Sutherland's Law

9.0/10197350mEnded5 Seasons · 46 Episodes

Drama

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.

Released: Jun 6, 1973

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Seasons

Series 1

13 episodes

Series 2

8 episodes

Top Cast

Iain Cuthbertson

John Sutherland

Martin Cochrane

David Drummond

Edith MacArthur

Dr Judith Roberts

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