''Mortimer's Patch'' was a popular TVNZ

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from the early 1980s. It featured actors Terence Cooper,

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and Jim Hickey and depicted detective and

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work in the fictional town of "Cobham". It was filmed in and around

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External links

''Mortimer's Patch'' at the IMDb databaseFirst episode at NZonscreen.com
New Zealand drama television series 1980s New Zealand television series 1980 New Zealand television series debuts 1984 New Zealand television series endings TVNZ original programming Detective television series {{NewZealand-tv-prog-stub