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
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