The BEST episodes of The Strange Calls season 1
Every episode of The Strange Calls season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Strange Calls season 1!
"The Strange Calls" is a six-part TV drama series written and directed by Daley Pearson and produced by Tracey Robertson and co-produced by Leigh McGrath for Hoodlum and the ABC. Bumbling city cop Toby Banks (Toby Truslove) is demoted to night duty in the sleepy beachside village of Coolum. Working out of a run-down caravan on the outskirts of town, he meets Gregor (Barry Crocker), town cleaner, board game collector and paranormal authority. They team up to investigate The Strange Calls – bizarre late-night phone calls that expose the paranormal mysteries haunting the sleepy town. A place where men turn into chickens, mermaids fall in love with locals and cats return from the grave.
#1 - Roots
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2012
There is a tree attacking people in Coolum. At least, that's what Gregor thinks. But someone, or something, is also planting saplings at the scene of each attack.
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#2 - Jingle
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2012
Coolum's local radio host is found dead on the beach after wreaking havoc with a ride-on mower, putting the Tidy Town entry in jeopardy. When Banks and Gregor are tasked with the clean up, things get strange.
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#3 - Fish
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2012
A hot, naked Scandinavian named Lola fetches up on Coolum beach, and causes quite a stir. Banks thinks she is a lost backpacker and sets about to help her. Gregor assumes she is a mermaid, with a potent siren song. When Lola takes a liking to Banks, Gregor is fearful for his friend — he's convinced Lola wants to eat Banks for dinner!
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#4 - Napoleon
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2012
The Coolum economy relies on tourists swarming in to see the rare Cuckoo-Shrike. But there is a cat on the loose, and it's killing Coolum's drawcard. The dead birds have a distinctive signature — a laceration diagonally across their chests. Gregor has seen this before: done by Napoleon, a killer cat from his past. And now he's back from the dead!
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#5 - First Call
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2012
City cop Toby Banks is demoted to night duty at Coolum Beach. He joins local eccentric Gregor to investigate the strange calls: phone calls that expose the paranormal mysteries of the town.
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#6 - Phantom
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2012
When the Coolum Theatre is vandalised, Banks and Gregor are put in charge of catching the culprit and spooky things start to happen.
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