Country of origin Australia Original network Seven Network | No. of episodes 42 | |
Original release 21 February –
28 November 2001 | ||
The eighth season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 21 February 2001 and aired on Wednesday nights at 8:30 PM. The 41-episode season concluded 28 November 2001.
Contents
Casting
Main cast for this season consisted of:
Notable guest actors who appeared in this season included Carol Burns, Richard Cawthorne, Norman Yemm, Val Lehman, David Clencie, Simon Burke, Terry Gill, Alethea McGrath, Gary Sweet, Rhys Muldoon, Gary Day, Lisa Crittenden, Julia Blake, Alan Hopgood, Gerard Kennedy, Lesley Baker and Kirsty Child.
Plot
Jack beginning to get the hang of his legs again after the 5% operation became a Success! and Tess begins to have feelings for Jack up to a point where they start a Secret Relationship in episode Manly Art. Their relationship was going somewhere until a case comes up about an old time drug dealer who just got out of prison and Jack begins to put his Emotions in front of the job and will do anything to get his own justice.Jack is suspect for murder by Killy the drug dealer he recalls scum and Tess says one of them should get a Transfer to st Davids because they could never work together if they can't trust one and other. Jack then admits he could have saved the guy but instead watched him slowly fall to his death Jack is then charged and is quickly Dismissed from the force while Tess is feeling sad the members are disappointed by the fact he did kill the guy and didn't admit the truth earlier. his last episode the Falling pt2. New probationary Constable Jones has arrived with a secret plot to find out what really happened to his father's death. and Tess&Jo quickly takes a likeness into him but Tess remembers what happened to her last secret Relationship with Jack and doesn't want to relive that moment so she keeps it to herself and gets on with her job as a sergeant. after all Tess noes not to mix work with play.
Reception
Ratings in the 8th season began to decline ever so slowly, with many fans feeling that Maggie's absence, or the absence of the so-called "McCune-Factor", (as well as the absence of several other popular characters) and the slightly repetitive storylines were getting in the way of the show's feel.
DVD release
Similarly to the release of Blue Heelers' seventh season, the eight season has also been postponed due to the contractual negotiations but everything has been finalised for a 1 October 2008 release. Like the seventh season, "The Complete Eight Season" will be released as a complete boxset.