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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

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EP1 A Late Spring Sep 13, 1970

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 father. But does an anchor have to resemble a ball and chain?

EP2 Dead Fall Sep 20, 1970

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.

EP3 Comin' Thro' The Rye Sep 27, 1970

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'.

EP4 The Builders Oct 04, 1970

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?

EP5 Not Qualified Oct 11, 1970

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.

EP6 Snares And Pitfalls Oct 18, 1970

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 Wright.

EP7 Dorrity Oct 25, 1970

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.

EP8 Winter's Traces Nov 01, 1970

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EP9 The Honeypot Nov 08, 1970

Rich Americans can be very determined...

EP10 Made For Each Other Nov 22, 1970

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.

EP11 A Good Prospect Nov 29, 1970

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 money.

EP12 Responsibilities Dec 06, 1970

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. One of them is a woman.

EP13 Dust Dec 13, 1970

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EP14 Itself And Friend Dec 20, 1970

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.

EP15 A Question Of Values Dec 27, 1970

EP16 The Burgess Ticket Jan 03, 1971

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 sixty-fifth birthday is looming.
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Dr. Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella entitled Country Doctor, the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s. Cronin was the primary writer for the show between 1962 and 1964.

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Micitype Pretty Good
GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.
Claire Dunne One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Beulah Bram A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
TramMatrix3001 I've lost the DVD of Series 1 and 2! I'm so upset! How I love this series. I'm not a Scotsman but an Australian, but I remember this show, watched when I was just a young whipper-snapper. And even then I could appreciate it's sheer quality. I'm a shift worker so I need to be relaxed when I go to bed for a very early start at 3AM, so I drag out a 'Dr. Finlay' and my blood pressure drops immediately. And the show itself? ... No exploding cars or convoluted romances, just civilising entertainment. OK, the production is dated, but who cares! The sheer quality of acting and story lines is what makes this old classic serial so engaging. Better still, there are heaps and heaps of episodes, all unconnected and independent. We watch one episode every second night just to counteract the mindless modern nonsense served up nightly on TV, or even on streaming services. You know, exploding cars, weirdly dead bodies, absurd story lines and banal scripts. Oh yes, lot's of guns avoided. In fact, hardly no guns at all! ... Relax and enjoy. ... Be human again. Executive summary? Zero exploding cars! Just decent, civilising entertainment. Enjoy! PS. Andrew Cruikshank was also the doctor in 'The Cruel Sea'.
Harikleia Harikleia I don't think I will ever forget Janet's sweet voice as she answered the telephone, 'Arden Hoos". Not to mention the theme music. Great scripts and superb acting from the three main players.I agree that for those of us with such fond memories of the original, the more recent remake was unwatchable. Much as I admire Ian Bannen, he could not compare with Andrew Cruikschank in the role of Dr. Cameron.What is wrong with the BBC that, firstly, they didn't take care of the original tapes, and secondly, they don't allow us to see the rest by releasing them on DVD? Thank you, whoever suggested youtube--I'm on my way there now!
wrs10 I am glad that this site has been updated since I last looked in - when Effie Morrison was only credited with 4 episodes!!! Now it is up to a more realistic 38! The lack of content until recently explains why there are so few comments on this popular and long lived series.I am too young to remember many of the episodes well - so any reminders would be most welcome! However I did grow up near to where the original writer, A J Cronin, grew up and the production team did a very good job in creating the right ambiance. It is recommended that anyone read up on A J Cronin in order to understand what his stories are based on. He first wrote "Country Doctor" in 1935 and followed by "Adventures of a Black Bag" and "Further Adventures of a Black Bag" on which the Dr Finlay is based - as well as a string of Oscar nominations from his "Citadel" and "The Stars Looked Down". Noel Coward also relied on him for the medical specialities of the doctor in "Brief Encounter".A lot of the "human interest" of his stories would have come not just from his own experiences but also those of his paternal grandparents, who ran a pub in the district, and from his mother - who was Scotland's first female public health inspector! Although he practised medicine in South Wales, when he qualified as a doctor from Glasgow, Dr Finlay is definitely set in his home district on the River Leven, which leaves Loch Lomond and ends up going into the River Clyde after a 6 mile run and a 25 foot drop. Unfortunately some industry was attracted to the limited power of the river - leaving few postcard opportunities in the towns for the TV crews! The first 6 episodes were filmed on the edge of Glasgow at Milngavie's Tannoch Loch and on Tannoch Drive (A J Cronin's choice of name for the town was "Levenford" not "Tannochbrae") On such details does destiny spin! Once the BBC knew that it could pull in an audience it upped the budget and spent enough money to film in somewhere pretty. In fact the views from Callander to the surrounding hills are much of a muchness with those that A J Cronin saw from his hometown - but the towns are chalk and cheese! Viewers escapism won out! (Probably just as well!)
breeselynne I first saw this when I was a trainee nurse in Timaru Public Hospital in the 60s.I think I learned more watching the series than I did in the class room!There was a particularly memorable episode in which Dr Cameron is poisoned from mouldy Rye and hallucinates.The three principal actors are consistently brilliant and the memory of this series is so strong that I have been unable to watch the remake.If you can get to see any episodes don't miss them! The tension between Cameron and Findlay over the emerging new science of Psychiatry is wonderful, as the series is set before and then during WW2. The title music and the accents and voices of the principals are firmly in my memory although I have not see an episode for 30yrs.This is classic BBc and as relevant today as it was 40yrs ago.