Sutherland's Law (1973)
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.
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Episode 1 - The Thirteenth Man
Release Date: 1974-05-15The 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.
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Episode 2 - Caesar's Wife
Release Date: 1974-05-22When a respectable woman, a personal friend of Sutherland's, is arrested for shoplifting it soon becomes evident that vital information is being withheld. Why?
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Episode 3 - The Condemned
Release Date: 1974-05-29A 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.
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Episode 4 - The Break
Release Date: 1974-06-05When a trawler skipper is beaten up and doesn't lay a complaint, Dr. Roberts is intrigued. So is Sutherland.
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Episode 5 - The Retreat
Release Date: 1974-06-12A 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.
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Episode 6 - The Winner
Release Date: 1974-07-10A light aircraft engages in some dangerous stunt flying and the pilot is killed. Accident or murder?
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Episode 7 - The Partnership
Release Date: 1974-07-17Who 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.
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Episode 8 - The Evidence
Release Date: 1974-07-24A woman is found dead by the roadside. Is she the victim of a hit and run driver - or of a murderer?