Synopsis
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
1E1It's All in the MindIn 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.50m2E2A Taste of DustOutbreaks of scarlet fever worry Arden House and Finlay suspects milk may be at the root of the problem.50m3E3The QuackWhile 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.50m4E4Conduct UnbecomingFinlay falls in love with an older woman, local schoolmarm Miss Malcolm, at the Village Ball and begins considering marriage.50m5E5What Money Can't BuyCalled 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.50m6E6Cough MixtureA 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.50m7E7Carver TamTam, 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.50m8E8What Women Will DoFinlay 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.50m9E9Snap DiagnosisDr 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?50m10E10The Dragon PlateHypochondriac 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.50m11E11A Spotless ReputationA 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.50m12E12Behind Closed DoorsFinlay'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.50m
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