Murder Call(1997)
Overview
Murder Call was an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The idea to the series was born by the books of Tessa Vance by Jennifer Rowe: Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked. Both books were integrated as episodes in the TV series. The series dealt with the cases confronted by an unconventional team of homicide detectives, Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden.
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Season 1
16 episodes • 1997
Season 1
16 episodes • 1997
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashes to Ashes | Aug 11, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Burial | Aug 18, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Cat and Mouse | Aug 25, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dead Clean | Sep 1, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Who Killed Cock Robin? | Sep 8, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hot Shot | Sep 15, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Black Friday | Sep 22, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Last Stop | Sep 29, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Something Wicked | Oct 6, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Oct 13, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dead and Gone | Oct 20, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wages of Sin | Oct 27, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 13 | An Eye for an Eye | Nov 3, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Blood Heat | Nov 10, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Fall From Grace | Nov 17, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Heartstopper | Nov 24, 1997 | 0.0 |
Season 2
20 episodes • 1998
Season 2
20 episodes • 1998
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dared to Death | Jul 7, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Many Unhappy Returns | Jul 14, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Skin Deep | Jul 21, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Fatal Charm | Jul 28, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Short Circuit | Aug 4, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Cold Comfort | Aug 11, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Murder in Reverse | Aug 18, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 8 | More than Meets the Eye | Aug 25, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Deadfall | Sep 9, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Deadline (1) | Sep 22, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Deadline (2) | Sep 22, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Something Fishy | Sep 29, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Dress to Die For | Oct 6, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Menu for Murder | Oct 13, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Cry Wolf | Oct 20, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 16 | A View to a Kill | Oct 27, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Blowing the Whistle | Nov 3, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Instrument of Death | Nov 10, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bone Dead | Nov 17, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mix 'N' Match | Nov 24, 1998 | 0.0 |
Season 3
20 episodes • 1999
Season 3
20 episodes • 1999
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Offerings | Apr 21, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Evil Chances | Apr 28, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tongue Tied | May 5, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dying Day | May 12, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Death in the Family | May 19, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Death Down Market | Jun 2, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Blow to the Heart | Jun 16, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bad Business | Jun 30, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hide and Seek | Jul 14, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Booming Business | Jul 28, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Cut and Dried | Aug 4, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Stab in the Dark | Aug 14, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Grave Matters | Aug 21, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Paid in Full | Aug 28, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Last Act | Sep 4, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Scent of Evil | Sep 11, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Still Life | Sep 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Absent Friends | Sep 25, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 19 | House of Spirits | Oct 2, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Done to Death | Oct 9, 2000 | 0.0 |
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