Phoenix
Phoenix

Phoenix

1992 2 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Crime Drama

Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series. Phoenix screened as two thirteen-part series on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and 1993. The first series of Phoenix in 1992 recounted the investigation of the bombing of the Victorian state police headquarters, loosely based on a real case in the mid-1980s, the Russell Street Bombing. It was aided by extensive research into police techniques and was lauded as one of the most realistic depictions of police investigation techniques, including both surveillance and forensics, as well as having an involving storyline. The series was notable for its dark visual tone and for its no-holds-barred attitude to violence and language. It spawned a second thirteen-part series, Phoenix II, in 1993 as well as a spin-off series, Janus, in 1994 devoted to the machinations of court cases. The series was created and produced by Tony McDonald and Alison Nisselle and screened by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ABC have released Series 1 and 2 on DVD as a 4 DVD box set.

Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series. Phoenix screened as two thirteen-part series on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and 1993. The first series of Phoenix in 1992 recounted the investigation of the bombing of the Victorian state police headquarters, loosely based on a real case in the mid-1980s, the Russell Street Bombing. It was aided by extensive research into police techniques and was lauded as one of the most realistic depictions of police investigation techniques, including both surveillance and forensics, as well as having an involving storyline. The series was notable for its dark visual tone and for its no-holds-barred attitude to violence and language. It spawned a second thirteen-part series, Phoenix II, in 1993 as well as a spin-off series, Janus, in 1994 devoted to the machinations of court cases. The series was created and produced by Tony McDonald and Alison Nisselle and screened by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ABC have released Series 1 and 2 on DVD as a 4 DVD box set.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Top Quality Crims

Jock Brennan, Inspector of the Major Crime Squad, is pursuing a vicious armed robber who has stolen police service pisto

EP 2

Christmas In July

In the chaotic remains after the Police Club bombing, over the grim task of sorting through the pieces, Ian and Jock are

EP 3

A Bunch of Big Girls

Megan, an analyst, is the first woman to join the all male world of the Major Crime Squad. She has a hard time of it, i

EP 4

On the Edge

Laz is an undercover cop coming in the from the cold. He's a social outcast and a rebel who has been on the streets too

EP 5

A Dog's Life

In a raid on the stolen car garage, Nick - one of the bombers - is caught in their net. A relentless round of interroga

EP 6

Out In the Cold

The last vestiges of Laz's undercover persona are blown when Jock orders him to start acting like a detective. He can n

EP 7

Old Rules, New Games

With the bombing investigation stalled for lack of hard evidence, Jock seeks out an old trusted informant. Tiny, a profe

EP 8

Fond Memories

Megan, the analyst, takes off on a tangent of her own. She decides to pursue the bombers by assuming they require large

EP 9

Shaking the Tree

Pursuing another line in the bombing investigation, the team raid known drug dealers with the hope of shaking out much n

EP 10

Blessed are the Peace Makers

Knowing that they are facing very heavy villains, Jock allows a member of the crack Special Operations Group to be assig

EP 11

Hair of the Dog

With the forensic evidence largely tagged and ready, Carol becomes increasingly cut off from Ian and the lab. Now that

EP 12

Paradise Tomorrow

For the first time we close in on the bombers and confirm how dangerous and renegade are their personalities. We see wh

EP 13

Hard Ball

The final curtain. The investigation team know they are dealing with mad dogs who are unlikely to come in quietly. The

EP 1

Victims Forever

The Major Crime Squad's investigation of a series of aggravated burglaries leads to an unexpected discovery. The Major C

EP 2

Deal or Pay

The paths of the Major Crime Squad and the Dealers Squad meet when the Dealers come across a stolen watch linked to the

EP 3

Married to the Job

Chris Faithfull (Peter's wife), a drug squad undercover cop, survives the harrowing experience of a hostile gun to her h

EP 4

The Return

Russell Howie, from the Fraud Squad, is recruited by Murdoch to join Major Crime. Shock waves roll through the Major Cri

EP 5

Inside Information

After a tip-off, Murdoch authorises the Majors to raid a warehouse where they score a huge cache of stolen goods. Follow

EP 6

Safe as Houses

The Majors and the Bureau of Criminal Intelligence lock horns over an informant.

EP 7

Aladdin's Cave

Conflict spreads through police headquarters when the Majors and Drug Squad investigations begin to cross-over.

EP 8

In on the Joke

The Majors investigate a con-man linked to the aggravated burglaries by forensic evidence discovered by Carol and Ian. T

EP 9

Give A Dog A Bone

Pressure mounts on the Majors when they are forced to run their own surveillance on Flannagan, a prime suspect. Peter Fa

EP 10

Shuffling the Deck

Frustration mounts for the Majors when another aggravated burglary occurs.

EP 11

Under Siege

Peter Faithful is taken hostage by a suspect. A terrified girl jumps from a second-story window when the Majors raid the

EP 12

Snow Job

To Peter's annoyance, the Federal Police blow the cover of one of his informants.

EP 13

Hit, Shit, & Scatter

Jock Brennan announces that the Major Crime Squad is to be disbanded. As the bitterly disappointed detectives plan to tr

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