Blue Murder (miniseries)

Blue Murder
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Genre	Crime drama
Based on	In the Line of Fire by Darren Goodsir Neddy by Arthur Smith and Tom Noble
Written by	Ian David
Directed by	Michael Jenkins
Starring	Richard Roxburgh Tony Martin Steve Bastoni Gary Sweet Peter Phelps Joy Smithers Gary Day Steve Jacobs Marcus Graham Alex Dimitriades Loene Carmen Bill Hunter David Franklin
Narrated by	Tony Martin Steve Bastoni Richard Roxburgh
Theme music composer	John Gray
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Producer	Rod Allan
Running time	198 min (in total)
Production company	Southern Star
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	14 September (1995-09-14) – 21 September 1995 (1995-09-21)
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Blue Murder is a two-part Australian television crime drama miniseries produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1995, and is based on true events.^[1]

Set in the 1970s and 1980s in Sydney, the miniseries concerns the relationship between controversial former detective Roger "the Dodger" Rogerson and notorious criminal Arthur "Neddy" Smith. Rogerson and his colleagues were accused of giving Smith a "green light" to commit crimes without police interference, with the relationship fraying when Rogerson orders hitman Chris "Mr. Rent-a-Kill" Flannery to murder Police Officer Michael Drury. The murder of prostitute Sallie-Anne Huckstepp also features.

Blue Murder is narrated by the characters of Rogerson, Smith, and Drury, and focuses on the corruption allegations that plagued the NSW Police Force at the time. Rogerson and Smith achieved a kind of celebrity status during the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption.

The screenplay was written by Ian David, who has written extensively on the people and events featured. The miniseries was directed by Michael Jenkins and produced by Rod Allan.