The Doctor Blake Mysteries

1. E10

   10. Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter

   Finale 13 years ago

   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.

2. E9

   9. All That Glitters

   13 years ago

   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.

3. E8

   8. Game of Champions

   13 years ago

   Doctor Lucien Blake is drawn into the new world of TV when contestants of a successful TV Quiz Show start dying.

4. E7

   7. Bedlam

   13 years ago

   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.

5. E6

   6. If the Shoe Fits

   13 years ago

   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.

6. E5

   5. Hearts and Flowers

   13 years ago

   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.

7. E4

   4. Brotherly Love

   13 years ago

   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.

8. E3

   3. Death of a Travelling Salesman

   13 years ago

   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.

9. E2

   2. The Greater Good

   13 years ago

   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.

10. E1

    1. Still Waters

    13 years ago

    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.

1. E10

   10. An Invincible Summer

   Finale 12 years ago

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

2. E9

   9. The Sky Is Empty

   12 years ago

   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.

3. E8

   8. The Ties of the Past

   12 years ago

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

4. E7

   7. The Silence

   12 years ago

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

5. E6

   6. Mortal Coil

   12 years ago

   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.

6. E5

   5. Crossing the Line

   12 years ago

   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.

7. E4

   4. Smoke and Mirrors

   12 years ago

   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 Colonists'Club. Looks like another case for Dr Blake.

8. E3

   3. A Foreign Field

   12 years ago

   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.

9. E2

   2. The Food of Love

   12 years ago

   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.

10. E1

    1. The Heart of the Matter

    12 years ago

    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.

1. E8

   8. Darkness Visible

   Finale 11 years ago

   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)

2. E7

   7. Room Without a View

   11 years ago

   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.

3. E6

   6. Women And Children

   11 years ago

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

4. E5

   5. A Night To Remember

   11 years ago

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

5. E4

   4. By The Southern Cross

   11 years ago

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

6. E3

   3. This Time and This Place

   11 years ago

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

7. E2

   2. My Brother's Keeper

   11 years ago

   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.

8. E1

   1. King of the Lake

   11 years ago

   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.

1. E8

   8. The Visible World

   Finale 10 years ago

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

2. E7

   7. For Whom The Bell Tolls

   10 years ago

   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.

3. E6

   6. A Difficult Lie

   10 years ago

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

4. E5

   5. The Price Of Love

   10 years ago

   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.

5. E4

   4. Against The Odds

   10 years ago

   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?

6. E3

   3. Lucky Numbers

   10 years ago

   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.

7. E2

   2. Golden Years

   10 years ago

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

8. E1

   1. The Open Road

   10 years ago

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

In series five, Doctor Lucien Blake and his long-suffering housekeeper and confidant Jean Beazley now face a new future together, full of possibility… but life has a few more surprises in store for the both of them. Once again they’ll be confronted by murder and mystery at every turn. From the boxing ring to a new French bistro, from an exotic camp of travelling Romani gypsies to the local Debutante Ball… Ballarat is slowly changing.

1. E8

   8. Hear The Angels Sing

   Finale 9 years ago

   The death of a policeman coincides with the reappearance of an old enemy, as the past and the present begin to finally catch up with Blake.

2. E7

   7. A Good Drop

   9 years ago

   As Blake investigates the murder of a farmer and a mysterious case of arson, an unlikely party suddenly throws his future with Jean into chaos.

3. E6

   6. First Dance

   9 years ago

   When the daughter of the school principal dies at her Debutante Ball, Blake does his best to investigate - despite being housebound.

4. E5

   5. Measure Twice

   9 years ago

   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.

5. E4

   4. All She Leaves Behind

   9 years ago

   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.

6. E3

   3. The Call Of The Void

   9 years ago

   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.

7. E2

   2. Sorrow Songs

   9 years ago

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

8. E1

   1. A Lethal Combination

   9 years ago

   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.