Mortimer's Patch

{{short description|Television series}} {{italic title}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}} '''''Mortimer's Patch''''' is a TVNZ police drama from the early 1980s. It depicted detective and police work in the fictional town of Cobham. It was filmed in and around Helensville, New Zealand.{{citation needed|date=December 2007}}.The series was New Zealand's first police drama, and it topped the ratings. There was a total of three seasons.

==Cast==

===Main=== * Terence Cooper as Det Sgt Doug Mortimer * Sean Duffy as Const Dave Gilchrist * Don Selwyn as Sgt Bob Storey

===Recurring=== * Bruce Allpress as Sparkey * Martyn Sanderson as Major Stark

===Guests=== * Jim Hickey as Mechanic * Ken Blackburn as Detective Inspector Chris Knight * Marshall Napier as Lance Harris * Peter Cummins as Johnny Morgan * Roy Billing as Ron Bailey * Temuera Morrison as Alamein

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131491/ ''Mortimer's Patch'' at the IMDb database] *[http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/mortimers-patch-day-of-judgement-1980 First episode at NZonscreen.com]

Category:New Zealand drama television series Category:1980s New Zealand television series Category:1980 New Zealand television series debuts Category:1984 New Zealand television series endings Category:TVNZ original programming Category:Detective television series