The Doctor Blake Mysteries

1. S01E01Still WatersFebruary 1, 2013 6.0A body found in the lake turns out to be a girl from the local reform school. Lawson immediately suspects a gang of local hoodlums who have
2. S01E02The Greater GoodFebruary 8, 2013 5.7When a member of staff is found dead at the hospital, Lawson immediately suspects former morgue attendant Ron Jackson, who has vanished with
3. S01E03Death of a Travelling SalesmanFebruary 15, 2013 6.3Danny is directing traffic on the road out of town when a driver, seemingly drunk, narrowly avoids him and crashes. The driver, a travelling
4. S01E04Brotherly LoveFebruary 22, 2013 5.7Blake is called to a prisoner on death row who is delirious. The prisoner, Sean McBride, confessed to a murder long ago and pleaded guilty.
5. S01E05Hearts and FlowersMarch 1, 2013 6.0Doctor Lucien Blake, still a fish out of water in Ballarat, finds himself on the judging panel for the Begonia Festival. When one of his fel
6. S01E06If the Shoe FitsMarch 8, 2013 6.0Doctor Blake is called to Patrick Tyneman's shoe factory where a migrant worker has died using one of the machines. Initially it looks like
7. S01E07Season's bestBedlamMarch 15, 2013 7.0A psychiatric nurse is found murdered in a bathroom at the asylum, with a patient standing over her holding the murder weapon. When the inma
8. S01E08Game of ChampionsMarch 22, 2013 6.5When a contestant in a popular TV game show is electrocuted in his dressing room, Blake, in one of his more unusual cases, suspects foul pla
9. S01E09All That GlittersMarch 29, 2013 7.0A prospector walks into the pub while Blake and Danny are playing darts and declares he's struck gold. Shortly afterwards he's found dead do
10. S01E10Someone's Son, Someone's DaughterApril 5, 2013 5.5Ballarat Hospital's only female doctor is found hanged at the hospital in an apparent suicide. If Blake can prove it isn't suicide there are

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Heart of the MatterFebruary 7, 2014 7.0Dr Lucien Blake has returned from Singapore without his daughter to find that Ballarat has changed in his absence. Danny has been moved on,
2. S02E02The Food of LoveFebruary 14, 2014 7.0A famous rock 'n' roll singer comes to Ballarat to perform, and the town goes wild for him. But when the star dies in an alleyway outside th
3. S02E03A Foreign FieldFebruary 21, 2014 7.0When the body of a man is found in a park, it falls to Dr Lucien Blake to use his unorthodox methods and find out not just how he died but a
4. S02E04Smoke and MirrorsFebruary 28, 2014—Cec Drury, the butler at the Colonists' Club, has just closed up for the night when a body appears out of nowhere from above, crashing onto
5. S02E05Crossing the LineMarch 7, 2014 7.0Jean is at the cinema when, to everyone's horror, there is a fire in the projection room and the projectionist, who couldn't get out, is bur
6. S02E06Season's bestMortal CoilMarch 14, 2014 7.5Jean attends a local funeral where the coffin is dropped, revealing not one but two bodies. Blake's investigations lead him to a previously
7. S02E07The SilenceMarch 21, 2014—The school headmaster is found dead in his office and Blake's investigations stir up intrigue and demons from the past, particularly for chi
8. S02E08The Ties of the PastMarch 28, 2014 7.0When a life model is found murdered at the start of a painting class, Dr Blake is drawn into a difficult and troubling investigation. He is
9. S02E09The Sky is EmptyApril 4, 2014 7.0A priest is found in his confession booth, dead from suspected bee stings. The church's other priest has his own hives at the site. Is it po
10. S02E10An Invincible SummerApril 11, 2014 5.0When a family are found slain at their breakfast table, Dr Lucien Blake knows something about the scene doesn't fit, but can't put his finge

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01King of the LakeFebruary 13, 2015 7.0A champion rower is thrown into the lake in celebration and never comes up again. Called in to investigate the cause of drowning, Dr Lucien
2. S03E02My Brother's KeeperFebruary 20, 2015 7.0The death of a local farmer leads Blake to Ballarat's murky world of late-night backstreet gambling and two feuding brothers with contrastin
3. S03E03This Time and This PlaceFebruary 27, 2015 6.0A young woman is shot dead at a bonfire night celebration, and the police immediately arrest an Aboriginal boy she knew for her murder. He w
4. S03E04By the Southern CrossMarch 6, 2015 7.0When tensions flare up between local workers and some communist students, the students' leader is found dead the next morning on the Eureka
5. S03E05A Night to RememberMarch 13, 2015 6.7A famous actress comes to the Colonists Club to perform in a fundraiser and stuns everyone by dropping dead onstage. Convinced the killer is
6. S03E06Women and ChildrenMarch 20, 2015 7.0One of Ballarat Hospital's most prominent surgeons is found dead on his own operating table. Investigating, Blake is drawn into a web of jea
7. S03E07Room Without a ViewMarch 27, 2015 7.5Blake is called to a hotel where the owner has found a body in one of the rooms. His investigation takes in a shady business deal and a youn
8. S03E08Season's bestDarkness VisibleApril 3, 2015 7.7Patrick Tyneman's son Edward, freshly out of jail, is arrested again for the murder of a freemason. Everyone suspects Edward, but Blake puts

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The Open RoadFebruary 5, 2016 7.8Ballarat is hosting a stage of a prestigious cross-country motor race. When a mechanic is found dead underneath one of the cars, it's clear
2. S04E02Season's bestGolden YearsFebruary 12, 2016 8.7A local businessman is found drowned in the swimming baths right after the grand unveiling of his plans for a local theme park about the Bal
3. S04E03Lucky NumbersFebruary 19, 2016 6.8When a lottery winner is kidnapped and held to ransom, Blake uses his keen instincts and personal touch to sift through the suspects. But th
4. S04E04Against the OddsFebruary 26, 2016 7.0An experienced jockey dies on the track when his horse throws him during practice. It doesn't take long to discover evidence of foul play, s
5. S04E05The Price of LoveMarch 4, 2016 6.5At Ballarat military base a soldier is killed on a routine training exercise. Investigating the tragedy, Blake comes face to face with the n
6. S04E06A Difficult LieMarch 11, 2016 6.5Frank is playing 18 holes on Ballarat golf course when another club member, a local newspaper reporter, turns up dead in one of the bunkers.
7. S04E07For Whom the Bell TollsMarch 18, 2016—A firefighter falls from the bell tower of the Ballarat fire station. While it initially looks like a suicide, Blake suspects foul play, but
8. S04E08The Visible WorldMarch 25, 2016 7.0Everyone gathers at Ballarat Observatory to view the eclipse. In the darkness there is a commotion, and standing over a body as the lights a

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01A Lethal CombinationSeptember 17, 2017 6.3An exhibition boxing match turns sour when one of the boxers is seemingly beaten to death in front of hundreds of witnesses. Blake must dete
2. S05E02Sorrow SongsSeptember 24, 2017 6.5The murder of a beautiful gypsy woman takes Blake inside the intriguing and exotic world of Romani travellers passing through Ballarat.
3. S05E03The Call of the VoidOctober 1, 2017 6.5When 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
4. S05E04All She Leaves BehindOctober 8, 2017 6.5When a controversial writer is found dead & her sister is found unconscious from a suspected suicide, Blake has to search out some truth
5. S05E05Season's bestMeasure TwiceOctober 15, 2017 7.0When Blake is called to investigate the murder of a retired carpenter, his only real suspect is discovered praying over the body and covered
6. S05E06First DanceOctober 22, 2017 6.3When the daughter of the school principal dies at her Debutante Ball, Blake does his best to investigate - despite being housebound.
7. S05E07A Good DropOctober 29, 2017 6.3As Blake investigates the murder of a farmer and a mysterious case of arson, an unlikely party suddenly throws his future with Jean into cha
8. S05E08Hear the Angels SingNovember 5, 2017 6.0The 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.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed