Dr. Finlay Dr. Finlay Dr. Finlay is a fictional character, the hero of a series of stories by Scottish author A. J. Cronin. First appearing in Cronin's novella entitled "Country Doctor" and in several subsequent short stories published in "Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan" magazine from 1935 through 1939, Dr. Finlay Hylsop is a general physician beginning his practice in the fictional Scottish town of Levenford. One of the later short stories would take him to the lochside village of Tannochbrae. In these stories, he was charming and became well-acquainted with his patients over many years. It was thus his trademark to
Barbara Mullen and "Innocent Sinners". She also played a notable role in the 1942 film version of Robert Ardrey's "Thunder Rock" as Ellen Kirby, the feminist who is jailed for her subversive ideas. She was married to documentary film-maker John Taylor, "Man of Aran"'s cameraman, and they had two daughters, Briged and Susannah. She appeared on television in America and Britain in programmes such as "Juno and the Paycock" and "The Danny Thomas Show" before being offered the role in "Dr. Finlay's Casebook", which began on the BBC in 1962. Her character, Janet McPherson, was the ever-efficient housekeeper to Doctors Finlay and