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{{Infobox television season
{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 3
| season_name = [[Blue Heelers]] - Season 3
| bgcolour = #cedff2
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| network = [[Seven Network]]
| dvd_release_date = 16 February 2006
| first_aired = {{start date|1996|2|12|df=y}}
| dvd_format = 11-disc boxset
| last_aired = {{end date|1996|11|26|df=y}}
| country = {{AUS}}
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| num_episodes = 42
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| network = [[Seven Network]]
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| episode_list = List of Blue Heelers episodes
| first_aired = 12 February 1996
| last_aired = <br>26 November 1996
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| num_episodes = 42
| prev_season = [[Blue Heelers (season 2)|Season 2]]
| next_season = [[Blue Heelers (season 4)|Season 4]]
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The third season of the Australian police-drama ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' premiered on the [[Seven Network]] on 12 February 1996 and aired on Monday nights, and later Tuesday nights, at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 26 November 1996. All main cast members from the previous season returned. Tasma Walton was introduced in episode 107 as Dash McKinley.
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The '''''third season''''' of the Australian police-drama '''''Blue Heelers''''' premiered on the [[Seven Network]] on 12 February 1996 and aired on Monday nights, and later Tuesday nights, at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 26 November 1996.


==Casting==
==Casting==
Main cast for this season consisted of:
Main cast for this season consisted of:
* [[John Wood (Australian actor)|John Wood]] as [[Sergeant#Australia|Sergeant]] [[Tom Croydon]] [''full season'']
* [[John Wood (actor, born 1946)|John Wood]] as [[Sergeant#Australia|Sergeant]] [[Tom Croydon]] [''full season'']
* [[Julie Nihill]] as [[Chris Riley (Blue Heelers character)|Christine 'Chris' Riley]] [''full season'']
* [[Julie Nihill]] as [[Chris Riley (Blue Heelers character)|Christine 'Chris' Riley]] [''full season'']
* [[Martin Sacks]] as [[Detective]] Senior Constable [[Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham]] [''full season'']
* [[Martin Sacks]] as Senior [[Detective]] [[Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham]] [''full season'']
* [[Lisa McCune]] as [[Constable#United Kingdom and the Commonwealth|Constable]] [[Maggie Doyle|Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle]] [''full season'']
* [[Lisa McCune]] as [[Constable#United Kingdom|Constable]] [[Maggie Doyle|Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle]] [''full season'']
* [[William McInnes]] as Senior Constable [[Nick Schultz (t.v character)|Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz]] [''full season'']
* [[William McInnes]] as Senior Constable [[Nick Schultz (t.v character)|Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz]] [''full season'']
* [[Grant Bowler]] as Constable [[Wayne Patterson]] [''episodes 87-96'']
* [[Grant Bowler]] as Constable [[Wayne Patterson]] [''until episode 96'']
* [[Damian Walshe-Howling]] as Probationary Constable [[Adam Cooper (Blue Heelers)|Adam Cooper]] [''full season'']
* [[Damian Walshe-Howling]] as Constable [[Adam Cooper (Blue Heelers)|Adam Cooper]] [''full season'']
* [[Tasma Walton]] as Probationary Constable [[Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley]] [''episode 107+'']
* [[Tasma Walton]] as Probationary Constable [[Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley]] [''episode 107+'']


Semi-regular cast members for this season include:
Semi-regular cast members for this season include:
* [[Peta Doodson]] as [[Inspector#Australia|Inspector]] (formerly Senior Sergeant) [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Monica Draper|Monica Draper]]
* [[Peta Doodson]] as Senior Sergeant [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Monica Draper|Monica Draper]]
* [[Beth Buchanan]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Susan Croydon|Susan Croydon]]
* [[Beth Buchanan]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Susan Croydon|Susan Croydon]]
* [[Michael Isaacs]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Clancy Freeman|Clancy Freeman]]
* [[Michael Isaacs]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Clancy Freeman|Clancy Freeman]]
* [[Suzi Dougherty]] as [[Physician|Dr.]] [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Mel Carter|Mel Carter]]
* [[Axl Taylor]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Len the barman|Len the barman]]
* [[Axl Taylor]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Len the barman|Len the barman]]
* [[Dennis Miller (Australian actor)|Dennis Miller]] as Ex-Sergeant [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Pat Doyle|Pat Doyle]]
* [[Dennis Miller (Australian actor)|Dennis Miller]] as Ex-Sergeant [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Pat Doyle|Pat Doyle]]
* [[Nick Waters]] as Inspector [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Ted Faulkner|Ted Faulkner]]
* [[Nick Waters]] as [[Inspector#Australia|Inspector]] [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Ted Faulkner|Ted Faulkner]]
* [[Helen Trenos]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Celia Donald|Celia Donald]]
* [[Helen Trenos]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Celia Donald|Celia Donald]]
* [[Stuart Baker]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#"Richo"|"Richo"]]
* [[Stuart Baker (Australian actor)|Stuart Baker]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#"Richo"|"Richo"]]
* [[Reg Evans]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Keith Purvis|Keith Purvis]]
* [[Reg Evans]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Keith Purvis|Keith Purvis]]
* [[Terry Gill]] as [[Superintendent (police)|Superintendent]] [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Clive Adamson|Clive Adamson]]
* [[Terry Gill]] as Chief [[Superintendent (police)|Superintendent]] [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Clive Adamson|Clive Adamson]]
* [[Karen Davitt]] as Doctor [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Zoe Hamilton|Zoe Hamilton]]
* [[Karen Davitt]] as Dr. [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Zoe Hamilton|Zoe Hamilton]]
* [[Rachel Blakely]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Gina Belfanti|Gina Belfanti]]
* [[Rachel Blakely]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Gina Belfanti|Gina Belfanti]]
* [[Beverley Evans]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Harriet Keppel|Harriet Keppel]]
* [[Beverley Evans]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Harriet Keppel|Harriet Keppel]]
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* [[Marie Trevor]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Lelia Clegg|Lelia Clegg]]
* [[Marie Trevor]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Lelia Clegg|Lelia Clegg]]
* [[Pauline Terry-Bietz]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Beth McKinley|Beth McKinley]]
* [[Pauline Terry-Bietz]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Beth McKinley|Beth McKinley]]
* [[Frankie J. Holden]] as [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Jack Woodley|Jack Woodley]]
* [[Frankie J. Holden]] as Senior Detective [[List of recurring Blue Heelers characters#Jack Woodley|Jack Woodley]]


Notable guest stars included [[Frances O'Connor]], [[Marg Downey]], [[Lee Kernaghan]], [[Radha Mitchell]], [[Terry Gill]], [[Raelee Hill]], [[Louise Siversen]], [[Rhys Muldoon]], [[David Wenham]], [[Norman Yemm]], [[Andrew Blackman]], [[Frankie J. Holden]], [[Anne Phelan]], [[Annie Jones (actress)|Annie Jones]], and [[Andrew McKaige]].
Notable guest stars included [[Frances O'Connor]], [[Marg Downey]], [[Lee Kernaghan]], [[Radha Mitchell]], [[Terry Gill]], [[Raelee Hill]], [[Louise Siversen]], [[Rhys Muldoon]], [[David Wenham]], [[Norman Yemm]], [[Andrew Blackman]], [[Frankie J. Holden]], [[Anne Phelan]], [[Annie Jones (actress)|Annie Jones]], [[Asher Keddie]], and [[Andrew McKaige]].


With [[Grant Bowler]]'s exit from the show, [[Ann Burbrook]] also returned to ''Blue Heelers'' to temporarily reprise her role as [[Roz Patterson]].
With [[Grant Bowler]]'s exit from the show, [[Ann Burbrook]] also returned to ''Blue Heelers'' to temporarily reprise her role as [[Roz Patterson]].

== Production ==
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== Reception ==
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== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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{{Main|List of awards and nominations for Blue Heelers}}
{{Main|List of awards and nominations for Blue Heelers}}


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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| Title = Once Only Withdrawal (1)
| Title = Once Only Withdrawal (1)
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Riccardo Pellizzeri
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Tony Morphett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|12|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|12|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 87
| EpisodeNumber2 = 087
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| ShortSummary = The Mt Thomas district is engulfed by bushfires and the police are being kept busy. Maggie and Wayne encounter an armed robber while trying to keep a local farmer up to date with the situation. After taking the offender to the station he injures himself and must be taken to the mostly closed local hospital. While Wayne is guarding the operating theatre, the offenders accomplices take the entire hospital, including Wayne Patterson as their hostages.
| ShortSummary = Maggie and Wayne are held hostage in the hospital, while a bushfire rages through Mount Thomas.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Once Only Withdrawal (2)
| Title = Once Only Withdrawal (2)
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Gary Conway
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Tony Morphett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|12|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|12|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 88
| EpisodeNumber2 = 088
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| ShortSummary = The Heelers do everything in their power to get everyone out of the hospital alive, but can they do it?
| ShortSummary = The team desperately try to bring a safe end to the hospital siege, but with fires blocking access to the town, they have no way of getting any back-up.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Second Innings
| Title = Second Innings
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Richard Jasek
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Howard Griffiths
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|13|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|13|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 89
| EpisodeNumber2 = 089
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| ShortSummary = It is time for the annual cricket clash, between the Imperial Hotel and the Federal Hotel. Meanwhile the captain of the Imperial's side has most of the stock stolen from his butcher's shop. Is it an inside job? The Heelers investigate, while also preparing to play.
| ShortSummary = A bank robber's second innings is ended.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Spider Man
| Title = Spider Man
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Chris Martin-Jones
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Ysabelle Dean
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|20|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|20|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 90
| EpisodeNumber2 = 090
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| ShortSummary = The body of a small girl is found in a farmer's dam. Investigations quickly lead the police to a suspect but without enough evidence they are forced to release him. After losing their tail on him, another young girl goes missing. They have to find the missing girl before it is too late.
| ShortSummary = Nick loses control when a suspected child killer is brought in for investigation and, when he is found dead in the cells, Nick is the prime suspect.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Day of Reckoning
| Title = Day of Reckoning
| DirectedBy = Richard Sarell
| DirectedBy = Richard Sarell
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Susan Hore
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|27|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|27|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 91
| EpisodeNumber2 = 091
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| ShortSummary = The coronial inquest into the death in custody of Vincent Platt begins and it appears that Nick is not showing any interest in defending himself. So the rest of the station get to work to find the evidence to clear his name.
| ShortSummary = It's D-Day for Nick, when he learns at the coroner's inquest he is the prime suspect in the man's death.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Sex and Death
| Title = Sex and Death
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Kevin Carlin
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Michaeley O'Brien
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|5|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|5|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 92
| EpisodeNumber2 = 092
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| ShortSummary = Adam fights for his life after a drag-racing incident while the Heelers fight to save his career.
| ShortSummary = Adam fights for his life after a drag-racing incident. During the subsequent investigation the Heelers find out that Adam has been keeping quite a few secrets from them.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Not in my Backyard
| Title = Not in my Backyard
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Chris Martin-Jones
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Cassandra Carter
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|12|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|12|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 93
| EpisodeNumber2 = 093
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| ShortSummary = Feelings run high when a prison is proposed in Mount Thomas.
| ShortSummary = Feelings run high when a prison is proposed in Mount Thomas.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = All Part of the Service
| Title = All Part of the Service
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Richard Sarell
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Dave Worthington
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|19|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|19|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 94
| EpisodeNumber2 = 094
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| ShortSummary = Tom creates a monster and has to deal with explosive consequences.
| ShortSummary = Tom creates a monster and has to deal with explosive consequences.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Dog Days
| Title = Dog Days
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Richard Jasek
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = David Allen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|26|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|3|26|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 95
| EpisodeNumber2 = 095
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| ShortSummary = Mount Thomas is out hunting for a phantom sheep killer, while Wayne plays the field at home.
| ShortSummary = Mount Thomas is out hunting for a phantom sheep killer, while Wayne plays the field at home.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = An Act of Random Violence
| Title = An Act of Random Violence
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Chris Langman
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Peter Gawler
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|2|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|2|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| EpisodeNumber = 96
| EpisodeNumber2 = 096
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| ShortSummary = The Heelers are on alert after Joe Kenny escapes from prison. This is especially problematic for Wayne as he previously had an affair with Joe's wife. Meanwhile Wayne proposes to Gabe Greenway, his latest love interest, but with news about Joe and the reason for his interest in Wayne, she starts to question whether Wayne Patterson is a man she wants her children to know.
| ShortSummary = Wayne is taken hostage by someone from his past. His girlfriend, whose young son was caught up in the siege, leaves him when it's over. Wayne is run over and killed outside the police station saving his her son.

''Final appearance of Constable Wayne Patterson''
''Final appearance of Constable Wayne Patterson''
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Unfinished Business
| Title = Unfinished Business
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Peter Dick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|9|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|9|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 97
| EpisodeNumber2 = 097
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| ShortSummary = Roz returns to town for Wayne's funeral, much to Nick's dismay and the aftermath of Wayne's death sees each officer coming to terms with their grief and at the same time out to clear his name.
| ShortSummary = Roz returns to town for Wayne's funeral, much to Nick's dismay and the aftermath of Wayne's death sees each officer coming to terms with their grief and at the same time out to clear his name.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Happy Families
| Title = Happy Families
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Gary Conway
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = John Wood
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|16|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|16|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 98
| EpisodeNumber2 = 098
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| ShortSummary = Maggie's father and two brothers arrive for her 25th birthday. But not everyone is being honest, when Maggie discovers her brother, Robbie, is on drugs. Tom's pregnant daughter Anna, turns up in Mount Thomas and finds out that Nell is dead.
| ShortSummary = PJ investigates a local suspected drug dealer. Maggie's brothers and father arrive to celebrate her 25th birthday. Heroin from PJ's investigation goes missing from the station, and the only people who could be responsible are the station full of police. During a dawn raid of the drug dealer's house, PJ, Maggie, Adam and Maggie's dad Pat make a terrible discovery. Meanwhile, after 5 long years, Tom's eldest daughter Anna shows up, with a surprise grandchild on the way.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Priorities
| Title = Priorities
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Karl Steinberg
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Fred Clarke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|23|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|23|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 99
| EpisodeNumber2 = 099
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| ShortSummary = The Mount Thomas staff are understaffed and overworked, the computers are down, Inspector Faulkner turns up, a stolen car with a baby still in it, and the station finally boils over, with devastating and near tragic consequences for a young man who considers committing suicide.
| ShortSummary = The Mount Thomas staff are understaffed and overworked, the computers are down, Inspector Faulkner turns up, a stolen car with a baby still in it, and the station finally boils over, with devastating and near tragic consequences for a young man who considers committing suicide.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = A Fair Crack of the Whip (1)
| Title = A Fair Crack of the Whip (1)
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Chris Langman
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Tony Morphett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|30|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|4|30|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 100
| EpisodeNumber2 = 100
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| ShortSummary = Wayne's replacement, Det. Jack Woodley, finally arrives in time to deal with a cowboy rodeo who is sending his young son to steal for him. Tom deals with his daughter Anna's pregnancy.
| ShortSummary = Wayne's replacement finally arrives: Detective Jack Woodley. The team investigates a local string of robberies and the town is flooded with people performing in and attending the annual rodeo. Tom deals with his daughter Anna's pregnancy.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = A Fair Crack of the Whip (2)
| Title = A Fair Crack of the Whip (2)
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Annie Beach
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|7|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|7|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 101
| EpisodeNumber2 = 101
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| ShortSummary = The investigation into the assault of an elderly woman causes P.J. to suffer a crisis of confidence.
| ShortSummary = The investigation into the assault of an elderly woman causes P.J. to suffer a crisis of confidence.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Under Pressure
| Title = Under Pressure
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Gary Conway
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Margaret Plum
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|14|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|14|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 102
| EpisodeNumber2 = 102
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| ShortSummary = The Heelers investigate a dispute between two sheep shearers and one of them is responsible for another's death which sparks a series of events about his new partner Jack Woodley
| ShortSummary = The Heelers investigate a dispute between two sheep shearers. As soon as it appears that the dispute is settled, one of the shearers is found dead in a bale of wool. PJ leaves the murder investigation for Jack to deal with and instead investigates a case of alcohol contamination at the Pub.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Fight Dirty
| Title = Fight Dirty
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Karl Steinberg
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = David Boutland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|21|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|21|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 103
| EpisodeNumber2 = 103
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| ShortSummary = Maggie is set to prosecute the Dean Crocker Case but P.J. has doubts about the investigation and accuracy of the evidence and discovers the truth about Jack Woodley.
| ShortSummary = Maggie is set to prosecute the Dean Crocker Case but P.J. has doubts about the credibility of evidence supplied by his new partner, Jack Woodley. With the case only hours away, P.J. must find new evidence to ensure a conviction while simultaneously proving why Jack's evidence is tainted.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Art of Deception
| Title = Art of Deception
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Chris Langman
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = David Allen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|28|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|28|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 104
| EpisodeNumber2 = 104
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| ShortSummary = The Mount Thomas Festival of the Arts causes headaches for Tom and Chris while Nick attempts to break down the fence between two feuding neighbors
| ShortSummary = The Mount Thomas Festival of the Arts causes headaches for Tom and Chris. Nick attempts to break down the fence between two feuding neighbors and P.J. is trying to find the source behind the influx in beatings that appear to be drug-related.
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Old Sins, Long Shadows
| Title = Old Sins, Long Shadows
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Jennifer Rowe
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|6|4|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|6|4|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 105
| EpisodeNumber2 = 105
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| ShortSummary = Maggie discovers a homicide on the sly and Adam deals with a complaint from a high school principal about pornography
| ShortSummary = Maggie discovers a homicide on the sly and Adam deals with a complaint from a high school principal about pornography
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{{Episode list/sublist|List of Blue Heelers episodes
{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = In Unity Is Strength
| Title = In Unity Is Strength
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Richard Sarell
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Dave Worthington
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|6|11|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|6|11|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 106
| EpisodeNumber2 = 106
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| ShortSummary = Adam is upset after he and Nick discover the dead body of a teenager who has died from alcohol abuse. Chris' dismissal of a cellarman results in a strike at the Imperial
| ShortSummary = Adam is upset after he and Nick discover the dead body of a teenager who has died from alcohol abuse. Chris' dismissal of a cellarman results in a strike at the Imperial
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = The Kremin Factor
| Title = The Kremin Factor
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Richard jasek
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Peter Gawler
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|6|18|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|6|18|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 107
| EpisodeNumber2 = 107
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| ShortSummary = Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley arrives for her first day, much to Adam's pleasure. A crime dating back 18 years ago is uncovered.
| ShortSummary = A young woman arrives in town claiming to be the same girl that went missing 18 years earlier. Everybody had come to accept that the girl had died, except for her mother. It is now up to the Heelers to get to the bottom of what happened 18 years earlier, and to prove the true identity of the woman. Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley arrives for her first day, much to Adam's pleasure and Tom's annoyance.

''First appearance of Constable Deirdre McKinley''
''First appearance of Constable Deirdre McKinley''
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Shelter from the Storm
| Title = Shelter from the Storm
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Chris Langman
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Cassandra Carter
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|6|25|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|6|25|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 108
| EpisodeNumber2 = 108
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| ShortSummary = Nick and Maggie witness a car drive into a dam. The driver is Rachel Freeman, the elderly mother of local disabled man Clancy. The investigation leads Nick to suspect an attempted suicide and things take another turn after Mrs Freeman is rushed to Hospital after taking an overdose of pain medication. Meanwhile Tom must find somewhere for Clancy stay and Dash must deal with her own prejudices.
| ShortSummary = Clancy's mother, Rachel, dies and places Tom in a dilemma and Clancy in Jeopardy
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Principle of the Thing
| Title = Principle of the Thing
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Richard Sarell
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = John Banas
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|7|2|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|7|2|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 109
| EpisodeNumber2 = 109
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| ShortSummary =As the Heelers necessarily become involved with the high school, Tom realises his own problems are nothing in comparison to the school principal's.
| ShortSummary =As the Heelers necessarily become involved with the high school, Tom realises his own problems are nothing in comparison to the school principal's.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Mind Games
| Title = Mind Games
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Kevin Carlin
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Susan Hore
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|7|9|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|7|9|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 110
| EpisodeNumber2 = 110
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| ShortSummary =P.J. and Maggie have to examine events of the past when a woman unleashes some powerful memories from her childhood.
| ShortSummary = A childhood friend of Anna Croydon's recovers painful long forgotten memories and accuses her father, a local G.P. of molesting her as a child. P.J. and Maggie have to examine the events of the past as the victim continues to remember more details.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Duty of Care
| Title = Duty of Care
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Richard Jasek
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Peter Dick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|7|16|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|7|16|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 111
| EpisodeNumber2 = 111
| EpisodeNumber2 = 25
| ShortSummary =Dash and Nick are called to an old farmhouse, where they discover a vandalised room, a terrified child, and a lamb hanging from the light fitting.
| ShortSummary =Dash and Nick are called to an old farmhouse, where they discover a vandalised room, a terrified child, and a lamb hanging from the light fitting.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Other People's Lives
| Title = Other People's Lives
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Chris Langman
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = John Banas
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|6|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|6|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 112
| EpisodeNumber2 = 112
| EpisodeNumber2 = 26
| ShortSummary =P.J. and Maggie investigate the death of a young ballet dancer but P.J. is upset by Maggie's pas de deux with her varsity tutor.
| ShortSummary =P.J. and Maggie investigate the death of a young ballet dancer but P.J. is upset by Maggie's pas de deux with her varsity tutor.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = A Gift From God
| Title = A Gift From God
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Kevin Carlin
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Tony Morphett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|13|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|13|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 113
| EpisodeNumber2 = 113
| EpisodeNumber2 = 27
| ShortSummary =A paraplegic farmer is found battered and Tom suspects a [[Divination|water diviner]]; however little does he know that the stranger is the father of Anna's baby.
| ShortSummary =A paraplegic farmer is found battered and Tom suspects a [[Divination|water diviner]]; however, little does he know that the stranger is the father of Anna's baby, who has been traveling the countryside searching for them.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Waiting to Happen
| Title = Waiting to Happen
| DirectedBy = Richard Sarell
| DirectedBy = Richard Sarell
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = David Phillips
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|20|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|20|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 114
| EpisodeNumber2 = 114
| EpisodeNumber2 = 28
| ShortSummary =Nick is surprised by Dash's unprofessional behaviour at the scene of an accident until he learns that both the victims were friends of hers. Dash insists she can cope but Nick feels that there is more to it. P.J. investigates Roman discovers he's married.
| ShortSummary =Nick is surprised by Dash's unprofessional behaviour at the scene of an accident until he learns that both the victims were friends of hers. Dash insists she can cope but Nick feels that there is more to it. P.J. investigates Roman, Maggies Tutor-turned-boyfriend, and discovers that he is married.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Bewitched
| Title = Bewitched
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Richard Jasek
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Cassandra Carter
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|27|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|8|27|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 115
| EpisodeNumber2 = 115
| EpisodeNumber2 = 29
| ShortSummary = The Heelers are led into the world of witchcraft after a local woman is victimised by a local pastor. Things take a turn for the worse when that same pastor's teenage daughter is found dead in mysterious circumstances. P.J. and Maggie must investigate together.
| ShortSummary =Nick and Dash attempt to look after a hairdresser-witch when she is pursued by bigots.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Mudsticks
| Title = Mud Sticks
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = David Boutland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|3|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|3|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 116
| EpisodeNumber2 = 116
| EpisodeNumber2 = 30
| ShortSummary = P.J. has gone on leave and a new detective arrives to temporarily take his place: Detective Constable Johnny Kowalski. Tom places Baby Sam into a child care center but that same center becomes the target of rumours and gossip after a small girl is found to have bruises. Dash is quite taken by Johnny but soon realises he is not quite the gentleman that she thought he may have been.
| ShortSummary =Tom accepts the possibility that his daughter is gone for good, the team investigate baby bashing at a creche and Dash is very taken with P.J's replacement-Johnny Kowalski
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = The Angel's Share
| Title = The Angel's Share
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Kevin Carlin
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = John Banas
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|10|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|10|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 117
| EpisodeNumber2 = 117
| EpisodeNumber2 = 31
| ShortSummary = Maggie and Johnny are trying to determine who stole the wine of an old man. Johnny does not miss the chance of wooing Maggie.
| ShortSummary = Maggie and Johnny investigate after thousands of liters of wine are stolen from a family owned winery. Johnny does not miss the chance of wooing Maggie, regardless of whether or not Maggie is interested.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Something for Nothing
| Title = Something for Nothing
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Raymond Quint
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = David Allen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|17|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|17|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 118
| EpisodeNumber2 = 118
| EpisodeNumber2 = 32
| ShortSummary = The team investigate a burglary from a local woman the night before her garage sale. Dash is desperate to raise enough funds to buy the car she wants so Adam loans her the money. Chris installs Poker machines at the Imperial Hotel.
| ShortSummary = Dash loses out on Chris's new poker machines.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Winner Takes All
| Title = Winner Takes All
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Gary Conway
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Ysabelle Dean
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|24|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|24|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| EpisodeNumber = 119
| EpisodeNumber2 = 119
| EpisodeNumber2 = 33
| ShortSummary =A horse endurance race presents problems for the Heelers with both a thief and a sabateur on the loose and Dash and Maggie can't escape Johnny Kowalski's womanising
| ShortSummary =A horse endurance race presents problems for the Heelers with both a thief and a saboteur on the loose and Dash and Maggie can't escape Johnny Kowalski's womanising.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = I Spy
| Title = I Spy
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Karl Steinberg
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Susan Hore
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|1|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|1|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 120
| EpisodeNumber2 = 120
| EpisodeNumber2 = 34
| ShortSummary = PJ gets back, but somewhere, a kid needs the police's help, while his mother is lying unconscious on the floor. Maggie apologizes for her behaviour.
| ShortSummary = PJ returns from leave but before he can settle back in, he takes a phone call from a 3 year old child who can't wake up his mother and doesn't know where he lives. The race is on to find out where they are and who beat up the child's mother, before he comes back to finish the job.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Reality Bytes
| Title = Reality Bytes
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Dave Worthington
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|8|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|8|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 121
| EpisodeNumber2 = 121
| EpisodeNumber2 = 35
| ShortSummary = A series of break-ins occur, the perpetrator is caught but is found to be working on a tip off from a computer generated phone call. Meanwhile Dash and Adam damage the station computer while playing on-line video games at night. To avoid trouble with Tom, they get the computer fixed outside official channels which results in the station computer acting strangely.
| ShortSummary = A young boy is discovered to be behind a series of break-ins when Dash discovers that the suspects all encountered computer-generated messages on their phones.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = In The Gun (1)
| Title = In The Gun (1)
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Kevin Carlin
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Tony Morphett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|15|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|15|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 122
| EpisodeNumber2 = 122
| EpisodeNumber2 = 36
| ShortSummary = The Darcy family causes trouble for the Heelers, ending in a fatal police shooting.
| ShortSummary = The Darcy family causes trouble for the Heelers, ending in a fatal police shooting.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = In The Gun (2)
| Title = In The Gun (2)
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Raymond Quint
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Michael Winter
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|22|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|22|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 123
| EpisodeNumber2 = 123
| EpisodeNumber2 = 37
| ShortSummary = The aftermath of the shooting looks to bring one of the Heelers down.
| ShortSummary = The aftermath of the shooting looks to bring one of the Heelers down.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Buck Naked
| Title = Buck Naked
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Gary Conway
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Dave Marsh
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|29|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|29|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 124
| EpisodeNumber2 = 124
| EpisodeNumber2 = 38
| ShortSummary = Dash uncovers the truth about her brothers fiance.
| ShortSummary = Dash uncovers the truth about her brothers fiancée.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Friendly Fire
| Title = Friendly Fire
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Cassandra Carter
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|5|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|5|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 125
| EpisodeNumber2 = 125
| EpisodeNumber2 = 39
| ShortSummary = Nick meets an old friend, but the things go wrong when the paintball addiction nearly kills a lawyer.
| ShortSummary = An old friend of Nick's is in town, running an adult adventure camp in the hills. It all goes wrong when a city law firm is on the camp for a bonding exercise and their boss is shot with something more sinister than a paintball.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Half a Second
| Title = Half a Second
| DirectedBy = Graham Thorburn
| DirectedBy = Graham Thorburn
| WrittenBy = Anthony Ellis
| WrittenBy = Anthony Ellis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|12|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|12|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 126
| EpisodeNumber2 = 126
| EpisodeNumber2 =40
| ShortSummary = The coronial inquest into the fatal shooting of Raelene Darcy begins. Meanwhile, to make things worse for PJ, new evidence comes to light regarding the first case he investigated in Mt Thomas, the new evidence suggests that the wrong man went to jail so Maggie sets out to clear PJ's name.
| ShortSummary = The hearing into the shooting finally arrives.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Miss Mount Thomas
| Title = Miss Mount Thomas
| DirectedBy =
| DirectedBy = Kevin Carlin
| WrittenBy =
| WrittenBy = Beverley Evans
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|19|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|19|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 127
| EpisodeNumber2 = 127
| EpisodeNumber2 =41
| ShortSummary =The favourite in the Miss Mount Thomas contest claims she is being stalked and then mysteriously disappears
| ShortSummary =The favourite in the Miss Mount Thomas contest claims she is being stalked and then mysteriously disappears
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{{Episode list/sublist|Blue Heelers season 3
| Title = Dead or Alive
| Title = Dead or Alive
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| DirectedBy = Steve Mann
| WrittenBy = David Allen
| WrittenBy = David Allen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|26|df=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|26|df=y}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| EpisodeNumber = 128
| EpisodeNumber2 = 128
| EpisodeNumber2 = 42
| ShortSummary = Dash's mother desperately needs a kidney transplant, so what happens when it's stolen? Tom is found on the floor of his house, after an unexpected heart attack.
| ShortSummary = Dash's mother needs an urgent kidney transplant, then when a donor kidney becomes available, it must be transported quickly but the car transporting the precious organ is stolen from outside the hospital. A desperate search begins for the car and the kidney, but will the police find it in time? Also a wanted fugitive is found living with his girlfriend in Mt Thomas.
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* [[List of Blue Heelers episodes|Episodes 55 - 76]]
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|align="center" | 16 February 2006<ref name="Season 3 DVD release date confirmation">Editors. [http://chaos.com/product/blue_heelers_season_3_658406_147110.html ''Blue Heelers'': Season 3, Part 1 DVD]. [http://chaos.com/ Chaos.com]. Retrieved 26 April 2008.</ref>
|align="center" | 16 February 2006<ref name="Season 3 DVD release date confirmation">Editors. [http://chaos.com/product/blue_heelers_season_3_658406_147110.html ''Blue Heelers'': Season 3, Part 1 DVD] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208164534/http://chaos.com/product/blue_heelers_season_3_658406_147110.html |date=8 December 2008 }}. [http://chaos.com/ Chaos.com]. Retrieved 26 April 2008.</ref>
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* 42 Episodes (1890 mins.)
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* Zuk, T. [http://www.australiantelevision.net/bh/series4.html Blue Heelers: 1996 episode guide], Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
* Zuk, T. [http://www.australiantelevision.net/bh/series4.html Blue Heelers: 1996 episode guide], Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
* TV.com editors. [http://www.tv.com/blue-heelers/show/3333/episode_guide.html?season=3&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;2 ''Blue Heelers'' Episode Guide - Season 3], TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
* TV.com editors. [http://www.tv.com/blue-heelers/show/3333/episode_guide.html?season=3&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;2 ''Blue Heelers'' Episode Guide – Season 3]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
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Blue Heelers
Season 3
No. of episodes42
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release12 February (1996-02-12) –
26 November 1996 (1996-11-26)
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The third season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 12 February 1996 and aired on Monday nights, and later Tuesday nights, at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 26 November 1996. All main cast members from the previous season returned. Tasma Walton was introduced in episode 107 as Dash McKinley.

Casting

Main cast for this season consisted of:

Semi-regular cast members for this season include:

Notable guest stars included Frances O'Connor, Marg Downey, Lee Kernaghan, Radha Mitchell, Terry Gill, Raelee Hill, Louise Siversen, Rhys Muldoon, David Wenham, Norman Yemm, Andrew Blackman, Frankie J. Holden, Anne Phelan, Annie Jones, Asher Keddie, and Andrew McKaige.

With Grant Bowler's exit from the show, Ann Burbrook also returned to Blue Heelers to temporarily reprise her role as Roz Patterson.

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations for Blue Heelers

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byAustralian air date
871"Once Only Withdrawal (1)"Riccardo PellizzeriTony Morphett12 February 1996 (1996-02-12)
The Mt Thomas district is engulfed by bushfires and the police are being kept busy. Maggie and Wayne encounter an armed robber while trying to keep a local farmer up to date with the situation. After taking the offender to the station he injures himself and must be taken to the mostly closed local hospital. While Wayne is guarding the operating theatre, the offenders accomplices take the entire hospital, including Wayne Patterson as their hostages.
882"Once Only Withdrawal (2)"Gary ConwayTony Morphett12 February 1996 (1996-02-12)
The team desperately try to bring a safe end to the hospital siege, but with fires blocking access to the town, they have no way of getting any back-up.
893"Second Innings"Richard JasekHoward Griffiths13 February 1996 (1996-02-13)
It is time for the annual cricket clash, between the Imperial Hotel and the Federal Hotel. Meanwhile the captain of the Imperial's side has most of the stock stolen from his butcher's shop. Is it an inside job? The Heelers investigate, while also preparing to play.
904"Spider Man"Chris Martin-JonesYsabelle Dean20 February 1996 (1996-02-20)
The body of a small girl is found in a farmer's dam. Investigations quickly lead the police to a suspect but without enough evidence they are forced to release him. After losing their tail on him, another young girl goes missing. They have to find the missing girl before it is too late.
915"Day of Reckoning"Richard SarellSusan Hore27 February 1996 (1996-02-27)
The coronial inquest into the death in custody of Vincent Platt begins and it appears that Nick is not showing any interest in defending himself. So the rest of the station get to work to find the evidence to clear his name.
926"Sex and Death"Kevin CarlinMichaeley O'Brien5 March 1996 (1996-03-05)
Adam fights for his life after a drag-racing incident. During the subsequent investigation the Heelers find out that Adam has been keeping quite a few secrets from them.
937"Not in my Backyard"Chris Martin-JonesCassandra Carter12 March 1996 (1996-03-12)
Feelings run high when a prison is proposed in Mount Thomas.
948"All Part of the Service"Richard SarellDave Worthington19 March 1996 (1996-03-19)
Tom creates a monster and has to deal with explosive consequences.
959"Dog Days"Richard JasekDavid Allen26 March 1996 (1996-03-26)
Mount Thomas is out hunting for a phantom sheep killer, while Wayne plays the field at home.
9610"An Act of Random Violence"Chris LangmanPeter Gawler2 April 1996 (1996-04-02)

The Heelers are on alert after Joe Kenny escapes from prison. This is especially problematic for Wayne as he previously had an affair with Joe's wife. Meanwhile Wayne proposes to Gabe Greenway, his latest love interest, but with news about Joe and the reason for his interest in Wayne, she starts to question whether Wayne Patterson is a man she wants her children to know.

Final appearance of Constable Wayne Patterson
9711"Unfinished Business"Steve MannPeter Dick9 April 1996 (1996-04-09)
Roz returns to town for Wayne's funeral, much to Nick's dismay and the aftermath of Wayne's death sees each officer coming to terms with their grief and at the same time out to clear his name.
9812"Happy Families"Gary ConwayJohn Wood16 April 1996 (1996-04-16)
PJ investigates a local suspected drug dealer. Maggie's brothers and father arrive to celebrate her 25th birthday. Heroin from PJ's investigation goes missing from the station, and the only people who could be responsible are the station full of police. During a dawn raid of the drug dealer's house, PJ, Maggie, Adam and Maggie's dad Pat make a terrible discovery. Meanwhile, after 5 long years, Tom's eldest daughter Anna shows up, with a surprise grandchild on the way.
9913"Priorities"Karl SteinbergFred Clarke23 April 1996 (1996-04-23)
The Mount Thomas staff are understaffed and overworked, the computers are down, Inspector Faulkner turns up, a stolen car with a baby still in it, and the station finally boils over, with devastating and near tragic consequences for a young man who considers committing suicide.
10014"A Fair Crack of the Whip (1)"Chris LangmanTony Morphett30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)
Wayne's replacement finally arrives: Detective Jack Woodley. The team investigates a local string of robberies and the town is flooded with people performing in and attending the annual rodeo. Tom deals with his daughter Anna's pregnancy.
10115"A Fair Crack of the Whip (2)"Steve MannAnnie Beach7 May 1996 (1996-05-07)
The investigation into the assault of an elderly woman causes P.J. to suffer a crisis of confidence.
10216"Under Pressure"Gary ConwayMargaret Plum14 May 1996 (1996-05-14)
The Heelers investigate a dispute between two sheep shearers. As soon as it appears that the dispute is settled, one of the shearers is found dead in a bale of wool. PJ leaves the murder investigation for Jack to deal with and instead investigates a case of alcohol contamination at the Pub.
10317"Fight Dirty"Karl SteinbergDavid Boutland21 May 1996 (1996-05-21)
Maggie is set to prosecute the Dean Crocker Case but P.J. has doubts about the credibility of evidence supplied by his new partner, Jack Woodley. With the case only hours away, P.J. must find new evidence to ensure a conviction while simultaneously proving why Jack's evidence is tainted.
10418"Art of Deception"Chris LangmanDavid Allen28 May 1996 (1996-05-28)
The Mount Thomas Festival of the Arts causes headaches for Tom and Chris. Nick attempts to break down the fence between two feuding neighbors and P.J. is trying to find the source behind the influx in beatings that appear to be drug-related.
10519"Old Sins, Long Shadows"Steve MannJennifer Rowe4 June 1996 (1996-06-04)
Maggie discovers a homicide on the sly and Adam deals with a complaint from a high school principal about pornography
10620"In Unity Is Strength"Richard SarellDave Worthington11 June 1996 (1996-06-11)
Adam is upset after he and Nick discover the dead body of a teenager who has died from alcohol abuse. Chris' dismissal of a cellarman results in a strike at the Imperial
10721"The Kremin Factor"Richard jasekPeter Gawler18 June 1996 (1996-06-18)

A young woman arrives in town claiming to be the same girl that went missing 18 years earlier. Everybody had come to accept that the girl had died, except for her mother. It is now up to the Heelers to get to the bottom of what happened 18 years earlier, and to prove the true identity of the woman. Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley arrives for her first day, much to Adam's pleasure and Tom's annoyance.

First appearance of Constable Deirdre McKinley
10822"Shelter from the Storm"Chris LangmanCassandra Carter25 June 1996 (1996-06-25)
Nick and Maggie witness a car drive into a dam. The driver is Rachel Freeman, the elderly mother of local disabled man Clancy. The investigation leads Nick to suspect an attempted suicide and things take another turn after Mrs Freeman is rushed to Hospital after taking an overdose of pain medication. Meanwhile Tom must find somewhere for Clancy stay and Dash must deal with her own prejudices.
10923"Principle of the Thing"Richard SarellJohn Banas2 July 1996 (1996-07-02)
As the Heelers necessarily become involved with the high school, Tom realises his own problems are nothing in comparison to the school principal's.
11024"Mind Games"Kevin CarlinSusan Hore9 July 1996 (1996-07-09)
A childhood friend of Anna Croydon's recovers painful long forgotten memories and accuses her father, a local G.P. of molesting her as a child. P.J. and Maggie have to examine the events of the past as the victim continues to remember more details.
11125"Duty of Care"Richard JasekPeter Dick16 July 1996 (1996-07-16)
Dash and Nick are called to an old farmhouse, where they discover a vandalised room, a terrified child, and a lamb hanging from the light fitting.
11226"Other People's Lives"Chris LangmanJohn Banas6 August 1996 (1996-08-06)
P.J. and Maggie investigate the death of a young ballet dancer but P.J. is upset by Maggie's pas de deux with her varsity tutor.
11327"A Gift From God"Kevin CarlinTony Morphett13 August 1996 (1996-08-13)
A paraplegic farmer is found battered and Tom suspects a water diviner; however, little does he know that the stranger is the father of Anna's baby, who has been traveling the countryside searching for them.
11428"Waiting to Happen"Richard SarellDavid Phillips20 August 1996 (1996-08-20)
Nick is surprised by Dash's unprofessional behaviour at the scene of an accident until he learns that both the victims were friends of hers. Dash insists she can cope but Nick feels that there is more to it. P.J. investigates Roman, Maggies Tutor-turned-boyfriend, and discovers that he is married.
11529"Bewitched"Richard JasekCassandra Carter27 August 1996 (1996-08-27)
The Heelers are led into the world of witchcraft after a local woman is victimised by a local pastor. Things take a turn for the worse when that same pastor's teenage daughter is found dead in mysterious circumstances. P.J. and Maggie must investigate together.
11630"Mud Sticks"Steve MannDavid Boutland3 September 1996 (1996-09-03)
P.J. has gone on leave and a new detective arrives to temporarily take his place: Detective Constable Johnny Kowalski. Tom places Baby Sam into a child care center but that same center becomes the target of rumours and gossip after a small girl is found to have bruises. Dash is quite taken by Johnny but soon realises he is not quite the gentleman that she thought he may have been.
11731"The Angel's Share"Kevin CarlinJohn Banas10 September 1996 (1996-09-10)
Maggie and Johnny investigate after thousands of liters of wine are stolen from a family owned winery. Johnny does not miss the chance of wooing Maggie, regardless of whether or not Maggie is interested.
11832"Something for Nothing"Raymond QuintDavid Allen17 September 1996 (1996-09-17)
The team investigate a burglary from a local woman the night before her garage sale. Dash is desperate to raise enough funds to buy the car she wants so Adam loans her the money. Chris installs Poker machines at the Imperial Hotel.
11933"Winner Takes All"Gary ConwayYsabelle Dean24 September 1996 (1996-09-24)
A horse endurance race presents problems for the Heelers with both a thief and a saboteur on the loose and Dash and Maggie can't escape Johnny Kowalski's womanising.
12034"I Spy"Karl SteinbergSusan Hore1 October 1996 (1996-10-01)
PJ returns from leave but before he can settle back in, he takes a phone call from a 3 year old child who can't wake up his mother and doesn't know where he lives. The race is on to find out where they are and who beat up the child's mother, before he comes back to finish the job.
12135"Reality Bytes"Steve MannDave Worthington8 October 1996 (1996-10-08)
A series of break-ins occur, the perpetrator is caught but is found to be working on a tip off from a computer generated phone call. Meanwhile Dash and Adam damage the station computer while playing on-line video games at night. To avoid trouble with Tom, they get the computer fixed outside official channels which results in the station computer acting strangely.
12236"In The Gun (1)"Kevin CarlinTony Morphett15 October 1996 (1996-10-15)
The Darcy family causes trouble for the Heelers, ending in a fatal police shooting.
12337"In The Gun (2)"Raymond QuintMichael Winter22 October 1996 (1996-10-22)
The aftermath of the shooting looks to bring one of the Heelers down.
12438"Buck Naked"Gary ConwayDave Marsh29 October 1996 (1996-10-29)
Dash uncovers the truth about her brothers fiancée.
12539"Friendly Fire"Steve MannCassandra Carter5 November 1996 (1996-11-05)
An old friend of Nick's is in town, running an adult adventure camp in the hills. It all goes wrong when a city law firm is on the camp for a bonding exercise and their boss is shot with something more sinister than a paintball.
12640"Half a Second"Graham ThorburnAnthony Ellis12 November 1996 (1996-11-12)
The coronial inquest into the fatal shooting of Raelene Darcy begins. Meanwhile, to make things worse for PJ, new evidence comes to light regarding the first case he investigated in Mt Thomas, the new evidence suggests that the wrong man went to jail so Maggie sets out to clear PJ's name.
12741"Miss Mount Thomas"Kevin CarlinBeverley Evans19 November 1996 (1996-11-19)
The favourite in the Miss Mount Thomas contest claims she is being stalked and then mysteriously disappears
12842"Dead or Alive"Steve MannDavid Allen26 November 1996 (1996-11-26)
Dash's mother needs an urgent kidney transplant, then when a donor kidney becomes available, it must be transported quickly but the car transporting the precious organ is stolen from outside the hospital. A desperate search begins for the car and the kidney, but will the police find it in time? Also a wanted fugitive is found living with his girlfriend in Mt Thomas.


DVD release

The Complete Third Season: Part 1
Set details Special features
  • 22 Episodes (990 mins.)
  • Episodes 55 – 76
  • 6-Disc Set
  • Full Frame
  • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Slipcase Packaging
  • Photo Gallery (10 Pics)
Release dates
 Australia
16 February 2006[1]
The Complete Third Season: Part 2
Set details Special features
  • 20 Episodes (900 mins.)
  • Episodes 77 – 96
  • 5-Disc Set
  • Full Frame
  • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Slipcase Packaging
  • Photo Gallery
Release dates
 Australia
16 February 2006[1]
The Complete Third Season
Set details Special features
  • 42 Episodes (1890 mins.)
  • Episodes 55 – 96
  • 11-Disc Set
  • Full Frame
  • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Slipcase Packaging
  • Photo Gallery
Release dates
 Australia
16 February 2006[1]

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