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Crawfords (normally very faithful to police procedure), as police motorbikes at the time were not equipped with radios. The character also made an impact in another way, making motorcycle cops far more acceptable to the Australian public, which had previously seen them as "heavies and storm-trooper types". According to series producer Ian Jones, as a result men were applying to join the police so they could be a motorcycle cop like Gary Hogan. In the final episode, "The Curse of the Bangarang Prince", Hogan is notified of a posting to the town of
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Uniform Branch, an Englishman who migrated to Australia in 1950. Kennedy is thorough but also easy-going with a good sense of humour. Married to Nell (Natalie Raine), who is a very good cook, Kennedy enjoys the country life in Matlock so much that he has knocked back promotion to avoid
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and because he was a preacher) and a town patriarchy (the Falconers). About the only landmark the Matlock district lacked for dramatic purposes was a beach.
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