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The Doctor Blake Mysteries
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.
- Created by:
- Tony Wright, George Adams
- Cast:
- Craig McLachlan, Nadine Garner, Joel Tobeck, Belinda McClory
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- ABC TV
Episode guide
Seasons
Series 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.2Still Waters
2013-02-01 · 54mWhen 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.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0The Greater Good
2013-02-08 · 54mOn 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.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 9.0Death of a Travelling Salesman
2013-02-15 · 54mWhen 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.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 9.0Brotherly Love
2013-02-22 · 54mA 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.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 9.0Hearts and Flowers
2013-03-01 · 54mThings 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.
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Episode 6
★ 9.0If the Shoe Fits
2013-03-08 · 54mThe 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.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 9.0Bedlam
2013-03-15 · 54mIn 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.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 9.0Game of Champions
2013-03-22 · 54mDoctor Lucien Blake is drawn into the new world of TV when contestants of a successful TV Quiz Show start dying.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.0All That Glitters
2013-03-29 · 54mA 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.
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Episode 10
★ 9.0Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter
2013-04-05 · 54mThe 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.
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Craig McLachlan
Doctor Lucien Blake
Nadine Garner
Jean Beazley
Joel Tobeck
Matthew Lawson
Belinda McClory
Alice Harvey
Timothy Quabba
Ned Simmons
Anna McGahan
Rose Anderson
Charlie Cousins
Charlie Davis
