Dr. Finlay - The Further Adventures of a Black Bag by A. J. Cronin

A BBC Radio series adaptation of more of A. J. Cronin's stories from the 1930's about Dr. Finlay, a General Practitioner in the fictional Scottish town of Levenford in the practice he shares with the elder partner Dr. Cameron, assisted by the more-than-able Nurse Janet.

The character and adventures of Dr. Finlay were originally broadcast on television from 1962 - 1971 and on radio from 1970 - 78. A new ITV television series was broadcast in 1993 and ran for four series.

This series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 25 November - 30 December 2002.

Episode 1 00:00
The Catch

Doctor Cameron gets two arch enemies to look after each other, while Doctor Finlay moons over Nurse Angus.

Ready with his trusty black bag, Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.

Starring John Gordon Sinclair.

AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor

Dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Doctor Finlay …. John Gordon Sinclair
Doctor Cameron …. Brian Pettifer
Janet …. Celia Imrie
Nurse Angus …. Stella Gonet
The Widow Robb …. Phyllis Logan
Tam …. David Ashton

Episode 2 28:10
The Fever
When scarlet fever hits Levenford, Finlay tries his hand at being a private detective - with disastrous results...

Ready with his trusty black bag, Doctor Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.

Starring John Gordon Sinclair.

AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor.
Dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Doctor Finlay …. John Gordon Sinclair
Doctor Cameron …. Brian Pettifer
Janet …. Celia Imrie
Mrs Prentice …. Sharon Maharaj
Hendry …. John McGlynn
Jeanie …. Tracy Wiles
Dr Snoddie …. David McKail

Episode 3 56:16
The Miracle of Lestrange
When new-fangled Alternative Medicine hits Levenford, Finlay and Cameron find they're losing all their patients, even Janet.

Ready with his trusty black bag, Doctor Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.

Starring John Gordon Sinclair.

AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor

Dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Doctor Finlay …. John Gordon Sinclair
Doctor Cameron …. Brian Pettifer
Janet …. Celia Imrie
Lestrange …. David Bamber
Annie Grant …. Claire Neilson

Episode 4 1:24:12
Birth and Death
As the squabble over who is the most up-to-date doctor gets more heated, it takes a baby to teach Cameron and Finlay a lesson in humility.

Ready with his black bag, Doctor Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.

Starring John Gordon Sinclair.

AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor

Dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Doctor Finlay …. John Gordon Sinclair
Doctor Cameron …. Brian Pettifer
MacFinnon …. Stuart McQuarrie
Jessie Todd …. Pauline Lockhart
Dougal Todd …. Andrew Mackintosh
Mrs Todd …. Tina Gray

Episode 5 1:52:10
The Golden Fishbone
Finlay is distracted from medicine by a fishbone that brings the promise of a fast fortune!

Ready with his black bag, Doctor Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.

Starring John Gordon Sinclair.

AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor

Dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Dr Finlay …. John Gordon Sinclair
Dr Cameron …. Brian Pettifer
Janet …. Celia Imrie
Nurse Angus …. Stella Gonet
Maggie Dallas …. Maureen Beattie
McKellor …. David Tennant

Episode 6 2:20:10
The Match
Finlay is serving for a love match, but tensions rise over who will be his doubles partner...

Ready with his black bag, Doctor Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.

Starring John Gordon Sinclair.

AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor

Dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Dr Finlay …. John Gordon Sinclair
Dr Cameron …. Brian Pettifer
Janet …. Celia Imrie
Georgina McNab …. Siobhan Redmond
Nurse Angus …. Stella Gonet
John Angus …. Gordon Reid
Dre Freddie Lawrence …. Jamie Glover

Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.

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