About this season
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 (16)
1. A Late Spring
Aired 13 September 1970 • 50 min
Dr. 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?
2. Dead Fall
Aired 20 September 1970 • 50 min
An 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.
3. Comin' Thro' The Rye
Aired 27 September 1970 • 50 min
Dr. 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'.
4. The Builders
Aired 4 October 1970 • 50 min
It'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?
5. Not Qualified
Aired 11 October 1970 • 50 min
Kate 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.
6. Snares And Pitfalls
Aired 18 October 1970 • 50 min
When 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.
7. Dorrity
Aired 25 October 1970 • 50 min
When 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.
8. Winter's Traces
Aired 1 November 1970 • 50 min
9. The Honeypot
Aired 8 November 1970 • 50 min
Rich Americans can be very determined...
10. Made For Each Other
Aired 22 November 1970 • 50 min
Home 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.
11. A Good Prospect
Aired 29 November 1970 • 50 min
Eric 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.
12. Responsibilities
Aired 6 December 1970 • 50 min
David 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.
13. Dust
Aired 13 December 1970 • 50 min
14. Itself And Friend
Aired 20 December 1970 • 50 min
When 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.
15. A Question Of Values
Aired 27 December 1970 • 50 min
16. The Burgess Ticket
Aired 3 January 1971 • 50 min
Dr. 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.