Murder Call: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Murder Call was an Australian television series, created 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. With a young high-tech '90s feel and just a touch of '40s retro charm, Murder Call follows a classic clue – puzzle plot, combining mystery, action and suspense, spiked with humour, romance and a touch of the bizarre. The series dealt with the cases confronted by an unconventional team of homicide detectives, Tessa Vance and Steve Hayden. Backing them up was:

The boss – Inspector Malcolm ThornePathologist – Dr Imogen SoamesForensic officer – Dr Lance Fisk (he got a Ph.D)Crime scene photographer – Constable Dee Suzeraine

Murder Call was filmed in Sydney and unlike a lot of shows based in Sydney, often shot the less spectacular side of the city. The exterior of the Homicide station was filmed at Ashington House (formerly AFT House/Delfin House), on O'Connell Street in Sydney.

Series details

• Title: Murder Call
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 1997-08-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-10-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Nine Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9521
• IMDb ID: tt0118406
• TVDB ID: 71497

Cast and credited roles

• Lucy Bell — Det. Tessa Vance
• Peter Mochrie — Det. Steve Hayden
• Geoff Morrell — Det. Sen. Serg. Lance Fisk
• Glenda Linscott — Dr. Imogene 'Tootsie' Soamses
• Jennifer Kent — Const. Dee Suzeraine
• Gary Day — Det. Insp. Malcolm Thorne

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-08-11; final listed air date 1997-11-24; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-07-07; final listed air date 1998-11-24; episode order: 20.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-04-21; final listed air date 2000-10-09; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

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