Series synopsis
The Doctor Blake Mysteries is an Australian mystery drama television series that premiered on ABC TV on February 1, 2013. It ended on November 5, 2017. It was created by Tony Wright, George Adams. It stars Craig McLachlan, Nadine Garner, Joel Tobeck and Belinda McClory.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Craig McLachlan as Doctor Lucien Blake
- Nadine Garner as Jean Beazley
- Joel Tobeck as Matthew Lawson
- Belinda McClory as Alice Harvey
- Cate Wolfe as Mattie O'Brien
- Rick Donald as Daniel Parks
- Anna McGahan as Rose Anderson
- Charlie Cousins
Guest cast
- Timothy Quabba as Ned Simmons
- Aaron Jakubenko as Jack Beazley
- Axle Whitehead as Len Webster
- Natalie O'Donnell as Eve Neville
- Ruby Duncan as Tilly Robinson
- Chris Bidlo as Diederik Bronkhorst
- Alexandra Aldrich as Andrea Kreuzfeldt
- Alinta Chidzey as Maria Manos
- Nicole Melloy as Grace
- James O'Connell as Aaron Edwards
- Ethan Panizza as Ray Davis
- Hunter Stanford as Bradley
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 44 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | February 1, 2013 | April 5, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 10 | February 7, 2014 | April 11, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 8 | February 13, 2015 | April 3, 2015 |
| Season 4 | 8 | February 5, 2016 | March 25, 2016 |
| Season 5 | 8 | September 17, 2017 | November 5, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Still Waters 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. |
February 1, 2013 |
| 2 |
The Greater Good 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. |
February 8, 2013 |
| 3 |
Death of a Travelling Salesman 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. |
February 15, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Heart of the Matter Doctor Lucien Blake returns from a trip to Chine seeking news of his daughter but he arrives back in Ballarat to find himself once again deep in a murder mystery involving the local Town Council. |
February 7, 2014 |
| 2 |
The Food of Love Rock N'Roll, a preacher who visits town with a dark past, bodgies, and wedgies - it all adds up to another mystery for Doctor Blake. |
February 14, 2014 |
| 3 |
A Foreign Field John Doe - a mysterious body found in the local park. Apples, illegal workers, reds under the bed - sounds like 1950s Ballarat and a job for Doctor Blake. |
February 21, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
King of the Lake When an elite schoolboy rower wins a regatta on Lake Wendouree then inexplicably drowns, his mother asks Doctor Blake to find the truth behind her son's death. |
February 13, 2015 |
| 2 |
My Brother's Keeper When a Ballarat farmer is found dead in a cow pen, locals are quick to blame livestock for trampling the man, but Doctor Blake isn't convinced. |
February 20, 2015 |
| 3 |
This Time and This Place When Dr Blake investigates the death of a student leader at the Eureka Memorial site, he uncovers quite a few political and family tensions. |
February 27, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Open Road Dr Lucien Blake returns home to find Ballarat hosting a very public stopover in a round - Australia motor race - and a very suspicious death. |
February 5, 2016 |
| 2 |
Golden Years Blake helps the new Chief Superintendent investigate the mysterious death of a prominent businessman. |
February 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Lucky Numbers A kidnapping involving the winners of the first ever state lottery leads Blake into a shady world of greed and envy. Meanwhile Blake is waiting for the perfect moment to finally propose to Jean. |
February 19, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Lethal Combination An exhibition boxing match turns sour when one of the boxers is seemingly beaten to death in front of hundreds of witnesses. Blake must determine the cause of death. |
September 17, 2017 |
| 2 |
Sorrow Songs The murder of a beautiful gypsy woman takes Blake inside the intriguing and exotic world of Romani travellers passing through Ballarat. |
September 24, 2017 |
| 3 |
The Call Of The Void When a French Chef is found murdered in the freezer of a restaurant, suspicion soon turns to Bill Hobart. Can Blake clear Hobart's name, or is the Senior Sergeant guilty of brutally murdering a man. |
October 1, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 1, 2013 |
| Last aired | November 5, 2017 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:30:00 |