Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Total Seasons :8Total Episodes : 191

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.

Episodes(12)

It's All in the Mind

1. It's All in the Mind

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 town of Tannochbrae and a meeting which will change his life.

Air Date : 1962-08-16

A Taste of Dust

2. A Taste of Dust

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

Air Date : 1962-08-23

The Quack

3. The Quack

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' methods, much to Finlay's chagrin.

Air Date : 1962-08-30

Conduct Unbecoming

4. Conduct Unbecoming

Finlay falls in love with an older woman, local schoolmarm Miss Malcolm, at the Village Ball and begins considering marriage.

Air Date : 1962-09-06

What Money Can't Buy

5. What Money Can't Buy

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.

Air Date : 1962-09-13

Cough Mixture

6. Cough Mixture

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.

Air Date : 1962-09-20

Carver Tam

7. Carver Tam

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 visitors from Glasgow may force him to confront his past.

Air Date : 1962-09-27

What Women Will Do

8. What Women Will Do

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.

Air Date : 1962-10-04

Snap Diagnosis

9. Snap Diagnosis

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?

Air Date : 1962-10-11

The Dragon Plate

10. The Dragon Plate

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 prized Dragon Plate, by pandering to her various ailments.

Air Date : 1962-10-18

A Spotless Reputation

11. A Spotless Reputation

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 meddles again, and a local disaster brings out the best in the medics of Tannochbrae.

Air Date : 1962-10-25

Behind Closed Doors

12. Behind Closed Doors

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.

Air Date : 1962-11-01