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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

  • TV Series
  • 1962–19711962–1971
  • 50m
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Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
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Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
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  • Creator
    • A.J. Cronin
  • Stars
    • Bill Simpson
    • Andrew Cruickshank
    • Barbara Mullen
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  • Creator
    • A.J. Cronin
  • Stars
    • Bill Simpson
    • Andrew Cruickshank
    • Barbara Mullen
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    • 6User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Bill Simpson
    • Dr. Finlayas Dr. Finlay…
    191 episodes191 eps • 1962–1971
    Andrew Cruickshank
    Andrew Cruickshank
    • Dr. Cameronas Dr. Cameron…
    191 episodes191 eps • 1962–1971
    Barbara Mullen
    Barbara Mullen
    • Janet MacPhersonas Janet MacPherson
    191 episodes191 eps • 1962–1971
    Eric Woodburn
    • Dr. Snoddieas Dr. Snoddie
    54 episodes54 eps • 1962–1970
    Effie Morrison
    • Mistress Nivenas Mistress Niven
    38 episodes38 eps • 1962–1971
    Neil Wilson
    Neil Wilson
    • Sgt. Gilbeyas Sgt. Gilbey…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1963–1970
    David Macmillan
    • PC Dickieas PC Dickie…
    19 episodes19 eps • 1962–1967
    Molly Urquhart
    • Matronas Matron…
    13 episodes13 eps • 1963–1970
    Robert James
    Robert James
    • Mr. Gibsonas Mr. Gibson…
    11 episodes11 eps • 1962–1969
    Delia Paton
    • Sisteras Sister…
    11 episodes11 eps • 1963–1967
    Bryden Murdoch
    • Galbraithas Galbraith…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1963–1970
    Marigold Sharman
    • Mrs. Raeas Mrs. Rae
    10 episodes10 eps • 1967–1970
    James Copeland
    • 'Hooky' Buchananas 'Hooky' Buchanan…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1962–1970
    Helena Gloag
    • Mrs. Ballantyneas Mrs. Ballantyne…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1963–1969
    Calum Mill
    • Andrew McGregoras Andrew McGregor…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1963–1970
    Geraldine Newman
    Geraldine Newman
    • Mary Davidsonas Mary Davidson…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1962–1966
    Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton
    • Mr. Milleras Mr. Miller…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1962–1970
    Agnes Lauchlan
    • Dr. Couttsas Dr. Coutts…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1962–1969
    • Creator
      • A.J. Cronin
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    • Trivia
      The show is particularly poorly-preserved in the archives: although the first season survives intact, there are very large gaps in the known holdings. Of the 191 editions, it is thought that only 56 are still known to exist; of these some installments no longer survive in their original format (e.g. there are only monochrome film prints of two color videotaped stories). Only seven of the later episodes exist in color.
    • Connections
      Featured in Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of Television in Scotland: Characters (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      A Little Suite
      (series theme tune)

      Composed by Trevor Duncan

      Performed by The New Concert Orchestra

      Conducted by Nat Nyll

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    I am glad that this site has been updated since I last looked in - when Effie Morrison was only credited with 4 episodes!!! Now it is up to a more realistic 38! The lack of content until recently explains why there are so few comments on this popular and long lived series.

    I am too young to remember many of the episodes well - so any reminders would be most welcome! However I did grow up near to where the original writer, A J Cronin, grew up and the production team did a very good job in creating the right ambiance. It is recommended that anyone read up on A J Cronin in order to understand what his stories are based on. He first wrote "Country Doctor" in 1935 and followed by "Adventures of a Black Bag" and "Further Adventures of a Black Bag" on which the Dr Finlay is based - as well as a string of Oscar nominations from his "Citadel" and "The Stars Looked Down". Noel Coward also relied on him for the medical specialities of the doctor in "Brief Encounter".

    A lot of the "human interest" of his stories would have come not just from his own experiences but also those of his paternal grandparents, who ran a pub in the district, and from his mother - who was Scotland's first female public health inspector!

    Although he practised medicine in South Wales, when he qualified as a doctor from Glasgow, Dr Finlay is definitely set in his home district on the River Leven, which leaves Loch Lomond and ends up going into the River Clyde after a 6 mile run and a 25 foot drop. Unfortunately some industry was attracted to the limited power of the river - leaving few postcard opportunities in the towns for the TV crews!

    The first 6 episodes were filmed on the edge of Glasgow at Milngavie's Tannoch Loch and on Tannoch Drive (A J Cronin's choice of name for the town was "Levenford" not "Tannochbrae") On such details does destiny spin! Once the BBC knew that it could pull in an audience it upped the budget and spent enough money to film in somewhere pretty. In fact the views from Callander to the surrounding hills are much of a muchness with those that A J Cronin saw from his hometown - but the towns are chalk and cheese! Viewers escapism won out! (Probably just as well!)
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    • Release date
      • August 16, 1962 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Doktor Finlay
    • Filming locations
      • Auchengower House - later Arden House, Bracklinn Road, Callander, Stirling, Scotland, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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