If he was cleared of charges this doesnt seem fair. Without him, Im not interested enough to watch. Getting fired based on accusations and minimal proof is a sad state. Craig is Dr. Blake. Very disappointed that Craig is not going to play Dr Blake. Say it aint so. If such an episode was written and rated well, that would bring Craigs career back on track and send a big f#%k you to the Me Tooers., Ditto. It hurts the cause when constantly fabricated for revenge, money or attention. At least try. There are only a few good shows on TV. This show without Dr. Blake is dragging on. As much as I love the supporting characters, how can it be Dr. Blake Mysteries with his fianc Jean as the main character? It's now built around Ballarat native Jean and her knowledge of the town and its history, as well as the skills she learned assisting Lucien. No, The Doctor Blake Mysteries has not been cancelled. He allegedly called her a gorgeous woman and said: "I love 22-year-olds.". When an unconventional physician, haunted by his experiences as a POW, returns to his home town to take over his deceased father's medical practice in 1959, he also becomes the police medical examiner and finds that he is particularly adept at solving murders. He was found innocent, bring him back! If u cant figure out unwelcone advances then quit and become a nun. He takes over his late fathers general medical practice and joins as a police surgeon in Ballarat. Hes the heart of it, and there is no way it can carry on without him and be anywhere near as good. The defence document further alleges that at the end of three days of filming, Ms Hayes farewelled some of the cast and crew and left the studio to walk towards her car in the parking lot. While I have no doubt that there are a great many men who are guilty, and have been found out by the #metoo movement, the fact that anyone who is accused nowadays seems to be automatically guilty is shameful. In addition, one of my sisters was raped. Management decisions by Australian companies always seem to be the wrong. PLEASE BRING BACK CRAIG MCLACHLAN. I WILL watch if its only Nadine it may be pretty good but not like it has been. It seems that doing an investigation of the charges is unnessesary. I think you are making a terrible mistake by letting him go. The show will not be the same Craig Mclachlan. Bring him back please!!! The winner of the first ever state lottery is kidnapped during the first episode of The State Lottery, as Blake investigates the crime. A statement is nothing without supporting evidence. He takes up the responsibility of running his deceased fathers general medical practice and resumes his role as a police surgeon. McLachlan then said words to the effect of 'you are really beautiful' in a whispered tone and leaning into Hayes' ear so that only she could hear him. Yes, he put his hand on every woman. In an email to the ABC at the time, he strenuously denied all the allegations, saying: "Frankly, they seem to be simple inventions, perhaps made for financial reasons, perhaps to gain notoriety. Product Information. I think it is a shame that Craig has been judged guilt by the press without a hearing. Come on people..,surely you realize what a treasure dr. Blake mysteries is and has been. She described the four complainants as brave and honest witnesses who had not colluded and were not motivated by career ambition. I feel grateful for being raised the question authority. . After many requests from McLachlan, Wouters walked over to McLachlan and gave him a peck on the lips. Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is an Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. When Robert Blakes daughter Rose Lenore was 11 months old, her mother, Bonny Lee Bakley, was murdered. Big difference. I love Dr. Can the community built around the good doctor which again features policeman chief superintendent Matthew Lawson (Joel Tobeck) and newly promoted police surgeon Alice Harvey (Belinda McClory) exist convincingly without him? "She's courageous, but she's damaged," says Garner. I love Craig McLachlan as Doctor Blake. Little Boy Blue. The mysteries are intelligent! Thank you Craig, Nadine and all you wonderful cast members!!!
I would like to see privately arranged confrontations (not legal but mediated) especially instances when the actions were few & many years old. How vital was securing HBO content for Foxtels streaming future? How to Market Your Business with Webinars. I also looked forward to see the next weeks series. So Bring Him Back! I also believe that the #metoo movement was not started to blackball men and cause them to lose their jobs, their livelihood, without the right to due process. Will Blake and Jean finally find the happiness How can you discontinue the role of Dr. Blake since he was not found guilty? This is terrible. "We're seeing a woman literally come from the kitchen into the working world. I know people who run these companies think that money is their bottom line, but it cant be. So few programs that are even How could possibly go on with Dr. Blake? Nadine is great, but without Dr. Blake? Im Mormon now, too, so the drinking days are over ha ha ha! I am so disappointed- one of my favourite series! I think that all the people (not your good self, of course), threatening to boycott the show because of Mr McLachlans absence will do the Australian actors and crew a great disservice. In fact I applaud it, but this empowerment doesnt give us the right to use our new found power to destroy men because that makes us no better than the men who sexually assaulted women! Clearly, they both have risque personalities and were doin what comes natural. Take His place! What a shame! I have watched every show. Most of it is just a witch hunt. It was ages before it was finally acknowledged that as they were both disabled, they could NOT have acted as she charged. Next ,or maybe its the man in the wrong for expecting you too! Just say NO or Report the incident as SOON as it happens. Lives have been destroyed. A sorry Fan from England. Stand together, refuse to do the new episodes without Craig and give the viewers want they want. Seriously Dr. BLake without Dr Blake? Ive gotten so many people turned on to this show and they feel the exact same way! Unfortunately, we again have lost an excellent Australian actor because the company have not got the gumption to stand by their actor. 2 Why did Mattie leave Dr Blake Mysteries? I thought I was the only one He is central to the show -forgive him if he did anything wrong (although I dont see proof just accusations) and move forward with the show and McLachlan! And, you can continue to develop her CharterWith Craig McLaughlin on the show ! I love this show but will not watch without him. We watch The Doctor Blake Craig is magnificent as the lead, the other actors are quite good but the series is not viable without Dr. Blake. The Dr Blake Mysteries came along in 2013 at a low point in her career, when she was tempted to give it all away. There are a lot of women lying now and have jumped on the band wagon of blaming men, I wont be watching either. I hate to see this show ruined. The hope for the telemovie is that it will rate well enough to motivate Seven to commission more. I have always found it interesting when people start off but using language like I have never had to suck up to a man to get ahead and nor should I if you have to do that then maybe your just not fit for the job or maybe its the man in the wrong for expecting you too! Get a life. Another great show gone to shit because of bullshit. Then why would anyone watch The Doctor Blake Mysteries without Doctor Blake? Screen Australia's head of production Sally Caplan said in a statement it was important to fund the continuation of the franchise due to the prospect of sudden job losses for local actors and production staff. Rose Lenore had never spoken to her father since she was five years old. The Doctor Blake Mysteries is set to return to the small screen without Craig McLachlan. Like so many others, I really like Jean but she is not what people tune in to watch. But I like to have fun and love the Dr. Blake Mysteries. lets get over it. Please bring him back. What a dumb concept. Will Dr Blake . I understand where youre coming from and can understand the desire to support the show. Something very wrong in todays world. Mar 18, 2022. There was a [Edited under Mumbrellas comment moderation policy] here. I wholeheartedly agree that it has been a silly knee-jerk reaction to the allegations made against the lead, but I sometimes wonder if thats because I like the show so much. And eight months after Lucien went to Sydney to investigate a case he has disappeared without a trace. Not interesting and have stopped watching because of that! Absolutely ridiculous. I understand he was cleared of harassment charges on the program set ,Then why his dismissal ?best show on the net for me. If men just behaved and treated women with the same respect they demand for themselves, we wouldnt need me too. I watch the show from the USA Women who have been abused need help. Nadine Garner is wonderful as Jean Beazley but I am not excited about her as the new central focus of the Doctor Blake Mystery series. I am over it and I want this show back!!! Change). ", The defence document also alleges that in a different scene, Ms Hayes was required to stand on a ladder and take a painting off the wall. Craig is a Gold Logie, multi-Silver Logies and Helpmann Award winner for his work throughout his thirty year career. Guess I wont be purchasing Season 4 or watching this show any longer. (LogOut/ I probably wont be watching without Craig in the series. The document alleges Mr McLachlan was angry, kicked a rubbish bin and yelled the words, "You are a bunch of untalented and ungrateful c****!". Totally agree Cheryl.
Bring Back Craig McLachlan and The Doctor Blake Mysteries! There can be no Blake Theres a huge difference between harassment that needs to be reported, and someone horsing around or being playful. They need to rethink their over hadty actions.theres No Show Without Punch. Have you never heard women making sexual jokes at mens expense? Get Craig back on the show! I have loved and recommend the show. "Samson's character was asking McLachlan's character about her husband's recent murder. The telemovie finds Jean understandably changed: privately grieving her missing husband and trying to negotiate a new life as the first woman elected to the town council. In the latter stages of series 2, Lawson is summoned to Melbourne for a disciplinary hearing, and he returns to the series in the late season 3. Yet, there are no consequences for the one who allegedly assaulted him. Has he personally harmed or hurt anyone? BRING BACK CRAIG AS BLAKE !!!! It doesnt make any sense. name for good ! Among the citys most recognizable landmarks are the Colonists Club and Lydiard Street. The simmering romance between Dr Lucien Blake and his housekeeper, Jean Beazley, has finally reached the stage where they are secretly engaged but life in 1950s Ballarat still has a few curve balls to throw at them. He IS the show! The show will now centre around Dr Blake's housekeeper and love interest Jean Beazley (played by Garner). Please look upon his situation as having been a miss carriage of justice and reinstate him,I know all his followers are missing him from the show. Was Kyle Sandilands auditioning for a new job? I agree completely. Its terrible and they ruin the reputation of many men on false accusations. Is the story of Doctor Blake fictionalized? However, in the shows fifth season, it is revealed that Dr. Blake and his wife had been divorced for some time before her death. If Craig was found innocent, why was he fired anyway?? Rachel Friendm. The man turned to Craig and told him he was aweful for doing it. And as for women being shallow.. ..have you been to a womens hen night or male strip show lately? What about the reporter who seems to be the only one making money off this tragedy?. Doctor and police surgeon Lucien Blake returns with mysteries on every front from the boxing ring to the vineyards of Victoria, from Gypsy camps to the Debutants Ball. Motivations for such allegations are ambiguous. I wont be watching. Maybe the shows producers should get the cast together and simply say that these these allegations and whatever reasons for them, will be let go and not repeated. Outrageous to drop Craig on strength of allegations!
The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Season 2 - TV on Google Play One thing that is never spoken about is the behaviour of woman, both younger and older when your out at a bar, women seem to thinks its still ok to pinch a guy on the arse and make comments and move on, now I personally arent offended by it but these type of things are definitely at times reciprocated by men to the same woman who then calls him out, u see it regularly, these double standards definitely blur some mens thinking, just dont do it boys, regardless of what you think is going on as you may just be reading it all wrong. PS The same thing happened to Ryan Seacrest the Host of American Idol, the Co-host of Live With Kelly & Ryan, the Host of the annual New Years Eve party in Times Square in New York and Host of his own daily radio show. In ABCs finale Nadine Garners housekeeper married Lucien Blake (Craig McLachlan) but in the months that followed its screening McLachlan has been at the centre of allegations he is currently fighting in court. Earlier this year the Gold Logie-winning actor was accused of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying, allegations McLachlan has vehemently denied. Its bulldust!? Agree Loida. Totally agree with you Brenda Hale. And where are the men who have been harassed by their women co stars?
The Doctor Blake Mysteries is the Most Finished Drama on BBC One! If they cut Craig out, then it is NOT the Dr Blake mysteries any more. And I also agree that the MeToo Movement has taken a very sinister turn and women now are becoming the guilty parties! This is becoming crazy. Wont bother tuning in to that again. home and away and neighdours need Aboriginals in there shows too ,not asians, they should on blakes show have one too. No member of my extended family will be watching the new series or channel 7. Im very sad about this. Well how can the sho be called Blake mysteries without Dr Blake? He has always given me the creeps and now I know why. I have nothing against the actress who plays Jean but in The Blake Mysteries, I dont know whats happened to her. They have some responsibility. My wife and I love this show, but definitely wont be watching it without Craig. Next Episode Show ended 45 episodes total. Watchlists. Hes also waiting for the right time to propose to Jean while hes investigating. Bring back this stellar series that Australia should be very proud of. Why is Craig no longer in the series after being found completely innocent. Face it. If Craig Mclachlan was found guilty then he should pay the price. Craig McLachlan has been dropped from Seven's upcoming Doctor Blake Mysteries series, which is set to go ahead without the lead role of Doctor Lucien Blake . Dredging crews uncover waste in seemingly clear waterways, In a city with a housing crisis, neighbours object to social housing, 'I don't have any money': Blind 98-year-old woman thought she'd have to sell her couch to pay Robodebt bill, How HECS debts became 'yet another way women have to fight' to gain parity with men, Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan actor, dies aged 61, 'Heartbroken': Matildas midfielder suffers serious injury ahead of World Cup, NRL live: Bulldogs begin new era in clash with reborn Sea Eagles. The defence document alleges: "On several occasions during the Janet bed scene while Wouters played the role of Janet and McLachlan played the role of Frank-n-Furter, McLachlan continued to kiss Wouters down the front of her stomach after he had disappeared under the covers was out of sight of the audience (when he was supposed to be hiding behind the bed covers but otherwise not kissing Janet). Who do we need to communicate with to get Craig M. back on Dr. December 10, 2021. Will Not Watch Again. I am pleading for you to reconsider the poor decision. So think of the bigger picture please .