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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

TV Show 1962 6.7/10 191 episodes
Comedy Drama

Synopsis

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.

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Series 7 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
The Visitation

Miss Seymour is the headmistress of a boarding school for the daughters of gentlemen. She has strong ideas about discipline and ladylike b…

Episode 2 EP 2
The Honours List

There is justice in the world - at least Janet and Dr. Finlay think so - when it is announced that Dr. Cameron is to receive the Hamilton S…

Episode 3 EP 3
The Times We Live In

Young and attractive Clare Simmons, who is the pianist at the local cinema, is on her way home from work. As she quickly walks along a des…

Episode 4 EP 4
Pastures New

Mistress Niven, the local gossip and an unqualified nurse, is about to run into serious trouble with Dr. Finlay for endangering the life of…

Episode 5 EP 5
The Greatest Of These Is Charity

When the Reverend John Scott becomes the target for abuse and calls for his dismissal by the townsfolk, old friend Dr. Cameron takes a pers…

Episode 6 EP 6
A Man Of Parts

In 1931, as today, outbreaks of violence were a disturbing social problem. Finlay sees it as a direct result of inadequate and poor housin…

Episode 7 EP 7
A Dove In The Nest

When a qualified District Nurse arrives in Tannochbrae, Mistress Niven realises her own job may be in jeopardy and does her best to get rid…

Episode 8 EP 8
Big Ben

One of the major issues of today is discrimination and when the wife of a dwarf is involved in an accident it is soon evident that even in …

Episode 9 EP 9
The Barrier

Janet is behaving a little out of character, showing irritation over even the slightest triviality. Unfortunately Cameron is too preoccupi…

Episode 10 EP 10
The Rat Race

In 1931, as today, one could not help being politically conscious and Dr. Finlay is no exception - as Janet and Dr. Cameron find out.

Episode 11 EP 11
Put Your Cross Here

Dr. Finlay is a candidate in the forthcoming by-election. With only a few weeks to go his canvass returns show he is making little impact …

Episode 12 EP 12
The Stick Of The Rocket

After his defeat in the by-election Dr. Finlay is not his usual self. It may be that he is just run down, but when he insults a wealthy hy…

Episode 13 EP 13
Fresh Worlds

Dr. Finlay receives an offer of an appointment at a London clinic, initially for a one month trial period, and as things are a little strai…

Episode 14 EP 14
Conquest

As the days go by at his new post in a London clinic things run pretty smoothly until Finlay disagrees with Dr. Maddock over the treatment …

Episode 15 EP 15
The Facts Of Life

Dr. Finlay has received an offer to become medical superintendent of a fashionable London nursing home. At first Dr. Cameron and Janet are…

Episode 16 EP 16
Single Or Return

Among the passengers on the London to Perth midday express is Dr. Finlay. Like several of his travelling companions he has a personal prob…

Episode 17 EP 17
Oak, Mahogany Or Walnut

When Tannochbrae's undertaker James Gibson finds convincing evidence that he himself is shortly to join the clients who have gone before hi…

Episode 18 EP 18
The Call

Dr. Finlay, like most medical men, has no time for faith healers. But when one of them, Andrew Telfer, arrives in Tannochbrae and cures on…

Episode 19 EP 19
Lack Of Communication

Silence reigns supreme in Arden House. Neither doctor is talking to the other and it is left to Janet to try and bring them together. Not…

Episode 20 EP 20
Monstrous Regiment

For a long time Dr. Snoddie has been trying to find a way of getting rid of his assistant Dr. Coutts. When he finds that she has been cont…

Episode 21 EP 21
Blood and State

Sgt. Gilbey is on holiday and unfortunately his replacement Sgt. renfrew is a stickler for regulations. When he finds Dr. Finlay's car cau…

Episode 22 EP 22
Action, Dr. Cameron

A medical documentary film is being made in Tannochbrae. This causes a great deal of excitement locally, and when Cameron is invited to ap…

Episode 23 EP 23
The Will To Live

When Janet takes a holiday in the Hebrides the partners at Arden House find themselves having to take care of domestic problems as well as …

Episode 24 EP 24
The Evangelist

The arrival of Brother Jonas Jackson, a touring hell-fire and brimstone evangelist has immediate repercussions in Tannochbrae - some comic,…

Episode 25 EP 25
The Cheap Departed

When Dr. Cameron is followed on his rounds by a perpetually smiling young man he is puzzled. But the young man's motives become clear when…

Episode 26 EP 26
Opportunity And Inclination

When Peggy Davidson, the wife of a wealthy newspaper owner, returns to Tannochbrae Dr. Cameron is deeply concerned. When she was last in t…

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