Doctor Finlay - Complete Series Four DVD

Based on the characters created by Scots author A.J. Cronin, Doctor Finlay updates the popular series of the 1960s – Doctor Finlay’s Casebook. Set in the 1940s, the series chronicles life in the town of Tannochbraeas people come to terms with post-war problems and Doctor Finlay prepares to cope with upheaval in his personal and professional life. Starring David Rintoul, Annette Crosbie, Jason Flemyng and Ian Bannen. Episode 1 – Home Truths Dr Napier is intrigued by an ex-colonial couple recently returned from India who settle in Tannochbrae and refuse to have contact... with their mysterious daughter. Episode 2 – All Jock Tamson’s Bairns The medic temporarily hangs up his stethoscope to intervene in a confrontation between Irish farm labourers and irate locals who blame them for a typhus outbreak: resolving matters with a combination of tough talking and common sense. Episode 3 – Days of Grace Janet’s maternal instincts are aroused by the discovery of a day-old baby abandoned on the doorstep of Arden House. Episode 4 – A Simple Operation Dr Finlay stumbles across a murder while on a walking holiday. Episode 5 – Mercury A woman becomes convinced she has contracted syphilis from her husband, who indignantly claims he’s never had anaffair: raising suspicions that she is the one who has been unfaithful. Episode 6 - The Life of Men A patient’s deathbed murder confession presents Dr Finlay with a crisis of conscience: should he keep a secret entrusted tohim in strictest confidence or see to it that justice is done? Episode 7 – Still Waters Dr Cameron and Dr Finlay are given a frosty reception when called in to investigate an outbreak of unusual symptoms among the nuns of a convent in the Tannochbrae area. Episode 8 - Snowblind A festive special of the Highland medical drama. Snowdrifts cut off Arden House on the night before Hogmanay, forcing Janet and the doctors to face a long evening huddled in front of a roaring fire. As the hours drag on, tempers wear thin and a few old scores are settled before the crowing cock heralds the dawn. [show more]

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