Nick Schultz (Blue Heelers)
| Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz | |
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| First appearance | A Women's Place Ep. 1 (Pilot), 18/1/1994 |
| Last appearance | Burden of Proof Ep. 459, 9/2/2005 |
| Portrayed by | William McInnes |
| Duration | 214 episodes, incl. 7 episodes as guest (2004-05) |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Traffic Division (1994-95) General Duties (1995-98) Homicide Squad (2004-05) |
| Affiliation | Victoria Police |
| Title | Senior Constable → Acting Sergeant → Sergeant → Detective Sergeant |
| Family | Klaus Schultz Elizabeth Schultz |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Schultz (dec.) Zoe Hamilton (1998 - present) |
| Children | Zoe Schultz (dec., with Jen) Toby Schultz (with Zoe) |
Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz is a fictional character in the long-running Australian television series Blue Heelers portrayed by William McInnes. He was introduced in the pilot episode and starred in the series between 1994 and 1998 before departing in episode 207. He returned to the series as a guest star for five episodes (441-445) in 2004 and a further two episodes (458-459) in 2005 as a homicide detective based in Melbourne. At the time of the show's cancellation, he was the sixth longest serving character behind Tom Croydon, Chris Riley, P.J. Hasham, Maggie Doyle and Ben Stewart.
Nick is the son of Klaus Schultz, a German-Australian who served in the Afrika Corps during World War II, and his wife Elizabeth. He grew up in Sydney near the beach before moving to Victoria at some point prior to the first series. At some point, he married Jennifer, who later gave birth to a daughter, Zoe.
A few years before the start of the series, Jennifer and Zoe were killed when a drunk driver collided with their car, a tragedy which inspired Nick to join the traffic division in hope of preventing others from going through the same grief and trauma.
Along with P.J. Hasham, Nick is the first character seen in the pilot episode with the pair performing random breath tests on motorists entering Mount Thomas. He is revealed to be the sole police officer attached to the Mount Thomas Traffic Division although he often helps out the other officers with other police matters.
It is also revealed that Nick volunteers his time to teach basketball to kids at the local gym as part of the police's Blue Light community scheme. At one point, Nick clashes with P.J. after the detective begins questioning youths over a crime. Nick tells P.J. that the gym is a place that gives the local kids something to do and where the police can blend in and not be seen as police, not a place where P.J. can pump the kids for information.
He also clashed with Roz Patterson over traffic fines after she was caught driving 19 km/h above the speed limit, causing her to lose her license. Despite pleas from Roz and her husband (and Nick's colleague) Wayne, Nick refused to budge and he later confessed that his wife and daughter had been killed by a drunk driver.
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