Episode 1
Dared to Death
1h
When a professional stuntman is found dead, hanging in a harness outside the window of his apartment, Steve and Tessa must determine whether it was an accident, suicide or murder.
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Murder Call
19973 seasons7.0 / 10
An unconventional team of homicide detectives face various cases, as led by Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden. Hayden is an often light-hearted 'man's man' who is moving up the career hierarchy, while Vance is more introspective and no-nonsense, and often solves the murder with intuition and insight. Their team includes boss Inspector Malcolm Thorne, Constable Dee Suzeraine, forensic services expert Lance Fisk, and unorthodox doctor Imogen 'Tootsie' Soames.
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Synopsis
An unconventional team of homicide detectives face various cases, as led by Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden. Hayden is an often light-hearted 'man's man' who is moving up the career hierarchy, while Vance is more introspective and no-nonsense, and often solves the murder with intuition and insight. Their team includes boss Inspector Malcolm Thorne, Constable Dee Suzeraine, forensic services expert Lance Fisk, and unorthodox doctor Imogen 'Tootsie' Soames.
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Episode 2
Many Unhappy Returns
1h
Steve and Tessa rush to solve the crime of a man who is murdered on his 50th birthday.
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Skin Deep
1h
When Dr. Theo Magnus, a leading cosmetic surgeon, is ambushed in his clinic and brutally murdered with a scalpel, his family and staff shed little light on the mystery.
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Fatal Charm
1h
Steve and Tessa investigate when the body of a young women is found, having been killed by a blow to the head before being set alight.
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Short Circuit
1h
When a young woman is electrocuted by her twin brother's robot, the subsequent investigation leads Tessa and Steve to uncover a bizarre tangle of relationships.
Episode credits
Directed by Ian Watson
Episode 6
Cold Comfort
1h
The body of a beautiful women, victim of hit-and-run accident, is taken to the morgue. Tootsie arrives shortly afterwards to find the body missing and her new assistant murdered.
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Murder in Reverse
1h
When the body of a women is found in a local dump, Tessa and Steve discover that her husband received a ransom note two days before.
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More than Meets the Eye
1h
A gruesome discovery draws Steve and Tessa into a case that leads them into the dark stormwater tunnels of the city.
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Deadfall
1h
Thorne is convinced he saw a man pushed off a building roof, but cannot locate the body at first. When the body turns up, Steve and Tessa not only have to track down the killer, but discover why the body disappeared.
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Deadline (1)
1h
A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.
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Deadline (2)
1h
A bizarre murder in a city amusement park is the first in a series of horrible killings inspired by an innocent nursery rhyme. Homicide's youngest and brightest detective, Tessa Vance, is confronted by a psychopath from her past as the nursery rhyme killer prepares to strike again.
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Something Fishy
1h
Steve and Tessa uncover a web of blackmail and obsession while investigating the murder of two business partners.
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A Dress to Die For
1h
When the detectives attend an extravagant costume hire shop, they find the shop's young security guard dead.
Episode credits
Written by Peter Gawler
Episode 14
Menu for Murder
1h
When a food critic drops dead in a restaurant, Tessa finds there is no shortage of suspects as the critic was universally loathed and regularly received death threats.
Episode credits
Guest stars Eszter Marosszéky
Episode 15
Cry Wolf
1h
Steve and Tessa are called to the murder scene of a woman who had called the police twice the night before she was murdered.
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A View to a Kill
1h
When Tessa and Steve investigate the death of a museum curator, they soon realise that his public face as a knowledgeable and well liked man who could rake in the funding dollars, hides a private life littered with sexual indiscretions and money troubles.
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Blowing the Whistle
1h
When the referee at a women's soccer match is murdered in full view of 100 people, the detectives are puzzled when they cannot find a single eyewitness.
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Instrument of Death
1h
The Klein String Quartet is a hotbed of passions and hatreds. When its founder and first violinist is found murdered, the other three members come under Steve and Tessa's spotlight.
Episode credits
Guest stars Ann Burbrook
Episode 19
Bone Dead
1h
Tessa and Steve are drawn into a web of mystery and intrigue when legendary paleontologist Dr. Charlie Minogue is murdered, and his attractive assistant disappears.
Episode credits
Written by Peter Gawler
Episode 20
Mix 'N' Match
1hfinale
Following the bizzare murder of a medical professor, Tessa and Steve must carefully interpret a series of cryptic clues left by the killer.
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More about Murder Call
Cast
Peter MochrieDS Steve Hayden
Lucy BellDS Tessa Vance
Gary DayDI Malcolm Thorne
Jennifer KentPC Dee Suzeraine
Geoff MorrellDSS Lance Fisk
Glenda LinscottDr. Imogene 'Tootsie' Soamses
Rose ByrneAnn Burbrook
Credits
- Created by
- Hal McElroy, Jennifer Rowe
- Written by
- Peter Gawler, Denise Morgan, Rick Maier, David Phillips, Daniel Krige, Ted Roberts, Shelley Birse, Kristen Dunphy, Andrew Kelly, Chris Hawkshaw, Cathy Strickland, Peter Mackervey, Christine McCourt, Sally Webb, Catherine Stryckland, David Phillips, Jennifer Rowe, Karen Petersen, Kel Richards
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 56
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Nine NetworkAustralia
Southern StarAustralia
Themes
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