<P> The Doctor Blake Mysteries is an Australian television series that premiered on ABC TV on 1 February 2013 at 8 : 30 pm . The series stars Craig McLachlan in the lead role of Doctor Lucien Blake , who returns home to Ballarat , northwest of Melbourne , in the late 1950s to take over his late father 's general medical practice and role as police surgeon after an absence of 30 years . Five series aired as of 2017 , with a telemovie scheduled to close the program at the completion of the fifth season . </P>
where is dr blake 's house in ballarat
northwest of Melbourne