It also didn't hurt that he looked like he would be right at home in an Australian surfing movie, complete with hair with tints of blonde from the sun.Dr. His innocence and earnestness were a nice foil to other characters. Blake's house, and he was cute and sweet. He was the first officer who lived in Dr. The only regret I have about this first-rate series was the loss of Danny Parks after the first series. He has a great affinity with his housekeeper and their relationship figures prominently throughout. His over-arching quest is to reunite with his daughter in Singapore, who he thought had been killed during WWII. Blake is an intelligent and compassionate man, though he drives his friends, acquaintances, and employers to distraction. But there is nothing formulaic about the stories and subjects: small-town snobbery, post-WWII, and intrigue hazards of the nuclear age and military cover-ups touching and emotional medical and personal situations.ĭr. The premise is actually a bit formulaic: feisty, flawed police surgeon who is always at odds with his superiors straight-forward housekeeper/receptionist who keeps him in line attractive young nurse who lives with them along with a cute, young police officer, etc. Nice Australian locations: I love their signature Victorian architecture, which figures prominently in many of their period shows. Wonderful acting, as we see out of so many first-rate series coming from Australia these days. Just sound medical knowledge and a lot of common sense! Great series.Ī great series that just seems to get better and better. No DNA in those days to assist in crime solving.
Dr Blake is the Police surgeon, a troubled man with a traumatic personal history originating from his experiences in WW2, which adds a personal dimension to the detective story lines. The costumes are excellent - assuming Australian fashion was the same as that of the UK at the time! The real-life street settings are fascinating - quite a bit of the decorative wrought iron work which is a feature of the older buildings of the state of Victoria and it is intriguing how the brick buildings resemble, yet subtly differ from, UK buildings of the same period. For those who haven't yet encountered this drama, it is set in a small Australian town, not that far from Melbourne, in the late 1950s. I immediately ordered Series 1 and Series 2, which I have already watched with delight - what a treat! Series 3 is on its way. Why is it only broadcast in the afternoon? For sheer quality of acting, dialogue, character depiction, setting, it surpasses many UK dramas I can think of. Have only recently discovered this wonderful TV series from Australia, because I happened - an unusual event - to tune in to day-time TV.
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