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Dr. Finlay's Casebook — Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: A.J. Cronin
• Starring: Bill Simpson, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen

Dr. Finlay's Casebook — Series Details

Dr. Finlay's Casebook — Episode Guide

Series 1

• E1: It's All in the Mind (1962-08-16) — 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
• E2: A Taste of Dust (1962-08-23) — Outbreaks of scarlet fever worry Arden House and Finlay suspects milk may be at the root of the problem.
• E3: The Quack (1962-08-30) — 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
• E4: Conduct Unbecoming (1962-09-06) — Finlay falls in love with an older woman, local schoolmarm Miss Malcolm, at the Village Ball and begins considering marriage.
• E5: What Money Can't Buy (1962-09-13) — 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.
• E6: Cough Mixture (1962-09-20) — 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.
• E7: Carver Tam (1962-09-27) — 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
• E8: What Women Will Do (1962-10-04) — 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.
• E9: Snap Diagnosis (1962-10-11) — 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?
• E10: The Dragon Plate (1962-10-18) — 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
• E11: A Spotless Reputation (1962-10-25) — 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
• E12: Behind Closed Doors (1962-11-01) — 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.

Series 2

• E1: A Time For Laughing (1963-09-05) — Meg McBain, the stock-breeder's wife, gives birth to a son. But who is the father? Is it McBain, or could it be the carefree Irish tinker Tim O'Shea?
• E2: Clean Sweep (1963-09-12) — The 'dirty Fergusons' live like pigs and seem happy to do so. But by doing so they offend against Alan Finlay's strict sense of sanitary propriety. On the other hand Mrs. Elgin a
• E3: The Heat Of The Moment (1963-09-19)
• E4: Cup, Hands Or Cards (1963-09-26) — Dr. Cameron is concerned at the sudden increase in the number of women coming to the surgery with serious diseases. Soon he begins to wonder if a newcomer to Tannochbrae could hav
• E5: A Time For Discretion (1963-10-04)
• E6: Alice, Where Art Thou? (1963-10-11)
• E7: Ride In a Wheelchair (1963-10-18)
• E8: A Questionable Practice (1963-10-25)
• E9: Odds On Johnny (1963-11-01)
• E10: The Face Saver (1963-11-08) — Young Elsie comes out in spots, and for Alan Finlay the root cause is quite clear. It must be the unsatisfactory emotional atmosphere in Elsie's family. Dr. Cameron disagrees, in
• E11: Room For Doubt (1963-11-15)
• E12: Possessed Of Devils (1963-12-06)
• E13: Cry Wolf (1963-12-13)
• E14: The Deep End (1963-12-20) — To the grocers of Tannochbrae George Harris is simply a commercial traveller who sells biscuits. But to Debbie Wilson he is an unpleasant reminder of the past. When she tries to
• E15: The Polygraph (1963-12-27)
• E16: A Present From Father (1964-01-05) — It's Hogmanay in Tannochbrae. The two doctors at Arden House are busy and have also taken over Dr. Snoddie's practice while the latter is away visiting his sister. Dr. Finlay is
• E17: A Test Of Intelligence (1964-01-12)
• E18: Charlie Is My Darlin' (1964-01-19)
• E19: My Late Dear Husband (1964-01-26) — Braeside is Tannochbrae's most select residential hotel for elderly gentlefolk. The unexpected arrival of Colonel Cayley, former Indian administrator, threatens to upset the whole
• E20: The Whit Hunter (1964-02-02)
• E21: The Whole Truth (1964-02-09) — When Denny Drummond loses his eyesight in a rock-blasting accident it appears that the local quarry company is to blame. His mother and father start legal proceedings to claim dam
• E22: A Shot In The Arm (1964-02-16) — Dr. Cameron is called out urgently to find his patient, Roderick McDougall, unconscious on the floor. He is baffled as to the cause. One curious aspect of the case is that McDoug
• E23: A Matter Of Proof (1964-02-23) — Tannochbrae's librarian, Thomas Fordyce, has problems of a very personal nature, complicated by an assistant at the library who tipples and a wife who is a member of the Standfast
• E24: A Call From Cogger (1964-03-01) — Urged on by Dr. Cameron, Dr. Finlay joins the golf club and meets a club member whose chronic hypochondria is matched only by his anxiety for free medical advice.
• E25: A Man May Drink (1964-03-08) — Local tenant farmer Graham Mackenzie, once considered to be an intelligent and pleasant man, has now taken to drink, to the obvious distress of his wife Nan.
• E26: The Big Fight (1964-03-15) — Ben Hogan, out of work for a very long time, is offered a job as a sparring partner in a fairground boxing booth – much to Alan Finlay's disapproval, for the doctor has strong view
• E27: Stranger In Town (1964-03-22)
• E28: The Yellow Streak (1964-03-29) — When a baby is abandoned outside Arden House it provokes typically different reactions in the household. For Janet the poor wee mite is an unexpected guest; for Dr. Cameron it is
• E29: Without The City (1964-04-05)
• E30: The Aristocrats (1964-04-12)
• E31: The Spirit Of Dr. McGregor (1964-04-26) — Dr Finlay's ideas for smartening up the décor of Arden House include the removal of a picture of Dr McGregor, the late founder of the practice, to the attic. Dr Cameron and Janet a
• E32: Mortal Sin (1964-05-03)
• E33: The Hallelujah Stakes (1964-05-10) — As it is elsewhere in Scotland in the 1920's, the war between the 'wets' and the 'drys' is a hard-fought affair. The local leader of the 'wets' is Dougie Mumford, a tough veteran
• E34: Short Of A Miracle (1964-05-17) — Doctors Finlay and Cameron are not burying their heads in the sand when it comes to new techniques, but they reserve their enthusiasm over the success of a certain Dr. Stephens. T
• E35: The True Lochiel (1964-05-24)
• E36: The Old Indomitable (1964-05-31)
• E37: The Red Herring (1964-06-07) — A suspected case of salmonella leads Dr. Snoddie, as local Medical Officer of Health, to seal up a well used by a number of local residents. Dr. Finlay protests at the delay in cl
• E38: The Confrontation (1964-06-14)
• E39: Dear Doctor (1964-06-21)
• E40: The Doctor Cried (1964-06-28) — Dr. Finlay is sorely troubled by a situation that runs out of control. Two boys inquisitively exploring his car, the disappearance of an opthalmoscope – and Finlay finds himself p

Series 3

• E1: The Control Group (1965-01-03) — Alan Findlay runs into trouble when he is asked by the Ministry of Health to organise a free milk experiment at the local school.
• E2: The Raiders (1965-01-10) — Roddy Munro is the envy of every lad in Tannochbrae. After giving up his clerical job it is the day of his first match as a professional footballer and the Tannochbrae United Supp
• E3: The Eternal Spring (1965-01-17) — On a fishing expedition Dr. Finlay makes an unusual 'catch' when he attends to a stranger hurt in a fall. His patient is Anthony Hay, a well-known London actor staying in Tannochb
• E4: A Right To Live (1965-01-24) — When Finlay delivers a baby at the Cottage Hospital the result is entirely unexpected and he finds himself up against two dilemmas in quick succession. How can he aid a mother who
• E5: The Bull Call (1965-01-31) — When Alan Finlay is persuaded to act as midwife to a prize cow his act of kindness to a dumb animal provokes the wrath of local vet Lewis Gilbride. In no time at all there is a st
• E6: Devils Dozen (1965-02-07) — Problems in one of the two local bakehouses have Drs. Finlay and Cameron taking a strictly professional interest in a batch of twelve twopenny mutton pies which have caused a good
• E7: Charity, Dr. Finlay (1965-02-14)
• E8: Laughing Gas (1965-02-21) — The meanest man in Tannochbrae is Mr. Cogger. When Dr. Finlay is called out to visit Cogger's housekeeper he finds that her trouble is an ailment of the pay-packet. He gives her
• E9: The Gate Of The Year (1965-02-28)
• E10: Off The Hook (1965-03-07) — Alan Finlay has been attending a course in medical hypnotism. Though Dr. Cameron refuses to let him try out his new knowledge on his asthma, but Finlay soon gets the chance when t
• E11: The Next Provost But One (1965-03-14) — All seem set for Henry MacAlpine to be elected Treasurer of the Burgh Council, just one step away from almost certain appointment as the next Provost. But he is involved in a car
• E12: Soon Or Late (1965-03-21) — Old Mr. Lennox, a retired university lecturer, has been smitten with an incurable and painful disease. He hints to Dr. Cameron that he would welcome an 'accident, but naturally Ca
• E13: The Good Fisherman (1965-03-28) — A new minister, the Rev. Craig, arrives in Tannochbrae. A keen angler, he and Dr. Finlay appear to have a lot in common at first. But in dealing with the problems of bedridden wi
• E14: A Little Learning (1965-04-04) — Lucy Burns, a new young teacher at the local school, is giving the dominie Mr. Miller an uneasy time. Matters come to a head when she tries to have a family of tinkers enrolled at
• E15: Belle (1965-04-11) — Dr. Finlay discovers that a sixteen year old girl has had an illegal operation, but she won't name the person who carried it out. Her father encourages her silence as he fears the
• E16: In Committee (1965-04-18)
• E17: Another Opinion (1965-04-25) — An outbreak of measles means extra work for Dr. Finlay, and Dr. Snoddie adds to the burden by demanding that the relevant paperwork is brought up to date immediately. Then Dr. Cam
• E18: The Spinster (1965-05-02)
• E19: Medical Finance (1965-05-09) — Doctors Finlay and Cameron are faced with the annual problem of sorting out their financial affairs. Cameron is far too easy-going about making his patients pay promptly: Finlay b
• E20: Beware Of The Dog (1965-05-16) — Alan Finlay and local vet Lewis Gilbride team up when a local farmer shoots an Alsatian dog which has all the symptoms of the dreaded disease rabies. There is more concern when it
• E21: Doctor's Lines (1965-05-23)
• E22: The Deceivers (1965-05-30)
• E23: The End Of The Season (1965-06-06)
• E24: A Woman's Work (1965-06-13)
• E25: The Immortal Memory (1965-06-20)
• E26: An Evening Out (1965-06-27) — An upper-crust English girl falls for Dr. Finlay.

Series 4

• E1: The Phantom Piper Of Tannochbrae (1965-11-21) — Lord Moorcroft is trying to persuade the Council to put up a memorial to the fallen of the 1914-18 war. But there is a section of the community who feel that the money would be be
• E2: The Champion (1965-11-28) — Kevin McDonald is Tannochbrae's shot-putting hope for the Highland Games. He is big, handsome and good-natured, but something brings about a change in his temperament. Finlay's e
• E3: The Draper Of Dumfries (1965-12-05) — Robert Finlay visits his son Alan at Tannochbrae for the first time. Left to his own devices for much of the time he forms an association with Mrs. Hamilton. Mr. Finlay thinks he
• E4: The Longest Visit (1965-12-12) — Alan Finlay is a poor sailor. So when he is called out to visit old Strachan, the lighthouse keeper, who has spiked his finger, he dreads the trip. But Strachan is far worse than
• E5: Body And Soul (1965-12-19) — Angus Hendry, like many others in Tannochbrae, has been out of work for three years. The partners at Arden House each have their own theory on the best way to help him. What begi
• E6: The Vision (1965-12-26)
• E7: Miss Letitia (1966-01-02)
• E8: They Do It In Africa (1966-01-09) — Jamie looks to young Willie Kemp to help him over his bout of crematorium melancholia.
• E9: The Anxious Man (1966-01-16)
• E10: Hear No Evil (1966-01-23)
• E11: The General (1966-01-30)
• E12: Free Medicine (1966-02-06) — Dr. Finlay dreams of a free National Health Service, but Dr. Cameron is sceptical and fears the extra workload free health care might bring. But as usual the older man's attitude
• E13: The Seniority Rule (1966-02-13) — The depression of the late 1920's was a time of sacrifice. Sacrifice for food, for principle and for solidarity.
• E14: A Matter Of Confidence (1966-02-20) — Peter MacNab is a medical student of great promise who for one reason or another seems to have lost all confidence in himself. But this changes when Dr. Cameron asks him to examin
• E15: For Services Rendered (1966-02-27) — There are times when a private patient is more trouble than he's worth. Not many would dispute a doctor's moral right to be paid for services rendered, but how far should Finlay p
• E16: To Err Is Human (1966-03-06) — When Willie Campbell returns after supposedly serving in the Army in India he finds that his wife Jeannie has given birth to a child. Naturally there is a domestic explosion and D
• E17: Better Safe Than Sorry (1966-03-13) — Hugh Armitage decides to stay at Lochend Guest House for a nice long holiday because of its reputation as ""one of the healthiest spots west of Dumfries"". But when he finds himse
• E18: O Sole Mio (1966-03-20) — John MacEwan, one time concert singer and now professional loafer, comes into conflict with Aldo Narduzzi, an amateur opera singer. Caught up in the quarrel is young Tommy MacEwan
• E19: No Subsidy For Sin (1966-03-27) — Annie Laurie sets the tongues of Tannochbrae wagging when she takes in Willie Gillespie as a lodger.
• E20: Kate And Robert (1966-04-03) — Dr. Cameron and Dr. Finlay successfully deliver Kate Sinclair's first child. Later Finlay warns Kate and her husband that it would almost certainly be fatal for Kate to have anoth
• E21: Written With The Left Hand (1966-04-10)
• E22: A Settled Man (1966-04-17)
• E23: Crusade (1966-04-24) — School doctor Fay Beresford targets the primitive toilet facilities at the local school, which she insists must be replaced by modern plumbing. It is a task at which both the Arde
• E24: The Legacy (1966-05-01) — Janet is preoccupied: it is the jam making season. Hordes of small boys are beating a path to Arden House bartering old jam jars for pennies while the air is thick with bees attra
• E25: The Decision (1966-05-08)
• E26: The Uninvited Guest (1966-05-15) — A girl is thrown from her horse and knocked unconscious trying to cross a river in which Alan Finlay is fishing. When she comes round her memory is gone. The partners decide that

Series 5

• E1: The Gifts Of The Magi (1966-12-25) — Former radio producer Alison Bell goes talent hunting for the Cottage Hospital's children's Christmas party. Alas, talent is hard to find but eventually, for the sake of a very si
• E2: Resolution (1967-01-01)
• E3: The Comical Lad (1967-01-08)
• E4: Under The Hammer (1967-01-15) — Jeannie Cranston, an overweight teenager, is a worry to Dr. Cameron. Food is her obsession: though supposedly on a diet she eats ravenously. Could it be due to worry? And what i
• E5: The Masterpiece (1967-01-22) — An artist causes a flutter in the Arden House dovecote.
• E6: Who Made You? (1967-01-29)
• E7: Bird Seed And Begonias (1967-02-12) — The arrest of Fergus Lammerton starts a chain of events that brings Dr. Finlay hastening back from London.
• E8: The Greatest Burden (1967-02-19)
• E9: The Forgotten Enemy (1967-02-26) — It's four legs and not two that cause considerable trouble for the partners at Arden House.
• E10: Possessed (1967-03-05)
• E11: Life Of A Salesman (1967-03-12)
• E12: Over My Dead Body (1967-03-19)
• E13: A Penny Saved (1967-04-02)
• E14: Call In Cameron (1967-04-09)
• E15: The Sons Of The Hounds (1967-04-16)
• E16: A Question Of Conflict (1967-04-23)
• E17: Advertising Matter (1967-04-30)
• E18: A Happy Release (1967-05-07)
• E19: Safety In Numbers (1967-05-14)

Series 6

• E1: Criss-Cross (1967-10-02) — Dr. Finlay concentrates on the case of a nervous novelist. Dr. Cameron tries his hand as an amateur electrician and Janet risks the fearful consequences.
• E2: The Emotional Factor (1967-10-09) — Motoring to stately Walton House to see a new patient Dr. Finlay 'rescues' Barbara Davidson from a herd of Highland cattle. Their mutual attraction causes Dr. Cameron and Janet so
• E3: Come Back, Little Willie (1967-10-16)
• E4: Time Past – Time Future (1967-10-23)
• E5: Buy Now – Pay Later (1967-10-30)
• E6: Accidents Never Happen (1967-11-06) — Dr. Finlay finds that he has little to smile about when he returns to Arden House from a call on a patient.
• E7: Random Sample (1967-11-13)
• E8: Tell Me True (1967-11-20)
• E9: Persons Unknown (1967-11-27)
• E10: It's The System (1967-12-04)
• E11: Death Is A Colony (1967-12-11)
• E12: The McTavish Bequest (1967-12-18) — The McTavish Bequest, a relic from Victorian days, was set up to provide for the ""moral improvement of the poor and their decent Christian burial"". Finlay replaces Cameron on th
• E13: Unfit To Marry (1967-12-24)
• E14: The Public Patient (1967-12-31)
• E15: A Moral Problem (1968-01-07)
• E16: The Cheats (1968-01-14) — Dr. Finlay is cheated out of first prize in an angling contest by Willie McTaggart, so he decides to teach him a lesson.
• E17: Conscience Clause (1968-01-21) — A baby dies after Dr. Finlay persuades the mother to let him vaccinate her child. Meanwhile Craig, a Tannochbrae J.P., is campaigning against vaccination. The townspeople flock t
• E18: The Dynamiser (1968-01-28)
• E19: The North Side Of Ben Vorlich (1968-02-04) — Dr. Finlay, after rising to an emergency while assisting a consultant surgeon in an operation, feels a renewal of the old urge towards the operating theatre. This means a return t
• E20: Out Of The Blue (1968-02-11)
• E21: The Equilibrium (1968-02-18)
• E22: Is There Anybody There? Said The Traveller (1968-02-25)
• E23: For Richer, For Poorer (1968-03-03)
• E24: Sweet Sorrow (1968-03-10)
• E25: Scots Wha Hae (1968-03-17)
• E26: To Janet – A Son (1968-03-24) — The patter of tiny feet is suddenly heard in Arden House. Doctors Cameron and Finlay attempt to help Janet cope by feeding, changing, nursing and bathing the baby. But there is a

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Dr. Finlay's Casebook have? 8 season(s) with 191 episodes.

Who created Dr. Finlay's Casebook? A.J. Cronin.

Where can I watch Dr. Finlay's Casebook? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.