Halifax f.p.

Halifax f.p. is an Australian television crime series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2002. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist (f.p.) investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims. The series is set in Melbourne.

The producers of the film were Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier; Australian Film Finance Corporation and aired on the Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd. The budget for each episode was an average of AU$1.3 million. Funding came in part from the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Film Victoria.^[1]

The show was a set of 21 stand-alone television films, spread over six series. Each was between 90 and 120 minutes long, with a new "episode" airing roughly every few months during its eight-year run. The series aired in more than 60 countries. In August–October 2020, a short weekly revival of the series, called Halifax: Retribution, was also aired.

• Rebecca Gibney as Dr Jane Halifax

• Robyn Nevin as Angela Halifax
• Steve Bisley as Jonah Cole
• David Roberts as Detective Brett Murray
• Susanne Chapman as Georgia / Jane's Receptionist
• Gerald Lepkowski as Ari

The series follows the career of Dr. Jane Halifax (Rebecca Gibney), a forensic psychiatrist. Her qualifications in the series are listed as MBBS (Melb.) and FRANZCP. Halifax is Melbourne-based and is shown living at Jensen House on Swanston Street opposite the State Library of Victoria. Her offices are shown as located in Causeway House on Little Collins Street. An only child, her mother, Angela Halifax (Robyn Nevin), lives alone, and her deceased father, John Halifax (1935-1991), was a barrister who enjoyed magic as a hobby.

In episodes 1-7 and 9, she owns and drives a Jaguar Mark 2 (although she drives a modern convertible in episode 8 and later a Saab 900 NG). In episode 1, a book she wrote as an undergraduate (The Preppie Rapist) is mentioned in a court case where she appears as an expert. In episode 5, Halifax mentions returning from a stint in the US helping out the FBI. In episode 6, it is mentioned that she was 'burnt' by a relationship she had with a married professor while studying in the US. In episode 16, Halifax undergoes a colposcopy and a cone biopsy due do abnormal cell growth (a medical issue common in her father's family).

Telemovies listed chronologically by series, with release dates by the Australian Television archive.^[2]

Note: Episode 2 was aired after 3.

Note: Episode 2 was aired after 3.

The show went on to be nominated for and win a number of AFI awards.

AACTA Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series:

• 1995 The Feeding (Winner); Hard Corps (Nominated); Lies of the Mind (Nominated)
• 1996 Cradle and All (Nominated)
• 1998 Afraid of the Dark (Nominated)
• 1999 Swimming with Sharks (Nominated)
• 2000 A Person of Interest (Nominated)
• 2002 Takes Two (Nominated)

• 1995 (Hard Corps) Colin Friels & Steven Vidler (Winner); (The Feeding) Steve Bisley (Nominated); (Lies of the Mind) Richard Roxburgh (Nominated)
• 1998 (Afraid of the Dark) Shane Connor (Nominated)
• 1999 (Swimming with Sharks) David Tredinnick (Nominated)

• 2000 (A Person of Interest) Andy Anderson (Winner); (A Hate Worse Than Death) Nicholas Eadie (Nominated)

• 1995 (Lies of the Mind) Jacqueline McKenzie (Winner); (Lies of the Mind) Rebecca Gibney (Nominated)
• 1998 (Afraid Of The Dark) Rebecca Gibney (Nominated)
• 2002 (Takes Two) Mary Docker (Nominated)

• 2000 (The Spider And The Fly) Essie Davis (Nominated); (A Person Of Interest) Rebecca Gibney (Nominated)

• 1995 Lies of the Mind (Nominated); The Feeding (Nominated)
• 1998 Afraid of the Dark (Nominated)
• 2000 A Person of Interest (Nominated)
• 2002 Takes Two (Nominated)

• List of Australian television series

• Australian Television archive
• Halifax f.p. at IMDb
• List of Halifax f.p. episodes at epguides.com.
• Halifax FP - "Afraid of the Dark" at Australian Screen Online