Dr. Finlay Brian Pettifer as Dr. Cameron, Katy Murphy as Janet, and a recurring role of nurse Peggy Angus played by Sharon Small. This was followed by two series of "Dr. Finley: Further Adventures of a Black Bag" in 2002 and 2003, with Sinclair and Pettifer joined by Celia Imrie as Janet, and Stella Gonet as Nurse Angus. 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
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,