Blue Heelers season 12 explained

The twelfth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 2 February 2005 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded on 16 November 2005 with a double episode. The main cast saw the departure of Paul Bishop as Ben Stewart and Jane Allsop as Jo Parrish, and the introduction of Charlie Clausen as Alex Kirby and Matt Holmes as Matt Graham. The twelfth season was released on DVD as a complete set on 4 November 2010.

Casting

See also: List of recurring Blue Heelers characters.

The season also saw the departure of Geoff Morrell and Martin Sacks, who chose to take time off to spend with their families. Sacks's departure left Julie Nihill and John Wood as the only remaining original cast members; and the only cast members to have been on this show since before 2001.

Main

• John Wood as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon
• Julie Nihill as Christine 'Chris' Riley
  • Martin Sacks as Senior Detective Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham Ditch Davey as Constable --> Senior Constable/Detective Evan 'Jonesy' Jones
• Simone McAullay as Constable --> Senior Constable Susie Raynor
• Rachel Gordon as Senior Detective Amy Fox
• Samantha Tolj as Constable Kelly O'Rourke
• Danny Raco as Constable Joss Peroni
• Charlie Clausen as Leading Senior Constable/Acting Sergeant Alex Kirby
• Geoff Morrell as Sergeant Mark Jacobs
• Matthew Holmes as Constable Matt Graham

Guest stars

• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor,^[1]
• Val Jellay,^[2]
• John Brumpton,^[3]
• Joy Westmore,^[4]
• Pepe Trevor,^[5]
• Margot Knight,^[6]
• Tracy Mann,^[7]
• Danny Adcock,^[8]
• Paul Dawber,^[9]
• Lynette Curran,^[10]
• Elspeth Ballantyne,^[11]
• Alethea McGrath.^[12]
• Michael Falzon,^[13]

Reception

While the first half of the season, with several high-profile guest stars, maintained the high ratings of the previous season. The second half of the year, it received a gradual mixing of critical reaction, which had initially proved mostly positive.

Awards

See main article: List of awards and nominations for Blue Heelers.

Episodes

See also: List of Blue Heelers episodes.

DVD release

Season Twelve of Blue Heelers was released on Thursday, 4 November 2010

The Complete Twelfth Season
	Set Details			Special Features
	28 Episodes (1304 Mins.) Episodes: 429-456 8 Discs 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)			Blue Heelers: Live Episode.
	Release Dates
	4 November 2010

References

General

• Zuk, T. Blue Heelers: 2005 episode guide, Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
• TV.com editors. Blue Heelers Episode Guide - Season 13, TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Vengeance. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-02-02. 12. 1.
2. The Walking Wounded. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-02-23. 12. 4.
3. Everything A Girl Could Want. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-03-09. 12. 6.
4. Sex Sells. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-03-30. 12. 8.
5. One Sick Puppy. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-03-06. 12. 9.
6. Offside. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-05-11. 12. 14.
7. Monster. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-06-08. 12. 18.
8. Dangerous Animals. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-06-15. 12. 19.
9. In Warm Blood. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-07-27. 12. 25.
10. Another Day at the Office (Part 1). Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-08-03. 12. 26.
11. Getting the Bullet. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-08-24. 12. 29.
12. Keeping Up Appearances. Blue Heelers. Blue Heelers. 2005-11-12. 12. 40.
13. Web site: Too CLose, No Promises, Slaying the Demons: episode guide. Australian Television. 14 January 2013.