About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
1. The Thirteenth Man
Aired 15 May 1974 • 50 min
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.
2. Caesar's Wife
Aired 22 May 1974 • 50 min
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?
3. The Condemned
Aired 29 May 1974 • 50 min
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.
4. The Break
Aired 5 June 1974 • 50 min
When a trawler skipper is beaten up and doesn't lay a complaint, Dr. Roberts is intrigued. So is Sutherland.
5. The Retreat
Aired 12 June 1974 • 50 min
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.
6. The Winner
Aired 10 July 1974 • 50 min
A light aircraft engages in some dangerous stunt flying and the pilot is killed. Accident or murder?
7. The Partnership
Aired 17 July 1974 • 50 min
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.
8. The Evidence
Aired 24 July 1974 • 50 min
A woman is found dead by the roadside. Is she the victim of a hit and run driver - or of a murderer?