Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
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.
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Episode 1 - A Late Spring
Release Date: 1970-09-13Dr. 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?
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Episode 2 - Dead Fall
Release Date: 1970-09-20An 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.
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Episode 3 - Comin' Thro' The Rye
Release Date: 1970-09-27Dr. 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'.
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Episode 4 - The Builders
Release Date: 1970-10-04It'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?
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Episode 5 - Not Qualified
Release Date: 1970-10-11Kate 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.
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Episode 6 - Snares And Pitfalls
Release Date: 1970-10-18When 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.
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Episode 7 - Dorrity
Release Date: 1970-10-25When 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.
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Episode 8 - Winter's Traces
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Episode 9 - The Honeypot
Release Date: 1970-11-08Rich Americans can be very determined...
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Episode 10 - Made For Each Other
Release Date: 1970-11-22Home 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.
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Episode 11 - A Good Prospect
Release Date: 1970-11-29Eric 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.
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Episode 12 - Responsibilities
Release Date: 1970-12-06David 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.
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Episode 13 - Dust
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Episode 14 - Itself And Friend
Release Date: 1970-12-20When 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.
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Episode 15 - A Question Of Values
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Episode 16 - The Burgess Ticket
Release Date: 1971-01-03Dr. 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.