Blue Heelers (season 12)

*Blue Heelers*
Blue Heelers
Season 12
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	42
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	2 February –; 16 November 2005
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 11 Next →; Season 13
	List of episodes

The Twelfth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 2 February 2005 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded Wednesday 16 November 2005 with a double episode.

Casting[]

The season also saw the departure of Geoff Morrell and Martin Sacks, who chose to take time off to spend with their families. Sacks's departure left Julie Nihill and John Wood as the only remaining original cast members; and the only cast members to have been on this show since before 2001.

Main cast for this season consisted of:

John Wood as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon [full season]
Julie Nihill as Christine 'Chris' Riley [full season]
Martin Sacks as Senior Detective Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham [until Episode 484]
Ditch Davey as Senior Constable/Detective Evan 'Jonesy' Jones [full season]
Simone McAullay as Senior Constable Susie Raynor [full season]
Rachel Gordon as Detective Amy Fox [full season]
Samantha Tolj as Constable Kelly O'Rourke [full season]
Danny Raco as Constable Joss Peroni [full season]
Charlie Clausen as Leading Senior Constable/Acting Sergeant Alex Kirby [from Episode 461]
Geoff Morrell as Sergeant Mark Jacobs [until Episode 489]
Matthew Holmes as Constable Matt Graham [from Episode 490]

Guest actors included Jeremy Lindsay Taylor,^[1] Val Jellay,^[2] John Brumpton,^[3] Joy Westmore,^[4] Pepe Trevor,^[5] Margot Knight,^[6] Tracy Mann,^[7] Danny Adcock,^[8] Paul Dawber,^[9] Lynette Curran,^[10] Elspeth Ballantyne,^[11] Alethea McGrath.^[12] and Michael Falzon,^[13]

Reception[]

While the first half of the season, with several high-profile guest stars, maintained the high ratings of the previous season; the second half of the year - which saw the show up against ratings success House saw a decrease in ratings, as well as a gradual mixing of critical reaction, which had initially proved mostly positive.

Awards[]

2005 Australian Film Institute Awards

Nominee: Best Television Drama Series

2005 Logie Awards

Winner: Most Popular Actor (John Wood)

Nominee: Most Popular Actress (Jane Allsop)

Nominee: Most Popular Personality (John Wood)

Nominee: Most Popular Australian Drama Series

Nominee: Most Popular New Female Talent (Rachel Gordon)

Nominee: Most Popular New Female Talent (Samantha Tolj)

After its revamp in 2004, Blue Heelers actresses Rachel Gordon and Samantha Tolj were both nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent; although neither actually won the award. Blue Heelers veteran, John Wood, won the award for Most Popular Actor.

Episodes[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Australian air date
458	1	"Vengeance"	Chris Langman	Elizabeth Coleman	2 February 2005 (2005-02-02)
459	2	"Burden of Proof"	Peter Sharp	Tony Morphett	9 February 2005 (2005-02-09)
460	3	"My Way"	Aarne Neeme	Bill Garner	16 February 2005 (2005-02-16)
461	4	"The Walking Wounded"	Steve Mann	Chris Corbett	23 February 2005 (2005-02-23)
462	5	"Chasing Smoke"	Martin Sacks	Ted Roberts	2 March 2005 (2005-03-02)
463	6	"Everything A Girl Could Want"	Martin Sacks	Jenny Lewis	9 March 2005 (2005-03-09)
464	7	"One Good Turn"	Grant Brown	John Banas	16 March 2005 (2005-03-16)
465	8	"Sex Sells"	Peter Sharp	Peter Dick	30 March 2005 (2005-03-30)
466	9	"One Sick Puppy"	Raymond Quint	John Lewis	6 April 2005 (2005-04-06)
467	10	"Killing Time"	Chris Langman	Deb Parsons Tony Morphett	13 April 2005 (2005-04-13)
468	11	"Mirror Image"	Grant Brown	Deb Parsons Tony Morphett	20 April 2005 (2005-04-20)
469	12	"Blood and Bone"	George Ogilvie	Tony Morphett	27 April 2005 (2005-04-27)
470	13	"Kicking Over The Traces"	Chris Langman	John Ridley Stuart Page	4 May 2005 (2005-05-04)
471	14	"Offside"	Aarne Neeme	Michael Brindley	11 May 2005 (2005-05-11)
472	15	"The Life"	Steve Mann	Jeff Truman	18 May 2005 (2005-05-18)
473	16	"The Ticket Out"	Chris Langman	Rohan Trollope and Tony Morphett	24 May 2005 (2005-05-24)
474	17	"Playing by the Book"	Chris Adshead	Victoria Madden and John Banas	1 June 2005 (2005-06-01)
475	18	"Monster"	Steve Mann	Chris Corbett	8 June 2005 (2005-06-08)
476	19	"Dangerous Animals"	Fiona Banks	John Banas	15 June 2005 (2005-06-15)
477	20	"Showdown"	Chris Adshead	Forrest Redlich	22 June 2005 (2005-06-22)
478	21	"Car Wars"	Martin Sacks	Jo Kasch	29 June 2005 (2005-06-29)
479	22	"Night and Day"	Steve Mann	Tony Morphett	6 July 2005 (2005-07-06)
480	23	"The Party's Over"	Colin Budds	Bill Garner	20 July 2005 (2005-07-20)
481	24	"Crossing The Line"	Roger Hodgman	Michaeley O'Brien	20 July 2005 (2005-07-20)
482	25	"Warm Blood"	Richard Frankland	Ted Roberts	27 July 2005 (2005-07-27)
483	26	"Another Day at the Office (1)"	Peter Sharp	Jane Allen	3 August 2005 (2005-08-03)
484	27	"Another Day at the Office (2)"	George Ogilvie	Forrest Redlich	10 August 2005 (2005-08-10)
485	28	"Last Orders"	Roger Hodgman	Chris Corbett	17 August 2005 (2005-08-17)
486	29	"Getting the Bullet"	Chris Langman	John Banas	24 August 2005 (2005-08-24)
487	30	"Acid Test"	Peter Sharp	Ysabelle Dean	31 August 2005 (2005-08-31)
488	31	"One for the Road"	Steve Mann	Ted Roberts	7 September 2005 (2005-09-07)
489	32	"Two Laws"	Grant Brown	Tony Morphett	14 September 2005 (2005-09-14)
490	33	"Good Times"	Chris Langman	Bill Garner	21 September 2005 (2005-09-21)
491	34	"Bad Fortune"	Fiona Banks	Michaeley O'Brien	28 September 2005 (2005-09-28)
492	35	"Child's Play"	Steve Mann	Forrest Redlich	5 October 2005 (2005-10-05)
493	36	"Facing the Music"	Grant Brown	Jeff Truman	12 October 2005 (2005-10-12)
494	37	"Too Close"	Raymond Quint	James Dunbar and John Banas	19 October 2005 (2005-10-19)
495	38	"Promises, Promises"	Peter Sharp	Jo Kasch	26 October 2005 (2005-10-26)
496	39	"Slaying the Demons"	Aarne Neemer	John Banas	2 November 2005 (2005-11-02)
497	40	"Keeping Up Appearances"	George Ogilvy	Ysabelle Dean	12 November 2005 (2005-11-12)
498	41	"Face Value"	Peter Sharp	Tony Morphett	16 November 2005 (2005-11-16)
499	42	"Lost and Found"	Ray Quint	Tony Morphett	16 November 2005 (2005-11-16)

DVD release[]

Season Twelve of Blue Heelers was released on Thursday, 4 November 2010

The Complete Twelfth Season
	Set Details	Special Features
	28 Episodes (1304 Mins.) Episodes: 429-456 8 Discs 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)	Blue Heelers: Live Episode.
	Release Dates
	Australia
	4 November 2010

References[]

General

Zuk, T. Blue Heelers: 2005 episode guide, Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
TV.com editors. Blue Heelers Episode Guide - Season 13, TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.

Specific

^ "Vengeance". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 1. 2 February 2005.
^ "The Walking Wounded". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 4. 23 February 2005.
^ "Everything A Girl Could Want". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 6. 9 March 2005.
^ "Sex Sells". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 8. 30 March 2005.
^ "One Sick Puppy". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 9. 6 March 2005.
^ "Offside". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 14. 11 May 2005.
^ "Monster". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 18. 8 June 2005.
^ "Dangerous Animals". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 19. 15 June 2005.
^ "In Warm Blood". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 25. 27 July 2005.
^ "Another Day at the Office (Part 1)". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 26. 3 August 2005.
^ "Getting the Bullet". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 29. 24 August 2005.
^ "Keeping Up Appearances". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 40. 12 November 2005.
^ "Too CLose, No Promises, Slaying the Demons: episode guide". Australian Television. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

[episode12.1-1] "Vengeance". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 1. 2 February 2005.

[episode12.4-2] "The Walking Wounded". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 4. 23 February 2005.

[episode12.6-3] "Everything A Girl Could Want". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 6. 9 March 2005.

[episode12.8-4] "Sex Sells". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 8. 30 March 2005.

[episode12.9-5] "One Sick Puppy". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 9. 6 March 2005.

[episode12.14-6] "Offside". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 14. 11 May 2005.

[episode12.18-7] "Monster". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 18. 8 June 2005.

[episode12.19-8] "Dangerous Animals". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 19. 15 June 2005.

[episode12.25-9] "In Warm Blood". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 25. 27 July 2005.

[episode12.26-10] "Another Day at the Office (Part 1)". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 26. 3 August 2005.

[episode12.29-11] "Getting the Bullet". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 29. 24 August 2005.

[episode12.40-12] "Keeping Up Appearances". Blue Heelers. Season 12. Episode 40. 12 November 2005.

[episode12.37-39-13] "Too CLose, No Promises, Slaying the Demons: episode guide". Australian Television. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

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Characters	Adam Cooper Tom Croydon Maggie Doyle Amy Fox Tess Gallagher Matt Graham P. J. Hasham Mark Jacobs Evan Jones Alex Kirby Jack Lawson Dash McKinley Kelly O'Rourke Jo Parrish Roz Patterson Wayne Patterson Joss Peroni Susie Raynor Chris Riley Nick Schultz Ben Stewart
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