[1][2] He told Sarah Nealon of The TV Guide that he did not sleep the night before filming and spent the day worrying about the camera and whether he was speaking too loud for the microphone. I can't get over how Craig from neighbours has grown up. I remember halfway through the series we were doing a table read and another Australian actor had come on playing my buddy, I remember when he said his first line, I thought 'Jesus, is that what I sound like?' An investigation by the show's production company, December Media, cleared the actor of any misconduct. [15], It premiered in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2013 on BBC One. Set in Ballarat in the 1950s, The Doctor Blake Mysteries ran for five popular seasons on the ABC, before being axed in 2017, controversially because it still attracted a dedicated following. . Joel Tobeck. That seems hard to believe that theyd leave the character that the shows named for out of it. During World War II, Blake's service included the Far East, where he fell in love with and married a Chinese woman, and had a child. Friends With Better Lives, Tuesday, Eleven, 9pm, Friends With Better Lives' Rick Donald is happy to come home, The grass is always greener: Jules (Brooklyn Decker) and Lowell (Rick Donald) in the first episode of. Eyes With the move to commercial TV comes the chance to introduce a new audience to the world of Blake, along with the hope that those previously devoted to what Wright calls a "comfort drama" will again engage with it. Official Sites The show will now centre around Dr Blake's housekeeper and love interest Jean Beazley (played by Garner). [16] He also won the Best Male Actor accolade for his role in the film. Rick has appeared in a multitude of tv shows : - The Playlist, 800 Words, A Place to Call Home, House Husbands to name a few. When a travelling salesman dies in a car accident, police blame alcohol. [4], The series of four telemovies was subsequently reduced to a single telemovie, titled The Blake Mysteries: A New Beginning, which aired on 30 November 2018. [4][5], After a single telemovie, titled The Blake Mysteries: A New Beginning and aired on 30 November 2018, producers ruled out making any further telemovies in 2019. [8] It was anticipated that the fifth series would air from April 2017, but instead commenced in September, so that the movie-length finale could be shown at the close of the series with no gap.[9]. So it was that Acosta on CNN last week honored Tucker Carlson with his "Bullshit Factory Employee of the. Rick Donald. Portrayed by Joel Tobeck, Lawson is a strong and authoritative man who is close friends and loyal allies with police surgeon Lucien Blake. Matthew Lawson, as befits his position, has a very authoritative and demanding nature, especially toward his subordinates. I was devastated to leave because it was my first big lead. "There is no doubt audience demand for this Australian story remains. Doctor Blake Mysteries to return without Craig McLachlan. 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Dr Blake concludes that the victim was not drunk and died before the crash of very unusual causes. "Jean's always been the font of knowledge of everything local," notes Adams. Please try again later. Mattie O'Brien (Cate Wolfe) and Ch Supt Matthew Lawson (Joel Tobeck) leave the show. [4] Donald said he was "instantly keen" when producers told him about the character's story, which includes mental health and addiction issues. [2] However, after the allegations against McLachlan, a sequel series, later titled The Blake Mysteries, was proposed by the Seven Network and supported by Screen Australia. All the same the show was almost cancelled since there were allegations of sexual misconduct levied towards the lead character. [16] It is also shown by a number of other European TV channels and in New Zealand. Rick is not only an actor but a writer / producer / editor / director with shows Shop Girls, The ATM, Mates & Passenger. Company Credits The grass is always greener: Jules (Brooklyn Decker) and Lowell (Rick Donald) in the first episode of Friends With Better Lives. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Rose is an attempt to combine the characters of Mattie and of Joy McDonald, Blake's journalist friend who died, into one character, but she isn't especially appealing. Nadine is still working away as she is currently filming one of the Doctor Blake TV movies after having starred in the film, Celeste. Dr. Lucien Blake left Australia in his 20s to study medicine in Scotland. Charlie Davis is a former Senior Sargent at the Ballarat Police Station and Close friend of Lucien Blake. Her husband died in the war and she is aware that her living with the unattached Blake is a source of gossip. Now the Blake Army has been left devastated by the decision to remove Craig McLachlan as Lucien Blake in this beloved series. Dr Blake pulls out all stops to uncover the truth. The hope was that, if they proved popular, there would be four a year for three years. Senior Sargent at Ballarat Police Station (Formerly) A lot of people go over for pilot season and I was always planning to. While somewhat of a philistine (except towards Australian history, culture and quiz shows), he can also be very human and very understanding when necessary and can appreciate a person's qualities, which is why he puts up with his friend in spite of being pressured to fire him and even promotes Charlie to Senior Sergeant before heading to Melbourne for review. The Doctor Blake Mysteries is produced by Melbourne-based December Media in association with Film Victoria and ABC Television, which also broadcasts it in Australia on ABC. The Americans have such attack when they act, they throw 110 per cent into it and it's the only way to make those lines work. Shes been firmly entrenched in the Doctor Blake Mysteries for a while and could be trying to work her way out of it or trying to keep herself firmly in it, as the stories do involve her character quite a bit seeing as shes one of the main characters and cant just walk away so easily. . [11][12], The fourth series began airing on 5 February 2016. This is a big blow to his career to be honest and it doesnt seem like hes done much since when it comes to acting. Charlie's First appearance is in S2 EP1 "The Heart of the Matter". The greatest disappointment was that we weren't going to hang out again, because we became good friends. The hope for the telemovie is that it will rate well enough to motivate Seven to commission more. Tuck. It ended with a telemovie in which the title character, GP, police surgeon and self-styled sleuth, Dr Lucien Blake (Craig McLachlan), married his steadfast housekeeper, the widow Jean Beazley (Nadine Garner). Having previously served in the same capacity for his father, Jean has difficulty adjusting to Lucien's eccentric and sometimes oblivious behaviour; although considered old-fashioned in her ideas about womanhood, she occasionally challenges Blake's expectation that she wait on him hand and foot. The Doctor Blake Mysteries is set to return without lead star Craig McLachlan. This is the first impression we have of Mattie's self assured character. I love acting in my accent. The petition states that the Doctor Blake fan community or 'Blake Army' "has been left shell-shocked, devastated and many rather angry about the ABC's shock decision." The Dr Blake Mysteries has a huge following. accused of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying, defended the show's "lewd" on-set behaviour.