[3], In April 2018, Seven Network announced a series of sequel telemovies including much of the Blake series cast except McLachlan. McLachlan last week took to social media to express his shock. I remember him as he was like a bouncing labrador puppy when he was younger. Then, at the start of series of four, Matthew is the victim of a hit and run while on duty. The laid back character did change my voice a little bit but it's 90 per cent my voice. While the series generally gives the impression that Lawson is a bachelor, he mentions at the end of a case in series two, that "Raising daughters isn't easy, I never never went through anything like that with my girls." Craig McLachlan. The Seven Network agreed to bring the show back in a series of telemovies using all the original cast save for the lead, as it might send a bad message to keep him on. 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). He is currently starring in a show titled Harrow, so hes managed to stay fairly busy. I think it's because sitcoms have a lot of success with someone who breaks up the mould. [2][12] From 2015 to 2018, Donald played carpenter "Woody" in television drama 800 Words, which was filmed in New Zealand. Charlie's First appearance is in S2 EP1 "The Heart of the Matter". [2] Donald attended Kirwan State High School,[3] where his mother encouraged him to take drama classes. Rick Donald. . Lawson is replaced by Ch Supt Frank Carlyle (Roger Corser), who, remarkably, is content to allow Dr. Blake to do anything he wants, as long as he gets results. That seems hard to believe that theyd leave the character that the shows named for out of it. But its been since 2015 that hes been seen on the big screen and hes focused primarily on TV it would seem. The Doctor Blake Mysteries Wikia is a FANDOM TV Community. Blake also spent time in Thailand's Ban Pong POW camp. I remember seeing the pictures of Dawson (Van Der Beek) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) on girls' pencil cases and knew it was massive but I never watched. I'd missed Australia and was happy to come back. [7] A fifth series was commissioned as the final season of the programme, followed by a telemovie to end the series in 2017. The superintendent joined the police force and was Doug Ashby's subordinate for 10 years (where he comments that Ashby "made his life hell") He was briefly stationed at King's Cross or "the cross" in Melbourne before becoming the commander of the Ballarat station. [6], Donald's first television acting role was a guest appearance in a 2007 episode of Sea Patrol, opposite lead actress Lisa McCune. The Seven source said the series will remain intact despite McLachlan's absence, with other major characters set to return. And eight months after Lucien went to Sydney to investigate a case he has disappeared without a trace. 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. It has been on BBC1 in the afternoons, totally wasted there as is moving on. With Craig McLachlan, Nadine Garner, Joel Tobeck, Rick Donald. | Bad (etc.) 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. Having previously served in the same capacity for his father, Beazley has difficulty adjusting to Blake'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. Mattie O'Brien is replaced by another redhead, Rose Anderson (Anna McGahan), who is Lawson's niece and an ambitious reporter working for Patrick Tyneman's (John Wood) newspaper "The Ballarat Courier", having previously worked in Melbourne. Behind the Scenes Donald plays angry PE teacher Vinnie Thompson and found the role to be "cathartic", as he would never act like Vinnie does in real life. The next instalment, like the the season five finale that went to air in November 2017, will . Age In fact shes had multiple projects going for several years, keeping herself constantly on the go as shes been trying to keep everything moving as much as possible. Donald said that while he was disappointed not to be able to hang out with the cast anymore, he had been missing Australia and was happy to return. ( series 1-4) Matthew was briefly Chief inspector, following a demotion from his superiors in Melbourne at his return to Ballarat in series 3. I like to talk about Blake in terms of Lazarus.". [4] Kieran is Martha Stewart's (Belinda Giblin) estranged and "deeply troubled" son. Senior Sargent at Ballarat Police Station (Formerly) The acting in The Doctor Blake Mysteries is terrific. I did feel that maybe the Americans were a little more relaxed with time. 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A lot of people go over for pilot season and I was always planning to. [13] Donald had not been to the country before he was cast. The Doctor Blake Mysteries is set to return to the small screen without Craig McLachlan. However, aDoctor Blakecrew member later came forward to say McLachlan's behaviour on the set of the beloved TV show "looked like sexual harassment". Fans of the ad created Facebook pages about Donald's character and made parody videos on YouTube. Matthew Lawson Charlie Davis Relatives His loyalty extends to the point of helping Lucien uncover the grave of an elderly women in the middle of the night in order to confirm suspicions about a second body in the coffin. The Doctor Blake Mysteries is an original 10-part murder mystery series starring one of Australia s favourite and most versatile actors, Craig McLachlan, as the maverick country town doctor Lucien . [11] While filming House Husbands, Donald filmed an audition for American sitcom Friends With Better Lives on his mobile phone. Following a posting at a London hospital, he joined the British Army as a medical officer. In October 2017, the Seven Network announced that they had acquired production rights for 2018. | This was followed by recurring or guest roles in Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Crownies, Home and Away and Underbelly: Razor. He First Appeared in Season 2 Episode 1. Dr Lucien Blake 44 Episodes 2017. [20] Seven ruled out further telemovies in 2019. [10] He also played Constable Daniel Parks in the first season of The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Its creators and producers, George Adams and Tony Wright, still resentful of the cancellation, reckon that it was, at the time, the most successful locally produced drama series in the country. Actor. First appearance "Jean's always been the font of knowledge of everything local," notes Adams. Hair Going overtime wasn't a deal-breaker. While shooting the telemovie in a lightning-fast 13 days mid-year, the producers put a positive spin on a problematic situation. Tobeck is pretty recognizable since hes been in films such as The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Stealth, and 30 Days of Night. Charlie Cousins She managed to find a part in a show titled Offspring and also stars in a film titled Trench. The Doctor Blake Mysteries DRAMA Back for season five, Doctor Blake is ready to solve a series of strange and shocking crimes. [17] Donald appeared in the ABC comedy series Back In Very Small Business in 2018. [11] Donald admitted that he was "devastated" about leaving Doctor Blake to move to the United States, as it marked his first major lead role. While not easily stressed, Lawson is an intelligent and principled man at his core and feels things more deeply than he lets Lucien or his officers know. 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. [8] Filming of the fifth season began in August 2016, then recommenced in August 2017 for filming of the movie-length finale. Senior Sargent at Ballarat Police Station (Formerly). Mattie O'Brien (Cate Wolfe) and Ch Supt Matthew Lawson (Joel Tobeck) leave the show. [21] Donald stars as Frankie, a plumber who enters a radio contest to find Australia's sexiest tradie in a bid to impress his father.[21]. I know i'ts fiction in a way but some of the attitudes that people had and even had, unfortunately are very real. Personal See also. Even when Constable Danny Parkes said that he could arrest Mattie for reading that book, she was. The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Family Portrait: Directed by Ian Barry. [8], Donald appeared alongside David Wenham and Louise Lombard in the UKTV telemovie Dripping in Chocolate in April 2012. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. With the second season everyone would have launched in but it was a great experience.