Wow! A spectacular season-ending episode that had me tingling with excitement during the climactic final scenes - besides the plot twists giving me whiplash!! In addition, we learn quite a bit more about Dr. Lucien Blake's hidden past . Come on, Season 5!!!
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Another AWESOME Episode..
docsavage712 December 2019
This is the 4th time my wife and I have watch this AWESOME series.
It just keeps getting better and better. Pity there was only one more season.
9/10 for this episode.
May I just say, it is a pity that a certain person only cuts and pastes through out
this entire TV Series...
The Past Comes Calling
Hitchcoc21 July 2018
When Doctor Blake comes to his small Australian town, he keeps his recent past a mystery. We have learned he was a soldier and had faced some serious stuff. But what we didn't know until recently was that his life was being threatened (as well as the lives of those around him) by a force that is ongoing and great. A man who confronts him is killed in an observatory and Blake is the prime suspect. He is obviously being framed but must find a way to prove his innocence. His wife from his experiences in China seems to be the pivotal link between Lucien and these bad guys. Excellent conclusion.
Nothing but the truth
TheLittleSongbird5 May 2018
'The Doctor Blake Mysteries' may not quite be among my favourite shows of all time, but it's a riveting series that keeps getting better and one of the better detective drama shows in recent years. It is always fascinating to see a mystery series from outside England and America, and 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries' is one of the better examples.
Unfortunately, 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries' tends to be buried within daytime television scheduling, both on the BBC when first getting into it three or so years ago and on not as much watched channel (i.e. Alibi). It also tends to be aired at a time where most people will be at school or work, for me it was during sporadic periods when not needing to go into music college. The series deserves much better than that when it has consistently been one of the better shows to be aired in the early afternoon.
Season 4's previous episodes were very good to great, though the quality dipped slightly with "Against the Odds", solely though to do with the character of Blake's wife and the marriage subplot.
Which brings me to my only complaint for "The Visible World", otherwise one of the season's, and series' even, better episodes. Am still not a fan of Blake's wife, she is not particularly interesting and doesn't generate much warmth. Will say though that she and her role here don't distract as much as they did in "Against the Odds". That is it for the problems had for the episode.
It doesn't matter at all that it's not a new idea for a story in detective/mystery series or that Blake's innocence is never in doubt, because everything is handled so compellingly.
Am glad to see the back of Munro. His combative relationship with Blake did get finally more interesting in the last two episodes of the previous season, but the character with his cold fish nature never did it for me. The new superior is a far more appealing character, and while he has not quite settled fully there is a good deal of promise, there is authority but there is more warmth.
By now, 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries' felt like it had found its feet and had established things well by this point. Relationships and characters continue to deepen, the mysteries are even twistier and the pace has more lustre.
Like the rest of 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries', "The Visible World" is exceptionally well made. The post-war period is beautifully evoked in the sumptuous but also atmospheric settings and scenery and charming costumes and period detail. It is beautifully shot and atmospherically lit, the dark grey-ish tinge being very appropriate and adding much to the overall feel of the episode. It is scored sensitively and the haunting theme tune gets embedded in the brain, while the direction is suitably restrained.
Writing continues to be very good with the tone established very well. There is great thought-provoking dialogue that always makes the mystery elements interesting but the atmosphere doesn't ever feel too grim. The story is riveting, suspensefully written and you care about having it solved. The solution is not obvious nor is it too complicated, very neat without being too pat. The characters are well written and more than just stereotypes, Lucien Blake still has it in how fascinating a character he is.
Craig McLachlan is superb in the role as well, quite possibly his best role and certainly the best acting he's ever done. He seemed an unlikely choice at first, but the character suits him perfectly. All the acting is very good actually, apart from that for Blake's wife, and seldom if ever any less otherwise. The relationships between the characters are well worth investing in.
In conclusion, excellent and one of the better episodes of Season 4. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Unfortunately, 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries' tends to be buried within daytime television scheduling, both on the BBC when first getting into it three or so years ago and on not as much watched channel (i.e. Alibi). It also tends to be aired at a time where most people will be at school or work, for me it was during sporadic periods when not needing to go into music college. The series deserves much better than that when it has consistently been one of the better shows to be aired in the early afternoon.
Season 4's previous episodes were very good to great, though the quality dipped slightly with "Against the Odds", solely though to do with the character of Blake's wife and the marriage subplot.
Which brings me to my only complaint for "The Visible World", otherwise one of the season's, and series' even, better episodes. Am still not a fan of Blake's wife, she is not particularly interesting and doesn't generate much warmth. Will say though that she and her role here don't distract as much as they did in "Against the Odds". That is it for the problems had for the episode.
It doesn't matter at all that it's not a new idea for a story in detective/mystery series or that Blake's innocence is never in doubt, because everything is handled so compellingly.
Am glad to see the back of Munro. His combative relationship with Blake did get finally more interesting in the last two episodes of the previous season, but the character with his cold fish nature never did it for me. The new superior is a far more appealing character, and while he has not quite settled fully there is a good deal of promise, there is authority but there is more warmth.
By now, 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries' felt like it had found its feet and had established things well by this point. Relationships and characters continue to deepen, the mysteries are even twistier and the pace has more lustre.
Like the rest of 'The Doctor Blake Mysteries', "The Visible World" is exceptionally well made. The post-war period is beautifully evoked in the sumptuous but also atmospheric settings and scenery and charming costumes and period detail. It is beautifully shot and atmospherically lit, the dark grey-ish tinge being very appropriate and adding much to the overall feel of the episode. It is scored sensitively and the haunting theme tune gets embedded in the brain, while the direction is suitably restrained.
Writing continues to be very good with the tone established very well. There is great thought-provoking dialogue that always makes the mystery elements interesting but the atmosphere doesn't ever feel too grim. The story is riveting, suspensefully written and you care about having it solved. The solution is not obvious nor is it too complicated, very neat without being too pat. The characters are well written and more than just stereotypes, Lucien Blake still has it in how fascinating a character he is.
Craig McLachlan is superb in the role as well, quite possibly his best role and certainly the best acting he's ever done. He seemed an unlikely choice at first, but the character suits him perfectly. All the acting is very good actually, apart from that for Blake's wife, and seldom if ever any less otherwise. The relationships between the characters are well worth investing in.
In conclusion, excellent and one of the better episodes of Season 4. 9/10 Bethany Cox
such a stupid doctor
skipperkd17 February 2023
I cannot stand such stupidity. He hides the bloody cloth THERE?! Is he an idiot? And the housekeeper didn't tell him about the photo and the overheard conversation until too late?? And then he runs around town with that bloody cloth, and bloody hands, and he keeps the gun in his pants for so long afterwards. These are acts of a fool - maybe he wants to be imprisoned for murder. And why trust the other woman?? Gah. I have seen this doctor be an ass and an idiot over and over, keeping his secrets, putting other people in danger. He is self-absorbed. The plotting is weak. No humor, either. Good cinematography. Good actors. Good slice of history. But too often I end up feeling irritated with the good doctor. So ... totally irritated.
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