Highlights
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook - Series 1 (1962)

Audience Score
60

Series 1 Episodes

1. It's All in the Mind

August 16th, 196250 min

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

August 23rd, 196250 min

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

3. The Quack

August 30th, 196250 min

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

September 6th, 196250 min

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

September 13th, 196250 min

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

September 20th, 196250 min

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

September 27th, 196250 min

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

October 4th, 196250 min

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

October 11th, 196250 min

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

October 18th, 196250 min

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

October 25th, 196250 min

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

November 1st, 196250 min

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.

All Seasons

Series 8
Sep 12, 1970
Series 7
Mar 8, 1969
Series 6
Oct 1, 1967
Series 5
Dec 24, 1966
Series 4
Nov 20, 1965
Series 3
Jan 2, 1965
Series 2
Sep 4, 1963
Series 1
Aug 16, 1962