Tales of medical life and strife in a Scottish village. 12 million people tuned in for the original broadcasts of the BBC's Doctor Finlay's Casebook, and now viewers can rediscover the magic with series three and four on DVD for the very first time! Bill Simpson stars as the idealist Doctor Finlay, determined to bring a sleepy 1920s Scottish village into the 20th century. Andrew Cruickshank is the crusty senior Doctor Cameron and Barbara Mullen is the stiff-lipped, unflappable Janet MacPherson, housekeeper at Arden House medical practice. Doctor Finlay's Casebook... was one of the most popular programmes of the 1960s excellent castingĀ BFI The team come up against a suspicious car crash, an outbreak of the measles, a soldier in need of an amputation, a local dog infested with rabies and Doctor Finlay tries his hand at hypnosis. First broadcast in 1962 the drama had become a cult sensation by 1965. A Bill Simpson Fan Club was set up and Andrew Cruikshank was invited to the British Medical Association's annual dinner to speak on medical matters as if he were a real GP! The show's success was down to excellent casting and compelling storylines that will have you coming back time and time again [show more]
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All the surviving episodes of the third and fourth series of the popular 1960s medical drama starring Bill Simpson and Andrew Cruickshank. Set in a medical practice in the fictional Scottish village of Tannochbrae, the series follows the experienced and mildly conservative Dr Cameron (Cruickshank) and his adventurous and enquiring junior partner Dr Finlay (Simpson). The supporting cast includes Barbara Mullen, Eric Woodburn and Effie Morrison. Series 3 episodes are: 'A Right to Live', 'Charity, Dr Finlay', 'The Gate of the Year', 'Off the Hook', 'The Next Provost But One', 'A Little Learning', 'Belle', 'In Committee', 'Another Opinion', 'The Spaninister', 'Medical Finance', 'Beware of Dog', 'Doctor's Lines', 'The Deceivers', 'The End of the Season', 'A Woman's Work' and 'The Immortal Memory'. Series 4 episodes are: 'The Phantom Piper of Tannochbrae', 'Written With the Left Hand' and 'Crusade'.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella entitled Country Doctor, the storylines of Doctor Finlay's Casebook centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
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