Every season of Sutherland's Law ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Sutherland's Law!

An old woman lies dying by the side of the road.  Sutherland knows his way of life is at stake.

A Cry For Help

The new Depute Fiscal in the town of Glendoran conducts a Fatal Accident Enquiry.  But did Ian Campbell fall accidentally from the deck of the fishing boat 'Alert' or will the Court find a murderer among the witnesses?  Will Sutherland have to admit that blood is sometimes not as thick as water?

The Sea

Why should a beautiful girl be running through a wood in the middle of the night carrying a 12 lb. salmon?  And who shot her?

The Travelling People

What matters more - that justice should be served or that a whole town should be ruined?  Sutherland has to decide whether the Law serves the people or the people serve the Law.

The Dutchies

Who is 'The Milkie'?  Why was he trying to get to Glendoran?  And who was chasing him?

The Running Man

Why has Stella Ross returned to Glendoran?  Who is threatening her life?  And what can Sutherland do to prevent a second tragedy in her life?

The Return

A valuable pendant is the first link in a chain which takes Sutherland all around the world to end where he started.

The Ship

With the best intentions Christine tries to help young Mary Campbell.  And puts the girl in terrible danger.

The Runaway

A man is dead.  Why?  Sutherland and Duthie have to climb a killer mountain to find the truth.  And the last time Sutherland climbed there was a terrible tragedy.

The Climb

Sutherland becomes involved in a vendetta and has a hard choice to make when the hunter becomes the hunted.

The Family

Speaking Gaelic, building a house and shooting at a rabbit on land can land you in the High Court.  Or so one old man finds out.  Sutherland finds himself dealing with the spirit of the '45.

The House

A young delinquent sets fire to a local petrol station.  In order to present the full case Sutherland finds himself not only prosecuting but defending as well.

The Prodigal

What is the difference between killing and murder?  The soldier and the poisoner both know, but Sutherland has the most difficult decision of his career to make.

The Killing

The power of the sea should never be taken lightly.  When a notorious whirlpool claims several lives it's important for Sutherland to lay the blame on the right shoulders.

The Thirteenth Man

When a respectable woman, a personal friend of Sutherland's, is arrested for shoplifting it soon becomes evident that vital information is being withheld.  Why?

Caesar's Wife

A twenty year old murder still casts a long shadow.  Especially when the son of the convicted murderer throws doubts on the infallibility of the Law.

The Condemned

When a trawler skipper is beaten up and doesn't lay a complaint, Dr. Roberts is intrigued.  So is Sutherland.

The Break

A guilty boy is allowed to go free and Sutherland's professional problems clash with some deeply personal ones.  The outcome could well change his life.

The Retreat

A light aircraft engages in some dangerous stunt flying and the pilot is killed.  Accident or murder?

The Winner

Who or what caused the death of Ian Mackay?  Whatever the answer there are problems for the widow, the business partner and, Sutherland discovers, the insurance man.

The Partnership

A woman is found dead by the roadside.  Is she the victim of a hit and run driver - or of a murderer?

The Evidence

""See for yourself, sir - you were booked in as a single.  Mrs. Shaw wasn't with you, sir.  You were alone.""

In at the Deep End

""I simply said every time we run into the Reverend Mr. McNeill he glares at us.  As if we're living in sin because HE didn't marry us!""

A Slight Case of Matrimony

""It shouldn't be there.  There comes a time in the life of gelignite when it loses its sense of humour.""

No Second Chance

""Yes.  I can't be sure, but it looks as though one of them must have found out about me.""

A Murmur of Malice

""You believed those two men came from the Water Board, so you let them in...!""

The Italian Debt

""David, I think I've put my foot in it.  But what IS Mr. Sutherland doing in Edinburgh?""

A Lady of Considerable Talent

""Still and all, why would somebody be on the river signalling at that time of night?""

Creatures in a Private Zoo

""There's not much I can tell you - except that a very likeable police officer seems to have got himself into considerable trouble.""

A Good Place for Murder

""Ten to one it's grisly.  They seem to reserve those for the small hours!""

A Matter of Self-defence

""The poor wee soul's dead.  An inquiry isn't going to help her.""

The Rag Doll

""Fallon doesn't represent anyone unless he's asked for.  McKinney didn't ask for him, so who did?""

The End of the Good Times

""We're enquiring into the theft of a cheque book and a bank card, Mrs. Sutherland.  We'd be glad if you could help us with information.""

The Fixer

""It seems to me that this Jacob's Ladder is very steep, very difficult and damned dangerous!""

Jacob's Ladder

""Forsyth walked to a phone box himself to dial 999.  He was alone when an ambulance got there.  He claimed last night he was the driver - but he wasn't!""

Blind Jump

""A fire can smoulder for hours before it... becomes a fire, so to speak.""

Small Print

""A little genteel courtship, and then he decamps with every penny he can lay his hands on!""

The Eye of the Chameleon

""No, no, Mrs. Sutherland.  I don't feel the same about human beings as I do about horses.""

Murphy

""Funny, isn't it?  They wear their hats - we take ours off!""

Next Year, in Jerusalem

""There's no way we can get around the fact that the gun was fired - in the direction of another person!""

The Hot Water Boat

""All the same, would you not agree that he's got too much power?  As a Fiscal, I mean.""

Shades of Black

Sutherland's Law is a television series m

The series had originated as a stand alone edition of the portmanteau programme Drama Playhouse in 1972 in which Derek Francis played Sutherland and was then commissioned as an ongoing series.  Sutherland's Law dealt with the duties of the Procurator Fiscal in a small Scottish town.

The Best Seasons of Sutherland's Law

The Best Seasons of Sutherland's Law

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4