Stanley Wolfe

Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Wolfe is a fictional character from the Australian crime series City Homicide. He is portrayed by Shane Bourne.

He appeared in the pilot episode and was considered to be the main character of the series throughout the first two seasons, as shown through Bourne's top billing in the show's credits. However, early in season three, the character of Wolfe went on extended leave from Homicide and thus Bourne only appeared in six episodes of the 18-episode third season (though he still received top billing throughout this period). He would later return to the show in the season four premiere, albeit in a slightly reduced role that only required him to appear in 22 of the fourth season's 24 episodes. It is revealed in episode one that Detective Senior Sergeant Wolfe is a religious man, strongly upholding the beliefs of a practicing Catholic. This particularly causes a fear amongst one of Stanley's team members, Simon Joyner, who is busted having an affair with another Senior Sergeant's wife, and is concerned that his boss will punish him for his 'ungodly' beahviour.