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Sutherland's Law

Created by Lindsay GallowayIain CuthbertsonMartin CochraneEdith MacArthur
6 Jun 1973First aired
5Seasons
12BBFC rating
DramaGenre

The series

Sutherland's Law is a British television series created by Lindsay Galloway and produced by BBC Scotland for BBC One, aired from 6 June 1973 to 31 August 1976. The drama deals with the duties of the Procurator Fiscal in a small Scottish town. The series had originated as a standalone edition of the portmanteau programme Drama Playhouse in 1972 in which Derek Francis played Sutherland and was then commissioned as an ongoing series with Iain Cuthbertson as Sutherland.

Episodes

Season 2 · 8 episodes · 1974

  1. Episode 115 May 197450m

    The Thirteenth Man

    The power of the sea should never be taken lightly. When a notorious whirlpool claims several lives it's important for Sutherland to lay the blame on the right shoulders.

  2. Episode 222 May 197450m

    Caesar's Wife

    When a respectable woman, a personal friend of Sutherland's, is arrested for shoplifting it soon becomes evident that vital information is being withheld. Why?

  3. Episode 329 May 197450m

    The Condemned

    A twenty year old murder still casts a long shadow. Especially when the son of the convicted murderer throws doubts on the infallibility of the Law.

  4. Episode 45 Jun 197450m

    The Break

    When a trawler skipper is beaten up and doesn't lay a complaint, Dr. Roberts is intrigued. So is Sutherland.

  5. Episode 512 Jun 197450m

    The Retreat

    A guilty boy is allowed to go free and Sutherland's professional problems clash with some deeply personal ones. The outcome could well change his life.

  6. Episode 610 Jul 197450m

    The Winner

    A light aircraft engages in some dangerous stunt flying and the pilot is killed. Accident or murder?

  7. Episode 717 Jul 197450m

    The Partnership

    Who or what caused the death of Ian Mackay? Whatever the answer there are problems for the widow, the business partner and, Sutherland discovers, the insurance man.

  8. Episode 824 Jul 197450m

    The Evidence

    A woman is found dead by the roadside. Is she the victim of a hit and run driver - or of a murderer?

Cast

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