Dr. Finlay's Casebook

• 1. It's All in the Mind

  50m

  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.

• 2. A Taste of Dust

  50m

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

• 3. The Quack

  50m

  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.

• 4. Conduct Unbecoming

  50m

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

• 5. What Money Can't Buy

  50m

  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.

• 6. Cough Mixture

  50m

  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.

• 7. Carver Tam

  50m

  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.

• 8. What Women Will Do

  50m

  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.

• 9. Snap Diagnosis

  50m

  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?

• 10. The Dragon Plate

  50m

  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.

• 11. A Spotless Reputation

  50m

  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.

• 12. Behind Closed Doors

  50m

  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.

Cast

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Bill Simpson

Dr Alan Finlay

Andrew Cruickshank

Dr Angus Cameron

Barbara Mullen

Janet MacPherson