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Issue Details: First known date: 1992-1993... 1992-1993 Phoenix
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'A hard-edged, gritty drama about the tense and claustrophobic world of a Major Crime Task Force set up to solve an urban terrorist bombing, a Task Force which brings together a crew of idiosyncratic, competitive characters over a knife edged maximum stressed two months. PHOENIX is no traditional cop shop or crime story. Its characters are not clean, super hero cops, just real police whose attitudes can be shocking and whose humour is grim and black.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/5/2013)

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1.08
form y separately published work icon Fond Memories Cliff Green , Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1992 6040917 1992 single work film/TV

'Witnessing two fleeing bank robbers reinforces Megan's belief that money will be the answer in solving the Police Club bombing as those responsible would've needed lots of it to carry out the job. Megan turns her attention to looking into various armed robberies which leads her to the rape squad. Jock is concerned she's wasting time follow unrelated leads but allows her to press on.

'Megan questions a woman about her violent assault believing her attackers are connected to the bombing. The woman is able to provide a description from which a composite image of one of her attackers in created. This new suspect quickly becomes the key focus of the investigation despite Jock's superior's dismissal of the new information's importance.

'Meanwhile, detonators recovered during a police raid are confirmed to be of the same batch as that used in the bombing. The Major Crime squad sets up a sting to go after the intended buyer who turns out to be a legitimate quary owner buying stolen detonators.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 11/6/2013)

Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1992
1.13
form y separately published work icon Hard Ball Alison Nisselle , Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1992 6041366 1992 single work film/TV

'The suspect's house is under heavy surveillnace as the Major Crime Squad makes it's final preparations before moving in. The decision is made for Megan to approach the neighbour to get a closer observation point but Jock refuses to let her be told exactly what the police's interest is, despite Megan's insistence the danger merits telling her what's she and her daughter are getting involved in.

'With admissions caught on tape, the police raid the house, taking the suspects into custody. Goose and the forensic team move quickly to secrure the ample physical evidence allowing the detectives to confront the bombers with the overwhelming evidence resulting in quick confessions.

'With the job done, the Deputy Commissioner arrives to offer his congratulations but pulls Jock aside to tell him he'll be under investigation by IID.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 11/6/2013)

Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1992
2.11
form y separately published work icon Under Siege Jan Sardi , Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1993 6041243 1993 single work film/TV

'The Majors' raid on the flat of a prime suspect for the aggravated burglaries goes terribly wrong when a terrified woman jumps from a second-story window resulting in serious injuries and their suspect slips through their fingers.

'The new Chief Superintendent of Crime, Jock Brennan, arrives with the Internal Investigations Department to look into the bungled raid, which has once again put the squad's actions under scrutiny.

'The Major Crime Squad desperately searches for their missing suspect as IID launches an investigation of the squads' action during the raid, with particular attention on Peter Faithful.

'Forensic evidence found at the flat after the raid yields evidence linking the suspect to the aggravated burglaries.

Peter Faithful is taken hostage by their suspect.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 11/6/2013)

Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1993

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