Blue Heelers season 5 explained

Season Number:	5
Bgcolour:	A1A19E
Network:	Seven Network
Num Episodes:	41
Episode List:	List of Blue Heelers episodes

The fifth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 24 February 1998 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 41-episode season concluded 25 November 1998. The 41-episode fifth season saw the show move to Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM, making way for All Saints on Tuesdays at 8.30 PM.

Casting

See also: List of recurring Blue Heelers characters. Damian Walshe-Howling appeared in the full season as Adam Cooper but finished his almost five-year career on the show with the show's season five finale - "Rotten Apple (Part 2)".

Paul Bishop began his playing his part of Ben Stewart before he actually became a permanent cast member in the episode "Nine Lives". William McInnes left the series because of lack of his storyline in the show and moving on to further projects.

Main

• John Wood as Sergeant → Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon
  • • • Julie Nihill as Christine 'Chris' Riley Martin Sacks as Senior Detective → Acting Sergeant (self demoted) Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham Lisa McCune as Constable → Senior Constable → Acting Sergeant Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle William McInnes as Senior Constable → Acting Sergeant → Sergeant Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz up to episode 37
    • Damian Walshe-Howling as Constable Adam Cooper Tasma Walton as Constable Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley Paul Bishop as Detective Acting Sergeant (demoted) → Senior Constable Benjamin 'Ben' Stewart from episode 28

Recurring

• Peta Doodson as Inspector Monica Draper
• Beth Buchanan as Susan Croydon
• Michael Isaacs as Clancy Freeman
• Suzi Dougherty as Dr. Mel Carter
• Axl Taylor as Len the barman
• Dennis Miller as Ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle
• Stuart Baker as "Richo"
• Reg Evans as Keith Purvis
• Terry Gill as Chief Superintendent Clive Adamson
• Karen Davitt as Dr. Zoe Hamilton
• Don Bridges as Charlie Clarke
• Marie Trevor as Lelia Clegg
• Pauline Terry-Bietz as Beth McKinley
• Neil Pigot as Inspector Russell Falcon-Price
• Adam May as Ellis Corby
• Peter Aanensen as Merv Poole
• Jeremy Kewley as Tony Timms
• Kevin Harrington as Charlie McKinley
• Catherine Wilkin as Sally Downie
• Grant Piro as Tim Ryan

Guests

• Shane Connor
• James Condon
• John Clayton
• Maggie Dence
• Peter O'Brien
• Shaun Micallef
• Ross Williams
• Grant Piro
• Val Lehman
• Monica Maughan
• Anne Phelan
• Dennis Coard
  • Carol Burns Sean Scully

Awards

See main article: List of awards and nominations for Blue Heelers.

Episodes

See also: List of Blue Heelers episodes.

DVD release

The Complete Fifth Season: Part 1
	Set Details			Special Features
	24 Episodes (1080 Mins.) Episodes 140–163 6-Disc Set Full Frame English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)			Slipcase Packaging Photo Gallery
	Release Dates
	8 June 2006^[1]

The Complete Fifth Season: Part 2
	Set Details			Special Features
	18 Episodes (810 Mins.) Episodes 164–181 5-Disc Set Full Frame English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)			Slipcase Packaging Photo Gallery (10 Pics)
	Release Dates
	8 June 2006

The Complete Fifth Season
Set Details			Special Features
42 Episodes (1890 Mins.) Episodes 140–181 11-Disc Set Full Frame English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)			Slipcase Packaging Photo Gallery
Release Dates
8 June 2006

References

General

• Zuk, T. Blue Heelers: 1998 episode guide, Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
• TV.com editors. Blue Heelers Episode Guide - Season 5, TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Editors. Blue Heelers: Season 5, Part 2 DVD . EzyDVD.com . Retrieved 26 April 2008.