City Homicide
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| City Homicide | |
|---|---|
 2007- present opening title card | |
| Created by | John Hugginson John Banas |
| Starring | Noni Hazlehurst Shane Bourne Daniel MacPherson Nadine Garner Aaron Pedersen Damien Richardson |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (as of 28 July 2008) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx 45 minutes (1 hour with ads) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | August 27 2007 - present |
City Homicide is an Australian television drama series that premiered on Seven Network on 27 August 2007. It focuses on six members of an Australian police homicide squad. It is mainly set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne, Victoria.
Cast
Main
| Actor/Actress | Character | Rank | Tenure | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Recurring supporting cast
- Marshall Napier as Detective Senior Sergeant Wilton Sparkes (2007 - present)
- John McTernan as Assistant Commissioner (Crime Dept) Bill Mulholland (2007 - present)
- Mark Hennessy as Senior Sergeant James Cotton (Bernice's PA) (2007 - present)
- Cameron Nugent as Paul Winston (2007 - present)
- Kat Stewart as Claire Jackson (2007)
- Louise Crawford as Sergeant Karen Hatzic (2007 - present)
- David Field as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis (2007 - present)
Guest Cast
- Gil Tucker as Sam 'Mack The Knife' McIntyre (2007 - present)
- Alyce Platt as Lorraine Sparkes (2007 - present)
- Vince Colosimo as Ernie Calbrese (2007)
- Jasper Bagg as Barry Shadow (2007)
Production
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]
Reception
| Television ratings in Australia |
|---|
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Australian TV ratings
| Season | Average Weekly Audience |
Average Weekly Rank |
Average Nightly Rank |
Peak Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 1,695,000 | 7 | 1 | 1,783,000 NOV |
| Season 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
After a successful first season, City Homicide returned on Monday 30th June 2008, with a season line-up of 22 episodes.
Plot
Season 1
Most episodes and cases are largely self contained. However, there are several story arcs which ran 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, who had been missing for 16 years, being found dead at a construction site.
Episodes
| Season | Ep # | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14 | 27 August 2007 | 19 November 2007 |
| Season 2 | 22 | 30 June 2008 | TBA |
| Season 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
DVD Releases
There are no plans for City Homicide to be released on DVD at this time.
Broadcast and Distribution
| Country | Network | Airs |
|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
Seven Network | Mondays 8:30pm |
 France
|
AB Droits | |
 Ireland
|
RTE One | Sundays 4.30am |
 Netherlands
|
Net5 | |
 Norway
|
TV Norge | |
 Africa
|
Daar Communications | |
 New Zealand
|
TV One | Mondays 8:30pm |
References
- ^ Chai, Paul. Southern Star steals Seven's 'City', Variety, May 15, 2007.
External links
- City Homicide.net - Unofficial City Homicide site
- City Homicide at The TV IV
- City Homicide at the Australian Television Information Archive