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Dr. Finlay's Casebook: Series 1

12 episodes Premiered Aug 16, 1962 Updated Jul 21, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

It's All in the Mind

Aug 16, 1962 · 50 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 tow

S1·E2

A Taste of Dust

Aug 23, 1962 · 50 min

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

S1·E3

The Quack

Aug 30, 1962 · 50 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' m

S1·E4

Conduct Unbecoming

Sep 6, 1962 · 50 min

Finlay falls in love with an older woman, local schoolmarm Miss Malcolm, at the Village Ball and begins considering marriage.

S1·E5

What Money Can't Buy

Sep 13, 1962 · 50 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.

S1·E6

Cough Mixture

Sep 20, 1962 · 50 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.

S1·E7

Carver Tam

Sep 27, 1962 · 50 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

S1·E8

What Women Will Do

Oct 4, 1962 · 50 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.

S1·E9

Snap Diagnosis

Oct 11, 1962 · 50 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?

S1·E10

The Dragon Plate

Oct 18, 1962 · 50 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 p

S1·E11

A Spotless Reputation

Oct 25, 1962 · 50 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 me

S1·E12

Behind Closed Doors

Nov 1, 1962 · 50 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.