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The Best 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. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 8 - Darkness Visible
    9.0/10(224 votes)

    #1 - Darkness Visible

    S3:E8

    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. (Season Final)

    Director:Declan Eames
    Writer:Stuart Page

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  2. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 4 Episode 8 - The Visible World
    8.8/10(192 votes)

    #2 - The Visible World

    S4:E8

    When Blake's old friend turned enemy Derek Alderton is found dead, the hunt for the killer turns back onto Blake himself.

    Director:Ian Barry
    Writer:Stuart Page

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  3. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 5 Episode 8 - Hear The Angels Sing
    8.7/10(192 votes)

    #3 - Hear The Angels Sing

    S5:E8

    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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  4. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 5 - A Night To Remember
    8.6/10(208 votes)

    #4 - A Night To Remember

    S3:E5

    When a famous actress is murdered at a charity event at the Colonist's Club, it really does become a 'Night to Remember' as Blake tries to find the killer with very little to help him.

    Director:Karl Zwicky
    Writer:Jeff Truman

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  5. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 7 - Room Without a View
    8.6/10(198 votes)

    #5 - Room Without a View

    S3:E7

    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.

    Director:Declan Eames
    Writer:Chelsea Cassio

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  6. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 4 Episode 3 - Lucky Numbers
    8.6/10(200 votes)

    #6 - Lucky Numbers

    S4:E3

    A kidnapping involving the winners of the first ever state lottery leads Blake into a shady world of greed and envy. While a mysterious person arrives from Blake's past.

    Director:Fiona Banks
    Writer:Paul Oliver

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  7. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 2 Episode 7 - The Silence
    8.5/10(223 votes)

    #7 - The Silence

    S2:E7

    When a Ballarat school Principal is found dead, Blake and Lawson find themselves back at the school where they first met as boys.

    Director:Declan Eames
    Writer:Pete McTighe

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  8. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 6 - Women And Children
    8.5/10(205 votes)

    #8 - Women And Children

    S3:E6

    A murder in the hospital leads Blake into a maze of sexual politics and revenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #9 - 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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  10. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 2 Episode 10 - An Invincible Summer
    8.4/10(209 votes)

    #10 - An Invincible Summer

    S2:E10

    When members of a wealthy, much respected Ballarat family are discovered brutally murdered in their own home, the town demands justice.

    Director:Ian Barry
    Writer:Stuart Page

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  11. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 4 Episode 7 - For Whom The Bell Tolls
    8.4/10(178 votes)

    #11 - For Whom The Bell Tolls

    S4:E7

    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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  12. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 2 Episode 1 - The Heart of the Matter
    8.3/10(227 votes)

    #12 - The Heart of the Matter

    S2:E1

    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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  13. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 2 Episode 8 - The Ties of the Past
    8.3/10(213 votes)

    #13 - The Ties of the Past

    S2:E8

    A mystery from Lucien's past comes back to haunt him as a mysterious room in his house reveals its secrets.

    Director:Declan Eames
    Writer:Marcia Gardner

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  14. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 2 - My Brother's Keeper
    8.3/10(199 votes)

    #14 - My Brother's Keeper

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Pino Amenta
    Writer:Chelsea Cassio

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  15. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 3 - This Time and This Place
    8.3/10(194 votes)

    #15 - This Time and This Place

    S3:E3

    When Dr Blake investigates the death of a student leader at the Eureka Memorial site, he uncovers quite a few political and family tensions.

    Director:Fiona Banks
    Writer:Michael Miller

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  16. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 4 Episode 1 - The Open Road
    8.3/10(239 votes)

    #16 - The Open Road

    S4:E1

    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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  17. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 4 Episode 2 - Golden Years
    8.3/10(201 votes)

    #17 - Golden Years

    S4:E2

    Blake helps the new Chief Superintendent investigate the mysterious death of a prominent businessman.

    Director:Declan Eames
    Writer:Pete McTighe

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  18. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 4 Episode 6 - A Difficult Lie
    8.3/10(183 votes)

    #18 - A Difficult Lie

    S4:E6

    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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  19. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 5 Episode 5 - Measure Twice
    8.3/10(175 votes)

    #19 - Measure Twice

    S5:E5

    When Blake is called to investigate the murder of a retired carpenter, his only real suspect is discovered praying over the body and covered in blood.

    Director:Daina Reid
    Writer:Paul Jenner

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  20. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 5 Episode 6 - First Dance
    8.3/10(161 votes)

    #20 - First Dance

    S5:E6

    When the daughter of the school principal dies at her Debutante Ball, Blake does his best to investigate - despite being housebound.

    Director:Daina Reid
    Writer:Eloise Healey

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  21. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 2 Episode 2 - The Food of Love
    8.2/10(216 votes)

    #21 - The Food of Love

    S2:E2

    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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  22. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 2 Episode 5 - Crossing the Line
    8.2/10(213 votes)

    #22 - Crossing the Line

    S2:E5

    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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  23. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 2 Episode 9 - The Sky Is Empty
    8.2/10(199 votes)

    #23 - The Sky Is Empty

    S2:E9

    When the old parish priest is found dead, Doctor Blake needs to unravel the secrets and lies of parishioners in order to get to the truth.

    Director:Ian Barry
    Writer:Chelsea Cassio

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  24. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 1 - King of the Lake
    8.2/10(213 votes)

    #24 - King of the Lake

    S3:E1

    When an elite schoolboy rower wins a regatta on Lake Wendouree then inexplicably drowns, his mother asks Doctor Blake to find the truth behind her son's death.

    Director:Pino Amenta
    Writer:Michael Harvey

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  25. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 4 Episode 5 - The Price Of Love
    8.2/10(180 votes)

    #25 - The Price Of Love

    S4:E5

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Darkness Visible" is the best rated episode of "The Doctor Blake Mysteries". It scored 9/10 based on 224 votes. Directed by Declan Eames and written by Stuart Page, it aired on 4/3/2015. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Visible World".