Dr. Finlay's Casebook

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 ‘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.

Drama

Comedy

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Drama

Comedy

Created By
First Aired on: Aug 16, 1962
Popularity: 60.1167: 2 votes
Networks: (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 8 seasons, 191 episodes

Season 1

Aired 63 years ago

12 Episodes

Episode 1It's All In The Mind50 min
The year is 1928 and the place Glasgow. Alan Finlay, a hard-up young medical student with a passionate ambition to become a surgeon, becomes involved in the strange disappearance of his landlady's husband. Finlay ventures an opinion and by chance finds himself in conflict with the veteran Dr. Cameron, a former surgeon now in general practice. It is a chance that is to shape Finlay's career.
Episode 2A Taste Of Dust50 min
An outbreak of scarlet fever leads Alan Finlay to investigate a local dairy, where he encounters the owner's wife.
Episode 3The Quack50 min
Dr. Lestrange is a quack doctor - a striking character with flowing cape and hair. His methods upset Dr. Finlay but charm his Glasgow patients.
Episode 4Conduct Unbecoming50 min
Dr. Finlay meets Miss Malcolm, the local schoolmistress, at the Village Ball.
Episode 5What Money Can't Buy50 min
A self-made financier who would cheat his own doctor - a wife with heart trouble who decides to have a baby - two doctors wanting to marry the same girl. All problems for Dr. Finlay.