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Doctor Finlay

 
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Doctor Finlay

  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Period Show, Medical Show
  • Themes: Starting Over, Home From the War, Doctors and Patients
  • Director: Patrick Lau
  • Release Year: 1993
  • Country: UK
  • Run Time: 60 minutes

Plot

A doctor still dealing with the aftermath of war discovers the toll the war has taken at home in this miniseries based on the novel by A.J. Cronin. Dr. John Finlay (David Rintoul) is a physician who returns to the small Scottish town of Tannochbrae after serving in the Army as a medical officer during World War II. Finlay is still attempting to readjust to civilian life after witnessing the horrors of war as he goes back to his medical practice with his elderly colleague Dr. Alexander Cameron (Ian Bannen). While the irascible Cameron is the same as he's always been, Finlay soon discovers Tannochbrae is a very different place, as poverty and the hardships of the war have left their mark, and his fiancée opted to break off their engagement while he was away. As Finlay attempts to put his life back together, he also struggles to help rebuild his hometown while he treats the physical end emotional maladies of the people of Tannochbrae. Originally produced for British television, Dr. Finlay was first seen in America as part of the acclaimed PBS anthology series Masterpiece Theatre; Cronin's novel was also the basis of a British television series in the mid-'60s. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Credit

Patrick Lau - Director, Peter Wolves - Producer, Lesley Bruce - Screenwriter, A.J. Cronin - Book Author

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Episodes

Doctor Finlay: The Greatness and the Power
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Doctor Finlay
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Format Medical drama
Created by A. J. Cronin
Starring David Rintoul
Ian Bannen
Annette Crosbie
Jason Flemyng
Jessica Turner
Country of origin  United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 27
Production
Executive producer(s) Robert Love
Bernard Krichefski
Bill Clark
Producer(s) STV Productions
Running time 60 minutes
(including adverts)
Broadcast
Original channel ITV
Original run 5 January 1993 –
20 December 1996

Doctor Finlay is a British television series based on A. J. Cronin's stories about the fictional hero, Dr. Finlay. It is a follow-up to Dr. Finlay's Casebook, the successful BBC series. The show stars David Rintoul as Dr. Finlay, Ian Bannen as his semi-retired practice partner, Dr. Cameron, and Annette Crosbie as his housekeeper, Janet. Other central characters includ Finlay's assistant, Dr. Neil, played by Jason Flemyng and Finlay's new partner, Dr. Napier, played by Jessica Turner. The series is a Scottish Television production (now known as STV Productions) that was filmed in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. It aired in the U.S. on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre.

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