Sutherland's Law

1973 - 1976•5 seasons•46 episodes•~50m•

★8.5(2 ratings)

Drama

Overview

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.

Creators

Lindsay Galloway

Watchlist

Main Cast

Iain Cuthbertson

John Sutherland

Martin Cochrane

David Drummond

Edith MacArthur

Dr Judith Roberts

Victor Carin

CI Menzies

Full Crew

Production

Producer: Frank Cox

Music & Sound

Sutherland's Law

1973 - 1976•5 seasons•46 episodes•~50m•

★8.5(2 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Creators

Lindsay Galloway

Watchlist

Main Cast

Iain Cuthbertson

John Sutherland

Martin Cochrane

David Drummond

Edith MacArthur

Dr Judith Roberts

Victor Carin

CI Menzies

Full Crew

Production

Producer: Frank Cox

Music & Sound

Did You Know?

The series spans 5 seasons with 46 episodes in total (avg. 9 per season).

Each episode runs approximately 50 minutes.

The series ran from 1973 to 1976 — a total of 3 years on air.

Originally aired on BBC One.

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Rating

8.5/10

Masterpiece

2 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

Sutherland's Law

Status:

Ended

In Production:

Age Rating:

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

First Episode:

6/6/1973

Last Episode:

8/31/1976

Networks:

Production Companies:

BBC Scotland

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Sutherland's Law

Overview

Creators

Main Cast

Iain Cuthbertson

Martin Cochrane

Edith MacArthur

Victor Carin

Full Crew

Production

Music & Sound

Sutherland's Law

Overview

Creators

Main Cast

Iain Cuthbertson

Martin Cochrane

Edith MacArthur

Victor Carin

Full Crew

Production

Music & Sound

Keywords

Did You Know?

Seasons

Series 1

Series 2

Series 4

Series 5

Series 3

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Rating

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