Lindsay Galloway
Director
Sutherland's Law (1973)
Series 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.
Released June 6, 1973
Episode 50 min
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S2E1 - The Thirteenth Man
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.
May 15, 1974, midnight
S2E2 - Caesar's Wife
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?
May 22, 1974, midnight
S2E3 - The Condemned
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.
May 29, 1974, midnight
S2E4 - The Break
When a trawler skipper is beaten up and doesn't lay a complaint, Dr. Roberts is intrigued. So is Sutherland.
June 5, 1974, midnight
S2E5 - The Retreat
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.
June 12, 1974, midnight
S2E6 - The Winner
A light aircraft engages in some dangerous stunt flying and the pilot is killed. Accident or murder?
July 10, 1974, midnight
S2E7 - The Partnership
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.
July 17, 1974, midnight
S2E8 - The Evidence
A woman is found dead by the roadside. Is she the victim of a hit and run driver - or of a murderer?
July 24, 1974, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 2300 min.
Released: June 6, 1973
Last Air Date: Aug. 31, 1976, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 12
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