Dr. Finlay's Casebook 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 the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s. Cronin was the primary writer for the show between 1962 and 1964. The main characters were Dr. Finlay, the junior partner in the practice, played by Bill Simpson, Dr. Cameron, the craggy senior partner, played by Andrew Cruickshank and Janet, their unflappable housekeeper and receptionist at Arden House, played
Peter J. Hammond He also created the offbeat 1984 sitcom "Lame Ducks". In the 1980s and 1990s, Hammond wrote for popular ITV police/detective shows "The Gentle Touch", "The Bill" and "Wycliffe", as well as for "Doctor Finlay", the new production of the 1960s BBC series "Dr. Finlay's Casebook". He returned to the science fiction genre by writing an episode of the 1998 Sky One series "Space Island One", although his episode was ultimately one of those that went untransmitted until 2002. Work in the 2000s included many episodes of the popular murder mystery series "Midsomer Murders". He is best known for the creation