Season 1

E1. The First Bloody Day

Aug 2, 1976 · 60m

Maverick cop Sgt. Bluey Hills is set up in the newly formed 'Department B', which has been created especially for him, largely because no-one else wants to work with him. His first day brings the tragic case of a young policeman who has been killed by a car bomb blast. Bluey is hindered by the boy's father, a retired policeman, who thinks the police aren't doing enough and decides to take on the investigation himself.

E2. Unplaced Favourite

Aug 9, 1976 · 60m

Bluey is out to get small time crim Tony Benson - and Benson is very much aware of it. Benson makes several attempts to discredit Bluey, including planting a fake bomb in his car and appearing to commit a 'robbery' which never occurred. Bluey is subsequently suspended from duty, and is only brought back into favour by the efforts of Det. Gary Dawson.

E3. The Final Dividend

Aug 16, 1976 · 60m

A paroled criminal’s daughter is kidnapped by two men intent on obtaining the money - proceeds from past robberies - that he has hidden away. Bluey is reluctant to get involved, especially when it appears the kidnappers know his every move even before he does.

E4. May

Aug 23, 1976 · 60m

Walter Curran is a petty criminal who always gets caught. Bluey's attempts to reform Curran fail, and Curran’s son follows his father’s footsteps into crime, bringing a tragic consequence for the whole family.

E5. One Man Band

Aug 30, 1976 · 60m

Eric Yates, a brilliant criminal, escapes custody while attending a funeral. Bluey is baffled by Yates' disappearance, and questions whether the escape was actually Yates' idea. The only clue seems to lie with Yates' wife.

E6. Mack's Back

Sep 6, 1976 · 60m

Bluey hounded ‘Mack’ McKenna until he moved his criminal operations interstate, where he was jailed for five years. Upon his release, ‘Mack’ returns seeking revenge. Notes: A fire in a burning building scene where Bluey rescues some tied up people got out of control in the studio, causing some anxious moments - no-one was hurt.

E7. The Set-Up

Sep 13, 1976 · 60m

Bluey investigates when a contract is put out on underworld figure Vic Nelson, and word is that a policeman will carry out the deed.

E8. Scout's Honour

Sep 20, 1976 · 60m

Bluey comes into conflict with a detective from the Federal police when Department 'B' is ordered to assist in the investigation of what seems to be a major drug smuggling racket.

E9. The Wild Goose Chase

Sep 27, 1976 · 60m

Bluey is given a political assignment to protect James Conder, a British mercenary who was last known to be operating in a South American war. Bluey dislikes the task, and matters are complicated when Conder disappears with Jo Goldman.

E10. And then There Were None

Oct 4, 1976 · 60m

Bluey investigates when a man's house is broken into and his family held hostage while the man himself is forced to open and empty the safe at his office.

E11. End of the Line

Oct 11, 1976 · 60m

Bluey investigates some truck hijackings, which develops into a personal crisis for Det. Dawson. After an undercover assignment, he returns home to find Jo gone.

E12. A Few Quiet Questions

Oct 18, 1976 · 60m

Bluey investigates when a reporter is killed after discovering the infiltration of a respectable company by criminals using it to launder money.

E13. Speak To Me Only

Oct 25, 1976 · 60m

Dawson believes Bluey's obsession with 'Muley', a criminal who won't talk, is affecting his judgement, and Bluey quickly reaches breaking point.

E14. Run Truscott Run

Nov 1, 1976 · 60m

Truscott's cover is blown by a gang of criminals, and matters are complicated by Truscott's involvement with a former girlfriend of one of the gang. Truscott has to count the cost of his undercover life and the demands it makes of him not having a personal life.

E15. Emma

Nov 8, 1976 · 60m

Emma Evans claims her son is innocent of murder. Nobody, including Bluey, believes her - until she becomes a hit and run victim. Bluey starts to dig, finding twists and causing upheavals which lead to the A.C. threatening to suspend him.

E16. The Mooball Man

Nov 15, 1976 · 60m

To get Bluey out of the way, the A.C. sends him to the remote country town of Mooball to investigate a possible homicide following the discovery of some old bones.

E17. Star Turn

Nov 22, 1976 · 60m

Bluey investigates an alleged assassination attempt on has-been movie star Brad McGraw, who has recently returned home to Australia.

E18. Stop the Press

Nov 29, 1976 · 60m

Bluey assists the Commonwealth authorities to help combat a flood of counterfeit notes. His task is complicated by the activities of young reporter Debbie Morley who becomes a victim of the swindle.

E19. Father and Son

Dec 6, 1976 · 60m

Bluey helps a stowaway boy, who can't speak English, to find his father. He discovers an illegal immigration racket, and Det. Dawson gets mixed up with a strange girl known as 'Seaboots'.

E20. You Wouldn't Believe Me

Dec 13, 1976 · 60m

Det. Sgt. Blakely begins a blitz on massage parlours. Bluey suspects Blakely is corrupt when he gives favourable treatment to parlours run by Rankin. When Bluey discovers that Blakely is a drug addict, supplied by Rankin, Blakely tries to kill Bluey.

E21. Loose Lips Sink Ships

Dec 20, 1976 · 60m

After the arrest of a private detective, several photo negatives which are a crucial part of the evidence go missing. Shortly afterwards, Det. Gary Dawson begins acting suspiciously, spending more money than he earns. Bluey suspects that Det. Dawson is on the 'take'.

E22. The Fat Cat

Dec 27, 1976 · 60m

The Assistant Commissioner tries to get Bluey to take some leave just when Det. Gary Dawson's investigations into a series of cat burglaries start to bear fruit. After an encounter with the cat burglar, who proves too agile for Bluey and escapes, ridiculing him in the process, the suspects are gradually narrowed down to one as Bluey becomes more and more determined to find the 'cat'.

E23. What Are Little Girls Made Of?

Jan 3, 1977 · 60m

Monica becomes involved with an eleven-year-old shoplifter called Cricket. Bluey warns Monica to stay clear of Cricket, as she may hamper his investigations into a car theft racket. But Monica 'does a Bluey' and goes off alone - with alarming consequences.

E24. The Pick Up

Jan 10, 1977 · 60m

Against Bluey's advice, Det. Dawson accepts an undercover assignment to investigate a large scale drug smuggling racket. While undercover he renews an old acquaintance with Sandra Gibson, a girl he knew from his modelling days who is now involved in the drug smuggling.

E25. It's Worth the Risk

Jan 17, 1977 · 60m

Det. Gary Dawson works undercover with Sgt. Tracey Alexander from the NSW Police to investigate a series of armoured truck hi-jackings. They form an emotional attachment, however things go wrong on the operation - with tragic consequences.

E26. The Changeling

Jan 24, 1977 · 60m

Bluey re-opens an old abduction case, and lives to regret it when he uncovers the truth and causes only misery for all those involved.

E27. Two Birds

Jan 31, 1977 · 60m

Witnesses connect 'Birds' Avery with a murder, and all except Bluey believe he is guilty. Bluey's attempts to prove 'Birds' innocence bring him into conflict with the detective on the case.

E28. The Hydra

Feb 7, 1977 · 60m

Bluey investigates the macabre terrorising of a stripper and her deaf mute sister. The clues border on the supernatural, making it difficult to establish a motive, which keeps Bluey, Monica and Gary guessing.

E29. Mirror Image

Feb 14, 1977 · 60m

Bluey and Det. Stoner investigate a series of child abductions. Stoner seems obsessed with the case, and the Assistant Commissioner suspects he has been falsifying evidence and asks Bluey to investigate.

E30. A Political Animal

Feb 21, 1977 · 60m

Businessman Kenneth Granger attempts to flee the country, to avoid extradition to Canada to face embezzlement charges. Bluey sets up a charge against him to force him to stay in Australia, and soon after a bomb is sent to Granger.