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's Casebook "Dr. Finlay's Casebook" were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 with some of the same actors from the television programme. Twenty episodes were broadcast on BBC 7 in the autumn of 2003 and have been repeated annually since. In 2001 and 2002, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a version of the original Cronin stories using the titles, "The Adventures of a Black Bag" and "Doctor Finlay – Further Adventures of a Black Bag"; these have been rebroadcast by BBC 7. The adaptations are set in Levenford, the original setting chosen by Cronin, rather than Tannochbrae. The role of Dr. Finlay was played