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!
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.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Doctor Blake Mysteries" season 1 is "Still Waters", rated 7.5/10 from 331 user votes. It was directed by Andrew Prowse and written by Stuart Page. "Still Waters" aired on 2/1/2013 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Greater Good".
7.5/10 331 votes#1 - Still Waters
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2013
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
Writer: Stuart Page
7.9/10 247 votes#2 - The Greater Good
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2013
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
Writer: Stuart Page
8.0/10 246 votes#3 - Death of a Travelling Salesman
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/2013
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.
Director: Ian Barry
Writer: Stuart Page, Chelsea Cassio
7.9/10 227 votes#4 - Brotherly Love
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/22/2013
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
Writer: Stuart Page
7.9/10 226 votes#5 - Hearts and Flowers
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2013
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
Writer: Stuart Page
7.8/10 217 votes#6 - If the Shoe Fits
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2013
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
Writer: Stuart Page
8.1/10 209 votes#7 - Bedlam
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/15/2013
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.
Director: Declan Eames
Writer: Chris Corbett
8.1/10 217 votes#8 - Game of Champions
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/22/2013
Doctor Lucien Blake is drawn into the new world of TV when contestants of a successful TV Quiz Show start dying.
Director: Ian Barry
Writer: Stuart Page
8.0/10 201 votes#9 - All That Glitters
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/29/2013
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
8.4/10 210 votes#10 - Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/5/2013
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