Dr. Finlay 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 1935 through 1939, Dr. Finlay Hylsop is a general physician beginning his practice in the fictional Scottish town of Levenford. One of the later short stories would take him to the lochside village of Tannochbrae. In these stories, he was charming and became well-acquainted with his patients over many years. It was thus his trademark to
Finlay Roberts almost returns to her when Irene attempts to use her younger brother Damian (Matt Doran) as leverage. However, Damian tells Finlay to keep her new life and Finlay tells him he should make the break from Irene as well. Fin discovers Sophie is pregnant by her late boyfriend David Croft (Guy Pearce). When Sophie starts dating Simon Fitzgerald (Richard Norton), Fin betrays her confidence and tells him about the pregnancy. Finlay makes friends with Meg Bowman and is upset by her death from leukaemia. She dates Randy Evans (Murray Bartlett), who Michael disapproves of. When she asks to go away