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. Jacob's Ladder
Aired 6 July 1976 • 50 min
""It seems to me that this Jacob's Ladder is very steep, very difficult and damned dangerous!""
2. Blind Jump
Aired 13 July 1976 • 50 min
""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!""
3. Small Print
Aired 20 July 1976 • 50 min
""A fire can smoulder for hours before it... becomes a fire, so to speak.""
4. The Eye of the Chameleon
Aired 3 August 1976 • 50 min
""A little genteel courtship, and then he decamps with every penny he can lay his hands on!""
5. Murphy
Aired 10 August 1976 • 50 min
""No, no, Mrs. Sutherland. I don't feel the same about human beings as I do about horses.""
6. Next Year, in Jerusalem
Aired 17 August 1976 • 50 min
""Funny, isn't it? They wear their hats - we take ours off!""
7. The Hot Water Boat
Aired 24 August 1976 • 50 min
""There's no way we can get around the fact that the gun was fired - in the direction of another person!""
8. Shades of Black
Aired 31 August 1976 • 50 min
""All the same, would you not agree that he's got too much power? As a Fiscal, I mean.""