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Blue Heelers: Season 8

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42 episodes · premiered Feb 21, 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.

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  1. Episode 1: The Blame Game - Part 1 Feb 21, 2001 · 46m Nothing is what it seems when a woman rushes into the Mt. Thomas police station claiming a man has kidnapped her children. As a custody battle unfolds between the feuding parents, Ben's…
  2. Episode 2: The Blame Game - Part 2 Feb 28, 2001 · 46m The custody battle gets out of hand when the father of the two children reappears in court with a time bomb strapped to his body and threatens to blow himself and everyone else in the…
  3. Episode 3: Deadly Fascination Mar 7, 2001 A famous crime-fiction writer is asking a lot of questions about the death of a baby 25 years ago. When he discovers the body of a missing child, Tess wonders if he is capable of…
  4. Episode 4: Letter of the Law Mar 14, 2001 Tess and Tom must choose a new policeman for nearby Widgeree. Tom thinks old fashion policing is the way to go and suggests Senior Constable Ian ""Gossie"" Goss but Tess disagrees. She…
  5. Episode 5: A Bit on the Side Mar 21, 2001 When a brash pair of city detectives arrive in Mount Thomas, PJ is faced with the opportunity to move back to homicide in the big smoke and have an affair. But a limbless corpse leads to…
  6. Episode 6: Tough Nut Mar 28, 2001 Sgt Tess Gallagher takes on more than her job demands when she tries to help the three children of a local woman whom she believes are being abused by the latest de facto. Even when Sen…
  7. Episode 7: The Fine Print Apr 4, 2001 PJ's mother comes to stay and trouble follows. Forcing him to go to a ""get rich quick"" seminar. A car smashes into the venue with the driver claiming the financial adviser is a con man…
  8. Episode 8: Family Reserve Apr 11, 2001 Jo is under pressure when her parents arrive in Mt Thomas with one aim—to find their ""princess"" another career. Meanwhile Jo and Jack are on the case when a valuable vat of red wine is…
  9. Episode 9: Chop Chop Apr 18, 2001 PJ's long held plans for a raid on an illegal tobacco dealer is blown when a bushwalker goes missing. An emergency search must take precedence. Meanwhile, the tobacco dealer has got wind…
  10. Episode 10: Blood Apr 25, 2001 A rough-looking man loitering around the local high school turns out to be a convicted cop killer—Mick Boyce—who's just finished doing time. But he just isn't the perving type. So what…
  11. Episode 11: They Don't Make Them Like They Used To May 2, 2001 Tom's nostalgic support for Mt Thomas's only cinema, ""The Bughouse"", cannot stop it being demolished, but an unsolved mystery from the past can—at least temporarily. Jo takes on the…
  12. Episode 12: On the Run May 9, 2001 Notorious armed robber Arnie Briggs is a local boy and, having just escaped from prison, the last place the Heelers expect him to be is back on his old turf. But Jack suspects otherwise…
  13. Episode 13: Fowl Play May 16, 2001 When Tom attends a scene of vandalism at a Vietnam War Memorial garden, he discovers the culprit is an escaped prize-winning bantam pullet called Hannah. When the hen is later found with a…
  14. Episode 14: Fooling Around May 23, 2001 Still reeling from being separated from his family, Ben is on a downhill spiral—hell bent on living for the moment. In the process he becomes entangled with a woman on a similar…
  15. Episode 15: Death by Flight May 30, 2001 A plane crashes into a farmhouse, killing three people. Ben takes the a case too personally and oversteps the mark in his investigation efforts, causing havoc for the victims' families in…
  16. Episode 16: A Friend Indeed Jun 6, 2001 Constables Jo Parrish and Jack Lawson answer a call to attend a gang of youths drinking in a park. When the duo arrives, they find two girls involved in an altercation. Jo decides it would…
  17. Episode 17: The Manly Art Jun 13, 2001 PJ plays cupid in helping Jack form a bond with Tess. Jack is determined something is on the nose when Tess accidentally hits a young man, knocking him unconscious. While Tess puts herself…
  18. Episode 18: Falling: Part 1 Jun 20, 2001 Brad Eckhardt killed a high school student with a bad batch of ecstasy. Having served his time, Brad is back in town to nurse his sick mother.
  19. Episode 19: Falling: Part 2 Jun 20, 2001 Urged on in his vengeful mission by the death of a schoolgirl from a bad dose of ecstacy, Jack becomes desperate to prove Brad is guilty. Tess can only watch in horror as he oversteps the…
  20. Episode 20: Winners and Losers Jun 27, 2001 Tess' preoccupation with Jack's murder charge has to take a back seat when a young boy goes missing. His parents recently won the lottery and kidnapping is suspected. PJ and Tess question…
  21. Episode 21: No Place Like Home Jul 11, 2001 PJ and Jo stumble upon a young naked man wandering the highway. Through their investigations they discover he is a Kosovo refugee desperately trying to avoid deportation. He is accused of…
  22. Episode 22: Dragged Jul 18, 2001 Tess narrowly escapes being knocked down by a speeding car the same day the new Constable, Evan ""Jonesy"" Jones, arrives in town. Jonesy is rebellious and charismatic and under Tess' skin…
  23. Episode 23: Baby Love Jul 25, 2001 Jonesy's preconceptions about the sanctity of parenthood are challenged when he befriends a young mother in trouble. When Jonesy and Tess discover an abandoned new born baby their…
  24. Episode 24: An Inspector Calls Aug 1, 2001 What do an alleged Peeping Tom, a trip wire in the National Park, a break and enter and a bashed truck driver have in common? When Inspector Falcon-Price joins the team for the day in a…
  25. Episode 25: Dinosaurs Aug 8, 2001 Tom is caught between a rock and a hard place when two old friends and colleague are suspected of stealing a large marijuana crop. One is a rule breaker, the other has always played by the…
  26. Episode 26: Charming Aug 15, 2001 Ben is shocked when he discovers a group of young girls practicing witchcraft under the guidance of an older man. Are they in danger? Ben battles to keep his protective instincts in check…
  27. Episode 27: Sins of the Father Aug 22, 2001 · 45m A well respected local politician is found dead and the autopsy reveals that he was moved after death and had ecstasy in his system.
  28. Episode 28: Poisoned Fruit - Part 1 Aug 29, 2001 · 44m After the death of his father, Jonesy will risk everything to avenge him. An investigation into a poisoning leads to a man who Jonesy believes killed his father.Commander Jones, Evan's…
  29. Episode 29: Poisoned Fruit - Part 2 Sep 5, 2001 · 45m After the death of his father, Jonesy will risk everything to avenge him. An investigation leads to a man who Jonesy believes killed his father.Commander Jones, Evan's adoptive father…
  30. Episode 30: Fifteen Minutes Sep 19, 2001 After Inspector Falcon-Price's new PR Campaign luanches Jo into a favourable position with the media, her view of a recent challenging case is altered. Now Jo and PJ must each prove they…
  31. Episode 31: Copping the Flak Sep 26, 2001 · 45m Ben and Jonesy's essential differences complicate their search for a young child responsible for throwing rocks at passing cars. They disagree when their investigation leads them to an…
  32. Episode 32: Strays Oct 3, 2001 · 44m Tess and Jonesy investigate a domestic disturbance and Tess is reacquainted with Hayley, a troubled young girl from her past. An unpopular neighbour's portrait is discovered riddled with…
  33. Episode 33: The Lord Giveth Oct 10, 2001 · 46m Tom tries to keep his mind on the job after becoming interested in a mysterious woman. When two houses are broken into and large sums of money are left on both kitchen tables, the Heelers…
  34. Episode 34: Credit Limit Oct 17, 2001 · 45m Jonesy's lack of experience complicates an investigation, when he lets a man go after breaking up a fight, only to discover the man is wanted for drug trafficking and burglary. Is he the…
  35. Episode 35: A Hard Call Oct 17, 2001 · 44m What do you do when lives are in danger and you have only seconds to make a decision? Tess is off duty when she and Hayley, the girl she plans to adopt (last seen in ""Strays""), discover…
  36. Episode 36: Role Model Oct 24, 2001 · 44m Things are going much better now for Tess and Hayley, until an incident at school provides Tess with something to worry about while Tom and Reverend Grace grow closer. Meanwhile Tom…
  37. Episode 37: A Safe Bet Oct 31, 2001 · 44m The Heelers suspect a local horse trainer of assaulting and robbing a bookie. Jo becomes intrigued when she discovers a page torn from a diary after questioning the trainer's strapper…
  38. Episode 38: A Matter of Faith Nov 7, 2001 · 45m Tom is dragged to see a touring faith healer but his scepticism turns to concern when the healer is attacked by a man accusing him of killing his wife. Is the healer a fraud? Jo questions…
  39. Episode 39: Who Can You Trust? Nov 11, 2001 · 44m Jonesy's failure to follow instructions has him on the back foot with Tess and leads her to conceal the fact that Les Anderson, the man Jonesy believes murdered his father, may be…
  40. Episode 40: Best Eaten Cold Nov 21, 2001 · 46m When Jonesy and Tess find Les Anderson's car parked on the roadside they don't expect to find him almost dead in his boot - the victim of a brutal bashing. Tom and Tess must reluctantly…
  41. Episode 41: The Real Santa Nov 28, 2001 · 45m Ben is desperate to spend Christmas with his children provided he wins the lottery in order to pay their airfare. Tom wins the church raffle but the prize is stolen. The cast of Grace's…
  42. Episode 42: Dreaming of a White Christmas Nov 28, 2001 · 45m For a cop, Christmas can be the hardest time of the year. Jo can't wait to eat, drink and be merry with her nearest and dearest. Tess is determined that Hayley has her best Christmas ever.