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.
5 seasons · 46 episodes
Jacob's Ladder
Jul 6, 197650 min
""It seems to me that this Jacob's Ladder is very steep, very difficult and damned dangerous!""
Blind Jump
Jul 13, 197650 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!""
Small Print
Jul 20, 197650 min
""A fire can smoulder for hours before it... becomes a fire, so to speak.""
The Eye of the Chameleon
Aug 3, 197650 min
""A little genteel courtship, and then he decamps with every penny he can lay his hands on!""
Murphy
Aug 10, 197650 min
""No, no, Mrs. Sutherland. I don't feel the same about human beings as I do about horses.""
Next Year, in Jerusalem
Aug 17, 197650 min
""Funny, isn't it? They wear their hats - we take ours off!""
Iain Cuthbertson
John Sutherland
Martin Cochrane
David Drummond
Edith MacArthur
Dr Judith Roberts
Victor Carin
CI Menzies
Maev Alexander
Christine Russell
Don McKillop
Sgt McKechnie
Virginia Stark
Helen Matheson
Gareth Thomas
Alec Duthie
Moultrie Kelsall
Sheriff Derwent
Harriet Buchan
Gail Munro
Sarah Collier
Kate Cameron
E.J.P. Mace
Professor Gilmore
