
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
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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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.It's All in the Mind
16-08-196250mIn 1928 Glasgow, Alan Finlay studies to become a qualified doctor, and dreams of becoming a surgeon. His landlord goes missing and Finlay follows a hunch which leads him to the tow...
- Ep 2
2.A Taste of Dust
23-08-196250mOutbreaks of scarlet fever worry Arden House and Finlay suspects milk may be at the root of the problem.
- Ep 3
3.The Quack
30-08-196250mWhile in Glasgow to collect a leg brace for a young patient, Finlay encounters a showman 'doctor' who later comes to Tannochbrae and treats the same patient with his 'scientific' m...
- Ep 4
4.Conduct Unbecoming
06-09-196250mFinlay falls in love with an older woman, local schoolmarm Miss Malcolm, at the Village Ball and begins considering marriage.
- Ep 5
5.What Money Can't Buy
13-09-196250mCalled to treat a local landowner who is a patient of Dr Cameron, Finlay is offered shares in a South African gold mine by way of payment.
- Ep 6
6.Cough Mixture
20-09-196250mA local miser and his wife are shocked to discover his live-in mother has passed away through the night after being treated by Finlay the previous day.
- Ep 7
7.Carver Tam
27-09-196250mTam, a patient of Finlay's, is a local character, fond of a dram, and lives a rustic lifestyle on the outskirts of Tannochbrae. There is more to him than meets the eye though, and...
- Ep 8
8.What Women Will Do
04-10-196250mFinlay is called to a cave-in at the local pit. Meanwhile, back at Arden House, Dr Cameron is concerned when the insurance man takes an interest in housekeeper Janet.
- Ep 9
9.Snap Diagnosis
11-10-196250mDr Cameron's gardener Alex Dean is behaving strangely out of character. Is he certifiable, as Dr Snoddy believes or could Finlay's more left-field diagnosis be correct?
- Ep 10
10.The Dragon Plate
18-10-196250mHypochondriac Mrs Paton rules her house with an iron fist. However, she is oblivious to her live-in niece's health issues. Dr Cameron has high hopes to be gifted Mrs Paton's much p...
- Ep 11
11.A Spotless Reputation
25-10-196250mA boy breaks out in spots but is it chicken pox or smallpox as Finlay fears? Dr Cameron fears the worst for a young man who's been having dizzy spells. Meanwhile, Mistress Niven me...
- Ep 12
12.Behind Closed Doors
01-11-196250mFinlay's erstwhile girlfriend Mary comes to an important decision about her future. Dr Cameron calls on two elderly spinsters who haven't spoken to each other in fifteen years.
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