Twenty Six Hours

S01 E01 • Thursday, Feb 25, 1971 • Feb 25 • 1h

Matlock's town matriarch, Grace Falconer, is brutally attacked and robbed. Suspects include a group of hippies who become involved in town affairs when a local girl's horse is shot, two yobbos on a hunting trip who are found trespassing, and a handyman recently sacked by Mrs. Falconer - who refuses to account for his movements on the night in question.

The Big Gun

S01 E02 • Thursday, Mar 4, 1971 • Mar 4 • 1h

Local tough guy Brownie Merkle becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a man and the disappearance of another when he suddenly begins paying his debts, and Det. Sgt. Maddern finds his attention diverted from his marital problems.

Goodbye Tuesday

S01 E03 • Thursday, Mar 11, 1971 • Mar 11 • 1h

The search for a trio of prison escapees, Carol Price, Judy Bennett and Bob Pollard, endangers many lives when searchers and escapees alike are caught in a bushfire.

End Of The Season

S01 E04 • Thursday, Mar 18, 1971 • Mar 18 • 1h

Something After Death

S01 E05 • Thursday, Mar 25, 1971 • Mar 25 • 1h

One Good Turn

S01 E06 • Thursday, Apr 1, 1971 • Apr 1 • 1h

A Bit Of Freedom

S01 E07 • Thursday, Apr 8, 1971 • Apr 8 • 1h

Cast A Black Shadow

S01 E08 • Thursday, Apr 15, 1971 • Apr 15 • 1h

Cradle Song

S01 E09 • Thursday, Apr 22, 1971 • Apr 22 • 1h

Rhythm And Blues

S01 E10 • Thursday, Apr 29, 1971 • Apr 29 • 1h

Pressure Point

S01 E11 • Thursday, May 6, 1971 • May 6 • 1h

The Outsiders

S01 E12 • Thursday, May 13, 1971 • May 13 • 1h

The Word Is Progress

S01 E13 • Thursday, May 20, 1971 • May 20 • 1h

The Crunch

S01 E14 • Tuesday, May 25, 1971 • May 25 • 1h

Tightrope

S01 E15 • Thursday, Jun 3, 1971 • Jun 3 • 1h

Heroes Day

S01 E16 • Thursday, Jun 10, 1971 • Jun 10 • 1h

The Hunting Ground

S01 E17 • Thursday, Jun 17, 1971 • Jun 17 • 1h

A Second Opinion

S01 E18 • Thursday, Jun 24, 1971 • Jun 24 • 1h

Hideaway

S01 E19 • Thursday, Jul 1, 1971 • Jul 1 • 1h

The Price of Anger

S01 E20 • Thursday, Jul 8, 1971 • Jul 8 • 1h

The Gypsies

S01 E21 • Thursday, Jul 15, 1971 • Jul 15 • 1h

Cross Purposes

S01 E22 • Thursday, Jul 22, 1971 • Jul 22 • 1h

Early One Morning

S01 E23 • Thursday, Jul 29, 1971 • Jul 29 • 1h

Olsen's Ghost

S01 E24 • Thursday, Aug 5, 1971 • Aug 5 • 1h

Escape To Nowhere

S01 E25 • Thursday, Aug 12, 1971 • Aug 12 • 1h

A Case of Neglect

S01 E26 • Thursday, Aug 19, 1971 • Aug 19 • 1h

Millbank Nugget

S01 E27 • Thursday, Aug 26, 1971 • Aug 26 • 1h

The Loner

S01 E28 • Thursday, Sep 2, 1971 • Sep 2 • 1h

A mysterious hermit, has lived in a shack outside Matlock for seven months. Suddenly, his past and present catch up with him, when he is terrorised by three local youths. When one is accidentally blinded, Chip Richardson burns down Herman's shack and later blames him for the accident. Herman takes off in panic and the police mount an intensive search for him.

The Milk And Honey Man

S01 E29 • Thursday, Sep 2, 1971 • Sep 2 • 1h

No Way Out

S01 E30 • Thursday, Sep 16, 1971 • Sep 16 • 1h

A motel robbery and the death of a young police constable in a car accident lead to the revelation of several Matlock townspeople's personal conflicts.

Still Life

S01 E31 • Thursday, Sep 23, 1971 • Sep 23 • 1h

Matlock police investigate a complaint of carnal knowledge involving an itinerant artist and a young girl, but the accused has his own way of extricating himself from the situation.

Smoke Screen

S01 E32 • Thursday, Sep 30, 1971 • Sep 30 • 1h

The Matlock saw-millers are a tough breed, but the builders of a new dam claim to be even tougher, A series of ugly incidents lead the two groups towards a violent showdown.

The Champ

S01 E33 • Thursday, Oct 7, 1971 • Oct 7 • 1h

A broken down ex-heavyweight boxer, Dan Regan, is in Matlock on a sinister assignment. Unforseen events cause Regan's past, present and future to meet head-on in the biggest battle of his career.

Jimmy Woodser

S01 E34 • Thursday, Oct 14, 1971 • Oct 14 • 1h

An important businessman, Eric Schneider, wants to set up a deal with a Matlock company. However, when he is arrested for assaulting a young girl, public feelings rise up against Det. Curtis who may have made a serious mistake. Schneider, with his lawyer Harrison, puts his money and his pressure in the right places to beat the charge.

Compassionate Leave

S01 E35 • Thursday, Oct 21, 1971 • Oct 21 • 1h

When Johnny Marcelli returns from the Vietnam war on compassionate leave, he is told that his father has committed suicide. He refuses to believe it and sets out to solve the mystery.

The End of the Road

S01 E36 • Thursday, Oct 28, 1971 • Oct 28 • 1h

The investigation of a series of wool thefts in the Matlock District uncover the problems of one of the suspects, and provide some surprises for the police - especially Cont. Hogan.

A Piece of Cake

S01 E37 • Thursday, Nov 4, 1971 • Nov 4 • 1h

Ron Grey, an ex-Spitfire pilot embarks on a dubious mission as a courier to gain some quick money, because he only has a few years of active life lift - he is a chronic diabetic who keeps coma and semi-blindness at bay with insulin shots. While flying a light aircraft with his girlfriend Betty Holmes, the plane strikes trouble and they have to crash land in the Candowie Rangers. When the plane is found by a police search party, they discover that Gray and Holmes both fled into the bush.

The Foreigners

S01 E38 • Thursday, Nov 11, 1971 • Nov 11 • 1h

A feud among some Albanian immigrants in Matlock starts to get out of hand, and police are soon investigating an attempted murder.

Give A Man A Gun

S01 E39 • Thursday, Nov 11, 1971 • Nov 11 • 1h

Any More at Home Like You

S01 E40 • Thursday, Nov 25, 1971 • Nov 25 • 1h

When salesman Frank Ross finds himself in serious financial difficulties, he takes an illegal way out and starts an unexpected chain of events that bring surprise to the Matlock police.

The Break

S01 E41 • Thursday, Dec 2, 1971 • Dec 2 • 1h