Season 2 • Episode 22
LatestThe lives of two of Kingsway's finest detectives are in grave danger when Joe and Harriet are the targets of a terrifying car bomb attack outside the police station. While Harriet survives the blast, two uniformed policemen are seriously wounded. And things are about to get much worse for the crime-fighting duo as they continue their investigatation into the sex slave racket. Joe is devastated when an anonymous complaint is made against him, hinting at sexual misconduct with his daughters.
White Collar Blue is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives. In the pilot episode, Harriet is introduced as the new face to Kingsway station, transferring from the "White Collar" federal police to the "Blue Collar" New South Wales Police. Throughout the series Harriet must deal not only with her husband's brutal murder and the revelation of his adultery, but with learning to adjust and fit into her new surroundings. Joe is Harriet's new partner, and isn't exactly welcoming to her as an addition to the team. With two daughters from previous marriages, Joe needs to juggle his homelife, his dedication to the job and his relationship with Nicole Brown, played by Jodie Dry. The other cops at the station are Ted Hudson, played by Richard Carter, Sophia Marinkovitch and Theo Rahme, and each have their own secrets and problems to deal with. The series was axed after two seasons, however it can be found on cable TV both in Australia and overseas.
Acting
Freya Stafford's controlled unraveling carries every frame.
Writing
Pilot drops a marriage-ending bomb in twenty minutes flat.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Steve Knapman created this after Water Rats, essentially building his own Australian police universe before shared universes were trendy.
The 'white collar to blue collar' premise directly mirrored early 2000s anxiety about corporate collapse and credential devaluation in Australia.
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