A Clive Adamson Chief Superintendent Clive Adamson was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers. He originally appeared in the show between 1995 and 1996 as the regional Chief Superintendent based in the fictional city of Evanleigh and was usually only seen in Mount Thomas in the aftermath of some major drama. As a chief superintendent, he outranked the Heelers and also the district inspector and thus was not the favourite person of Ted Faulkner. He was quite a large man and came across as grandfatherly but was also a forceful leader. After a break of five years, Adamson returned to the series after Inspector Falcon-Price was abducted.
Portrayed by Terry Gill, 1995 – 1996, 2001 Sophie Ash Sophie Ash is a fictional character from
Blue Heelers. She appeared in 2005 and 2006. She was a doctor at the Mount Thomas Hospital.
Portrayed by Stephanie Millar, 2005 – 2006 B Gina Belfanti Gina Belfanti was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers. She was an ambulance officer in Mount Thomas and lived with
Maggie. She joined the Heelers in 1995 and stayed until 1997 when she died in hospital during the opening episode of
season 4 (it was revealed in the next episode that she died from
Encephalitis). She had a
one-night stand with
Adam Cooper before being raped later that night. She also had a brief relationship with
P.J Hasham, before realising he had feelings for Maggie.
Portrayed by Rachel Blakely, 1995 – 1997 C Josh Carmichael Doctor Josh Carmichael was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers from 2002 until 2003.
Portrayed by Daniel Fredrikson, 2002 – 2003 Mel Carter Mel Carter was a fictional character on
Blue Heelers. She was a Doctor and replaced Jasmine Farrah. She was first introduced in season 6 episode 'Under Fire' (250). She first comes across as vicious and impatient, however this can be explained as she was under stressful situation as she was helping with the bus crash.
Portrayed by Suzi Dougherty, 1999 – 2002 Charlie Clarke Charlie Clarke was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers. He was Mount Thomas' plumber, but was quite slack when it came to plumbing itself. He quite often made work for the Heelers and was once suspected of the murder of his wife, Cheryl, who he refers to as 'the minister for war'. He lives out of town with his wife and his dog, Dylan, named after
Bob Dylan.
Portrayed by Don Bridges, 1996 – 2003 Leila Clegg Leila Clegg was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers who could quite often be found at the Imperial Pub havin' a quick drink. She was quite old lady, who became quite good friends with
Nick and
"Tommy" and became involved with many police activities, one even taking part in a drug bust. She was portrayed by
Marie Trevor who had also had a guest role in Blue Heelers before she started playing Leila in 1996.
Portrayed by Marie Trevor, 1996 – 2000 Ellis Corby Ellis Corby was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers. He was a lawyer in the series from 1995 to 2005. He was portrayed by Adam May who initially appeared in the series as an ambulance officer.
Portrayed by Adam May, 1997 – 2005 Marissa Craddock Marissa Craddock was a fictional character who was in the Salvation army and was Marrying Ben. but that all ended when she found out Ben wasn't ready to be married nor having a relationship with her.
Portrayed by Heidi Arena, 2003 – 2004 Anna Croydon Anna Croydon is a fictional character on the long-running series
Blue Heelers. She first appeared in 1996 and was last seen in the 2006 series final. She has been married twice, the first time to an Indian man. While married to him, she had an affair with her current husband Brett Allcott. They have been married since 1996 and have two children, Sam and Daisy.
Portrayed by Alexandra Sangster, 1996, Kate Mulvany 2005–2006 Nell Croydon Nell Croydon was a character in the Australian series
Blue Heelers since it began in 1994 although she was never seen throughout the series, she was spoken about regularly. She was the wife of Mount Thomas' officer-in-charge,
Tom Croydon. She died in the season one episode forty four tilted Luck of the Draw. Nell suffered a 'heart turn' at the wheel while driving back from Melbourne with her daughter Susan. As a result, her car drove onto the wrong side of the road just outside Mount Thomas and had a head-on collision with another car that left three teenagers dead and Susan in hospital. She also appeared in season six episode 'Starry Starry Night' as a figment of Tom's imagination.
Portrayed by Leigh Morgan, 1994 Susan Croydon Susan Croydon was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers. She was
Tom Croydon's daughter and we see her first in the first series when she is involved in the fatal car accident that killed Nell Croydon, her mother and Tom Croydon's wife. She eventually becomes a teacher, but not before she battles with the education department for her career, trying to prove to them that she no longer has anything to do with drugs.
Portrayed by Beth Buchanan, 1994 – 2006 Daniel Curtis Daniel Curtis was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers from 2001 until 2004. Daniel was the elder of Tom's two stepsons in his marriage to Grace Curtis.
Portrayed by Kane McNay, 2001 – 2003 Portrayed by Abe Forsythe, 2004 Grace Curtis Grace Curtis, played by
Debra Lawrance, appeared on a recurring basis between 2001 and 2004. She was introduced as a love interest for
Tom Croydon (John Wood). In 2004, she was raped and murdered by the Baxters, who also blew up the Mount Thomas station.
Nelson Curtis Nelson Curtis was a fictional character in
Blue Heelers from 2001 until 2004. He was the younger of
Tom's two stepsons, after he married Grace Curtis.
Portrayed by Darcy Bonser, 2001 – 2004 D Paul Donald Detective Sergeant Paul Donald was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers first portrayed by
Marcus Eyre. Det Sgt Donald was a member of the Homicide Squad, he first appeared on Blue Heelers in 1996. Donald was involved in the investigation of Senior Constable Maggie Doyle's murder where he believed P.J was the murderer. Donald normally appeared on the show to work on a big case. In the show he was portrayed as a homosexual.
Portrayed by Marcus Eyre, 1996 – 2004 Celia Donald Celia Donald was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers first portrayed by
Helen Trenos. She was a real-estate agent in the series from 1994 to 1997 and was a very sophisticated and confident woman and was always trying to talk someone into buying something. Celia was heavily involved in many different Mount Thomas organisations, such as the local Racing club. She was portrayed by
Suzy Cato in 2000 and 2001 for a number of episodes. Through her connections, Celia usually knew about big happenings in Mt Thomas, such as a proposed psychiatric gaol, before anyone else in town does, even the Heelers. And she was never shy about spreading her information around the town, which usually stirred up trouble.
Portrayed by Helen Trenos, 1994 – 1997 and Suzy Cato, 2000 – 2001 Sally Downie Sally Downie was a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers. She was a lawyer in the series from 1998 to 2000 and was portrayed by
Catherine Wilkin. During Season 5 (1998) of the series, Sally and
Tom embark on a relationship which lasts a number of episodes until they realise, coppers and lawyers don't mix.
Portrayed by Catherine Wilkin, 1998 – 2000 Mick Doyle Mick Doyle was a recurring character in the long-running Australian police drama
Blue Heelers. A member of the Ethical Standards Division (E.S.D.) of the Victorian Police, he appeared in the show from 1996 to 2000. He is the son of ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle, and the brother of
Maggie and Robbie Doyle. Mick murdered Maggie, and himself was shot and killed by Pat after he had found out that Mick had killed Maggie.
Portrayed by David Field, 1995, and Terry Serio, 1996 - 2000 Pat Doyle Pat Doyle was a recurring character from Australia's cop show
Blue Heelers. A former Sergeant who was once stationed in the city with a young Tom Croydon, he appeared between 1994 and 2000. Pat has three children —
Maggie, Robbie and Mick — all of whom are deceased and former members of the
Victoria Police. As of 2000, Pat is in prison after being charged with the murder of Mick, having shot his son when he discovered that Mick was not only corrupt, but that he had also murdered his own sister.
Portrayed by Dennis Miller, 1994 – 2000 Robbie Doyle Robbie Doyle was a recurring character from Australia's cop show
Blue Heelers. A former police officer, Robbie lost his job in the force after he was shown to have a drug problem. He appeared on the show between 1996 and 1998 with his primary storyline being his struggles to cope with his heroin addiction. He is shot dead while protecting Maggie from a crazed gunman in Widgeree.
Portrayed by David Wenham, 1996, and Brett Climo, 1997 - 1998 Monica Draper Inspector
Monica Draper was a fictional character who appeared on Blue Heelers on a recurring basis from 1995 to 2006. At her introduction to the series she was with IID (Internal Investigation Division), before being promoted to Senior Sergeant over Tom Croydon. Sometime during 1997 she was promoted to Inspector at St Davids replacing Ted Faulkner. She had a kind personality, but knew how to get the job done, but never let personal feelings get in the way. She seemed to be good friends with Tom Croydon, unlike her successor Inspector Falcon-Price. She found out about her son Dean, who she had put up for adoption when she was 16, during season 5. She often visit's Mt.Thomas as part of her role in ESD (Ethical Standards Division), is tough but fair member of the team. Before the series, Draper and P.J. worked in the gaming squad together. It was revealed in Season 2 that Draper had found illegal activity going on in the squad (something P.J. also knew but turned a blind eye to) and her actions in reporting the activity had shut down the squad, and though he wasn't involved in anything illegal, it resulted in P.J. being posted to Mt Thomas. In Season 4, P.J surprisingly came across the bag man and arrested him before the gaming squad was shut down.
Portrayed by Peta Doodson*, 1995 – 2006 * A registered nurse since 1972, Doodson was also the medical adviser to Blue Heelers. E Hilary Edmunds Hilary Edmunds was a fictional character on
Blue Heelers. She was an old flame of P.J's and she made guest appearances throughout the first season (1994).
Portrayed by Jennifer Botica, 1994 Rose Egan Senior Constable Rose Egan, played by
Dale Stevens, made her first appearance on 22 November 1994. Stevens's casting was publicised in the 19 November 1994 issue of
TV Week. She was "thrilled" to secure the role of Rose, saying "I was in shock for two days. I walked around giggling to myself!" The character was created as a temporary replacement for
P. J. Hasham, whose actor
Martin Sacks was promoting the show in Europe. Sean was a detective based at district headquarters in St Davids. He comes to Mount Thomas to aid a rape investigation. He also becomes a love interest for
Maggie Doyle (
Lisa McCune), who he is "besotted" with. Robyn comes to Mount Thomas as part of the Accident Investigation Squad, she expresses an interest in moving to the country. She was soon Gazetted to the Accident Investigation Squad St David's. She, her husband and fourteen-month-old daughter settled on land in Mount Thomas, with the aim of starting a vineyard. She was lent to Mount Thomas for the remainder of
Maggie Doyle's (
Lisa McCune) time in witness protection but, when her husband was charged with major fraud, she and her daughter returned to Melbourne.
Tony Timms Tony Timms was played by
Jeremy Kewley from 1997 until 2005. He was Mount Thomas' less than helpful journalist, who wrote primarily for the
Mount Thomas Gazette. He was involved in many dramas in Mount Thomas and was quite often a bit of a problem for the local officers.
W Jack Woodley Senior Detective Jack Woodley, played by
Frankie J. Holden, made his first appearance on 30 April 1996. Woodley replaced
Wayne Patterson (
Grant Bowler) after he died, and he came from the Armed Robbery Squad in Melbourne. He came as a surprise to everyone at the station because they all believed they would get a young probationary constable, not an experienced city detective. He had a wife and two children and was aiming on having a quiet country life in Mount Thomas. In his first episode, he and
P. J. Hasham (
Martin Sacks) were investigating the burglary and assault of a police widow and, to speed things up, Jack planted evidence on the main suspect, this went unnoticed at the time. He later planted evidence on another innocent man in the murder case of a shearer and this led PJ to believe something was going on. In his fourth episode, after PJ had done some investigating, he found out that Jack had been falsifying evidence and he had a big decision on his hands – report it and get Jack dismissed and also lose the case which
Maggie Doyle (
Lisa McCune) was about to prosecute, or do nothing and win the case. He decided he would have to tell the truth and Jack was dismissed from the police force. ==References==