1x1 - Twenty Six Hours

February 25, 1971

Matlock's town matriarch, Grace Falconer, is brutally attacked and robbed. Suspects include a group of hippies who become involved in town affairs when a local girl's horse is shot, two yobbos on a hunting trip who are found trespassing, and a handyman recently sacked by Mrs. Falconer - who refuses to account for his movements on the night in question.

1x2 - The Big Gun

March 4, 1971

Local tough guy Brownie Merkle becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a man and the disappearance of another when he suddenly begins paying his debts, and Det. Sgt. Maddern finds his attention diverted from his marital problems.

1x3 - Goodbye Tuesday

March 11, 1971

The search for a trio of prison escapees, Carol Price, Judy Bennett and Bob Pollard, endangers many lives when searchers and escapees alike are caught in a bushfire.

1x4 - End Of The Season

March 18, 1971

1x5 - Something After Death

March 25, 1971

1x6 - One Good Turn

April 1, 1971

1x7 - A Bit Of Freedom

April 8, 1971

1x8 - Cast A Black Shadow

April 15, 1971

1x9 - Cradle Song

April 22, 1971

1x10 - Rhythm And Blues

April 29, 1971

1x11 - Pressure Point

May 6, 1971

1x12 - The Outsiders

May 13, 1971

1x13 - The Word Is Progress

May 20, 1971

1x14 - The Crunch

May 25, 1971

1x15 - Tightrope

June 3, 1971

1x16 - Heroes Day

June 10, 1971

1x17 - The Hunting Ground

June 17, 1971

1x18 - A Second Opinion

June 24, 1971

1x19 - Hideaway

July 1, 1971

1x20 - The Price of Anger

July 8, 1971

1x21 - The Gypsies

July 15, 1971

1x22 - Cross Purposes

July 22, 1971

1x23 - Early One Morning

July 29, 1971

1x24 - Olsen's Ghost

August 5, 1971

1x25 - Escape To Nowhere

August 12, 1971

1x26 - A Case of Neglect

August 19, 1971

1x27 - Millbank Nugget

August 26, 1971

1x28 - The Loner

September 2, 1971

A mysterious hermit, has lived in a shack outside Matlock for seven months. Suddenly, his past and present catch up with him, when he is terrorised by three local youths. When one is accidentally blinded, Chip Richardson burns down Herman's shack and later blames him for the accident. Herman takes off in panic and the police mount an intensive search for him.

1x29 - The Milk And Honey Man

September 2, 1971

1x30 - No Way Out

September 16, 1971

A motel robbery and the death of a young police constable in a car accident lead to the revelation of several Matlock townspeople's personal conflicts.

1x31 - Still Life

September 23, 1971

Matlock police investigate a complaint of carnal knowledge involving an itinerant artist and a young girl, but the accused has his own way of extricating himself from the situation.

1x32 - Smoke Screen

September 30, 1971

The Matlock saw-millers are a tough breed, but the builders of a new dam claim to be even tougher, A series of ugly incidents lead the two groups towards a violent showdown.

1x33 - The Champ

October 7, 1971

A broken down ex-heavyweight boxer, Dan Regan, is in Matlock on a sinister assignment. Unforseen events cause Regan's past, present and future to meet head-on in the biggest battle of his career.

1x34 - Jimmy Woodser

October 14, 1971

An important businessman, Eric Schneider, wants to set up a deal with a Matlock company. However, when he is arrested for assaulting a young girl, public feelings rise up against Det. Curtis who may have made a serious mistake. Schneider, with his lawyer Harrison, puts his money and his pressure in the right places to beat the charge.

1x35 - Compassionate Leave

October 21, 1971

When Johnny Marcelli returns from the Vietnam war on compassionate leave, he is told that his father has committed suicide. He refuses to believe it and sets out to solve the mystery.

1x36 - The End of the Road

October 28, 1971

The investigation of a series of wool thefts in the Matlock District uncover the problems of one of the suspects, and provide some surprises for the police - especially Cont. Hogan.

1x37 - A Piece of Cake

November 4, 1971

Ron Grey, an ex-Spitfire pilot embarks on a dubious mission as a courier to gain some quick money, because he only has a few years of active life lift - he is a chronic diabetic who keeps coma and semi-blindness at bay with insulin shots. While flying a light aircraft with his girlfriend Betty Holmes, the plane strikes trouble and they have to crash land in the Candowie Rangers. When the plane is found by a police search party, they discover that Gray and Holmes both fled into the bush.

1x39 - Give A Man A Gun

November 11, 1971

1x40 - Any More at Home Like You

November 25, 1971

When salesman Frank Ross finds himself in serious financial difficulties, he takes an illegal way out and starts an unexpected chain of events that bring surprise to the Matlock police.

1x41 - The Break

December 2, 1971