Sutherland's Law (Season 2)

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.

  • Poster for The Thirteenth Man

    The Thirteenth Man (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1974-05-15

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: The 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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    Caesar's Wife (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1974-05-22

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: When 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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    The Condemned (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1974-05-29

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: A 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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    The Break (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1974-06-05

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: When a trawler skipper is beaten up and doesn't lay a complaint, Dr. Roberts is intrigued. So is Sutherland.

  • Poster for The Retreat

    The Retreat (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1974-06-12

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: A 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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    The Winner (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1974-07-10

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: A light aircraft engages in some dangerous stunt flying and the pilot is killed. Accident or murder?

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    The Partnership (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1974-07-17

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Who 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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    The Evidence (Episode 8)

    Writer: Allan Prior

    Air date: 1974-07-24

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: A woman is found dead by the roadside. Is she the victim of a hit and run driver - or of a murderer?

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