Blue Heelers: Season 6
The sixth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 10 February 1999 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 24 November 1999.
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Blue Heelers Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
The sixth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 10 February 1999 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 24 November 1999.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Dancing with the Devil - Part 1
Feb 10, 1999 · 44 min
Adam has left the force, and Mt. Thomas, and Probationary Constable Jack Lawson has barely arrived in Mt. Thomas before he is in trouble with the police. Jack's misdemeanours are s
Dancing with the Devil - Part 2
Feb 17, 1999 · 45 min
After her attack, Maggie refuses to play victim as PJ and Ben battle to unmask the devil. Maggie recovers from the assault by the devil who has the women of Mt. Thomas terrified. A
Winning at all Costs
Feb 24, 1999
Jack is the only competition for Dash and her athletic brother, Alec, in the Heritage Day Races, and the McKinleys aren't about to let a boy from the bush swallow their odds. The H
Love is the Drug
Mar 3, 1999
Maggie and PJ are caught in the crossfire of a jealous husband spying on his wife and her lover at Govet's Leap. Determined to expose the philandering louse, the husband takes a vi
An Eye for an Eye
Mar 10, 1999
While checking out a routine disturbance, Dash and Jack witness a freak double fatality involving two popular young locals. Dash's upset turns to anger when she discovers the car a
Wishful Thinking
Mar 17, 1999
Cupid comes to Mt. Thomas in the form of Ben's mischievous daughter, Emma. Dressed in a fairy costume and armed with magic dust, Emma's wish on this visit is to find her dad a new
Pillow Talk
Mar 24, 1999
After a vicious attack on an elderly woman, Jack runs down a prime suspect near the crime scene and he's one nasty piece of work. Cocky, confident and preying on vulnerable women,
The Good Weed
Mar 31, 1999
Seeds of a greener lifestyle are planted in Mt. Thomas. Councillor Chris Riley has concerns about a proposal for an abattoire by the river but the locals won't hear of any oppositi
By the Book
Apr 7, 1999
Out alone on a routine call, Jack confronts a dangerous driver who threatens him with what Jack thinks is a sawn-off shotgun. Jack panics and shoots. No one is hurt; however, the d
Dirty Money
Apr 14, 1999
Out alone on a routine call, Jack confronts a dangerous driver who threatens him with what Jack thinks is a sawn-off shotgun. Jack panics and shoots. No one is hurt; however, the d
Married to the Job
Apr 21, 1999
Ben becomes the knight in shining armour for a victim of domestic violence after she misconstrues his offers of support for affection. While Ben is blind to Vanessa's growing attra
Web of Lies
Apr 28, 1999
The Heelers call a full-scale investigation when Maggie goes missing after delving into the drug ring that killed her brother Robbie. Warned against trying to break the syndicate,
End of the Road
May 5, 1999
Jack scores a place on the Mudlarks football team when its star player is killed in a suspicious road accident. It's not quite the way he planned to earn his guernsey. PJ recalls t
Lies and Whispers
May 12, 1999
Dash's career prospects look bright when Inspector Monica Draper arrives for the monthly inspection and recommends she undertake the CIB training program. A McKinley as a detective
Jack of Hearts
May 19, 1999
When Jack and Dash are called out to the local high school, Jack becomes the victim of a schoolgirl prank. It seems that some of the girls have a large crush on Mt. Thomas's most h
The Grace of God
May 26, 1999
Written by Jenny Lewis, Directed by Grant Brown Seven a.m. The phone rings. One by one the Heelers receive a devastating wake-up call. One of their own lies shot dead on a countr
The Stag
Jun 2, 1999
Jack's deer hunting plans go happily awry when his girlfriend arrives unexpectedly in Mt. Thomas with his cousin. Jack and Craig have made plans to go hunting but Molly has come as
The Good Life
Jun 9, 1999
The Heelers provide protection for the local vet, who orders inspections of all sheep properties after an outbreak of a highly infectious disease. Johne's disease threatens to kill
Perfect Match
Jun 16, 1999
Paternal instincts and police work conflict for Ben when he is drawn to a sick girl and a hardworking father in trouble. Rosie needs a new kidney and time is running out. When Geor
Oil & Water
Jun 23, 1999 · 44 min
Tom and Sally's relationship goes on trial when Sally defends a drunk driver responsible for killing Tom's friend.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Jun 30, 1999
Tom's day brightens when he learns his favourite actress is in town visiting relatives. A woman to be reckoned with, Audrey Roper wastes no time in introducing herself to Mt. Thoma
King of the Kids
Jul 7, 1999
Dash treads a thin line when social worker Tim Ryan convinces her the overloaded welfare system can no longer protect abused children. The Heelers and Department of Human Services
Full Circle
Jul 14, 1999
For months Dash has shadowed PJ on the job to prove she is worthy detective material, and her efforts are rewarded when she makes the short list for a job in Criminal Investigation
Behind the Badge
Jul 21, 1999
An overnight trip to Melbourne turns stormy for Maggie and Chris when they stumble into an armed holdup at a service station. Prison escapees, the McKenzie brothers, are on the run
The Angel Cruise
Jul 28, 1999
Maddie's school fees are due, she needs a new flute and Ben's pay cheque falls short. As Ben's ex-wife begins her new life with another man, Ben feels doubly under pressure to fulf
Downsizing
Aug 4, 1999
Tom can't believe his eyes when his old mate Max Arnold arrives at the bank with a hefty cheque written on the side of a cow. It's legal tender, snorts Max, and if the bank is so d
The Deepest Cut
Aug 11, 1999
Ben becomes the victim of anti-gay slurs when his hairdresser friend, Tony, arrives in town. Prejudice builds however, when Tony's popularity wilts the opposition and happy clients
Hello Goodbye
Aug 18, 1999 · 44 min
Trouble magnet, Constable Jo Parrish, lands in Mt. Thomas, provoking both a civil suit and a stalker.
Whip Crack Away
Aug 25, 1999 · 44 min
Jo oversteps the line when she protects a charming gypsy who operates on the wrong side of the law.
The Price of Silence
Sep 1, 1999 · 44 min
Maggie threatens her career when she charges a pro-police politician with assault.
Without Judgement
Sep 8, 1999
The Heelers are drawn into a hostile domestic situation when a distraught man arrives in Mt. Thomas to find his missing lover, who is terminally ill. Robert is sure his long-time p
Smoke Without Fire
Sep 15, 1999
Tom joins Chris on a board of upstanding citizens preparing to set up the new community bank. His position is compromised, however, when both he and Pat Doyle are named in a parlia
Starry Starry Night
Sep 22, 1999
A mystery unfolds on night patrol when Jack and Jo stumble across a troubled stranger who carries a message for the Heelers that they won't forget. When Jack and Jo draw the short
Paradise Lost
Sep 29, 1999
Maggie takes Ben's daughter Emma off his hands for a day on a mushrooming expedition, but the event has nasty repercussions for Emma when they come across a tourist who dies from e
The Game
Oct 6, 1999
It's Grand Final week in Mt. Thomas and the money is on Awesome Lawson to win the cup—and the town's honour—from the St. Davids football team. Jack finds it hard to focus on wo
Miracle at Rabbit Creek
Oct 13, 1999
Tom pursues a local troublemaker in a high-speed chase when the boy's car veers off the road, crashing into Rabbit Creek. It's a devastating scene for Tom who has known Tim Sulliva
Second Chance
Oct 20, 1999
Jo's blossoming romance with out-of-towner Travis Williams is cut short when PJ reveals Travis is a dangerous criminal put way for murdering his girlfriends. The vicious crime haun
The Price of Friendship
Oct 27, 1999
The prospect of the Racing Club Carnival dance has the Heelers in a frenzy to find partners.There is little to celebrate when an armed robbery of the race takings leaves a security
Under Fire
Nov 3, 1999
Jack receives unsettling news when his ex-girlfriend Molly calls with plans to visit Mt. Thomas to try and repair their broken relationship. Jack is not sure whether he is ready or
Fifty-Fifty
Nov 10, 1999
Ben is troubled to learn that his daughter's tutor, Amy Fordham, is struggling through the maelstrom of her parents' marriage breakdown. Concerned for her welfare, Ben drops Amy of
Kids
Nov 17, 1999
Ben's divorce finally comes through, but it's hard news for his daughter Emma who must return to her mother in Melbourne. In anger and frustration, Emma trashes the station. Tom ha
Be Prepared
Nov 24, 1999
With the turn of the millennium just weeks away, Inspector Falcon Price pulls an impromptu blackout at the station to test the Heelers' preparedness for potential Year 2000 problem