So where is the fairness? Im even finding the character of Jean annoying. When I was a young girl I was. My family moved to a house close to my fathers work. Peoples lives ruined by allegations in the media that would never stand up in court. He was cleared in Dr. Blake. Craig does a tremendous job with this complex character and sadly without him in the lead I wont bother watching any more of the series. You presume a lot here with a very generic statement that has no basis in fact. What would be the point. As far as for these ladies with innuendoes, well, my mother taught me a woman should be abke to handle herself and maintain being a lady in an given situation. Rachel Friendm. This seasons mystery revolves around a mysterious package that has been delivered to the club. The world is filled with enough cowards, dont be among them. . Craig is a Gold Logie, multi-Silver Logies and Helpmann Award winner for his work throughout his thirty year career. Management decisions by Australian companies always seem to be the wrong. Feeling very sorry for Craig. After all is said and done, without an audience, there can be no show. Craig is in a world of trying to put his life together. I know people who run these companies think that money is their bottom line, but it cant be. I love the show. If Craig McLachlan is gone then what will the name of the show be now as there is NO Dr.Blake and Jean gets screwed yet again. Benny Hill-esque jokes deemed okay for Dr. Blake series done during the straight laced 1950s. She admitted the culture could be a bit like a Benny Hill show but thats a very long way from abusive and harassing. The document alleges in 2008, Mr McLachlan harassed 22-year-old Josie Steele who was working as a runner on the TV show City Homicide. Jock Clement points a gun at Blake, who confronted him after he murdered his mother. With few things on TV worth watching dr. Blake was a joy. His death was determined to be a homicide at a civil trial. If Mr. McLachlan is not once more leading the cast then add me to the growing number of people who wont be watching the show. (LogOut/ I will no longer watch dont assume someone is guily before all facts are in. They finally tie the knot after the crime has been solved and they return to Ballarat. I met this man 25 years later. If you believe that the case handled appropriately and justly, and Craig was found innocent, there should be absolutely NO reason that he cannot return for another season. What happened to verifying facts before reporting? Its hard to find good tv anymore that does not include gore, bad language, strong sexual scenes and all the things that people who value plot & content over immorality look for. Send him to sensitivity training and then reinstate him. I hope that Craig gets his life back. Bringing Craig back is a sound decision on many fronts, including a sound business decision. I will not watch the show without Craig McLachlan. There is nothing wrong with Nadine Garner. Start a new slate. In the season 4 episode All Things Must Pass, Dr. Blake marries his long-time partner Jean. Screen Australia has confirmed that the series will be renamed The Blake Mysteries. I wish Seven had the courage to keep him on the show and see how it goes. It happens all the time. Worth watching. On the other hand, she is often confused with her lodger, Mattie OBriens outgoing attitude, which she finds unsettling. Please rethink this decision. I wont be watching without him in the male lead. Somone have the courage to reinstate this series. Trump is on film bragging about sexually assaulting women. Actors lives must be quite different from the 9 to 5 crowd and bawdy humor, at times, I suspect is part of the scenepossibly more so than for the rest of us. Without Craig there is no Blake Mysteries. The defence document details claims that when Tim Maddren, played opposite Mr McLachlan in The Rocky Horror "Brad bed scene", Mr McLachlan started a joke where he would take Mr Maddren's finger and simulate masturbation of it and pretend to give it oral sex. I agree that Craig should be innocent until proven guilty but at the moment the media have made this impossible. Actress Anna Samson played the role of Wendy Smith in season 3 of Dr Blake in 2014. Just look what happened to our US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at his confirmation hearings! It feels like McCarthyism gone mad. Ms Steele was asked to drive Mr McLachlan to Melbourne Airport at the end of a costume fitting at Southbank. The writers can figure out how. Thank You. That will hopefully but a stop to it. Then you tell us how good you are because other men tell you this I work with men all the time they all know Im a fantastic nurse Again, I take issue when people have to tell the rest of us how good they are. I am curious. I agree. I HATE that it is no more. I love Craig McLachlan as Doctor Blake. If you love The Doctor Blake Mystereis or just love well written and quality drama on television, please sign the petition and share it. I totally agree! His character is this show and its just not going to work. Now, even the first five seasons will be tainted by this scandal. The Doctor Blake Mysteries is set to return without lead star Craig McLachlan. There is so much crap on T.V. I love the Dr. Blake character but I believe there must be plenty of talent that could replace his character. Are you crazy? The women in the play were claiming Craig sexually assaulted them and bullied them. Shame on all the executives. The Blake Mysteries season 5 premiered in Australia on ABC TV on September 17, 2017. He plays his role with gentlemans class and elegance. She asks questions and people feel obliged to answer them. A joint investigation between Fairfax Media and the ABC focused on McLachlan's alleged behaviour during the 2014 production of theRocky Horror Show. Blake is one of my favorite shows here in the US. There are only a few good shows on TV. A boxing match turns sour when a fighter is seemingly beaten to death by his younger, far less-experienced opponent. Happens again, go to the director with complaint. If you live with a world view that girls suck up to their male counterparts and bosses to get ahead in their fields, to ensure they get the part then at a later convenient time come the allegations that end up ruining the accuseds live just keep on trucking. Dr. Blake Mysteries are a popular program on our national public channel were always a year behind, of course. Loyalties will be tested, friendships will be strained and faiths will be challenged. Do the right thing and bring the show back with Craig as the main character, without him the show will never be the same and I will definitely not be watching it without him in it!! This assault on men has gotten totally out of hand. The show was said to have a Benny Hill type culture. and when I started watching Dr. Blake Mysteries, I thought that it was and is a fantastic show. With all due respect to an excellent cast & writers, I just cant see the Dr. Blake Mysteries continuing without the main character (Helloooo, it is the Doctor Blake Mysteries). A really good programme is aired, one that is worth following, & then its completely changed, or even cancelled. When Blake investigates the murder of an exotic young gypsy woman on the edge of Ballarat, troubling secrets bubble to the surface. New On BritBox February 2023. hope this will inspire for more seasons , Our New Year wish for 2021 is that The Doctor Blake Mysteries return to our screens with Craig McLachlan back in the leading role, with all the same cast, crew, writers, authentic sets, etc. The Blake Mysteries, formerly known as The Doctor Blake Mysteries, is returning next week without lead actor Craig McLachlan. But, says Wright, "It feels like a totally new show" as it takes up the story late in 1963, three years after the ABC telemovie, in the dawning era of television and after the assassination of the American president. Of course, no one should have to deal with harassment or assault of any kind, and believe it or not, that includes men. She did not fix his microphone and walked out of the dressing room," the document says. So different from sexual assault which is not helped by this kind of spurious accusation. With a different person, Ill feel cheated. Sign up to our free daily update to get the latest in media and marketing. BTW, Dr Blake touches male characters almost as often as females. Spacey was taking advantage , but where were the kids parents? You can have a show where two people finally get married then you jump 3 years and start without the Main Star. For what? Please try again later. I too add my voice to those who scream injustice and ask where is the principle of innocence until proven guilty? It was an instant hit, becoming the ABC's highest rating locally-produced TV show . I believe Dr. Blake character needs to come back, This website uses cookies for proper functioning and enhancing the user experience. I hope that you will reconsider and bring Craig McClachlan back!? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Will Watch A Movie Instead. Therefore you may have made a BIG mistake. Or Miss Marple without Miss Marple? Itd thr equivalent of Hercule Poirot mysteries with no Hercule. A source at the Seven Network the new home ofDoctor Blakeafter it was axed by the ABC confirmed the series will return without its title character. He plays the part very well as do all the supporting cast, and what use will they have for all those ugly cars!?!?! I am very disappointed that doctor Blake will not include Craig.his acting will be a great loss simple answer bring him back! Makes them afraid to come forward and makes it more difficult to get jobs. He is NOT a bad guy. Seriously Dr. BLake without Dr Blake? As usual, another actor loses credibility because of an unproven claim. We hounded Sen. Al Franken out of officefor nothing. I worked in a male dominated industry all my life. It will change and its just not fair to keep on punishing guys once they are punished!!!!!! The 5th series of Dr Blake started showing in the UK today and I will for one will being watching it. Nadine Gardner is a brilliant actress who has won awards for her many stage film and television triumphs. I take issue with your comment. And unfair to him, since it sounds like he was wrongly accused. Will not watch the show without him and think this is baseless. Cast and crew of The Doctor Blake Mysteries have reportedly alleged sexual harassment on the part of Craig McLachlan, shown here in a media call for The Rocky Horror Show in 2014. Wont be watching Dr Blake unless Craig returns. Stop the witch hunt. He always holds out his hand to help and . Why they ever thought they could pull this off without Dr. Blake is a strange mystery. It its time to start to look at who profited financially and career wise from this. You might wanna bring him backSay, he was in China, looking for or with his daughter ! The Doctor Blake Mysteries is kind of an interesting show since it features a lead character that has returned after a 30-year absence to take over his father's work and is a rather eccentric . After many requests from McLachlan, Wouters walked over to McLachlan and gave him a peck on the lips. Cant tell you how much excitement it brings when you have to wait for another new series to begin. Gotta hand it to Craig and hope the network stands up for their man and brings him back. 1 What happened to Lucien on Blake Mysteries? I will not be watching, it would be to sad for me to watch it without Dr. Blake. And McLachlan, if guilty, can go straight to hell. God forbid she complains about a man she must be insecure desperate or a liar you know thats the problem with your country you say your all about womens rights & equality but your still a country who slut shames women into silence especially working women in powerful positions cause no women can get ahead of a man without giving head! We see her tenacious spirit and her canny ability with problem-solving, which she's been doing in the background with Lucien for years.". If the allegations are true, hes got to go. Wheres my comment? The Doctor Blake Mysteries aka The Blake Mysteries is an Australian mystery thriller series that originally aired in Australia on February 1, 2013. His character is the cornerstone of the show. Retaliation? Im a UK viewer and have watched every series on the BBC, but no more. The series was left without a home until last year, when Channel Seven struck a deal to produce four telemovies. OMG! Will not be watching without Craig. I am most unhappy!! Accuse! We can only wonder if working several hours each day in such a show may have simply carried over into the after show time. Im a man and Ive been sexually harassed in more then one workplace. Wont watch it now Craig made the show And NObody else can play that part like he does- hes perfect for it and the character! McLachlan's character said scripted words to the effect of'she was beautiful'. It ended with a telemovie in which the title character, GP, police surgeon and self-styled sleuth, Dr Lucien Blake . Not many would have done that. Oh how sad, guess I wont be watching anymore as he made the show. 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 . 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. Bring THE doctor back to his fans. If your going to kill the show just drop it. No Craig McLachlan no Dr. Blake Mysteries. Bring him BACK! 41. Blake is a member of the Colonists Club, which is located on Lydiard Street. It should never have gone there before a report to the police. Still awesome!! Very disappointes to hear this , Craig made the show and he is s thorough gentleman, Come on channel seven reconsider.No Blake No Mysteries!!!!!! Can someone from Mumbrella contact me through email as to what happened to my two comments that I just added to this scroll? No, The Doctor Blake Mysteries has not been cancelled. The show wont be the same without him! Earlier this year the Gold Logie-winning actor was accused of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying, allegations McLachlan has vehemently denied. ABC in Australia, the Blake Mysteries without Craig McLauchlan is not a competitive program and it is predicted to fail. Checked the internet for 2018 start date. Dr. Blake is so loving and gentle on this show. Or, are they like the Democrats here in the US lets believe the accusations of some women and ruin some mens careers and lives without actual proof. Is there proof to any of the accusations? Kill the goose who lays the golden egg and expect to go on for seasons/mini movies to line pockets with more eggs (money)metaphor for the stupidity of such a move ON ALLEGATIONS!!!! McLachlan's co-star Nadine Garnerdefended the show's "lewd" on-set behaviour. I am a UK viewer, & I have just watched the 2nd episode of the Blake Mysteries.. Whilst there is nothing wrong with Nadine Garner, she is a good actress & played the part as well as she ever has, I have to say that the programme does not hold the same kind of appeal without Craig Mclachlan in the lead role of DR.BLAKE. Because she was everyones favorite actress on the TV series Gunsmoke, an official report stated that she died of cancer in 1989. A lot of women are opportunists and see the almighty dollar with stars in their eyes! The hope for the telemovie is that it will rate well enough to motivate Seven to commission more. In this case we are talking about adult women waiting years. I hate to see this show ruined. A war widow, Jean understands that her living with a single man is a source of speculation and gossip in the small town. Love this show.watching the last season of it now.that will be my last without main character. I like Dr. BLake, I watch on pbs in NY. 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. If Craig was cleared, why removed him from show? If not, reinstate him and apologize. Channel 7 are trying to keep the show going by retaining the actors if this isnt made without Craig theres a chance it wont ever be made, as actors will go and do other things. Ridiculous without McLachlan. If you run this This sums him up perfectly and by his own hand. What is up with women these days. By pulling any one character out, the whole production collapses. The fact that credible research shows that the rates of knowingly false sexual assault allegations made by women is between 3%-8% of course is generally not taken into account. We can get used to him. Its a shame we live in a time with a witch hunt mentality. Totally gutless to take off the main reason we watch this show because of some [edited under Mumbrellas comment moderation policy]. Simple really. The powers that be run like cowards for fear of losing money when accusations are made against a star, even if they are proven innocent. And can Garner's Jean carry the show? All this is very disturbing. Utterly disgusting. Haha. No McLachlan NO Dr. Blake pure and simple. I really liked the Dr Blake show and do not know if I will watch know that Craig is gone . The Doctor Blake Mysteries - The Telemovie: Family Portrait . Of course, forcible rate is another matter. In addition, one of my sisters was raped. There is no reason for Craig to be blacklisted except fear or retaliation. I wont be watching if Craig McLachlan isnt in the show. April 15, 2018 10:48. by Josie Tutty. Follow this three-part true crime drama on Scotland's first serial killer and the media circus that surrounded him. You must put McLachlan back on. $1.99. SHD S 090506 SPECIAL 000, https://craigmclachlanfansite.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/pick-mself-up-remember-mp3.mp3, Follow Craig McLachlan Fan Site on WordPress.com, Craigs Moving Guitar Tribute to TheQueen. Craig and Nadine..thanks for the roles you played with such reality.. Wont bother tuning in to that again. I for one will not watch Dr. Blake without the central character. I agree, Craig mclachlanshould stay on the show as dr. Blake. It was the out cry of people who saved the show and now you are about to destroy it. The actor who played Charlie Cousins, Craig McLachlan, was accused of sexual misconduct by several women. It sees Garner, Tobeck, McClory, Whiteley, and Rooney reprising their original roles. Stopping behavior is. Please bring him back! The me too movement is causing much damage without proof. What a shame I so enjoyed the series. I will watch at least one next year theyd better have a Really Good Excuse for McLachlans absence! That is absolutely wrong Craig all the way! Loved the show and mostly Craig in that role. I wont. By accusing the President of rape with no foundation or proof I believe you are joining the throngs you condemn. There are many stories of Katie Couric dictatorial and demeaning manner but for some reason she is never hoisted. So they took it off. Oh well.. Ill find something else to watch. 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! and he is still working . I just started watching the show a week ago and kept recognizing one of the characters from another show, so did a search and found all of the allegations and the decision to pull him from the show. I agree that men are being treated unfairly. The petition to bring back The Doctor Blake Mysteries is getting close to 10,000 signatures. Very often, there are only the accounts of the participants. I have always liked Craig McLachlan as both an actor and person and think its [Edited under Mumbrellas comment moderation policy]. Dr Lucien Blake, GP and police surgeon, finds himself investigating deaths - both natural and unnatural, in the Victorian country town of Ballarat in the late 1950s and '60s. Wishing you all the very best! Check out the official trailer for season 5 of Blake Mysteries right here. Please bring Craig back!! One of my favorite programs. My wife & I are UK viewers and really like all the Dr Blake regulars, but obviously Craig is the boss man. Dr. Lucien Blake returns to his hometown of Ballarat, Australia, 33 years after leaving, to take over his fathers practice as a medical doctor and also become the police surgeon for the area. It appears the power women have to accuse men of sexual harrassment has become an epedemic in Australia as well as here in the USA. I love the show and all of the cast, but I wont be watching IF McLachlan isnt included!!! In the US we watched on Netflix until the later seasons were not carried and had to search Google for various sites on which to continue watching, sometimes hanging a blanket over the partial TV screen that had flashing lights to enable watching that particular episode, when the full screen was not possible. Will Not Watch Again. You said ! December Media (producers of the show) brought in a third party to investigate and they cleared Craig of any harassment or bullying on the set of Dr. Blake. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Hope its not like the 1920 Chicago White Socks scandal when the saying was Say it aint so Joe. I have notice that mainly older successful men have been attacked around the world. After teaching English for 28 years and being part of a mixed-gender work environment, This program, without Dr. Blake, just will NOT be worth watching. If they think that just anyone can step into this role they are mad!! Yes it is getting out of hand. I just watched an episode of the new one and i wont be watching anymore. The writing is superb and quite certain they will find a way to bring him back to the series. He was married to his wife, who died in a car accident. 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. Manners Personified. I for one couldnt bear to watch it. From context, I gather the comedy she and McLachlan were in had its innuendos. My ex-wife was raped by her boss, and he spread rumors that she was a willing partner, virtually ruining her career at the bank were she had been a valued employee. 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. I was just a lowly stenographer, bur I never experienced or saw any harassment or bullying. It makes me wonder about us. Nadine Garner spills on her return to The Blake Mysteries . They were quick to report on the defamation case so I suppose that is showing support. This is becoming crazy. Please make more with all the right Stars Iam not watching anymore, to accuse someone with no proof and let them go thanks but no thanks. Like others, I agree that the ensemble cast is wonderful but I truly love Craig as Lucien. Seven first picked up the popular series in October 2017afterthe ABC dropped the television version of the show earlier that year. Putting up with it and then complaining about it is just crap. Loved this show so much and the other great Aussie one set in the fifties A Place to call home and in fact thought they should have both been shown on prime time, and not weekly afternoons when lot of people are at work! Current Show Status. "While seated on the edge of the couch, McLachlan repeatedly asked Wouters to kiss him by repeatedly tapping his finger on his lips and saying in a whiney tone words to the effect 'Can I have a little kiss? How can there be any believability when Dr Blake is all about his being a police doctor and pathologist, who also is a competent at forensics, is no longer portrayed? Send the man to behavior modification school and make it clear he has to change. You have many lives to consider and you must get some backbone and stand up for what is right. It follows the titular character, Doctor Lucien Blake, who after an absence of nearly 30 years, comes back to his hometown Ballarat, located in the north-west corner of Melbourne, during the 1950s. GG you have missed the NEW shows NEW title, THE BLAKE MYSTERIES. A witchhunt in the extreme. I do think women should not be blamed for reporting misconduct and we need to hold men accountable but this transition period is very difficult. What a shame. They must put aside their emotions in order to help the community heal from a tragedy. Good for Craig for taking legal action to clear his name. I understand he was cleared of harassment charges on the program set ,Then why his dismissal ?best show on the net for me. I, too, am a fan in the USA. Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder after being accused of killing two men and wounding another during the unrest that followed the police shooting of a black man. Nobody should be punished publicly until its proven they have done something wrong. He is seeking damages, aggravated damages, special damages, interest and costs. Is it because she is a woman? The Herald Sun is reportingthat housekeeper Jean Beazley, played by Nadine Garner, will play a more central role to compensate for the loss of McLachlan. Whatever happened and nothing has been proven has ruined a great career and great program. Tell all or shut up media! sexual harassment charges have gone overboard for all the wrong reasons. The Whole story revolved around Doctor Blake. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Dr Blake was ALWAYS fighting that battle in every show!! I believe he was found innocent of charges, yet is not joining the show. On allegations you have killed the best ensembable on air todaya rare experience. You were wrong to leave McLachlan out. Will you do the same? This petition starter stood up and took action. Craig himself has been nominated for his wonderful and moving portrayal of Lucien Blake. It is because the male target is a high profile older man? No, The Doctor Blake Mysteries has not been cancelled. The actor was dropped from the ABCs The Doctor Blake Mysteries after allegations of inappropriate behavior toward his co-stars were aired by the public broadcaster and Nine newspapers earlier this year. No ones background can stand up to the intense scrutiny that his has. When Robert Blakes daughter Rose Lenore was 11 months old, her mother, Bonny Lee Bakley, was murdered. And looking for a free payday!!!!! 75. I will also miss actor Craig McLachlan in prime role. I am about to cancel my 2 streamers as they lost their imports of value ( The Sniffer, a Russian offering is simply stupid), while most that are left are just black soul sucking affairs. I will miss craig m. If he is not dr.blake. I think Crag has captured the hearts of everyone. What a waste of a very good Actor that really has people asking and waiting for more episodes. will dr blake mysteries return in 2021. how to remove stains from silicone spatula; mississauga rebels home arena; will dr blake mysteries return in 2021. rafael angel uribe serna; undersized defensive ends; Crag McLaughlin makes the show. I and many women have had these experiences, but no one believed us when we told them. And although the reports state the police are investigating the original accusations, nothing has been proven as of yet. Dont let so many fans down. I do agree with you that not enough emphasis is placed on women who commit sexual harassment and/or assault. However, I am appalled by how decisions are being made so quickly without any kind of due process. DR.BLAKE, I believe as well that too many women come on to these lead actors thinking they will get ahead [Edited under Mumbrellas comment moderation policy] They should have them go to court & see if he get a guilty verdict. I am truly saddened by the loss of Craig McLachlan from Dr. Blake I dont understand how this is happened either. But the rest of the cast carried the show marvolously. Thank you Craig, Nadine and all you wonderful cast members!!! I am really saddened Craig McLachlan will be let go from the series, it has become one of my favorite shows, with all of the hoopla here in the USA re women making accusations against male celebrities I guess I am not surprised, my goodness, well wake up one day to TV shows and movies where there will be no male stars.I do not believe for one minute that the majority of these accusations are legitimate, women, girls suck up to their male counterparts and bosses to get ahead in their fields, to ensure they get the part then at a later convenient time come the allegations that end up ruining the accuseds lives. I am in America and love the series. I can understand why a person who had [Edited under Mumbrellas comment moderation policy] . STREAM NOW. Best ensemble cast on air today anywhere in the world. It is abhorrent behavior, whether it is by a predator or a person just jumping on the bandwagon. When love turns to shit, make toilet paper, COD and Pizza Hut: Now delivering direct to your parents basement, Is there something in the PR water? The cast includes Emma Annand (Night Shift), Alan Brough (Kath & Kim), Christopher Bunworth (Bed of Roses), Matthew Connell (Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries), Gyton Grantley (House Husbands), and Julie Nihill (Blue Heelers), as well as Ian Rooney (Underbelly), who reprises his role as club barman Cec Drury.The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories premieres in North America tomorrow, Tuesday . what is the molecular mass of acetaminophen c8h9no2,
