I dont watch TV shows.
 
I ought to get netflix.

Been working our way through this as well.
I'd give it a sold 4 out of 5.
Watched an episode last night in fact.
T

Jeff Evans
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. 

What's the reason for axing it? The reviews all seem very favourable, so they must be generating some money on it.....rooooight?

Well I don't know either. It is a quality production right from the get go. I also like Craig in this role too more than most other roles. He plays this part beautifully. Obviously it has not made the impact they had hoped for and maybe they have not sold it enough world wide.  Compared to a lot of other more current cop shows and things it is very laid back.  Set in Ballarat in the 50's.  Slow moving world. But I agree the stories have been very interesting none the less. I hope they keep it on though for sure.  Nice composer too doing the music. The theme is perfect as are the underscores in each episode.
 
It is interesting living in Ballarat too because they don't have to do anything much to make the city look like this, it just looks like this. They can point the camera almost anywhere and get the perfect 50's era shot.

 
from the horses mouth:
 
"In a statement, ABC’s head of scripted production Sally Riley said: “Dr Blake has had a sensational run on the ABC and we feel that the time is right to go out while we are still on top. We have a fantastic final season still to come and we look forward to wrapping the series up with a satisfying movie-length finale, as we bid farewell to an Australian TV icon.”
But the decision has shocked and confused fans, as well as the star of the series Craig McLachlan, who can’t understand why the ABC has axed its highest-rating local show.
In its last season, The Doctor Blake Mysteries averaged more than 1.6 million viewers, making it the broadcaster’s second most watched regular series, just behind Doc Martin. The series has also been an international success story, shown in more than 130 countries around the world, including on the BBC."
 
maybe that`s what happens when a taxpayer funded broadcaster acts for apparently artistic reasons rather than ratings or profits.
5 seasons and a movie length finale is pretty much par for the course for a drama these days.
R.I.P. is my opinion.
cheers

Yes thanks Tony for the info. Perhaps you are right these things cannot go on forever.  It was good while it lasted.  The biggest mistake they could have made is doing something like 'Revenge' The first series was great and probably should have stopped there but instead it went on forever and turned in mush.
 
Same with movies. The first The Matrix was really the only one and the best. What they did after that was a bit of joke.

Mesh

Jeff Evans
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. 

What's the reason for axing it? The reviews all seem very favourable, so they must be generating some money on it.....rooooight?

Probably way too indifferent and politically incorrect which has all the Trump'ians (what's the aussie equivalent?) worried that their hairdo will fly the wrong way and show that it is just a wig!

Thanks Tony and Jeff for the info.....Ballarat looks/sounds like the perfect place my family would like to live....laid back/slower pace of life.
 
Until then, we have at least 5 seasons to catch up on and yes, Craig does an excellent job in this role....he certainly makes the show.  

Moshkito
 
 
Probably way too indifferent and politically incorrect which has all the Trump'ians (what's the aussie equivalent?) worried that their hairdo will fly the wrong way and show that it is just a wig!

hey Mosh,i am pleased to say that there is currently no aussie equivalent-sure, we have some borderline nutters but the Donald is in a league of his own.
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