Season 3
Season three of the Australian police drama Blue Heelers debuted on the Seven Network on 12 February 1996. Originally scheduled for Monday nights, the show later shifted to Tuesday nights, airing at 8:30 PM. This 42-episode season wrapped up on 26 November 1996.
Cast & Crew
Episode Guide
Bush fires sweep through the township of Mount Thomas as Maggie and Wayne press on with evacuations of farmhouses in the path of the inferno. The routine duty turns perilous when they are confronted by a masked man brandishing a shotgun. Maggie and Wayne overcome the attacker and take him into custody. Back at the station, he is quickly identified as one of three bandits who held up St. David's bank the previous day. The prisoner proves to be uncooperative, refusing to give his name or the identities of his accomplices; in an unguarded moment, he swallows a handful of thumbtacks. Although Mt. Thomas Hospital is currently under renovations, a skeletal staff remains, and the bandit is rushed into emergency surgery under the care of Dr. Zoe Hamilton. Wayne is duped into surrendering his gun and uniform by one of the bandits posing as a hostage. Maggie goes to the hospital to discover someone else dressed in Wayne's clothes. She stays cool and attempts to put a call through to t