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Doctor Finlay : Season 4
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Air date: 31 Mar '96 - 7 episodesDoctor Finlay is a British television series based on A. J. Cronin's stories about the fictional hero, Dr. Finlay. It is a follow-up to Dr. Finlay's Casebook, the successful BBC series. It takes place in the 1940s after John Finlay returns from war service. Early storylines include the setting up of the new National Health Service and the modernisation of the medical practise at Arden House, Tannochbrae, Scotland. The show stars David Rintoul as Dr. Finlay, Ian Bannen as his semi-retired practice partner, Dr. Cameron, and Annette Crosbie as his housekeeper, Janet. Other central characters include Finlay's assistant, Dr. Neil, played by Jason Flemyng and Finlay's new partner, Dr. Napier, played by Jessica Turner. The series is a Scottish Television production that was filmed in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. It aired in the U.S. on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre.
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List of Episodes (7)
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Doctor Finlay (1993)
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1. All Jock Tamson's Bairns
31 Mar '96Dr. Finlay treats a local celebrity of sorts, the Brigadier, a much decorated soldier and highly respected member of the community. He's come down with a high fever and Finlay decides to hospitalize him where he is eventually diagnosed a having typhus. A group of itinerant Irish farm workers also arrives in the area and the locals are not keen with their presence. Mob rule takes over when the Brigadier takes turn for the worse and many in the community blame the workers for bringing disease with
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Doctor Finlay (1993)
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2. Home Truths
07 Apr '96An ex-colonial couple just back from India give Dr Napier cause for concern - who is their daughter and why is the husband against any contact with her?
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Doctor Finlay (1993)
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3. Days of Grace
14 Apr '96Janet is shocked when she arrives at Arden House only to find a newborn baby abandoned on the doorstep. For Doctor Finlay, their options are limited to one and he wants to phone the police and the child welfare authorities. Dr. Napier however thinks she knows who the mother might be recalling questions a young woman had once asked her. It turns out to be more complicated than she had imagined and as time drags on, Dr. Finlay becomes more and more concerned about the legality of what they are
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Doctor Finlay (1993)
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4. A Simple Operation
21 Apr '96When Dr. Finlay takes a walking holiday in the Highlands, his break turns out to be rather more passionate than he'd expected.
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Doctor Finlay (1993)
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5. Mercury
28 Apr '96A young wife believes she has contracted syphilis from her husband, but he has never been unfaithful.
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Doctor Finlay (1993)
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6. The Life of Men
05 May '96A deathbed confession forces Finlay to choose between duty and justice.
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Doctor Finlay (1993)
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7. Still Waters
12 May '96Dr. Finlay investigates the strange medical symptoms suffered by a group of nuns, but clashes with their obstructive mother superior.
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