Doctor Finlay Doctor Finlay Doctor Finlay is a British television series based on A. J. Cronin's stories about the fictional medical hero, Dr. Finlay. It was first broadcast on the 5th March 1993 on ITV. It is a follow-up to "Dr. Finlay's Casebook", the successful BBC series and 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 practice at Arden House, Tannochbrae, Scotland. The show stars David Rintoul as Dr. Finlay, Ian Bannen as his semi-retired practice partner, Dr. Cameron, and
Thomas Matthew Finlay Edinburgh on 31 January 1954. He married Flora Rowan (1879-1949) in Cowdenbeath in 1914. They had three children: Frederick Henry Rowan Finlay (1915-1973); Margaret Haddow Finlay (1917-1958); and Robert Finlay (1923-1979). Thomas Matthew Finlay Dr Thomas Matthew Finlay FRSE EGS (17 September 1879-31 January 1954) was a Scottish geologist and palaeontologist. He was born at Sotrigarth in Sandwick, Shetland on 17 September 1879, the son of Frederick Souis Finlay (1852-1918) and his wife Mary Bruce Smith (1857-1937). From 1891 he lived with his maternal grandfather, Robert Smith, still in Sandwick. He was sent to Edinburgh in 1900/1901 and lodged in