Murder Call
Encyclopedia
Murder Call was an Australian television
series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network
between 1997 and 2000. The idea to the series was born by the books of Tessa Vance by Jennifer Rowe
: Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked. Both books were integrated as episodes in the TV series.
With a young high-tech '90's feel and just a touch of 40's retro charm, 'Murder Call' follows a classic clue - puzzle plot, combining mystery, action and suspense, spiked with humour, romance and a touch of the bizarre.
The series dealt with the cases confronted by an unconventional team of homicide detectives, Tessa Vance
and Steve Hayden
. Backing them up was:
Murder Call was filmed in Sydney
and unlike a lot of shows based in Sydney, often shot the less spectacular side of the city. The exterior of the Homicide station was filmed at Ashington House (formerly AFT House/Delfin House), on O'Connell Street in Sydney.
The show is currently being re-run on the Foxtel
channel 13th Street
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
between 1997 and 2000. The idea to the series was born by the books of Tessa Vance by Jennifer Rowe
Jennifer Rowe
Jennifer June Rowe is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson...
: Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked. Both books were integrated as episodes in the TV series.
With a young high-tech '90's feel and just a touch of 40's retro charm, 'Murder Call' follows a classic clue - puzzle plot, combining mystery, action and suspense, spiked with humour, romance and a touch of the bizarre.
The series dealt with the cases confronted by an unconventional team of homicide detectives, Tessa Vance
Tessa Vance
Senior Detective Tessa Vance is a fictional character from a series of detective novels by Jennifer Rowe and TV show Murder Call.-Background:...
and Steve Hayden
Steve Hayden (fictional detective)
Senior Detective Steve Hayden is a fictional character from the Tessa Vance series by Jennifer Rowe which laid the base for the TV show Murder Call. He was portrayed by Peter Mochrie in Murder Call.-Background:...
. Backing them up was:
- The boss - Inspector Malcolm Thorne
- Pathologist - Dr Imogen Soames
- Forensic officer - Dr Lance Fisk (he got a Ph.D)
- Crime scene photographer - Constable Dee Suzeraine
Murder Call was filmed in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and unlike a lot of shows based in Sydney, often shot the less spectacular side of the city. The exterior of the Homicide station was filmed at Ashington House (formerly AFT House/Delfin House), on O'Connell Street in Sydney.
The show is currently being re-run on the Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
channel 13th Street
13th Street (Australia)
13th Street is an Australian television channel specialising in action and suspense programs. The channel is owned by NBC Universal and was launched on November 15, 2009 as part of Foxtel's Next Generation launch....
.
The Cast
- Detective Tessa VanceTessa VanceSenior Detective Tessa Vance is a fictional character from a series of detective novels by Jennifer Rowe and TV show Murder Call.-Background:...
(Lucy BellLucy BellLucy Bell is a British-born Australian television and film actress. Her partner is James O'Loghlin and they have three daughters.- Television :...
) - Detective Steve HaydenSteve Hayden (fictional detective)Senior Detective Steve Hayden is a fictional character from the Tessa Vance series by Jennifer Rowe which laid the base for the TV show Murder Call. He was portrayed by Peter Mochrie in Murder Call.-Background:...
(Peter MochriePeter MochriePeter Mochrie is an actor who has appeared in various Australian television programs during his 25-year career. Since 2006 Mochrie has starred in the New Zealand soap Shortland Street as Dr Callum McKay....
) - Dr. Imogen "Tootsie" Soames (Glenda LinscottGlenda LinscottGlenda Linscott is an Australian actress, best known for her performance as tough bikie inmate and top dog Rita "The Beater" Connors in the television drama Prisoner, for which she won a Penguin award....
) - Sergeant Lance Fisk (Geoff Morrell)
- Constable Dee Suzeraine (Jennifer Kent)
- Detective Inspector Malcolm Thorne (Gary DayGary Day (actor)Gary Day is an actor who has appeared in Australian television police drama series, including Homicide and Murder Call.- Television :Day worked as a male model and appeared in several television commercials...
)
Season One
- Jeremy CallaghanJeremy CallaghanJeremy Callaghan is an Australian actor whose portrayal of the cute and shy Constable Brian Morley on the popular TV drama Police Rescue ensured international attention...
- Ezra Simms - Kieran Darcy-Smith - Filix Kiver
- Judith Wright - Laurie Baker
- Jessica NapierJessica NapierJessica Napier is a New Zealand born actress. She has been working consistently in Australian film and television for the past 15 years...
- Brodie Cochrane - Melissa GeorgeMelissa GeorgeMelissa Suzanne George is an Australian film and television actress who has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Melissa is perhaps best known for her role as Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away...
- Petra Salinis - Paula ForrestPaula ForrestPaula Forrest is an Australian actress, best known for playing the role of Shelley Sutherland on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away...
- Susan Frickberge - David Franklin - Jonah Balzan
Season Two
- Dee SmartDee SmartDee Smart is an Australian actress best known for her roles as Lucinda Croft in Home and Away and Alex St. Clare in Water Rats. She appeared in Home And Away from 1991 to 1993 and in Water Rats from 2000 to 2001...
- Malena Soeteman - Norman KayeNorman KayeNorman James Kaye was an Australian actor and musician. He was best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox.Kaye was born in Melbourne and educated at Geelong Grammar School...
- Vic Popov - Anne TenneyAnne TenneyAnne Tenney is an Australian film and television actress, probably best known for her role as Molly Jones in the television drama A Country Practice and as Sal Kerrigan in The Castle.-Career:...
- Nerida Hertzberg - Elizabeth Alexander - Hilary Windsor
- Essie DavisEssie DavisEssie Davis is an Australian actress. Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, she is the daughter of locally famed artist George Davis.She emerged from the Old Nick Company at the University of Tasmania in the late 1980s and has gone on to appear in Hollywood movies. She is a graduate of the National...
- Judy St. John - Barry OttoBarry OttoBarry Otto is an Australian actor with a long list of memorable roles on stage and in film. Otto received an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor in Strictly Ballroom as well as being nominated for Bliss, Cosi and The More Things Change......
- Otis Farrow - Christine Stephen-DalyChristine Stephen-DalyChristine Stephen-Daly is an Australian television actress.Christine grew up in Melbourne with her father Paul, an entrepreneur who was the originator of the world's first travelling tram restaurant in Melbourne in 1993; mother Rhonnda, a housewife; and three sisters Louise, Laura, and...
- Sonia Black - Kate FischerKate FischerKate Fischer, aka Katie Fischer, is an Australian model and actress. She attended the Canberra Girls' Grammar School....
- Gabby Minogue
Season Three
- Rose ByrneRose ByrneMary Rose Byrne is an Australian actress.Byrne made her screen debut in 1994 with a small role in the film Dallas Doll...
- Sarah Watson - Matt DoranMatt DoranMatthew N. Doran is an Australian actor, known for his role as "Mouse" in The Matrix.-Early life and education:Doran was born in Sydney...
- Joel - Douglas Hedge - Dr. Edgar Travers
- Zoe CaridesZoe CaridesZoe Carides is an Australian film and television actress who is best known for her roles in the television series G. P. as Dr. Sonia Kapek and Grass Roots as Liz Murray. Carides was born in Sydney, Australia.-Family:...
- Dr. Constance Young - Michala BanasMichala BanasMichala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas is a New Zealand television actress, and singer now living in Australia.-Career:Born in Wellington, New Zealand, she starred in her first commercial at only 18 months of age....
- Kylie McDonald - Nicholas BishopNicholas BishopNicholas Bishop is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera Home and Away and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof .-Early life:Bishop was born in Swindon, England...
- Marshall Bowdon - Kimberley JosephKimberley JosephKimberley Joseph is a Canadian-Australian actress who is based in the United States. Joseph was born in Canada, raised on the Gold Coast in Australia, and educated in Switzerland. After returning to Australia, she began a degree at Bond University but dropped out at the age of 19 when she was cast...
- Andrea Thatcher - Bridie CarterBridie CarterBridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:...
- Jessica Millay - Ling-Hsueh Tang - Emma Trimble