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 fathers medical practice, but also his on-call role as the towns police surgeon.

2013 HD 54min Australia English

Tony Wright Nadine Garner Craig McLachlan Joel Tobeck Belinda McClory Anna McGahan Timothy Quabba Charlie Cousins

Crime Drama

period drama 1950s murder mystery

S1E1 - 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.

S1E2 - 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.

S1E3 - 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.

S1E4 - 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.

S1E5 - Hearts and Flowers 2013-03-01

Things get very ugly in Ballarat when the Begonia Festivals head judge is found incinerated in his own glasshouse, all eyes turn to two feuding contestants.

S1E6 - 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.

S1E7 - 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.

S1E8 - 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.

S1E9 - 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.

S1E10 - 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.

S2E1 - The Heart of the Matter 2014-02-07

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.

S2E2 - The Food of Love 2014-02-14

Rock NRoll, a preacher who visits town with a dark past, bodgies, and wedgies - it all adds up to another mystery for Doctor Blake.

S2E3 - A Foreign Field 2014-02-21

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.

S2E4 - Smoke and Mirrors 2014-02-28

It was a dark and stormy night in old Ballarat and Cec Drury was about to be shocked at what fell from the sky in front of the ColonistsClub. Looks like another case for Dr Blake.

S2E5 - Crossing the Line 2014-03-07

Murder at the Cinema and Dr Blake is there to solve it. Was it the manager? An usher? The candy girl? One of the audience? All is revealed as Doctor Blake unravels one mystery to find an even darker one involving young girls of Ballarat.

S2E6 - Mortal Coil 2014-03-14

Two bodies in the one grave. Will Doctor Blake prescribe something to stop the coffin? Lucien horses around and eventually solves the problem with the plot.

S2E7 - The Silence 2014-03-21

When a Ballarat school Principal is found dead, Blake and Lawson find themselves back that the school where they first met as boys.

S2E8 - The Ties of the Past 2014-03-28

A mystery from Luciens past comes back to haunt him as a mysterious room in his house reveals its secrets.

S2E9 - The Sky Is Empty 2014-04-04

When the old parish priest is found dead, Doctor Blake needs to unravel the secrets and lies of parishioners in order to get to the truth.

S2E10 - An Invincible Summer 2014-04-11

When members of a wealthy, much respected Ballarat family are discovered brutally murdered in their own home, the town demands justice.

S3E1 - King of the Lake 2015-02-13

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 sons death.

S3E2 - My Brother's Keeper 2015-02-20

When a Ballarat farmer is found dead in a cow pen, locals are quick to blame livestock for trampling the man, but Doctor Blake isnt convinced.

S3E3 - This Time and This Place 2015-02-27

When Dr Blake investigates the death of a student leader at the Eureka Memorial site, he uncovers quite a few political and family tensions.

S3E4 - By The Southern Cross 2015-03-06

When Doctor Blake investigates the death of a student leader at the Eureka Memorial site, he uncovers quite a few political and family tensions.

S3E5 - A Night To Remember 2015-03-13

When a famous actress is murdered at a charity event at the Colonists Club, it really does become a Night to Remember as Blake tries to find the killer with very little to help him.

S3E6 - Women And Children 2015-03-20

A murder in the hospital leads Blake into a maze of sexual politics and revenge.

S3E7 - Room Without a View 2015-03-27

When the local hardware store owner is mysteriously found dead in a hotel room, Dr Blake decides to spend the night in that same room to try and solve the crime.

S3E8 - Darkness Visible 2015-04-03

While investigating the murder of a local magistrate, Dr Blake realises the answers to this crime are inextricably linked with the death of his mother 40 years earlier. (Season Final)

S4E1 - The Open Road 2016-02-05

Dr Lucien Blake returns home to find Ballarat hosting a very public stopover in a round - Australia motor race - and a very suspicious death.

S4E2 - Golden Years 2016-02-12

Blake helps the new Chief Superintendent investigate the mysterious death of a prominent businessman.

S4E3 - Lucky Numbers 2016-02-19

A kidnapping involving the winners of the first ever state lottery leads Blake into a shady world of greed and envy. While a mysterious person arrives from Blakes past.

S4E4 - Against The Odds 2016-02-26

A jockey dies the morning after a big win. But Blake has other worries to deal with - his home life has unexpectedly been thrown into chaos. How will he solve this one? CAST: Craig McLachlan.

S4E5 - The Price Of Love 2016-03-04

When a solider is killed during a routine training exercise, Doctor Blake finds himself at the Ballarat Military Base facing his old nemesis Major Derek Alderton.

S4E6 - A Difficult Lie 2016-03-11

When a reporters body is discovered on the 18th hole at the local golf course, Blake is called in to investigate.

S4E7 - For Whom The Bell Tolls 2016-03-18

A man falls from the Ballarat Fire Station bell tower. What appears to be a suicide turns into a murder investigation taking Blake deep into the heart of the Regional Fire Association.

S4E8 - The Visible World 2016-03-25

When Blakes old friend turned enemy Derek Alderton is found dead, the hunt for the killer turns back onto Blake himself.

S5E1 - A Lethal Combination 2017-09-17

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.

S5E2 - Sorrow Songs 2017-09-24

The murder of a beautiful gypsy woman takes Blake inside the intriguing and exotic world of Romani travellers passing through Ballarat.

S5E3 - The Call Of The Void 2017-10-01

When a French Chef is found murdered in the freezer of a restaurant, suspicion soon turns to Bill Hobart. Can Blake clear Hobarts name, or is the Senior Sergeant guilty of brutally murdering a man.

S5E4 - All She Leaves Behind 2017-10-08

When a controversial writer is found dead & her sister is found unconscious from a suspected suicide, Blake has to search out some truths about Ballarat in order to understand how & why the woman died.

S5E5 - Measure Twice 2017-10-15

When Blake is called to investigate the murder of a retired carpenter, his only real suspect is discovered praying over the body and covered in blood.