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The Doctor Blake Mysteries

In 1950s Ballarat, Doctor Lucien Blake (Craig McLachlan) returns home after a 30-year absence to take over his late father's medical practice - and his role as the town's on-call police surgeon.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Still Waters
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    November 23, 2013
    54min
    TV-14
    When a wayward girl from the local reform school is found dead in Lake Wendouree, Dr. Blake is immediately suspicious. He shocks the police with his unconventional investigative methods.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Greater Good
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    February 7, 2013
    56min
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    On the eve of Anzac Day, Dr. 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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  3. S1 E3 - Death of a Travelling Salesman
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    February 14, 2013
    56min
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    When a traveling 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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  4. S1 E4 - Brotherly Love
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    February 21, 2013
    56min
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    A delirious prisoner on death row tells Dr. 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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  5. S1 E5 - Hearts and Flowers
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    February 28, 2013
    54min
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    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.
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  6. S1 E6 - If the Shoe Fits
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    March 7, 2013
    55min
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    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.
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  7. S1 E7 - Bedlam
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    March 14, 2013
    55min
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    A psychiatric nurse is found murdered in a bathroom at the asylum.
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  8. S1 E8 - Game of Champions
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    March 21, 2013
    54min
    TV-14
    Dr. Blake is drawn into the new world of television when contestants of a successful quiz show start dying.
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  9. S1 E9 - All That Glitters
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    March 28, 2013
    57min
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    A prospector announces to a crowded pub that he has struck gold. Later that night, he is found dead at the bottom of his mine shaft.
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  10. S1 E10 - Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter
    April 4, 2013
    55min
    TV-14
    The suicide of Ballarat Hospital's first female doctor shocks the community. Dr Lucien Blake suspects foul play and sets out to find the murderer amongst the staff and board of the hospital.
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Violencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
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Directors
Ian BarryAndrew ProwseDeclan EamesAlister GriersonDaina ReidFiona Banks
Producers
Tony WrightGeorge AdamsChristopher GistCarole Sklan
Cast
Nadine GarnerCraig McLachlanCharlie CousinsJoel TobeckBelinda McClory
Studio
FilmRise
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