Doctor Finlay Annette Crosbie as his housekeeper, Janet. Other central characters include Finlay's assistant, Dr. Neil, played by Jason Flemyng and Finlay's new partner, Dr. Napier, played by Jessica Turner. The series was a Scottish Television production (now known as STV Productions) that was filmed in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. It also used the Dumgoyne Peak and Loch Lomond as supposedly local backdrops although these are not close to Auchtermuchty. It aired in the U.S. on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre". 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
Barbara Mullen and "Innocent Sinners". She also played a notable role in the 1942 film version of Robert Ardrey's "Thunder Rock" as Ellen Kirby, the feminist who is jailed for her subversive ideas. She was married to documentary film-maker John Taylor, "Man of Aran"'s cameraman, and they had two daughters, Briged and Susannah. She appeared on television in America and Britain in programmes such as "Juno and the Paycock" and "The Danny Thomas Show" before being offered the role in "Dr. Finlay's Casebook", which began on the BBC in 1962. Her character, Janet McPherson, was the ever-efficient housekeeper to Doctors Finlay and