Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Season 5

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.

Where to Watch Season 5

19 Episodes

  • The Gifts Of The Magi
    E1
    The Gifts Of The MagiFormer 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 sick child, she persuades Doctors Cameron, Finlay and Snoddie to do their party pieces. On the day itself each doctor is bent on outshining the others, only to find that someone else outshines them all.
  • Resolution
    E2
    Resolution
  • The Comical Lad
    E3
    The Comical Lad
  • Under The Hammer
    E4
    Under The HammerJeannie 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 is the hold that the local blacksmith has over the girl? And then she disappears...
  • The Masterpiece
    E5
    The MasterpieceAn artist causes a flutter in the Arden House dovecote.
  • Who Made You?
    E6
    Who Made You?
  • Bird Seed And Begonias
    E7
    Bird Seed And BegoniasThe arrest of Fergus Lammerton starts a chain of events that brings Dr. Finlay hastening back from London.
  • The Greatest Burden
    E8
    The Greatest Burden
  • The Forgotten Enemy
    E9
    The Forgotten EnemyIt's four legs and not two that cause considerable trouble for the partners at Arden House.
  • Possessed
    E10
    Possessed
  • Life Of A Salesman
    E11
    Life Of A Salesman
  • Over My Dead Body
    E12
    Over My Dead Body
  • A Penny Saved
    E13
    A Penny Saved
  • Call In Cameron
    E14
    Call In Cameron
  • The Sons Of The Hounds
    E15
    The Sons Of The HoundsA retired Harley Street doctor moves into Tannochbrae and immediately antagonises Doctors Cameron and Finlay.
  • A Question Of Conflict
    E16
    A Question Of ConflictWhen a fisherman collapses in agony, appendicitis is diagnosed but Finlay detects an unexpected blood disorder complication. It needs specialised treatment but the sister at the cottage hospital is on the verge of a nervous breakdown and stands in his path.
  • Advertising Matter
    E17
    Advertising Matter
  • A Happy Release
    E18
    A Happy Release
  • Safety In Numbers
    E19
    Safety In Numbers

Cast of Season 5

  • Bill SimpsonDr Alan Finlay
  • Andrew CruickshankDr Angus Cameron
  • Barbara MullenJanet MacPherson

 

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