Dr. Finlay's Casebook of honour at the British Medical Association's annual dinner to speak on medical matters as if he were a real GP. Following the assassination of President Kennedy on 22 November 1963, the BBC screened "Dr Finlay's Casebook" as part of its regular programming. There were reportedly over 2,000 phone calls and 500 letters and telegrams complaining about the decision. Dr. Finlay's Casebook Dr. Finlay's Casebook is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella entitled "Country Doctor", the storylines centred on a general medical practice in
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