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.
Cast:Nadine Garner , Craig McLachlan , Charlie Cousins , Joel Tobeck , Belinda McClory , Cate Wolfe , John Wood , David Whiteley , Timothy Quabba , Anna McGahan , Ian Rooney , Rick Donald , Craig Hall , John Stanton , Lee Beckhurst , Rodger Corser , Ling Cooper Tang , Nick Farnell
After finishing a rowing race, a winning team member dies after being thrown into Lake Wendouree during team celebrations.
When a Ballarat farmer is found dead in a cow pen, locals are quick to blame livestock for trampling the man but Doctor Blake isn't convinced.
When a social worker is murdered on Bonfire Night, suspicion immediately turns to an Aboriginal teen. But as Doctor Blake investigates he finds there was more than one person in attendance that night with murder in their heart.
When Dr Blake investigates the death of one of Mattie's friends from university at the Eureka Memorial site, he uncovers quite a few political and family tensions.
When a famous actress is murdered at a charity event at the Colonist's Club, it really does become a Night to Remember.
A murder in the hospital leads Blake into a maze of sexual politics and revenge.
When the local hardware store owner is mysteriously found dead in a hotel room, Dr Blake decides to spend the night in that same room to try and solve the crime.
While investigating the murder of a local magistrate, Dr Blake realises the answers to this crime are inextricably linked with the death of his mother 40 years earlier.