The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Seen it?2013 | 5 seasons | 54 min | Mystery, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot or Alfred Hitchcock Presents, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 54 minutes, about 40 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 116K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 3 is the high point.
Series 12013 · 10 episodes · 8.6 out of 10Friday- Series 22014 · 10 episodes · 9.2 out of 10Friday
- Series 32015 · 8 episodes · 9.3 out of 10Friday
Series 42016 · 8 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday- Series 52017 · 8 episodes · 9.0 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Tony Wright, George Adams
- Craig McLachlanDoctor Lucien Blake
- Nadine GarnerJean Beazley
- Joel TobeckMatthew Lawson
- Belinda McCloryAlice Harvey
- Timothy QuabbaNed Simmons
- Anna McGahanRose Anderson
- Charlie CousinsCharlie Davis