Dr. Finlay's Casebook of honour at the British Medical Association's annual dinner to speak on medical matters as if he were a real GP. Following the assassination of President Kennedy on 22 November 1963, the BBC screened "Dr Finlay's Casebook" as part of its regular programming. There were reportedly over 2,000 phone calls and 500 letters and telegrams complaining about the decision. Dr. Finlay's Casebook Dr. Finlay's Casebook is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella entitled "Country Doctor", the storylines centred on a general medical practice in
Dr. Finlay partner Dr. Cameron, played by Andrew Cruickshank, with Janet, their unflappable housekeeper and receptionist at Arden House, played by Barbara Mullen. Dr. Finlay returned to television with the ITV series, "Doctor Finlay", continuing the stories into the late 1940s, which featured David Rintoul as Dr. Finlay, Ian Bannen as Dr. Cameron, and Annette Crosbie as Janet. It later aired in the U.S. on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre". The characters made their return to radio in 2001, when BBC Radio 4 broadcast the six-episode series, "Dr. Finley: Adventures of a Black Bag", set in Levenford, with John Gordon Sinclair voicing Dr. Finlay,