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.
Sutherland's Law (Season 4)
Jacob's Ladder (Episode 1)
Air date: 1976-07-06
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: ""It seems to me that this Jacob's Ladder is very steep, very difficult and damned dangerous!""
Blind Jump (Episode 2)
Writer: Robert Banks Stewart
Air date: 1976-07-13
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: ""Forsyth walked to a phone box himself to dial 999. He was alone when an ambulance got there. He claimed last night he was the driver - but he wasn't!""
Small Print (Episode 3)
Air date: 1976-07-20
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: ""A fire can smoulder for hours before it... becomes a fire, so to speak.""
The Eye of the Chameleon (Episode 4)
Air date: 1976-08-03
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: ""A little genteel courtship, and then he decamps with every penny he can lay his hands on!""
Murphy (Episode 5)
Air date: 1976-08-10
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: ""No, no, Mrs. Sutherland. I don't feel the same about human beings as I do about horses.""
Next Year, in Jerusalem (Episode 6)
Air date: 1976-08-17
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: ""Funny, isn't it? They wear their hats - we take ours off!""
The Hot Water Boat (Episode 7)
Writer: Robert Banks Stewart
Air date: 1976-08-24
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: ""There's no way we can get around the fact that the gun was fired - in the direction of another person!""
Shades of Black (Episode 8)
Air date: 1976-08-31
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: ""All the same, would you not agree that he's got too much power? As a Fiscal, I mean.""
Seasons
Episodes 13
Episodes 8
Episodes 12
Episodes 8
Episodes 5