▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁but ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁later ▁ 1 0 : 3 0 pm ▁times lot ▁from ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁show ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁season , ▁due ▁to ▁disappoint ing ▁ratings . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁St rip ▁is ▁a ▁police ▁detect ive ▁drama ▁series ▁that ▁follows ▁investig ations ▁into ▁cr imes ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast , ▁Queensland , ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" The ▁St rip ". ▁Vis ually , ▁the ▁program ▁took ▁much ▁insp iration ▁from ▁C SI : ▁Miami ▁and ▁was ▁fil med ▁with ▁images ▁of ▁spark ling ▁sur f , ▁aer ial ▁sh ots ▁of ▁buildings ▁and ▁golden ▁s ands , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁similar ▁post ▁production ▁filters ▁and ▁colour ing . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁A $ 7 . 8 ▁million . ▁ ▁Cast ▁A aron ▁J ef fer y ▁( Mc Le od ' s ▁D augh ters ) ▁as ▁Det ect ive ▁Jack ▁Cross ▁Van essa ▁Gray ▁as ▁Det ect ive ▁Frances ▁" Fran kie " ▁Tul ly ▁Sim one ▁Mc A ull ay ▁( Blue ▁He el ers ) ▁as ▁P lain ▁Cl oth es ▁Const able ▁Jess ica ▁McC ay ▁Bob ▁Mor ley ▁( Home ▁and ▁A way ) ▁as ▁P lain ▁Cl oth es ▁Const able ▁Tony ▁Mor etti ▁Frank ie ▁J . ▁Hold en ▁as ▁Ins pect or ▁Max ▁Nelson ▁O z zie ▁Dev r ish ▁as ▁Vladimir ▁