Matlock Police - Season 5 (1975)

When two small-time con-men try a little petty thieving in Matlock, they unwillingly become involved in a major payroll robbery.

A tragic accident leaves three children orphaned, and, despite efforts by Sgt. Kennedy and his wife Nell to make arrangements for them, the oldest child develops her own ideas for their future.

A drug addict mother and a father who turns to alcohol for comfort force a 12-year-old boy to make decisions beyond his years.

The alleged appearance of the 'Burribri Bunyip' causes trigger-happy to get out of hand.

An elderly lady is caught in the middle of a police investigation into robbery and embezzlement.

Elusive Billy 'Truckie' Ross, always two steps ahead of the police in his petty criminal dealings, is faced with downfall when his family gets in on the act.

Moore than tempers flare in Matlock when a stranger with an unusual phobia hits town.

Lack of friends and his fathers attitude becomes too much for a shy teenager to take, and he takes off with a gun and shoots up a house where a party is being held.

Const. Hogan's job goes beyond police work when he serves an eviction notice on a pregnant girl whose husband is in jail.

The disappearance of a young girl unearths a long standing feud between her father and a local figurehead.

It's no all fun and games when Prad Smith - Showman Extraordinaire - and his troupe of performers arrive in Matlock. Trouble seems to follow Smith around, and the Matlock police find a connection between him and some horse thieves.

A dealer in fake antiques takes the Matlock police to the small town of Welcome, where the aged son of the towns founder chooses to enlist Const. Hogan's aid to do battle with his grandchildren.

The greed of his own family and the perilous dreams of a young boy are exposed by the legacy of 'Old Stinky' Bill.

The show is in town and the Matlock police play cat and mouse with two likable con-men.

Det. Sgt. Madden is shot and seriously injured after a weekend in the bush on the trail of a small-time cattle duffers.

The Matlock police have trouble with a reckless hang glider and Const. Hogan's dotty old school teacher.

Jill Perry, Sen Det. York's current girlfriend, pays no heed to the advice of the police in her efforts to convert the Matlock towns people into accepting an ex-convict into their town.

The Matlock police have trouble when they get caught in the middle of a feud with two neighboring farmers.

The family of Jack Maloney, the new Detective Sergeant, is placed in danger by a mad Irishman.

The dreams of a young arsonist spell destruction for the countryside around Matlock.

After a bad start with the local flying hero, Det. Sgt. Maloney find himself working hand in hand with him in a life or death crisis.

Sen. Const. Hogan organizes a second honeymoon for his parents, which is ruined by a youth with a grudge against him.

A youth from the city becomes involved in the dealings between the police, a farmer and some squatters.

A friend from Const. Hogan's past gets mixed up in some trouble when he sets about proving himself worthy of returning to the rigors of rodeo life.

It's peach picking time in Matlock, and illegal hooch and robbery causes a lot of problems.

A small-time pickpocket kicked out of New South Wales becomes a hero in Matlock for saving a boy's life, and a somewhat maniacal criminal takes an interest.

Police become involved in the welfare of a young crippled girl whose mother's attentions are driving her to the brink of insanity.

A female detective from the Melbourne drug squad working undercover requests the aid of the Matlock Police in apprehending a dangerous young drug pusher who is in Matlock to contact his supplier.

The aspirations of an unsettled young country girl are connected to several incidents of men being "King hit".

Unemployment and depression in Burrabri is the precursor to an abduction and threat of rape.

A young girl's love for her thoroughbred horse leads to a baffling case of abduction.

Const. Hogan's Aunty Nan intends turning her tomato farm into a marijuana farm.

A local legend sparks off gold fever near Chinaman's Creek, while the police investigate horse stealing and assault amidst the chaos and confusion.

A weekend camping trip turns out a bigger adventure than expected for five young boys when they and their adult companion become lost in the bush.

The Matlock police find the job far from pleasant when they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a policeman in an outlying in an outlying station.

The Matlock police discover that religion can be of great benefit - or a danger if power gets into the wrong hands.

The Matlock police are faced with a number of headaches when the Duke of Edinburgh visits Ringtail. Security is threatened by an old Irish rebel, and Sen. Det, York finds himself in a very difficult situation.

In attempting to recapture the past rapport of brotherly love, a young boy is instrumental in his own tragic fat'.

Money from a robbery changes hands so rapidly and so unexpectedly that the Matlock police and the robbers themselves seem destined never to break through the chaos.

In trying to solve the world's problem an itinerant do-good-er, 'the Mouth", only succeeds in starting World War 3 in Matlock.

The disease Anthrax breaks out in the Matlock District and the police have the difficult task of tracing the source and dealing with a panic-stricken farmer.