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The Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
A Lethal Combination
Sun, Sep 17, 2017 60 mins
In the Season 5 premiere, a boxer is seemingly beaten to death in front of hundreds of witnesses during an exhibition match.
Episode 2
Sorrow Songs
Sun, Sep 24, 2017 60 mins
Blake investigates the murder of a beautiful gypsy woman.
Episode 3
The Call Of The Void
Sun, Oct 1, 2017 60 mins
A French chef is found murdered in the freezer of a restaurant in town, and suspicion soon turns to Bill Hobart. As Hobart professes his innocence, evidence soon comes to light about a police raid on the victim's home after an anonymous tip-off and accusations of homosexuality.
Episode 4
All She Leaves Behind
Sun, Oct 8, 2017 60 mins
A controversial writer returns home to Ballarat, having written a new novel that promises to be an uncompromising dissection of the town, its inhabitants, and all of their many flaws. But when she's found dead and her sister's found unconscious from a suspected suicide, Blake has to search out some truths about the place in order to understand how and why the woman died. And as he does so, Jean is faced with the disapproval of her church and her town over her engagement to Blake.
Episode 5
Measure Twice
Sun, Oct 15, 2017 60 mins
Blake is called to investigate the murder of a retired carpenter, and his only real suspect is discovered praying over the body and covered in blood. As he delves further into the dead man's life, Blake discovers a web of complicated relationships and a connection to religion that eerily parallels crises of faith for several of those closest to him.
Episode 6
First Dance
Sun, Oct 22, 2017 60 mins
When a teenage girl dies at her debutante ball, Blake investigates, despite being housebound while he recovers from being stabbed. He soon discovers the victim was not only murdered but had suffered physical abuse and was self-harming. The case and Blake's recent close call with death makes him confront his own tendency for self-obsession and how it impacts his relationship with Jean.
Episode 7
A Good Drop
Sun, Oct 29, 2017 60 mins
It's the week before Christmas, and Blake has been called upon to investigate the murder of a farmer who has been shot to death at point blank range. He soon discovers a tangled web of dodgy land deals, old grudges, frustrated ambition and familial intrigue. Amongst all of this, Blake's divorce proceedings are suddenly made very, very public.
Episode 8
Hear The Angels Sing
Sun, Nov 5, 2017 60 mins
The death of one of Ballarat's finest, the reappearance of an old enemy, the banishment of Jean from her church, and the ongoing fallout from The Courier's very public revelations of Blake's drinking weighs on Blake as he seeks to solve the case.
