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The Worst Episodes of The Doctor Blake Mysteries

Every episode of The Doctor Blake Mysteries ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Doctor Blake Mysteries!

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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 Worst Episode
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#1 - A Good Drop
S5:E710/29/2017
As Blake investigates the murder of a farmer and a mysterious case of arson, an unlikely party suddenly throws his future with Jean into chaos.
Director:Fiona Banks
Writer:Paul Jenner
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Director:Fiona Banks
Writer:Paul Jenner
0.0/10(0 votes)
#2 - Hear The Angels Sing
S5:E811/5/2017
The 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.
Director:Fiona Banks
Writer:Stuart Page
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Director:Fiona Banks
Writer:Stuart Page
7.0/10(1 votes)
#3 - The Price Of Love
S4:E53/4/2016
When a solider is killed during a routine training exercise, Doctor Blake finds himself at the Ballarat Military Base facing his old nemesis Major Derek Alderton.
Director:John Hartley
Writer:Chelsea Cassio
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Director:John Hartley
Writer:Chelsea Cassio
7.0/10(1 votes)
#4 - A Difficult Lie
S4:E63/11/2016
When a reporter's body is discovered on the 18th hole at the local golf course, Blake is called in to investigate.
Director:John Hartley
Writer:Paul Jenner
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Director:John Hartley
Writer:Paul Jenner
7.2/10(4 votes)
#5 - Still Waters
S1:E12/1/2013
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
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Director:Andrew Prowse
Writer:Stuart Page
8.0/10(2 votes)
#6 - The Greater Good
S1:E22/8/2013
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
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Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Stuart Page

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8.0/10(1 votes)
#7 - All That Glitters
S1:E93/29/2013
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
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Director:Andrew Prowse
Writer:Tim Pye
8.0/10(2 votes)
#8 - Lucky Numbers
S4:E32/19/2016
A kidnapping involving the winners of the first ever state lottery leads Blake into a shady world of greed and envy. Meanwhile Blake is waiting for the perfect moment to finally propose to Jean.
Director:Fiona Banks
Writer:Paul Oliver
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Director:Fiona Banks
Writer:Paul Oliver
8.0/10(1 votes)
#9 - Against The Odds
S4:E42/26/2016
A jockey dies the morning after a big win. But Blake has other worries to deal with - his home life has unexpectedly been thrown into chaos. How will he solve this one?
Director:Fiona Banks
Writer:Stuart Page
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Director:Fiona Banks
Writer:Stuart Page
8.0/10(1 votes)
#10 - For Whom The Bell Tolls
S4:E73/18/2016
A man falls from the Ballarat Fire Station bell tower. What appears to be a suicide turns into a murder investigation taking Blake deep into the heart of the Regional Fire Association.
Director:Ian Barry
Writer:Sarah Lambert
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Director:Ian Barry
Writer:Sarah Lambert
8.5/10(2 votes)
#11 - The Heart of the Matter
S2:E12/7/2014
Doctor Lucien Blake returns from a trip to Chine seeking news of his daughter but he arrives back in Ballarat to find himself once again deep in a murder mystery involving the local Town Council.
Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Stuart Page
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Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Stuart Page
8.5/10(2 votes)
#12 - The Open Road
S4:E12/5/2016
Dr Lucien Blake returns home to find Ballarat hosting a very public stopover in a round - Australia motor race - and a very suspicious death.
Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Stuart Page
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Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Stuart Page
8.5/10(2 votes)
#13 - Golden Years
S4:E22/12/2016
Blake helps the new Chief Superintendent investigate the mysterious death of a prominent businessman.
Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Pete McTighe
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Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Pete McTighe
8.7/10(3 votes)
#14 - A Lethal Combination
S5:E19/17/2017
An exhibition boxing match turns sour when one of the boxers is seemingly beaten to death in front of hundreds of witnesses. Blake must determine the cause of death.
Director:Ian Barry
Writer:Paul Oliver
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Director:Ian Barry
Writer:Paul Oliver
9.0/10(1 votes)
#15 - Death of a Travelling Salesman
S1:E32/15/2013
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
Writers:Stuart Page, Chelsea Cassio
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Director:Ian Barry
Writers:Stuart Page, Chelsea Cassio
9.0/10(1 votes)
#16 - Brotherly Love
S1:E42/22/2013
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
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Director:Andrew Prowse
Writer:Stuart Page
9.0/10(1 votes)
#17 - Hearts and Flowers
S1:E53/1/2013
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
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Director:Ian Barry
Writer:Stuart Page
9.0/10(1 votes)
#18 - If the Shoe Fits
S1:E63/8/2013
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
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Director:Andrew Prowse
Writer:Stuart Page
9.0/10(1 votes)
#19 - Bedlam
S1:E73/15/2013
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
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Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Chris Corbett
9.0/10(1 votes)
#20 - Game of Champions
S1:E83/22/2013
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
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Director:Ian Barry
Writer:Stuart Page
9.0/10(1 votes)
#21 - Someone's Son, Someone's Daughter
S1:E104/5/2013
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
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Director:Ian Barry
Writer:Jane Allen
9.0/10(1 votes)
#22 - The Food of Love
S2:E22/14/2014
Rock N'Roll, a preacher who visits town with a dark past, bodgies, and wedgies - it all adds up to another mystery for Doctor Blake.
Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Pete McTighe
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Director:Declan Eames
Writer:Pete McTighe
9.0/10(1 votes)
#23 - A Foreign Field
S2:E32/21/2014
John Doe - a mysterious body found in the local park. Apples, illegal workers, reds under the bed - sounds like 1950s Ballarat and a job for Doctor Blake.
Director:Lee Rogers
Writer:Marcia Gardner
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Director:Lee Rogers
Writer:Marcia Gardner
9.0/10(1 votes)
#24 - Smoke and Mirrors
S2:E42/28/2014
It was a dark and stormy night in old Ballarat and Cec Drury was about to be shocked at what fell from the sky in front of the Colonists'Club. Looks like another case for Dr Blake.
Director:Lee Rogers
Writer:Chelsea Cassio
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Director:Lee Rogers
Writer:Chelsea Cassio
9.0/10(1 votes)
#25 - Crossing the Line
S2:E53/7/2014
Murder at the Cinema and Dr Blake is there to solve it. Was it the manager? An usher? The candy girl? One of the audience? All is revealed as Doctor Blake unravels one mystery to find an even darker one involving young girls of Ballarat.
Director:Pino Amenta
Writer:Chelsea Cassio
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Director:Pino Amenta
Writer:Chelsea Cassio

Worst Episodes Summary

"A Good Drop" is the worst rated episode of "The Doctor Blake Mysteries". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Fiona Banks and written by Paul Jenner, it aired on 10/29/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hear The Angels Sing".