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Craig McLachlan…

Executive producer and star of THE DOCTOR BLAKE MYSTERIES, Gold Logie winner Craig McLachlan has enjoyed a stellar career both on stage and screen.

His list of television credits include: THE YOUNG DOCTORS, NEIGHBOURS, HOME AND AWAY, HEROES, ALWAYS GREENER, SUPERFIRE, BLACKJACK, CATHERINE THE GREAT, MY HUSBAND MY KILLER, MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS, CITY HOMICIDE, THE CUT, RESCUE: SPECIAL OPS, LOWDOWN, HEROES' MOUNTAIN, THROUGH MY EYES, and the smash-hit UK BBC 1 series, BUGS.

Craig has notched up feature credits in: LET'S GET SKASE, HATING ALISON ASHLEY, SAVAGES CROSSING and THE GREAT RAID.

More recently, Craig has appeared in: NCIS: LOS ANGELES, PACKED TO THE RAFTERS, AT HOME WITH JULIA, HOUSE HUSBANDS, and REDFERN NOW 2. It is, of course, his on-going role as the complex and compelling 'Dr. Lucien Blake' in THE DOCTOR BLAKE MYSTERIES that sees him once again delighting television audiences both here and abroad. Craig's commitment to 'the good doctor' has been recognized with both a Silver Logie nomination in the peer-voted Most Outstanding Actor category and for Most Popular Male Actor.

As a singer/songwriter Craig has enjoyed international success and he continues to compose and produce music for film and television.

Craig has played the lead in numerous musicals, most recently as 'Dr. Frank-N- Furter' in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, for which he received a Helpmann Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Other productions include GREASE, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and WHITE CHRISTMAS in the UK, and back home as 'The Fonz' in HAPPY DAYS THE ARENA SPECTACULAR and as 'Billy Flynn' in CHICAGO.

… as Eric

Eric is the charismatic, larrikin host of the breakfast show. Eric is very good at his job but has few boundaries. He likes to hold meetings while he showers and loves hugging everyone.