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{{Short description|Australian television series}}
{{Short description|Australian television series}}
{{hatnote|Cop Shop is also an informal term for a [[police station]]. For the 2021 American film, see [[Copshop]].}}
{{hatnote|Cop Shop is also an informal term for a [[police station]]. For the 2021 American film, see [[Copshop]].}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| image = <!-- Removed - awaiting answer from Crawfords as to whether this (excellent) graphic is an official cop shop item [[File:Cop shop au-show.jpg|250px]]. as at 22 October 2013 still awaiting reply -->
| image = <!-- Removed – awaiting answer from Crawfords as to whether this (excellent) graphic is an official cop shop item [[File:Cop shop au-show.jpg|250px]]. as at 22 October 2013 still awaiting reply -->
| runtime = approximately 55 minutes
| runtime = approximately 55 minutes
| company = [[Crawford Productions]]
| company = [[Crawford Productions]]
| creator = Terry Stapleton
| creator = Terry Stapleton
| starring = [[Peter Adams (actor)|Peter Adams]]<br>[[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]]<br>[[Paula Duncan]]<br>[[Lynda Stoner]]<br>[[John Orcsik]]<br>[[Gil Tucker]]<br>[[George Mallaby (actor)|George Mallaby]]<br>[[Rowena Wallace]]<br>[[Joanna Lockwood]]
| starring = [[Peter Adams (actor)|Peter Adams]]<br>[[Terry Norris (actor)|Terry Norris]]<br>[[Paula Duncan]]<br>[[Lynda Stoner]]<br>[[John Orcsik]]<br>[[Gil Tucker]]<br>[[George Mallaby (actor)|George Mallaby]]<br>[[Rowena Wallace]]<br>[[Joanna Lockwood]]
| country = [[Australia]]
| country = Australia
| network = [[Seven Network]]
| network = [[Seven Network]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1977|11|28|df=y}}
| first_aired = {{start date|1977|11|28|df=y}}
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
The show revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plainclothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station. It also took a significant interest in the private lives of the characters.<ref>[http://www.australiantelevision.net/copshop.html "Cop Shop"], ''Australian Television Information Archive.'' 15 July 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2013.</ref>
The show revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plainclothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station. It also took a significant interest in the private lives of the characters.<ref>[http://www.australiantelevision.net/copshop.html "Cop Shop"], ''Australian Television Information Archive''. 15 July 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2013.</ref>


While many Crawford Productions police dramas combined videotaped interiors with location footage shot on [[16mm]] film, ''Cop Shop'' was shot entirely on video, including external scenes.<ref name="AS" />
While many Crawford Productions police dramas combined videotaped interiors with location footage shot on [[16mm]] film, ''Cop Shop'' was shot entirely on video, including external scenes.<ref name="AS" />
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==Awards==
==Awards==
''Cop Shop'' won many awards including [[Logie Awards]] for most popular series and most popular actors, with [[Peter Adams (actor)|Peter Adams]] and [[Paula Duncan]] winning multiple times. The show also won a number of other industry awards.<ref name="AS">[http://aso.gov.au/titles/series/cop-shop/ "Cop Shop"], ''Australian Screen.'' Retrieved 10 September 2013.</ref>
''Cop Shop'' won many awards including [[Logie Awards]] for most popular series and most popular actors, with [[Peter Adams (actor)|Peter Adams]] and [[Paula Duncan]] winning multiple times. The show also won a number of other industry awards.<ref name="AS">[http://aso.gov.au/titles/series/cop-shop/ "Cop Shop"], ''Australian Screen''. Retrieved 10 September 2013.</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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===Guests / recurring===
===Guests / recurring===
{|class="wikitable"
* [[Alan Hopgood]] as Doug Bramley / Horrie Gibbs
! Actor
* [[Amanda Muggleton]] as Bikie's Girlfriend (2 episodes)
! Role
* [[Anthony Hawkins]]
! Eps.
* [[Betty Lucas]] as Mary Reynolds (2 episodes)
|-
* [[Briony Behets]] as Felicity Stafford / Julie Gaskin / Diana Elliot / Barbara Sauers / Janie Palmer (5 episodes)
| [[Alan Hopgood]] || Doug Bramley / Horrie Gibbs / Ed Foley / Henry Goss || 8
* [[Bruce Spence]] as Studeht Counsellor (1 episode)
|-
* [[Carmen Duncan]] as Meredith Wade / Carla Hauser / Kim Morgan (6 episodes)
| [[Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1926)|Alistair Duncan]] || George Bakos / John Corsini || 5
* [[Cecily Polson]] as Barbara York (1 episode)
|-
* [[Colin McEwan]] as Dave Kelly / Lou Evans / Stan Dawson (3 episodes)
| [[Alister Smart]] || Phillip Cooper / Richard Sadler / Sharkey || 5
* [[Dina Mann]] as Laurel Drummond / Linda Perry (3 episodes)
|-
* [[Drew Forsythe]] as Sid Moody / Murray Paxton (4 episodes)
| [[Amanda Muggleton]] || Ann Walker / Bikie's Girlfriend || 2
* [[Elizabeth Alexander (actress)|Elizabeth Alexander]] as Virginia Kingston / Sue McGregor (4 episodes)
|-
* [[Frank Gallacher]] as Robert Harris / Stephen Morris / Vitoria Rossi / Robert Clements / Vince Reed / John Maynard (9 episodes)
| [[Andrew McFarlane (Australian actor)|Andrew McFarlane]] || 'Fancy' Phil Burns / Graham Carter || 4
* [[Fred Parslow]]
|-
* [[George Spartels]]
| [[Anna Hruby]] || Lynda Rowland || 2
* [[Kym Gyngell]] as Oswald Prowse / Cliff Scully / George Edmunds / Lenny Wilson / Steve Ricketts (7 episodes)
|-
* [[Lorna Lesley]] as Cynthia Rees / Julie Stephens (4 episodes)
| [[Anne Phelan]] || Lori Marshall || 3
* [[Michael Long (actor)|Michael Long]]
|-
* [[Miles Buchanan]] as Alan Davis (1 episode)
| [[Anthony Hawkins]] || Mr Young / Chadwick / Health Inspector/ Leonard Fishman || 5
* [[Peter Kowitz]] as Stuart Mackenzie (2 episodes)
|-
* [[Roger Ward]] as Leon Turner / Bailey / Garry Dwyer (5 episodes)
| [[Arna-Maria Winchester]] || Nancy O'Neil / Ruth Hill || 4
* [[Sally McKenzie]] as Gail (2 hour special, 500th episode)
|-
* [[Sandy Gore]] as Narfaret Jamieson (1 episode)
* [[Sheila Florance]] as Muk (1 episode)
| [[Betty Lucas]] || Mary Reynolds || 2
|-
* [[Tracy Mann]] as Lea Butler
| [[Bill Hunter (actor)|Bill Hunter]] || Andrew Dixon / Peter Williams || 4
* [[Vic Gordon]] as Mr. Bates / Cartwright / Albert Hartley / Godfrey (5 episodes)
|-
* [[Vivienne Garrett]] as Ruth Forrest (2 episodes)
| [[Briony Behets]] || Felicity Stafford / Julie Gaskin / Diana Elliot / Barbara Sauers / Janie Palmer || 5
|-
| [[Bruce Spence]] || Student Counsellor || 1
|-
| [[Bud Tingwell]] || George Connolly / Superintendent Keith York / Graham Horner || 5
|-
| [[Carmen Duncan]] || Meredith Wade / Carla Hauser / Kim Morgan || 6
|-
| [[Caroline Gillmer]] || Margot Davis || 1
|-
| [[Cecily Polson]] || Barbara York || 1
|-
| [[Christine Amor]] || Sharon Vernon / Betty Stephens / Jan Reading / Janet Carter || 6
|-
| [[Colette Mann]] || Chris || 1
|-
| [[Colin McEwan]] || Dave Kelly / Lou Evans / Stan Dawson || 3
|-
| [[Danny Adcock]] || Freddie Singer / Gary Locke / Jerry Turner / Vincie Hill / Ron Jarrett || 9
|-
| [[David Argue]] || Greg Mann / Russell Nelson / Shane || 4
|-
| [[David Clencie]] || Joey Baxter || 2
|-
| [[Debra Byrne]] || Kerry Clements || 3
|-
| [[Deborra-Lee Furness]] || Trisha Clarke || 1
|-
| [[Denise Drysdale]] || Josie Brown / Rhonda Mather || 3
|-
| [[Dina Mann]] || Laurel Drummond / Linda Perry || 3
|-
| [[Drew Forsythe]] || Sid Moody / Murray Paxton || 4
|-
| [[Elaine Lee (actress)|Elaine Lee]] || Faith Bloomfield || 1
|-
| [[Elspeth Ballantyne]] || Dawn Curran / Claudie Gaynor || 3
|-
| [[Elizabeth Alexander (actress)|Elizabeth Alexander]] || Virginia Kingston / Sue McGregor || 4
|-
| [[Fiona Spence]] || Nora Fitzgerald / Heather Ramsay || 3
|-
| [[Frank Gallacher]] || Robert Harris / Stephen Morris / Vitoria Rossi / Robert Clements / Vince Reed / John Maynard || 9
|-
| [[Frank Gallagher (actor)|Frank Gallagher]] || James Nelson || 2
|-
| [[Frank Lloyd (actor)|Frank Lloyd]] || || 1
|-
| [[Fred Parslow]] || ||
|-
| [[George Spartels]] || Nick Pappas / Chris Murray / Claudio Gustoni / Fergus || 5
|-
| [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]] || Frank Brady || 3
|-
| [[Gillian Jones]] || Nina Collins || 1
|-
| [[Gus Mercurio]] || Terry Walsh / Harold Nichols || 3
|-
| [[Heather Mitchell]] || Michelle Beasley || 1
|-
| [[Henri Szeps]] || Steven Halliday / Vincente Morrelli / Bob Greer || 5
|-
| [[Ivar Kants]] || Richard Evan Walters / Sergeant Roger Sutherland || 4
|-
| [[Jacki Weaver]] || Lynne Bennett || 2
|-
| [[Jacqui Gordon]] || Karen Foley / Kate Shaw / Linette || 4
|-
| [[James Smillie]] || || 1
|-
| [[Jane Harders]] || Norma Blake || 2
|-
| [[Jeanie Drynan]] || Dimitra Coogan / Vanessa Montgomery || 4
|-
| [[Jeremy Kewley]] || Kevin Jarrett / Brett Markham || 3
|-
| [[Joanne Samuel]] || Maureen Hamilton / Susan Franklin || 2
|-
| [[Joe Spano]] || Ron || 1
|-
| [[John Blackman]] || John Slade || 1
|-
| [[John Howard (Australian actor)|John Howard]] || Edward Whitelaw || 2
|-
| [[John Jarratt]] || Fred Casey || 1
|-
| [[Jon Blake (actor)|Jon Blake]] || || 1
|-
| [[Jon Finlayson]] || Maurice Pearson / Leslie Sampson || 3
|-
| [[Julia Blake]] || Catherine Maynard / Elaine Davis / Jessie Benson / Laura Hewitt / Mrs. Parker || 8
|-
| [[Julie Nihill]] || Raylene Fennell || 1
|-
| [[Julieanne Newbould]] || Margaret Cook || 2
|-
| [[June Salter]] || Pauline Clark || 2
|-
| [[Kaarin Fairfax]] || Joan Wyndham || 1
|-
| [[Kate Sheil]] || Tracey Powell / Helen Radcliffe / Karen Rush / Shawnee Lowe || 5
|-
| [[Kerry Armstrong]] || Angela Clark / Marlene Anderson || 2
|-
| [[Kerry McGuire]] || Geraldine Shipton || 1
|-
| [[Kim Krejus]] || Sharon Hamilton / Lenice Moses / Shirley Morton || 5
|-
| [[Kym Gyngell]] || Oswald Prowse / Cliff Scully / George Edmunds / Lenny Wilson / Steve Ricketts || 7
|-
| [[Lesley Baker]] || Edna Dixon / Freda Steiner / Irene Yates / Mother / Mrs Black || 5
|-
| [[Lewis Fitz-Gerald]] || Daryn Wheeler || 2
|-
| [[Lisa Aldenhoven]] || Kathy Curtis / Bronwyn Paton || 4
|-
| [[Lisa Armytage]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fidgeon|first=Patrice|date=5 April 1986|title=Great expectations|magazine=[[TV Week]]|page=25}}</ref> || Jennifer Grant || 12
|-
| [[Lois Ramsey]] || Mrs Blair || 1
|-
| [[Lorna Lesley]] || Cynthia Rees / Julie Stephens || 4
|-
| [[Louise Siversen]] || Funeral Mourner / Sally || 2
|-
| [[Lynn Rainbow]] || Gloria Matthews / Patricia Wallis / Anne Mitchell || 5
|-
| [[Maggie Kirkpatrick]] || Aunt Florrie || 3
|-
| [[Margo Lee]] || Pearl Singleton || 2
|-
| [[Maria Mercedes (actress)|Maria Mercedes]] || Judy || 1
|-
| [[Marion Edward]] || Mrs Margot Thomas / Mrs McGurk / Mrs Tait || 3
|-
| [[Martin Vaughan]] || Albie Reid || 2
|-
| [[Mary Ann Severne]] || Margot Palmer / Senator Susan Pearce || 3
|-
| [[Mary-Anne Fahey]] || Robyn Cain || 2
|-
| [[Maureen Edwards]] || Jane Logan / Barbara Wallace / Helen Marshall || 5
|-
| [[Mel Gibson]] || Peter Lang || 2
|-
| [[Mercia Deane-Johns]] || Andrea Williams / Gina Valente / Jan || 5
|-
| [[Michael Aitkens]] || David Hurley / Kevin Dalton / Craig Latimer / Paul Rankin || 8
|-
| [[Michael Carman]] || Bert Fuller / Neville Cook / Simon Mitchell || 4
|-
| [[Michael Caton]] || Andrew Coucher / Bill Watson || 3
|-
| [[Michael Long (actor)|Michael Long]] || Vince Keneally / Enzo Valente || 6
|-
| [[Mike Willesee]] || Self || 1
|-
| [[Miles Buchanan]] || Alan Davis || 1
|-
| [[Neil Melville]] || Plain Clothes Policeman || 1
|-
| [[Nina Landis]] || Ellen Shannon || 3
|-
| [[Noel Ferrier]] || Harry McPherson || 1
|-
| [[Norman Kaye]] || Keith Anderson / Mr Montford / Sir Joseph Moore || 4
|-
| [[Norman Yemm]] || || 2
|-
| [[Patsy King]] || Sarah Fitzsimmons / Julie Gibbins || 2
|-
| [[Penne Hackforth-Jones]] || Sgt. Joan Dawson / Ann Connors / Jackie Warren / Jennifer Treloar || 7
|-
| [[Peta Toppano]] || Barbara Campbell / Jan Davis || 2
|-
| [[Peter Carroll (actor)|Peter Carroll]] || Martin Sadler || 2
|-
| [[Peter Gwynne]] || Pastor Dennington Evans / 2
|-
| [[Peter Kowitz]] || Martin Lewis / Stuart Mackenzie || 4
|-
| [[Peter Whitford]] || Father Daniel Monahan || 2
|-
| [[Ralph Cotterill]] || Malcolm Lovell || 2
|-
| [[Ray Meagher]] || Jerry Simmons / Stan Heath || 3
|-
| [[Rebecca Gilling]] || Carla Moore || 2
|-
| [[Redmond Phillips]] || David Carter || 1
|-
| [[Reg Evans]] || Percy Sutherland / Spud Brayshaw || 4
|-
| [[Richard Meikle]] || Frank Dobson || 2
|-
| [[Robert Coleby]] || Harry Wilson || 2
|-
| [[Robert Hughes (actor)|Robert Hughes]] || Bob Harvey / James Best || 4
|-
| [[Robert Menzies (actor)|Robert Menzies]] || Bill Perkins / Trevor Holmes || 4
|-
| [[Roger Ward]] || Leon Turner / Bailey / Garry Dwyer || 5
|-
| [[Ron Haddrick]] || Noel Travers / Ron Travers || 2
|-
| [[Ronald Falk]] || Inspector Amory / Tom Harper || 4
|-
| [[Rosalind Speirs]] || Jocelyn Knowles || 2
|-
| [[Sally McKenzie]] || Gail || 2 hour special, 500th episode
|-
| [[Sandy Gore]] || Margaret Jamieson || 1
|-
| [[Scott McGregor (television presenter)|Scott McGregor]] || Constable Stephen Waters || 7
|-
| [[Shane Connor]] || Gardener #1 || 1
|-
| [[Sheila Florance]] || Mum || 1
|-
| [[Sigrid Thornton]] || Mary Pappas / Helen Davis / Karen / Tracy McBean || 5
|-
| [[Simon Burke]] || Gordon Bailey / Vinnie Webster || 3
|-
| [[Stefan Dennis]] || Steve / Booking Clerk / Francis Allen Turner / Giovanni Morelli / Jason Younger / Theo Rahir / Vincent Cahill || 8
|-
| [[Tom Oliver]] || Brian Matthews / George Burton / Albert Cobb / Vinny Pratt / Peter Mitchell || 10
|-
| [[Tony Barry]] || Pete McCawley || 2
|-
| [[Tony Llewellyn-Jones]] || Neil Bailey / Ross Drennan || 4
|-
| [[Tracy Mann]] || Carol Meehan / Lea Butler || 2
|-
| [[Tyler Coppin]] || Gary Brooks || 1
|-
| [[Val Jellay]] || Margaret Kirby / Beryl / Landlady / Mrs Flannigan || 5
|-
| [[Veronica Lang]] || Sue Brady / Ann Carter / Claire Scott || 4
|-
| [[Vic Gordon]] || Mr. Bates / Cartwright / Albert Hartley / Godfrey || 5
|-
| [[Vivienne Garrett]] || Ruth Forrest || 2
|-
| [[Wendy Hughes]] || Marian McCall || 2
|-
| [[Willie Fennell]] || || 1
|-
| [[Zoe Bertram]] || || 1
|}


==DVD releases==
==DVD releases==
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 1–26
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 1–26
| 28/11/1977 – 30/03/1978
| 1977-11-28 – 1978-03-30
| 7
| 7
| 28 April 2017
| 28 April 2017
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 27–52
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 27–52
| 03/04/1978 – 03/07/1978
| 1978-04-03 – 1978-07-03
| 7
| 7
| 1 August 2017
| 1 August 2017
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 53–78
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 53–78
| 06/07/1978 – 02/10/1978
| 1978-07-06 – 1978-10-02
| 7
| 7
| 27 November 2017
| 27 November 2017
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 79–104
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 79–104
| 05/10/1978 – 22/01/1979
| 1978-10-05 – 1979-01-22
| 7
| 7
| 29 January 2018
| 29 January 2018
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 105–130
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 105–130
| 29/01/1979 – 07/05/1979
| 1979-01-29 – 1979-05-07
| 7
| 7
| 13 April 2018
| 13 April 2018
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 131–156
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 131–156
| 10/05/1979 – 06/08/1979
| 1979-05-10 – 1979-08-06
| 7
| 7
| 16 July 2018
| 16 July 2018
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 157–182
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 157–182
| 09/08/1979 – 12/11/1979
| 1979-08-09 – 1979-11-12
| 7
| 7
| 28 September 2018
| 28 September 2018
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 183–208
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 183–208
| 15/11/1979 – 24/03/1980
| 1979-11-15 – 1980-03-24
| 7
| 7
| 14 December 2018
| 14 December 2018
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 209–234
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 209–234
| 27/03/1980 – 23/06/1980
| 1980-03-27 – 1980-06-23
| 7
| 7
| 15 February 2019
| 15 February 2019
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 235–260
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 235–260
| 26/06/1980 – 25/09/1980
| 1980-06-26 – 1980-09-25
| 7
| 7
| 15 April 2019
| 15 April 2019
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 261–286
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 261–286
| 29/09/1980 – 05/02/1981
| 1980-09-29 – 1981-02-05
| 7
| 7
| 28 June 2019
| 28 June 2019
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| DVD
| DVD
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 287–312
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 287–312
| 09/02/1981 – 07/05/1981
| 1981-02-09 – 1981-05-07
| 7
| 7
| 4 October 2019
| 4 October 2019
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==Broadcast==
==Broadcast==
''Cop Shop'' was originally screened in a twice weekly format on Monday and Thursdays at 20.30 in Sydney and Melbourne. At various stages of the series each city was either a week ahead or behind the other or at the same stage.
''Cop Shop'' was originally screened in a twice weekly format on Monday and Thursdays at 20.30 in Sydney and Melbourne. At various stages of the series each city was either a week ahead or behind the other or at the same stage.
Later the series changed nights in Sydney to Wednesdays and Thursdays and then Thursdays and Fridays. It was eventually screened as a two hour weekly block in both cities on Mondays in Melbourne and Thursdays (later Saturdays) in Sydney.
Later the series changed nights in Sydney to Wednesdays and Thursdays and then Thursdays and Fridays. It was eventually screened as a two-hour weekly block in both cities on Mondays in Melbourne and Thursdays (later Saturdays) in Sydney.
The final 36 episodes screened in a late night 23.30 slot in Sydney on weeknights from Monday 26 November 1984.
The final 36 episodes screened in a late night 23.30 slot in Sydney on weeknights from Monday 26 November 1984.


''Cop Shop'' aired briefly during 1989 on the UK-based, pan-European satellite TV channel, [[Lifestyle (TV channel)|Lifestyle]]. It aired during the afternoon along with another Crawfords Production, ''[[Skyways (TV series)|Skyways]]''.
''Cop Shop'' aired briefly during 1989 on the UK-based, pan-European satellite TV channel, [[Lifestyle (British TV channel)|Lifestyle]]. It aired during the afternoon along with another Crawfords Production, ''[[Skyways (TV series)|Skyways]]''.


{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Season / Year
!Season
!Year
!Episodes
!Episodes
!Original Melbourne airdates
!Original Melbourne airdates
!Original Sydney airdates
!Original Sydney airdates
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1
| 1977
| 1977
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 1–10
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 1–10
| 28/11/1977 – 29/12/1977
| 1977-11-28 – 1977-12-29
| 28/11/1977 – 29/12/1977
| 1977-11-28 – 1977-12-29
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 11–100 (Sydney 11–95)
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 11–100 (Sydney 11–95)
| 02/01/1978 – 18/12/1978
| 1978-01-02 – 1978-12-18
| 02/01/1978 – 28/12/1978 (episode 95) / 22/01/1979 (episode 100)
| 1978-01-02 – 1978-12-28 (episode 95) / 1979-01-22 (episode 100)
|-
|-
| 2
| 1979
| 1979
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 101–189 (Sydney 96–189)
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 101–189 (Sydney 96–189)
| 01/01/1979 – 10/12/1979
| 1979-01-01 – 1979-12-10
| 04/01/1979 (episode 96) / 25/01/1979 (episode 101) – 17/12/1979
| 1979-01-04 (episode 96) / 1979-01-25 (episode 101) – 1979-12-17
|-
|-
| 3
| 1980
| 1980
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 190–279
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 190–279
| 21/01/1980 – 08/12/1980
| 1980-01-21 – 1980-12-08
| 28/01/1980 – 11/12/1980
| 1980-01-28 – 1980-12-11
|-
|-
| 4
| 1981
| 1981
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 280–365
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 280–365
| 05/01/1981 – 12/11/1981
| 1981-01-05 – 1981-11-12
| 08/01/1981 – 12/11/1981
| 1981-01-08 – 1981-11-12
|-
|-
| 5
| 1982
| 1982
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 366–451 (Sydney 366–448)
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 366–451 (Sydney 366–448)
| 25/01/1982 – 18/11/1982
| 1982-01-25 – 1982-11-18
| 04/02/1982 – 11/11/1982 (episode 448) / 27/01/1983 (episode 451)
| 1982-02-04 – 1982-11-11 (episode 448) / 1983-01-27 (episode 451)
|-
|-
| 6
| 1983
| 1983
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 452–532 (Sydney 449–538)
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 452–532 (Sydney 449–538)
| 27/01/1983 – 14/11/1983
| 1983-01-27 – 1983-11-14
| 20/01/1983 (episode 449) 27/01/1983 (episode 452) – 10/12/1983 (episode 532) 31/12/1983 (episode 538)
| 1983-01-20 (episode 449) 1983-01-27 (episode 452) – 1983-12-10 (episode 532) 1983-12-31 (episode 538)
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|7
| 1984
| 1984
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 533–582 (Sydney 539–570)
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 533–582 (Sydney 539–570)
| 16/01/1984 – 23/07/1984
| 1984-01-16 – 1984-07-23
| 17/12/1983 (episode 533) 07/01/1984 (episode 539) – 28/12/1984 (episode 570)
| 1983-12-17 (episode 533) 1984-01-07 (episode 539) – 1984-12-28 (episode 570)
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 571–582 (Sydney only)
| style="text-align:left;"| Episodes 571–582 (Sydney only)
| Completed in July 1984
| Completed in July 1984
| 01/01/1985 – 16/01/1985
| 1985-01-01 – 1985-01-16
|}
|}


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* {{IMDb title|id=0082201|title=Cop Shop}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0082201|title=Cop Shop}}
*[https://archive.today/20121127023938/http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=138126;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Cop Shop at the National Film and Sound Archive]
*[https://archive.today/20121127023938/http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=138126;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Cop Shop at the National Film and Sound Archive]
*[http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/cop-shop-episode-485/ ''Cop Shop'' - Ep 485] at [[Australian Screen Online]]
*[http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/cop-shop-episode-485/ ''Cop Shop'' – Ep 485] at [[Australian Screen Online]]


[[Category:Australian television soap operas]]
[[Category:Australian television soap operas]]

Latest revision as of 14:52, 27 December 2024

Cop Shop is also an informal term for a police station. For the 2021 American film, see Copshop.

Cop Shop
Created byTerry Stapleton
StarringPeter Adams
Terry Norris
Paula Duncan
Lynda Stoner
John Orcsik
Gil Tucker
George Mallaby
Rowena Wallace
Joanna Lockwood
Country of originAustralia
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes582 (1 missing)
Production
Running timeapproximately 55 minutes
Production companyCrawford Productions
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release28 November 1977 (1977-11-28) –
23 July 1984 (1984-07-23)

Cop Shop is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes.

Synopsis

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The show revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plainclothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station. It also took a significant interest in the private lives of the characters.[1]

While many Crawford Productions police dramas combined videotaped interiors with location footage shot on 16mm film, Cop Shop was shot entirely on video, including external scenes.[2]

Two one-hour episodes were broadcast each week and featured a specific police investigation and a guest cast whose stories formed a self-contained narrative block. Alongside this the ongoing narratives of the regular characters continued in longer, more open-ended soap opera-style story threads. This same soap opera-drama series hybrid format was also used in the series Skyways, A Country Practice and Carson's Law.

After a run of six years, the show completed taping its last episode on 22 December 1983 and the final episodes were screened in the first half of 1984.[2]

Awards

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Cop Shop won many awards including Logie Awards for most popular series and most popular actors, with Peter Adams and Paula Duncan winning multiple times. The show also won a number of other industry awards.[2]

Cast

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During its long run, many of Australia's new and established actors appeared in the show.

Main / regular

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Guests / recurring

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Actor Role Eps.
Alan Hopgood Doug Bramley / Horrie Gibbs / Ed Foley / Henry Goss 8
Alistair Duncan George Bakos / John Corsini 5
Alister Smart Phillip Cooper / Richard Sadler / Sharkey 5
Amanda Muggleton Ann Walker / Bikie's Girlfriend 2
Andrew McFarlane 'Fancy' Phil Burns / Graham Carter 4
Anna Hruby Lynda Rowland 2
Anne Phelan Lori Marshall 3
Anthony Hawkins Mr Young / Chadwick / Health Inspector/ Leonard Fishman 5
Arna-Maria Winchester Nancy O'Neil / Ruth Hill 4
Betty Lucas Mary Reynolds 2
Bill Hunter Andrew Dixon / Peter Williams 4
Briony Behets Felicity Stafford / Julie Gaskin / Diana Elliot / Barbara Sauers / Janie Palmer 5
Bruce Spence Student Counsellor 1
Bud Tingwell George Connolly / Superintendent Keith York / Graham Horner 5
Carmen Duncan Meredith Wade / Carla Hauser / Kim Morgan 6
Caroline Gillmer Margot Davis 1
Cecily Polson Barbara York 1
Christine Amor Sharon Vernon / Betty Stephens / Jan Reading / Janet Carter 6
Colette Mann Chris 1
Colin McEwan Dave Kelly / Lou Evans / Stan Dawson 3
Danny Adcock Freddie Singer / Gary Locke / Jerry Turner / Vincie Hill / Ron Jarrett 9
David Argue Greg Mann / Russell Nelson / Shane 4
David Clencie Joey Baxter 2
Debra Byrne Kerry Clements 3
Deborra-Lee Furness Trisha Clarke 1
Denise Drysdale Josie Brown / Rhonda Mather 3
Dina Mann Laurel Drummond / Linda Perry 3
Drew Forsythe Sid Moody / Murray Paxton 4
Elaine Lee Faith Bloomfield 1
Elspeth Ballantyne Dawn Curran / Claudie Gaynor 3
Elizabeth Alexander Virginia Kingston / Sue McGregor 4
Fiona Spence Nora Fitzgerald / Heather Ramsay 3
Frank Gallacher Robert Harris / Stephen Morris / Vitoria Rossi / Robert Clements / Vince Reed / John Maynard 9
Frank Gallagher James Nelson 2
Frank Lloyd 1
Fred Parslow
George Spartels Nick Pappas / Chris Murray / Claudio Gustoni / Fergus 5
Gerard Kennedy Frank Brady 3
Gillian Jones Nina Collins 1
Gus Mercurio Terry Walsh / Harold Nichols 3
Heather Mitchell Michelle Beasley 1
Henri Szeps Steven Halliday / Vincente Morrelli / Bob Greer 5
Ivar Kants Richard Evan Walters / Sergeant Roger Sutherland 4
Jacki Weaver Lynne Bennett 2
Jacqui Gordon Karen Foley / Kate Shaw / Linette 4
James Smillie 1
Jane Harders Norma Blake 2
Jeanie Drynan Dimitra Coogan / Vanessa Montgomery 4
Jeremy Kewley Kevin Jarrett / Brett Markham 3
Joanne Samuel Maureen Hamilton / Susan Franklin 2
Joe Spano Ron 1
John Blackman John Slade 1
John Howard Edward Whitelaw 2
John Jarratt Fred Casey 1
Jon Blake 1
Jon Finlayson Maurice Pearson / Leslie Sampson 3
Julia Blake Catherine Maynard / Elaine Davis / Jessie Benson / Laura Hewitt / Mrs. Parker 8
Julie Nihill Raylene Fennell 1
Julieanne Newbould Margaret Cook 2
June Salter Pauline Clark 2
Kaarin Fairfax Joan Wyndham 1
Kate Sheil Tracey Powell / Helen Radcliffe / Karen Rush / Shawnee Lowe 5
Kerry Armstrong Angela Clark / Marlene Anderson 2
Kerry McGuire Geraldine Shipton 1
Kim Krejus Sharon Hamilton / Lenice Moses / Shirley Morton 5
Kym Gyngell Oswald Prowse / Cliff Scully / George Edmunds / Lenny Wilson / Steve Ricketts 7
Lesley Baker Edna Dixon / Freda Steiner / Irene Yates / Mother / Mrs Black 5
Lewis Fitz-Gerald Daryn Wheeler 2
Lisa Aldenhoven Kathy Curtis / Bronwyn Paton 4
Lisa Armytage[3] Jennifer Grant 12
Lois Ramsey Mrs Blair 1
Lorna Lesley Cynthia Rees / Julie Stephens 4
Louise Siversen Funeral Mourner / Sally 2
Lynn Rainbow Gloria Matthews / Patricia Wallis / Anne Mitchell 5
Maggie Kirkpatrick Aunt Florrie 3
Margo Lee Pearl Singleton 2
Maria Mercedes Judy 1
Marion Edward Mrs Margot Thomas / Mrs McGurk / Mrs Tait 3
Martin Vaughan Albie Reid 2
Mary Ann Severne Margot Palmer / Senator Susan Pearce 3
Mary-Anne Fahey Robyn Cain 2
Maureen Edwards Jane Logan / Barbara Wallace / Helen Marshall 5
Mel Gibson Peter Lang 2
Mercia Deane-Johns Andrea Williams / Gina Valente / Jan 5
Michael Aitkens David Hurley / Kevin Dalton / Craig Latimer / Paul Rankin 8
Michael Carman Bert Fuller / Neville Cook / Simon Mitchell 4
Michael Caton Andrew Coucher / Bill Watson 3
Michael Long Vince Keneally / Enzo Valente 6
Mike Willesee Self 1
Miles Buchanan Alan Davis 1
Neil Melville Plain Clothes Policeman 1
Nina Landis Ellen Shannon 3
Noel Ferrier Harry McPherson 1
Norman Kaye Keith Anderson / Mr Montford / Sir Joseph Moore 4
Norman Yemm 2
Patsy King Sarah Fitzsimmons / Julie Gibbins 2
Penne Hackforth-Jones Sgt. Joan Dawson / Ann Connors / Jackie Warren / Jennifer Treloar 7
Peta Toppano Barbara Campbell / Jan Davis 2
Peter Carroll Martin Sadler 2
Peter Gwynne Pastor Dennington Evans / 2
Peter Kowitz Martin Lewis / Stuart Mackenzie 4
Peter Whitford Father Daniel Monahan 2
Ralph Cotterill Malcolm Lovell 2
Ray Meagher Jerry Simmons / Stan Heath 3
Rebecca Gilling Carla Moore 2
Redmond Phillips David Carter 1
Reg Evans Percy Sutherland / Spud Brayshaw 4
Richard Meikle Frank Dobson 2
Robert Coleby Harry Wilson 2
Robert Hughes Bob Harvey / James Best 4
Robert Menzies Bill Perkins / Trevor Holmes 4
Roger Ward Leon Turner / Bailey / Garry Dwyer 5
Ron Haddrick Noel Travers / Ron Travers 2
Ronald Falk Inspector Amory / Tom Harper 4
Rosalind Speirs Jocelyn Knowles 2
Sally McKenzie Gail 2 hour special, 500th episode
Sandy Gore Margaret Jamieson 1
Scott McGregor Constable Stephen Waters 7
Shane Connor Gardener #1 1
Sheila Florance Mum 1
Sigrid Thornton Mary Pappas / Helen Davis / Karen / Tracy McBean 5
Simon Burke Gordon Bailey / Vinnie Webster 3
Stefan Dennis Steve / Booking Clerk / Francis Allen Turner / Giovanni Morelli / Jason Younger / Theo Rahir / Vincent Cahill 8
Tom Oliver Brian Matthews / George Burton / Albert Cobb / Vinny Pratt / Peter Mitchell 10
Tony Barry Pete McCawley 2
Tony Llewellyn-Jones Neil Bailey / Ross Drennan 4
Tracy Mann Carol Meehan / Lea Butler 2
Tyler Coppin Gary Brooks 1
Val Jellay Margaret Kirby / Beryl / Landlady / Mrs Flannigan 5
Veronica Lang Sue Brady / Ann Carter / Claire Scott 4
Vic Gordon Mr. Bates / Cartwright / Albert Hartley / Godfrey 5
Vivienne Garrett Ruth Forrest 2
Wendy Hughes Marian McCall 2
Willie Fennell 1
Zoe Bertram 1

DVD releases

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The series has been released exclusive to DVD in 22 Volumes

Title Format Episodes Original Melbourne airdates Discs Region 4 (Australia) Special Features Distributors
Cop Shop (Volume 1) DVD Episodes 1–26 1977-11-28 – 1978-03-30 7 28 April 2017 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 2) DVD Episodes 27–52 1978-04-03 – 1978-07-03 7 1 August 2017 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 3) DVD Episodes 53–78 1978-07-06 – 1978-10-02 7 27 November 2017 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 4) DVD Episodes 79–104 1978-10-05 – 1979-01-22 7 29 January 2018 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 5) DVD Episodes 105–130 1979-01-29 – 1979-05-07 7 13 April 2018 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 6) DVD Episodes 131–156 1979-05-10 – 1979-08-06 7 16 July 2018 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 7) DVD Episodes 157–182 1979-08-09 – 1979-11-12 7 28 September 2018 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 8) DVD Episodes 183–208 1979-11-15 – 1980-03-24 7 14 December 2018 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 9) DVD Episodes 209–234 1980-03-27 – 1980-06-23 7 15 February 2019 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 10) DVD Episodes 235–260 1980-06-26 – 1980-09-25 7 15 April 2019 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 11) DVD Episodes 261–286 1980-09-29 – 1981-02-05 7 28 June 2019 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 12) DVD Episodes 287–312 1981-02-09 – 1981-05-07 7 4 October 2019 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 13) DVD Episodes 313–338 7 25 February 2021 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 14) DVD Episodes 339–364 7 23 June 2021 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 15) DVD Episodes 365–390 7 2 November 2021 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 16) DVD Episodes 391–416 7 9 December 2021 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 17) DVD Episodes 417–442 7 3 February 2022 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 18) DVD Episodes 443–470 7 1 March 2022 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 19) DVD Episodes 471–498 7 6 April 2022 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 20) DVD Episodes 499–526 7 3 May 2022 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 21) DVD Episodes 527–529, 531–554 7 18 August 2022 None Crawford Productions
Cop Shop (Volume 22) DVD Episodes 555–582 7 25 October 2022 None Crawford Productions

Broadcast

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Cop Shop was originally screened in a twice weekly format on Monday and Thursdays at 20.30 in Sydney and Melbourne. At various stages of the series each city was either a week ahead or behind the other or at the same stage. Later the series changed nights in Sydney to Wednesdays and Thursdays and then Thursdays and Fridays. It was eventually screened as a two-hour weekly block in both cities on Mondays in Melbourne and Thursdays (later Saturdays) in Sydney. The final 36 episodes screened in a late night 23.30 slot in Sydney on weeknights from Monday 26 November 1984.

Cop Shop aired briefly during 1989 on the UK-based, pan-European satellite TV channel, Lifestyle. It aired during the afternoon along with another Crawfords Production, Skyways.

Season Year Episodes Original Melbourne airdates Original Sydney airdates
1 1977 Episodes 1–10 1977-11-28 – 1977-12-29 1977-11-28 – 1977-12-29
1978 Episodes 11–100 (Sydney 11–95) 1978-01-02 – 1978-12-18 1978-01-02 – 1978-12-28 (episode 95) / 1979-01-22 (episode 100)
2 1979 Episodes 101–189 (Sydney 96–189) 1979-01-01 – 1979-12-10 1979-01-04 (episode 96) / 1979-01-25 (episode 101) – 1979-12-17
3 1980 Episodes 190–279 1980-01-21 – 1980-12-08 1980-01-28 – 1980-12-11
4 1981 Episodes 280–365 1981-01-05 – 1981-11-12 1981-01-08 – 1981-11-12
5 1982 Episodes 366–451 (Sydney 366–448) 1982-01-25 – 1982-11-18 1982-02-04 – 1982-11-11 (episode 448) / 1983-01-27 (episode 451)
6 1983 Episodes 452–532 (Sydney 449–538) 1983-01-27 – 1983-11-14 1983-01-20 (episode 449) 1983-01-27 (episode 452) – 1983-12-10 (episode 532) 1983-12-31 (episode 538)
7 1984 Episodes 533–582 (Sydney 539–570) 1984-01-16 – 1984-07-23 1983-12-17 (episode 533) 1984-01-07 (episode 539) – 1984-12-28 (episode 570)
1985 Episodes 571–582 (Sydney only) Completed in July 1984 1985-01-01 – 1985-01-16

Producers and directors

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  • Hector Crawford – Executive Producer
  • Ian Crawford – Executive Producer
  • Ian Crawford – Producer
  • Terry Stapleton – Producer
  • Marie Trevor – Producer
  • Philip East – Director
  • Charles "Bud" Tingwell – Director
  • Sean Nash – Director

References

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  1. ^ "Cop Shop", Australian Television Information Archive. 15 July 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Cop Shop", Australian Screen. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ Fidgeon, Patrice (5 April 1986). "Great expectations". TV Week. p. 25.
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