The Mrs. and I have been watching this lately on Netflix and do like it very much. We just love the sarcasm Dr. Blake.....very enjoyable light mystery with a touch of good humour.  
 
Anyone else watch this?

Not yet.

bapu
Not yet.

The Mrs. and you might like this......decent storylines and the acting is quite good. I think it's set somewhere in the 50's (post WW2). Give it a shot mate.

I have often wondered Was his home town, Ballarat, named by early little dick Aussies in response to the paucity of women in the penal transportation system?

actually,it is the Aboriginal name the local Wathaurang people gave it meaning "resting place" ,possibly because of the abundance of local fauna making it a valuable resting place for their nomadic hunting life.
also the site of the Eureka Stockade,where the miners fought the troopers over mining licences-Australia`s only armed rebellion. 
as for "early little dick Aussies"-they were mostly english rejects but due to all the gold dust in the air we soon bred out that anatomical deficiency,the only side effect being massive testicular development that is still evident today. 
cheers

So, a load of bollocks then? 
 

yep,but it can have it`s drawbacks-Australian mens underwear manufacturers have created an extra large scrotal sack for the local market but there is no export market available,for obvious reasons.
cheers.

Try codpieces. 

They are thinking of axing this now and not making any more series. I really liked it too. We signed a partition in the Ballarat Art Gallery recently to keep it going. One can often see them shooting scenes for the show around Ballarat. 

Thanks Mesh! The X Mrs. and I will watch tonight!