"Bluey" (1976) TV series 1976-1977

User Rating:

9.5/10   

Creators:

Jock Blair
Ian Jones

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2 August 1976 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Sergeant | Police | Character Name In Title

Cast

Lucky Grills	...	Det. Sgt. Bluey Hills (39 episodes, 1976-1977)
Gerda Nicolson	...	Sgt. Monica Rourke (39 episodes, 1976-1977)
John Diedrich	...	Det. Gary Dawson (39 episodes, 1976-1977)
Ken Goodlet	...	Assistant Commissioner (24 episodes, 1976-1977)
Terry Gill	...	Det. Sgt. Reg Truscott (20 episodes, 1976-1977)

Runtime:

Australia:60 min (38 episodes) | Australia:90 min (pilot)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

7 Network

Trivia:

The series was satirically re-edited and re-voiced by the Working Dog team (D Generation, Frontline, The Panel) on the (Australian) ABC network with the new title 'Bargearse' referring to the physique of the lead actor, Lucky Grills (credited in Bargearse as 'Tubbs Farquhar').

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bad Eggs (2003)

Still good value after all these years.

Entertaining Australian cop show of the 1970s which ,unfortunately, sank like a stone due to poor timing when it first went to air . Lucky Grills turned in a thoroughly competent performance throughout the series short run as Detective Sergeant Bluey Hills - the rotund, street wise rebel of Melbourne's Russel Street Police Headquarters. The late Gerda Nicholson provided an ideal foil to Grills as Senior Constable(?) Monica O'Rourke.There was always plenty of action with car chases ,gun play and good old fashioned punch -ups being the order of the day together with a tasty sprinkling of snappy banter and witty one liners .Still crops up occasionally - usually buried in the no man's land of midnight to dawn on Channel 7 where it's remained throughout its life.What a pity we don't make shows like this any more.Still good value after all these years.