Dr. Finlay's Casebook
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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

6.0 / 10
1962
8 seasons
191 episodes
ComedyDrama

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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  • Ep 1

    1.It's All in the Mind

    16-08-196250m

    In 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

    23-08-196250m

    Outbreaks of scarlet fever worry Arden House and Finlay suspects milk may be at the root of the problem.

  • Ep 3

    3.The Quack

    30-08-196250m

    While 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

    06-09-196250m

    Finlay 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

    13-09-196250m

    Called 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

    20-09-196250m

    A 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

    27-09-196250m

    Tam, 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

    04-10-196250m

    Finlay 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

    11-10-196250m

    Dr 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

    18-10-196250m

    Hypochondriac 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

    25-10-196250m

    A 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

    01-11-196250m

    Finlay'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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