Murder Call

3 Seasons 1997 - 2000 TV-MA 50m 7.1

Centers on homicide detective odd couple, Tessa Vance, and her partner Steve Hayden. Shot in Sydney, Australia, the show was known for portraying gripping crime drama, while displaying the grittier side of urban Sydney.

Murder Call centers on homicide detective, Tessa Vance, and her partner Steve Hayden. Hyperactive and emotionally volatile, Tessa is an almost exact opposite of Steve, a laconic, casual-seeming man's man. Together this powerful team must overcome intrigue, fear and shattered lives, which murder leaves in its wake. Murder Call combines mystery and suspense with humor, romance and a touch of the bizarre. Based on the works of author Jennifer Rowe.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Ashes to Ashes

1. Ashes to Ashes

Aired: Aug 11, 1997

A man out for an early morning surf gets more than he bargained for when surf...

Episode 2 The Burial

Aired: Aug 18, 1997

Late night. A voice recites limericks on a moonlit beach. Suddenly, all goes ...

Episode 3 Cat and Mouse

3. Cat and Mouse

Aired: Aug 25, 1997

Wheelchair bound Spinner congratulates himself on finishing a piece of artwor...

Episode 4 Dead Clean

Aired: Sep 1, 1997

While investigating a series of bizarre murders, Steve and Tessa are drawn to...

Episode 5 Who Killed Cock Robin?

5. Who Killed Cock Robin?

Aired: Sep 8, 1997

To the outside world former football star Robin Cochrane was a picture of cha...

Episode 6 Hot Shot

Aired: Sep 15, 1997

When Maddie Herman, a paparazzi photographer who made her living out of the g...

Episode 7 Black Friday

7. Black Friday

Aired: Sep 22, 1997

Steve and Tessa are called in to solve the murder of Trevor Parkin, his body ...

Episode 8 Last Stop

Aired: Sep 29, 1997

Abel Jago sits dead in an armchair before his valuable toy railway, on which ...

Episode 9 Something Wicked

9. Something Wicked

Aired: Oct 6, 1997

Tessa and Steve are confronted with a conspiracy of silence while investigati...

Episode 10 Drop Dead Gorgeous

10. Drop Dead Gorgeous

Aired: Oct 13, 1997

Steve and Tessa are baffled when former football star Wayne Pascall is found ...

Episode 11 Dead and Gone

11. Dead and Gone

Aired: Oct 20, 1997

When Krystyan Balzan is found dead at the bottom of the stairs in his house, ...

Episode 12 Wages of Sin

12. Wages of Sin

Aired: Oct 26, 1997

Steve and Tessa investigate the death of a woman found in an area notorious f...

Episode 13 An Eye for an Eye

13. An Eye for an Eye

Aired: Nov 2, 1997

When a mummified body is found in an empty house, it is identified as that of...

Episode 14 Blood Heat

Aired: Nov 9, 1997

The brutal murder of a video store owner initially appears to be linked to a ...

Episode 15 Fall From Grace

15. Fall From Grace

Aired: Nov 16, 1997

Tessa suspects an apparent suicide is really an elaborate scam designed to co...

Episode 16 Heartstopper

16. Heartstopper

Aired: Nov 23, 1997

When the general manager of a department store is found dead during the store...

Main Cast

Glenda Linscott

Glenda Linscott Dr. Imogene 'Tootsie' Soamses

Peter Mochrie Det. Steve Hayden

Geoff Morrell Det. Sen. Serg. Lance Fisk

Gary Day Det. Insp. Malcolm Thorne

Lucy Bell Det. Tessa Vance

Info about Murder Call

Current Status: Ended

Network: Nine Network

Production Country: Australia

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller