MDA '' along with Lisa McCune.
Caroline Craig has branched out into theatre acting.
Geoff Morrell has retired to his family home to concentrate on his
Art .
Tasma Walton guest starred on ''
The Secret Life Of Us '', and in the
2005 telemovie ''
Little Oberon '' with
Sigrid Thornton .
Anne Burbrook, Rupert Reid and Damian Walshe-Howling have remained recognisable in the industry - Burbrook returned to ''Blue Heelers'' for a guest spot; Walshe-Howling guest starred in ''
The Secret Life Of Us '' and will return to ''Blue Heelers'' in 2006; and Reid appeared in ''
The Matrix '' sequels - but none have achieved the fame of their co-stars.
