The Doctor Blake Mysteries

Synopsis

Dr Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning to take over not only his dead father's medical practice, but also his on-call role as the town's police surgeon, only to find change is afoot, nothing is sacred, and no one is safe.

First Air Date: 2013-02-01

Last Air Date: 2017-11-05

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 44

Created By: Tony Wright, George Adams

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Craig McLachlan as Doctor Lucien Blake
Nadine Garner as Jean Beazley
Charlie Cousins as N/A
Joel Tobeck as Matthew Lawson
Belinda McClory as Alice Harvey
Cate Wolfe as Mattie O'Brien
John Wood as Patrick Tyneman
David Whiteley as Bill Hobart
Anna McGahan as Rose Anderson
Timothy Quabba as Ned Simmons

Seasons

Series 1 (2013) - (10 Episodes)

Series 2 (2014) - (10 Episodes)

Series 3 (2015) - (8 Episodes)

Series 4 (2016) - (8 Episodes)

Series 5 (2017) - (8 Episodes)

Series 1 (2013)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Still Waters (2013-02-01)

When a wayward girl from the local reform school is found dead in Lake Wendouree, Dr Lucien Blake is immediately suspicious and shocks the police with his unconventional investigative methods.
Ep. 2: The Greater Good (2013-02-08)

On the eve of Anzac Day, Dr Lucien Blake is called to the morgue where the attendant has been murdered. With the autopsy tools and a body missing, Dr Blake smells a rat.
Ep. 3: Death of a Travelling Salesman (2013-02-15)

When a travelling salesman dies in a car accident, police blame alcohol. Dr Blake concludes that the victim was not drunk and died before the crash of very unusual causes.
Ep. 4: Brotherly Love (2013-02-22)

A delirious prisoner on death row tells Dr Lucien Blake he is innocent of the police shooting for which he is soon to hang. Dr Blake pulls out all stops to uncover the truth.
Ep. 5: Hearts and Flowers (2013-03-01)

Things get very ugly in Ballarat when the Begonia Festival's head judge is found incinerated in his own glasshouse, all eyes turn to two feuding contestants.
Ep. 6: If the Shoe Fits (2013-03-08)

The death of a migrant factory foreman initially looks like an industrial accident. Dr Blake digs deeper revealing a hideous string of crimes and the ugly side of post war Australia. Meanwhile, Jean receives a marriage proposal.
Ep. 7: Bedlam (2013-03-15)

In a psychiatric hospital, Nurse Violet is brutally stabbed. An inmate is found over her body holding a bloody knife, but Dr Lucien Blake is unsure he is really the culprit and begins an investigation.
Ep. 8: Game of Champions (2013-03-22)

Doctor Lucien Blake is drawn into the new world of TV when contestants of a successful TV Quiz Show start dying.
Ep. 9: All That Glitters (2013-03-29)

A prospector strikes gold and later that night is found dead at the bottom of his mine shaft after showing off the nugget in the pub. The location of the murder triggers distressing war memories for Doctor Blake.
Ep. 10: Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter (2013-04-05)

The suicide of the local hospital’s first female doctor shocks the community. Dr Blake suspects foul play and sets out to find the murderer amongst the staff and board of the hospital. Meanwhile, another letter from Singapore arrives for Lucien. It takes him days to work up the courage to open it. His reaction to the news about his missing wife and daughter shocks Jean, Mattie and Danny.