Sutherland's Law (1973)
Sutherland's Law is a television series m The series had originated as a stand alone edition of the portmanteau programme Drama Playhouse in 1972 in which Derek Francis played Sutherland and was then commissioned as an ongoing series. Sutherland's Law dealt with the duties of the Procurator Fiscal in a small Scottish town.
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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?