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Murder Call

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Drama

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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. The series dealt with the cases confronted by an unconventional team of homicide detectives, Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden.

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

23 November 2024

Country

Australia

Cast

Glenda Linscott

Glenda Linscott

Dr. Imogene 'Tootsie' Soamses

Peter Mochrie

Peter Mochrie

Det. Steve Hayden

Geoff Morrell

Geoff Morrell

Det. Sen. Serg. Lance Fisk

Gary Day

Gary Day

Det. Insp. Malcolm Thorne

Lucy Bell

Lucy Bell

Det. Tessa Vance

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