Bluey

Bluey is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network in 1976. The series was a police drama from Crawford Productions, but was different from their previous series—Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police—in that it focused on a single detective rather than an ensemble, and that the characters were not stock standard archetypes usually seen in police dramas. Stand-up comedian Lucky Grills was cast as the titular Det. Sgt. "Bluey" Hills who, in contrast to the relatively straight detectives seen in Crawford's previous shows, was obese, drank heavily (even on duty), smoked heavily, visited local prostitutes, and would often enact physical violence on criminals. Cast Main Cast Lucky Grills as Det. Sgt. ‘Bluey’ Hills Gerda Nicolson as Sgt. Monica Rourke John Diedrich as Det. Gary Dawson Ken Goodlet as Assistant Commissioner Terry Gill as Det. Sgt. Reg Truscott Victoria Quilter as Jo Goldman Mercia Deane-Johns as Debbie Morley (6 eps) Fred Parslow as Superintendent