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
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,