Dr Finlay's Casebook: Complete Series 1 & Series 2 Highlights

Series One
Dr Alan Finlay is a young medical student working in a country practice in the Scottish village of Tannochbrae, under the tutelage of the experienced Dr Cameron. The show's success was down to the compelling storylines, and excellent casting. The young and forward-looking Dr Finlay is played by the dapper Bill Simpson, while his senior medical partner, the slightly staid but highly pragmatic Dr Cameron, is portrayed by the veteran actor Andrew Cruickshank. Janet, their unflappable housekeeper is played by Barbara Mullen.

Series Two
More tales of medical life and strife in a Scottish village. These ten episodes are all that remain of the original second series; the rest were accidently lost from the BBC archives. Set during the 1920s, this series sees Bill Simpson returning as the adventurous and forward-thinking Dr Finlay, now firmly established in the community, working alongside the orthodox Dr Cameron, played by Andrew Cruickshank. Their housekeeper Janet, is courted by the irascible Dr Snoddie, played by Eric Woodburn, who disparages Finlay's modern methods at every opportunity he gets. First broadcast in 1962 the drama had become a cult sensation by 1965. The famous theme tune was Trevor Duncan s march from A Little Suite, which Time Out magazine has cited as one of the best TV theme tunes ever !