The Doctor Blake Mysteries

Police are called to the town hall to find a councillor dead at the foot of the stairs. Blake suspects foul play but he must be careful how closely he interferes as police top brass have noted Blake's unorthodox methods.

A famous rock `n' roll singer comes to Ballarat to perform and the town goes wild for him, but when the star dies in an alleyway outside the venue, it falls to Dr Blake to investigate the mystifying circumstances.

When the body of a man is found in the park, it falls to Dr Lucien Blake to use his unorthodox methods and find out not just how he died but also the man's true identity.

Cec Drury, the butler at the Colonists' Club, has just closed up for the night when a body appears out of nowhere from above, crashing onto the roof of the car in front of him. So begins one of Dr Blake's most unlikely and remarkable cases.

Jean is at the cinema when, to everyone's horror, there is a fire in the projection room and the projectionist, who couldn't get out, is burned to death. Dr Blake investigates and follows the trail to something murkier than even he had imagined.

Jean attends a local funeral where the coffin is dropped, revealing not one but two bodies. Blake's investigations lead him to a previously unsuspected criminal underworld in Ballarat.

The school headmaster is found dead in his office and Blake's investigations stir up intrigue and demons from the past, particularly for Chief of Police Matthew Lawson, who was once a pupil at the school.

When a life model is found murdered at the start of a painting class, Dr Blake is drawn into a difficult and troubling investigation. He is consequently forced to confront his own family's past and his mother's history as an artist.

A priest is found in his confession booth, dead from suspected bee stings. The church's other priest has his own hives at the site. Is it possible he'd stoop so low to get promoted? Blake investigates in his characteristic style.

When a family are found slain at their breakfast table, Dr Lucien Blake knows something about the scene doesn't fit but can't put his finger on it. Jean's wayward son returns unexpectedly and causes quite a stir in Blake's household.