Season 1 Episodes
1. Twenty Six Hours
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.
2. The Big Gun
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.
3. Goodbye Tuesday
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.
4. End Of The Season
5. Something After Death
6. One Good Turn
7. A Bit Of Freedom
8. Cast A Black Shadow
9. Cradle Song
10. Rhythm And Blues
11. Pressure Point
12. The Outsiders
13. The Word Is Progress
14. The Crunch
15. Tightrope
16. Heroes Day
17. The Hunting Ground
18. A Second Opinion
19. Hideaway
20. The Price of Anger
21. The Gypsies
22. Cross Purposes
23. Early One Morning
24. Olsen's Ghost
25. Escape To Nowhere
26. A Case of Neglect
27. Millbank Nugget
28. The Milk & Honey Man
29. The Milk And Honey Man
30. Still Life
31. Smokescreen
32. The Champ
33. Jimmy Woodser
34. Compassionate Leave
35. End Of The Road
36. A Piece Of Cake
37. The Foreigners
A feud among some Albanian immigrants in Matlock starts to get out of hand, and police are soon investigating an attempted murder.