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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Created by A.J. CroninBill SimpsonAndrew CruickshankBarbara Mullen
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster
16 Aug 1962First aired
8Seasons
PGBBFC rating
ComedyGenre

The series

Dr Finlay's Casebook is a BBC television series that was broadcast from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella Country Doctor, the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.

Episodes

Season 8 · 16 episodes · 1970

  1. Episode 113 Sep 197050m

    A Late Spring

    Dr. Cameron is afraid his partner means to leave him again: he's showing his usual alarming symptons of spring fever. Cameron makes an offer that everyone thinks is splendid. ""It'll give you a real anchor here, my boy"" says Finlay's fa…

  2. Episode 220 Sep 197050m

    Dead Fall

    An accidental fall on to a stone floor and a baby is dead. The possibility that it was no accident is something that Cameron and Finlay are reluctant to face, but GPs have a duty to the public.

  3. Episode 327 Sep 197050m

    Comin' Thro' The Rye

    Dr. Finlay is concerned, and rightly so, when Dr. Cameron doesn't sleep at night, drives his car like a lunatic and tells Janet she is a 'very comely woman'.

  4. Episode 44 Oct 197050m

    The Builders

    It's natural for a man to retire to the town of his childhood. But a vital, energetic man like Elliot, former Governor of an Indian province, needs to be fully occupied. What can he find to do in a place like Tannochbrae?

  5. Episode 511 Oct 197050m

    Not Qualified

    Kate Dobbie complains of palpitations and of not being able to sleep at night. She is also frightened of dying. But Dr. Finlay is really disturbed when she tells him she is frightened of her husband.

  6. Episode 618 Oct 197050m

    Snares And Pitfalls

    When Annie Dougan claims she has been attacked by a man Mistress Niven is convinced she is lying and Dr. Finlay is uncertain of the girl's story. But Dr. Cameron has no opinion on the matter: he's too preoccupied with a certain Miss Wrigh…

  7. Episode 725 Oct 197050m

    Dorrity

    When her father dies Dorrity is left all alone in a bothy in the hills. Dr. Cameron feels sorry for the girl and invites her to stay at Arden House. And then the trouble begins.

  8. Episode 81 Nov 197050m

    Winter's Traces

  9. Episode 98 Nov 197050m

    The Honeypot

    Rich Americans can be very determined...

  10. Episode 1022 Nov 197050m

    Made For Each Other

    Home to Tannochbrae after five years away and young Ian Webster finds everyone against him. Except Jess, his girl friend, and she loves him. That's the trouble.

  11. Episode 1129 Nov 197050m

    A Good Prospect

    Eric Calder is a very clever young amateur boxer. But is he good enough to stay three rounds with the booth boxer in the travelling fair? Dr. Finlay thinks so. So does Eric himself. But there is a lot more at stake than the £2 prize mo…

  12. Episode 126 Dec 197050m

    Responsibilities

    David Hamil has devoted his life to his dead wife's wish that their son should become a doctor. The boy is studying hard and it looks as if Hamil's aim is bound to be realised. But there are unforeseen obstacles just around the corner. …

  13. Episode 1313 Dec 197050m

    Dust

  14. Episode 1420 Dec 197050m

    Itself And Friend

    When Bob Dewar wants a loan from the bank to open a garage Dr. Finlay decides to act as guarantor. But Dr. Cameron, although agreeing that Dewar is a skilful mechanic, has doubts about his business potential.

  15. Episode 1527 Dec 197050m

    A Question Of Values

  16. Episode 163 Jan 197150m

    The Burgess Ticket

    Dr. Cameron tells a 63 year old patient: ""You're straining too hard, like an old horse teamed with a young one in the shafts. Why not ease off while the grass is still green?"" But easing off is far from easy. And Dr. Cameron's own six…

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