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The Best Episodes of The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1

Every episode of The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1!

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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,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 1 - Still Waters
    7.5/10(381 votes)

    #1 - Still Waters

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Andrew Prowse

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  2. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 2 - The Greater Good
    7.9/10(290 votes)

    #2 - The Greater Good

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Declan Eames

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  3. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 3 - Death of a Travelling Salesman
    7.9/10(285 votes)

    #3 - Death of a Travelling Salesman

    S1:E3

    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.

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  4. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 4 - Brotherly Love
    7.9/10(263 votes)

    #4 - Brotherly Love

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Andrew Prowse

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  5. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 5 - Hearts and Flowers
    7.9/10(256 votes)

    #5 - Hearts and Flowers

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Ian Barry

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  6. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 6 - If the Shoe Fits
    7.8/10(250 votes)

    #6 - If the Shoe Fits

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Andrew Prowse

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  8. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 7 - Bedlam
    8.1/10(241 votes)

    #7 - Bedlam

    S1:E7

    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.

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  9. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 8 - Game of Champions
    8.0/10(251 votes)

    #8 - Game of Champions

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Ian Barry

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  10. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 9 - All That Glitters
    8.0/10(228 votes)

    #9 - All That Glitters

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Andrew Prowse
    Writer:Tim Pye

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  11. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 Episode 10 - Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter
    8.4/10(232 votes)

    #10 - Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Ian Barry
    Writer:Jane Allen

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Still Waters" is the best rated episode of "The Doctor Blake Mysteries" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 381 votes. Directed by Andrew Prowse and written by Stuart Page, it aired on 2/1/2013. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Greater Good".