Dr. Finlay's Casebook Season 2

September. 05,1963

Rating：

7.8

Genre：

Drama Comedy

Trailer Synopsis

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 entitled 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.

Episode 40 : The Doctor Cried

June. 28,1964

Dr. Finlay is sorely troubled by a situation that runs out of control. Two boys inquisitively exploring his car, the disappearance of an opthalmoscope - and Finlay finds himself powerless to stop an apparently cruel legal process.

Episode 39 : Dear Doctor

June. 21,1964

Episode 38 : The Confrontation

June. 14,1964

Episode 37 : The Red Herring

June. 07,1964

A suspected case of salmonella leads Dr. Snoddie, as local Medical Officer of Health, to seal up a well used by a number of local residents. Dr. Finlay protests at the delay in clearing and reopening the well. But when distinguished specialist Sir James Greig visits Arden House for dinner and is struck down by a severe attack of food poisoning the search for the answer to the problem is widened considerably.

Episode 36 : The Old Indomitable

May. 31,1964

Episode 35 : The True Lochiel

May. 24,1964

Episode 34 : Short Of A Miracle

May. 17,1964

Doctors Finlay and Cameron are not burying their heads in the sand when it comes to new techniques, but they reserve their enthusiasm over the success of a certain Dr. Stephens. They have good reasons to make them sceptical and suspicious.

Episode 33 : The Hallelujah Stakes

May. 10,1964

As it is elsewhere in Scotland in the 1920's, the war between the 'wets' and the 'drys' is a hard-fought affair. The local leader of the 'wets' is Dougie Mumford, a tough veteran of the Black Watch: the 'drys' are led by doughty little widow Annie Feenan. When she comes into the local pub selling 'War Cry' the insults begin to fly.

Episode 32 : Mortal Sin

May. 03,1964

Episode 31 : The Spirit Of Dr. McGregor

April. 26,1964

Episode 30 : The Aristocrats

April. 12,1964

Episode 29 : Without The City

April. 05,1964

Episode 28 : The Yellow Streak

March. 29,1964

When a baby is abandoned outside Arden House it provokes typically different reactions in the household. For Janet the poor wee mite is an unexpected guest; for Dr. Cameron it is something of a nuisance and for Dr. Finlay it is a problem demanding a solution.

Episode 27 : Stranger In Town

March. 22,1964

Episode 26 : The Big Fight

March. 15,1964

Ben Hogan, out of work for a very long time, is offered a job as a sparring partner in a fairground boxing booth - much to Alan Finlay's disapproval, for the doctor has strong views about this sport.

Episode 25 : A Man May Drink

March. 08,1964

Local tenant farmer Graham Mackenzie, once considered to be an intelligent and pleasant man, has now taken to drink, to the obvious distress of his wife Nan.

Episode 24 : A Call From Cogger

March. 01,1964

Urged on by Dr. Cameron, Dr. Finlay joins the golf club and meets a club member whose chronic hypochondria is matched only by his anxiety for free medical advice.

Episode 23 : A Matter Of Proof

February. 23,1964

Tannochbrae's librarian, Thomas Fordyce, has problems of a very personal nature, complicated by an assistant at the library who tipples and a wife who is a member of the Standfast Brethren.

Episode 22 : A Shot In The Arm

February. 16,1964

Dr. Cameron is called out urgently to find his patient, Roderick McDougall, unconscious on the floor. He is baffled as to the cause. One curious aspect of the case is that McDougall seems to fall ill only on Tuesdays. Eventually Cameron thinks he has solved the puzzle, but as he proceeds with the case he finds himself in conflict not only with Dr. Snoddie, but with his partner Dr. Finlay as well.

Episode 21 : The Whole Truth

February. 09,1964

When Denny Drummond loses his eyesight in a rock-blasting accident it appears that the local quarry company is to blame. His mother and father start legal proceedings to claim damages. Then Dr. Finlay discovers something that could alter the outcome of the case... if he tells the whole truth.

Episode 20 : The Whit Hunter

February. 02,1964

Episode 19 : My Late Dear Husband

January. 26,1964

Braeside is Tannochbrae's most select residential hotel for elderly gentlefolk. The unexpected arrival of Colonel Cayley, former Indian administrator, threatens to upset the whole delicate social balance of the hotel.

Episode 18 : Charlie Is My Darlin'

January. 19,1964

Episode 17 : A Test Of Intelligence

January. 12,1964

Episode 16 : A Present From Father

January. 05,1964

It's Hogmanay in Tannochbrae. The two doctors at Arden House are busy and have also taken over Dr. Snoddie's practice while the latter is away visiting his sister. Dr. Finlay is called in by Robert Ferguson, one of Snoddie's wealthiest patients, who has been taken ill at his family's annual New Year gathering.

Episode 15 : The Polygraph

December. 27,1963

Episode 14 : The Deep End

December. 20,1963

To the grocers of Tannochbrae George Harris is simply a commercial traveller who sells biscuits. But to Debbie Wilson he is an unpleasant reminder of the past. When she tries to commit suicide Dr. Cameron, with the help of Janet, tries to unravel the mystery surrounding Harris.

Episode 13 : Cry Wolf

December. 13,1963

Episode 12 : Possessed Of Devils

December. 06,1963

Episode 11 : Room For Doubt

November. 15,1963

Episode 10 : The Face Saver

November. 08,1963

Young Elsie comes out in spots, and for Alan Finlay the root cause is quite clear. It must be the unsatisfactory emotional atmosphere in Elsie's family. Dr. Cameron disagrees, insisting it is something she ate. But whatever their cause these little red marks look like putting a severe strain on the partnership.

Episode 9 : Odds On Johnny

November. 01,1963

Episode 8 : A Questionable Practice

October. 25,1963

Episode 7 : Ride In a Wheelchair

October. 18,1963

Episode 6 : Alice, Where Art Thou?

October. 11,1963

Episode 5 : A Time For Discretion

October. 04,1963

Episode 4 : Cup, Hands Or Cards

September. 26,1963

Dr. Cameron is concerned at the sudden increase in the number of women coming to the surgery with serious diseases. Soon he begins to wonder if a newcomer to Tannochbrae could have anything to do with it. With the aid of Janet and Dr. Finlay he sets out to investigate.

Episode 3 : The Heat Of The Moment

September. 19,1963

Episode 2 : Clean Sweep

September. 12,1963

The 'dirty Fergusons' live like pigs and seem happy to do so. But by doing so they offend against Alan Finlay's strict sense of sanitary propriety. On the other hand Mrs. Elgin and her aged sister live in an atmosphere of pathological cleanliness, and they become Dr. Cameron's reluctant concern.

Episode 1 : A Time For Laughing

September. 05,1963

Meg McBain, the stock-breeder's wife, gives birth to a son. But who is the father? Is it McBain, or could it be the carefree Irish tinker Tim O'Shea?