The BEST episodes of Blue Heelers season 3

Every episode of Blue Heelers season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Blue Heelers season 3!

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.

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#1 - Second Innings

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/1996

Cricket team rivalry, stolen meat and suspicious fingerprints. Could all this lead to the capture of a wanted criminal?

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#2 - Dead and Alive

Season 3 - Episode 42 - Aired 11/26/1996

Dash's family problems reach crisis point when her mother is admitted to a Melbourne hospital. She is in desperate need of a donor kidney to save her from certain death. But when advised of a possible donor Dash's joy is short-lived—the donor is her brother Ian who has been in a motor bike accident and is not expected to live.

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: David Allen
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#3 - Friendly Fire

Season 3 - Episode 39 - Aired 11/5/1996

Nick is delighted when his old friend Gordy Muir turns up in Mt. Thomas to run a ""war games"" course for corporate clients, and thrilled when Gordy offers him a partnership in the new venture. But things quickly go sour when the observing senior partner of a law firm is injured during a mock ambush on the paint splat course, and the Heelers are called in to investigate.

Directors: Steve Mann
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#4 - Buck Naked

Season 3 - Episode 38 - Aired 10/29/1996

It's Halloween in Mt. Thomas, and when Dash and Adam are sent out to apprehend what they assume is a seasonal prank—a naked man. Dash is astonished to discover it is her brother Ian, the victim of his bucks party the night before. Ian's wedding is only two days away, and Dash is horrified to discover his fiance in bed with a German tourist. But Ian is prepared to overlook her indiscretion and ignore warnings from Dash. Can Dash change her brother's fate in time?

Directors: Gary Conway
Writer: Dave Marsh
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#5 - In the Gun (2)

Season 3 - Episode 37 - Aired 10/22/1996

When a young mother of two is killed, a videotape of the incident appears to show that PJ cold-bloodedly shot her in the back. PJ faces tough questioning but the worst attention is that of tabloid TV journalist, Paul Carson. Maggie can see that PJ is having a harder time than he lets on, so she decides to help clear his name in the media. To do this she must prove that video pictures can lie and that Carson is a fraud. But even if she succeeds, PJ still has the Coronial Inquest ahead of him.

Directors: Raymond Quint
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#6 - In the Gun (1)

Season 3 - Episode 36 - Aired 10/15/1996

The return of a young criminal to Mt. Thomas stirs up painful memories for Dash. Nick and Adam are sent to a domestic in which PJ becomes the target of a family's rage against the police.

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#7 - Reality Bytes

Season 3 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/8/1996

Dash and Adam wreck the hard drive of the Leap linked computer at the station while playing Doom. They have the system repaired locally and are anzious that Tom doesn't find out, but glitches soon appear, which seems to be connected to burglaries Maggie and PJ are investigating.

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#8 - I Spy

Season 3 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/1/1996

When PJ answers the phone at the station, he is surprised to find a toddler named Kanga calling to say his mummy won't wake up and his baby sister is crying. While the Heelers search for the location of Kanga's house, PJ is mortified to realise that Kanga's stepdad is playing a role in this and is trying to get into the house...

Directors: Karl Steinberg
Writer: Susan Hore
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#9 - Winner Takes All

Season 3 - Episode 33 - Aired 9/24/1996

A horse endurance race presents problems for the Heelers with both a sabateur and a thief on the loose. Dash and Maggie can't escape Johnny Kowalski's womanising and the team face PJ's return with mixed feelings.

Directors: Gary Conway
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#10 - Something for Nothing

Season 3 - Episode 32 - Aired 9/17/1996

The Heelers investigate a domestic burgularly and Dash wins on Chris' gaming machines then gets carried away by her winning streak.

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#11 - Mudsticks

Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 9/3/1996

Tom accepts the possibility that his daughter is gone for good; the team investigate baby bashing at a local creche; and Dash is very taken with PJ's replacement - Detective Johnny Kowalski.

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#12 - Bewitched

Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 8/27/1996

PJ spills the beans about Roman but an investigation into the death of a clergyman's daughter leads Maggie to wonder how much he really knows. Meanwhile, Nick and Dash attempt to look after a hairdresser and sometime witch when she is pursued by bigots.

Directors: Richard Jasek
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#13 - Other People's Lives

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/6/1996

PJ and Maggie investigate the death of a young ballet dancer, but PJ is upset by Maggies pas de deux with her varsity tutor.

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#14 - Waiting to Happen

Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 8/20/1996

Nick is surprised by Dash's unprofessional behaviour at the scene of a fatal accident, until he learns that both the victims were friends of hers. She insists she can cope with the trauma, but Nick feels there is more to it. PJ investigates Roman and discovers he's married.

Directors: Richard Sarell
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#15 - Once Only Withdrawal (2)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/1996

A siege has developed at the Mt. Thomas hospital. While the armed and desperate Nerida Davidson and Jason Bennett hold Maggie and Wayne on the inside, the rest of the Heelers lay in wait on the outside of the building. Meanwhile, bushfires ring the township making outside help a forlorn hope. The bandits' objective is to get their compatriot, Matt, out of the hospital and away, but this is not made any easier by his gradually worsening medical condition. When captured, Matt swallowed a handful of map pins in order to get to the hospital, a soft target from which he could be more easily rescued. The situation is further complicated by the presence of mother-to-be Augusta Torrini and her emotional, hot-blooded husband, Sergio. When Wayne bravely tries to overcome the bandits he ends up pistol whipped and chained to a hospital bed. Maggie, Dr. Zoe Hamilton and Nurse Tracy Mitchell play a dangerous game of bluff to try to and get Augusta to safety. Adam, meanwhile, comes up with some disco

Directors: Gary Conway
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#16 - Spider Man

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/1996

The prime suspect in a series of child murders is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Nick becomes a suspect when he shows little or no remorse. Nick is haunted by memories of his daughter's death when a child killer is discovered operating in the Mt. Thomas area.

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#17 - Day of Reckoning

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/1996

A child killer dies while in Nick's custody. At the coroner's inquest Nick learns that he is the prime suspect in the man's death.

Directors: Richard Sarell
Writer: Susan Hore
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#18 - Sex and Death

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/5/1996

When the Heelers are called out to a nasty road accident they are shocked to discover that one fo the injured is Cooper. What exactly was he doing in a car that appeared to have been drag racing and what else is he hiding from them.

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#19 - All Part of the Service

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/1996

Tom encourages an elderly civic-minded school crossing supervisor and is confronted with an explosive monster.

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#20 - Unfinished Business

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/9/1996

The aftermath of Wayne's death sees each of the officers coming to terms with their grief. When a stolen watch implicates Wayne in a crime, the cops struggle to clear his name, and in doing so, find ways to pour out their feelings.

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: Peter Dick
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#21 - Priorities

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/23/1996

Tom is sent away for some retraining, leaving the station seriously understaffed. Things go from bad to worse when the computer system goes down, an old man goes missing, and a young mother's car is stolen with her baby asleep in the back seat.

Directors: Karl Steinberg
Writer: Fred Clarke
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#22 - Old Sins, Long Shadows

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/4/1996

Maggie investigates a homicide on the sly, and Adam deals with a complaint from a high school principle about the circulation of pornographical material in the area.

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#23 - Mind Games

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/9/1996

PJ & Maggie have to examine the evnts of the past when a woman unleashes some powerful memories from her childhood.

Writer: Susan Hore
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#24 - Duty of Care

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/16/1996

Dash & Nick are called out to an old farmhouse where they discover a vandalised room, a terrified child and swinging from a light fitting, a dead lamb.

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#25 - Not in My Backyard

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/1996

Plans to build a prison in the area have the locals up in arms. Tensions in the community run high and the local cops are accused of colluding with the demonstrators.