Series 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.
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.
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.
Brotherly Love
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.
Hearts and Flowers
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.
If the Shoe Fits
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.
Bedlam
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.
Game of Champions
Doctor Lucien Blake is drawn into the new world of TV when contestants of a successful TV Quiz Show start dying.
All That Glitters
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.
Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter
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.
Avis de la communauté (1)
After watching the first season, I was on the fence as to whether I would continue with the series. The things that glue me to a series are: story, characters, core relationships, good writing and great performances. The mysteries were all right. The cast seems sound (RIck Donald is a favourite from 800 WORDS and WENTWORTH). But I think where it is failing for me is in the character development and the relationships. My first thought, after a couple of episodes was, "I don't think the writers know how to write female characters." The primary female character, Jean, has no depth (she could have just as easily been cast as an aged housekeeper left from the household of the former Doctor Blake, except for the fact that she seems to be be being held in reserve for a romantic relationship for Blake). Her role in the household switches from episode to episode (surrogate wife, receptionist, bookkeeper) and she has one emotional response to most everything, disapproval. I don't think this is the fault of the actress. I think this is a fault of the writing. Poor Mattie doesn't fare much better. Why is she in the household? She isn't a relative. Is she a boarder? She is definitely a tease for a romance with Danny. But, once again the women are only written as peripheral to the men. With the season finale, we are lead to believe another femal is about to join the household and by the posters of other season, relationships seem to be on the horizon. So, I think I'll slog on, but my rating for this season is a 6 (fair) out of 10. [Period Episodic Mystery]