The BEST episodes of Blue Heelers

Every episode of Blue Heelers ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Blue Heelers!

Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Woods), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: SevenStatus: Ended
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#1 - Juggling the Smoke

Season 2 - Episode 38 - Aired 10/31/1995

Melbourne Cup day hardly brings Mt. Thomas to a standstill when a series of burglaries rock the town.

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#2 - Brotherly Love (1)

Season 2 - Episode 40 - Aired 11/14/1995

It is the annual police Christmas party and all goes well until Gina is raped and after Adam slept with her his brother is the main suspect. The only witness is Clancy, a mentally disabled man.

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#3 - Piece of Cake

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/18/1998

When a review team arrives in Mt. Thomas to decide if the station should be down-graded, the Heelers are thrown into a panic. It doesn't help matters that Nick is the subject of a ""Day in the Life Of"" by Tony Timms, and is doing his best to show that the life of a cop is a dull one. But then a woman goes missing and Tony starts to think that Nick is having an affair with her. Maybe Tony will get a nice, juicy article out of all of this... with Nick as the subject!

Directors: Bill Garner
Writer: Bill Garner
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#4 - The Whistle Blower

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/8/1998

PJ is stepping out in style—back in uniform as the Acting Sergeant. But this isn't the only change at Mt. Thomas police station. A new member has arrived; acting CI Deborah Hill and none of the Heelers seems able to make a good impression on her. Deborah is currently suing another member, Sgt. Bill Parker, for sexual harassment and tensions increase when she catches the Heelers talking about it behind her back. Deborah is taking over a case from PJ; a series a warehouse burglaries. PJ believes that a local, Johnny Rossitano, is behind them. He explains to Deborah that he has spoken to Rossitano's girlfriend, April, who has told him that Johnny has teamed up with two out-of-towners, Sean and Michael Murphy. The trio are planning to hit a warehouse tonight. Deborah doesn't think much of PJ's techniques or his information. PJ and Deborah continue to clash as they prepare to stake out the warehouse that night. Tom realises that something has to be done and so tells PJ to back off. When it

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#5 - Wednesday's Child

Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/3/2002

Jonesy's honest handling of a paternity claim against him and the claims by two women for the possession of a ten year old girl, expose more of Tess' feelings about Jonesy, as well as her own insecurities.

Directors: Deborah Niski
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#6 - A Time For Mourning

Season 11 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/21/2004

Troy Baxter has been crushed underneath a car at his property. Barry blames Tom and, while most of the cops brush this off as grief, Nick thinks it may be true. As Jonesy, Ben and Susie move things in to the new station, PJ and Nick focus on Cal Millic, who Tom thinks is just a distraction. Probationary Constable Kelly O'Rourke arrives. She's fresh from the Academy, ambitious and enthusiastic, and determined to prove her worth. Her father, who was an old friend of Tom's, died in the course of his duty as a policeman. However, her attempts to convey her sympathy to Tom end in him disciplining her. She is quickly aware that Tom Croydon is a changed man. Grace's autopsy report comes back: she was raped before, presumably, struggling to escape and falling into the river, where she drowned. Tom wants it kept out of the press, but it has already appeared on the radio. Jonesy and Susie pull over a speeder and discover it is Probationary Constable Joss Peroni. He's an enthusiastic cowboy who l

Directors: Peter Sharp
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#7 - Checkmate

Season 11 - Episode 27 - Aired 8/11/2004

The gruelling investigation of the attacks on the Mt. Thomas police continues, as Tom heads to Melbourne to investigate the man who sold the parts for the bomb. He links it to chemical dealer 'Doc' Parkinson, and is determined to prove that he provided the Baxters with supplies for both the bomb and the speed. Although Nick seems to be against this idea, he does join PJ and Amy - who everyone at the station is very impressed with - on another search of the Baxter property, during which time he plants listening devices in their home - which ultimately lead them to discover the truth. On a doorknock, Jonesy and Susie rescue an attractive woman named Donna from a rubbish skip she has been locked in, and Jonesy falls for her. That night at the pub, her former de facto lover hits him, and then claims that Donna took all his possessions, and is a con artist. Ben has been fawning over Susie a little too much, buying her expensive gifts, and she ultimately gives them back and leaves him unsure

Directors: Chris Adshead
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#8 - Lost and Found

Season 12 - Episode 42 - Aired 11/23/2005

Amy is determined to catch the slippery doctor and put him away, but she is about to learn new things about him. A little boy who won't remove his Darth Vader's mask is looking for someone and latches on to Evan.

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#9 - Unnatural Death

Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/10/1995

When the police investigate the murder of a Vietnam veteran found stabbed to death in his hospital bed, they focus their investigations on a schizophrenic obsessed with knives.

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Waiting for Apples
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#10 - Waiting for Apples

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/1994

An annual racing event brings an array of colourful characters to Mount Thomas.

Directors: Alister Smart
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#11 - Last Orders

Season 12 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/17/2005

There appears to be a burglary at the pub. Amy insists on investigating and this will force Chris to be arrested as the girl she defended herself against is seriously injured in hospital. Alex is on the trail of the criminal who held a gun to his head and Chris will make a big decision.

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#12 - Reports of Damage and Loss

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/25/1997

It's raining cats and dogs in Mount Thomas and Nick and Adam are overdue back from patrol. When they arrive they are drenched through and their uniforms are in tatters. The other Heelers have no idea of the extent of their trauma until Tom asks them to explain themselves and Adam bursts into tears. While Dash attempts to draw the story out of Adam, Nick disappears to change his uniform. However, shock has taken over and he withdraws into himself, making it difficult to find out the true story. Adam explains that it all began when they attempted to rescue a young girl from a flooded stormwater drain. While Nick held onto her and attempted to stop her from being dragged away, he sent Adam for help. However Adam soon found himself in the middle of a crisis of his own involving the girl's sister and wasn't able to get back in time. Piecing the story together, the Heelers discover that exhaustion wore Nick down and he eventually let go of the girl. Now back in the station, guilt and anger l

Writer: John Banas
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#13 - Firebrands (2)

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2003

Amongst those searching, Tess and PJ must admit their true feelings for Jonesy and Jo respectively. But even as the flames die down, there is trouble when Ben - who realises he may have caused the entire bushfire - promises that he has stopped drinking, even though it may not be true.

Directors: Raymond Quint
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#14 - In Another Place

Season 9 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/18/2002

As Ben and Jo wrestle with the problems of an immigrant family new to Mt Thomas, they discover there are deeper reasons for their troublesome behaviour. While they do their best for the family, they find the scars left by their experiences as asylum seekers in detention are not so easily healed. When the father has to commit the mother to psychiatric care, Ben is forced to put his life on the line to deal with an explosive situation involving their teenage son. Meanwhile Tom finally starts his new life in the rectory with Grace.

Directors: Geoffrey Nottage
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#15 - Parenthood

Season 9 - Episode 32 - Aired 9/25/2002

Tom finds parenthood is no easier the second time around. First his younger stepson is injured in an anti-abortion rally, then the older one admits to having caused the pregnancy of a local girl. To cap it off, his daughter gets defensive because her flatmate is a suspect in the brutal attack of the local doctor, who is running a controversial women's clinic. Tom recognises that his elder stepson isn't a kid any more and an unexpected bond forms between them.

Directors: Esben Storm
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#16 - Boys Will Be Boys

Season 9 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/2/2002

Tess and Jonesy disagree about how to deal with a gang of troublesome teenage boys who seem to be beyond the reach of the law. The situation becomes complicated when a group of concerned citizens decides to take the law into their own hands. An injury to an old woman leads to retaliation with serious consequences for one of the youngsters. When Jonesy finally realises the source of Tess' intolerance, he helps her experience the childhood she never had.

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#17 - Deep Water

Season 9 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/9/2002

Ben is coaching a school swimming team and is surprised when one of the girls, Chloe, develops a crush on him. That night he drives her home so she doesn't have to walk and she throws herself at him. He resists her but when he arrives back at the station - her mother Maria is filing a sexual assault charge against him. Chloe says she had to fight Ben off but he had his way with her. Although the Heelers are on Ben's side, they have to uphold the law and the situation doesn't look good. Inspector Falcon-Price is called in and is not happy to have another sex scandal among the police, he doesn't want this to have to go as far as the higher police, including Draper. He suggests they find some dirt on Chloe but Tess refuses. PJ, Jo and Evan help Ben to try and clear his name and at the same time they are surprised to see a woman who is at the station regarding a lost mobile phone, kiss Ben. He explains she is Angela, his first wife from a three week teenage marriage. Her parents forced the

Directors: Chris Langman
Writer: Bill Garner
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#18 - Nothing Personal

Season 9 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/16/2002

Ben's re-involvement with his first wife Angela is complicated by the appearance of her jealous husband. By taking responsibility for the finances of an elderly and vulnerable female neighbour, Ben himself falls prey to exploitation by Angela's husband. Ben's police colleagues fear he is too much in love with Angela to see what is happening.

Directors: Declan Eames
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#19 - Teamwork

Season 9 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/23/2002

After Jonesy crashes a police vehicle, Tess decides he needs to learn something about teamwork. And when a local panel beater is found robbed and assaulted, it seems the perfect chance to test his teamwork skills. But confusion takes hold when the cops discover that they have entered a web of lies and intrigue where everyone has a motive, but who exactly is doing what? With so many different crimes taking place, and so many suspects, it takes the collective efforts of all the police force to put it together. And while the rest of the force are tied up with all the other suspects trying to untangle what each of them did wrong, Jonesy and Jo uncover another crime - a car theft racket. But because they have a scanner, Jonesy doesn't use the radio to warn Tess and PJ, who are coming as backup. When they arrive they unknowingly walk in to a gun battle and Tess finds herself on the wrong end of the gun. Jo ultimately has to shoot the man threatening Tess, leaving her in shock. That night, as

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#20 - Stable Mates

Season 9 - Episode 37 - Aired 10/30/2002

Jo is attending a counselling session, after shooting a man in the previous episode. She returns to Mt. Thomas and is not happy because she didn't want to attend the session. She overhears PJ saying she isn't as strong as she makes out and is not impressed. Does everyone think she did something wrong? Jo, who the others fear is stressed out, refuses to let a fight at the pub rest and has everyone involved go to the station along with her, Tess and Evan. One man, Gavin Harrison, appears to have been having an affair with Marlene McKellan, wife of his best friend Ronnie. But they say they were drunk. Gavin's wife Rowena says it is all because Ronnie is jealous of everything Gavin has and the two are forced to shake hands. Tess suggests Jo take some time off but she refuses. Jo also meets the handsome new doctor in town, Dr. Josh Carmichael, and is attracted to him. However Tess already knows him (a ""friend of a friend""). The next day, Jo and PJ go to investigate a matter and Jo feels li

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: David Allen
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#21 - Some Days

Season 9 - Episode 38 - Aired 11/6/2002

There is an investigation with flashbacks as Jonesy and others are quizzed about the relationship Tess has with a non convicted suspect in serious crime. As Jonesy investigates on his own and sees more and more, he causes more disruption and destruction with his accusations. He is trying to save Tess, but keeps on causing trouble for himself and everyone else.

Directors: George Ogilvie
Writer: Ted Roberts
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#22 - Body of Evidence

Season 9 - Episode 39 - Aired 11/13/2002

Jo and PJ heal their rift as they find themselves investigating a bizarre case involving empty graves, bikers and missing bodies. PJ finds himself admiring Jo's compassionate side when she fights to organise a proper funeral for a homeless man, only to discover that all is not as it should be at the local funeral home. Jonesy is encouraged in his pursuit of Tess even though she is dating the handsome Dr. Josh At the end of the day, PJ and Jo have a new understanding of each other while Jonesy can't stand the fact that Tess may be interested in Josh after all.

Directors: Chris Langman
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#23 - All You Need Is Love

Season 9 - Episode 40 - Aired 11/20/2002

As Season 9 comes to a climax, PJ is thrown for a loop when Jo announces she is in love with him. The investigation into a mystery involving two brothers, one woman and obsessive love confirms PJ's belief that passion is dangerous and love only leads to heartache. As the war between the brothers escalates PJ, Jo, Ben and Tom are drawn into who is lying and who is telling the truth. And PJ is forced to come face to face with Jo and tell her he doesn't love her. She takes it badly, but Ben and PJ know it is the best thing. Meanwhile, Jonesy is not happy when Tess goes out with Josh but when she denies that they are having a relationship, she can't help but admit her feelings for Evan. Tom almost catches them getting intimate in the locker room, before Tess decides to take some time off. Jonesy also, mysteriously, takes some off. 3 days later, Jonesy returns very tanned to a bickering workplace and heads into the locker room to get changed - happy as can be. Tess then walks in the door, s

Directors: Peter Sharp
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#24 - Firebrands (1)

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2003

There is a total fire ban. A frustrated PJ is seduced by Jo one night, while - in the other room - Ben gets progressively drunker. Later, as Jo and PJ lie awake, they smell smoke and realise the house is on fire. After rescuing Ben, they flee. While they recover at the hospital, Jonesy arrives and tells them that all their belongings are destroyed. Ben claims an intruder knocked him out, so an arson squad is called. Meanwhile, Tess and Jonesy fight over her new marriage to Dr. Carmichael. At the remains of their house, PJ finds a photo frame with Maggie in it, and pockets it but doesn't tell Jo. The arson squad discovers that it wasn't arson but a single candelabra - exactly what Ben had going. Another fire has broken out, possibly started from the fire at PJ's The 'hero' who entered PJ's house after the fire, Wayne Bayliss, is considered a suspect, particularly when a driptorch and a scrapbook of news articles on fires is found at his home. The fire gets progressively worse and Jo, Be

Directors: Raymond Quint
Writer: John Banas
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#25 - Of Middle Eastern Appearance

Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/19/2002

A friend of Jo's, science teacher Deniz Gulmez, is accused of hurting Rufus Sedgwick, a boy in her class. The two witnesses - Emily Larson and Jason McKendry, hate each other so it seems neither of them would be working toeghter. Even the principal, Mrs. Ellis believes them. Jo thinks this is because she is a racist bigot.

Directors: Fiona Banks