Dr. Finlay's Casebook - Season 7
Season 7
Network
Episodes26
DatesMar 9, 1969 - Aug 31, 1969
Episodes
Season 7Episode 150 min
The Visitation
Miss Seymour is the headmistress of a boarding school for the daughters of gentlemen. She has strong ideas about discipline and ladylike behaviour and her teaching methods are Victorian to say the least. During a rehearsal for a school play one of the girls falls off the stage and dislocates her shoulder. Dr. Finlay is sent for, and though he is greatly liked by the girls Miss Seymour has doubts about his influence on them.
Mar 9, 1969
Season 7Episode 250 min
The Honours List
There is justice in the world - at least Janet and Dr. Finlay think so - when it is announced that Dr. Cameron is to receive the Hamilton Society Award, given to the medical practitioner who has best served his profession in the last five years.
Mar 16, 1969
Season 7Episode 350 min
The Times We Live In
Young and attractive Clare Simmons, who is the pianist at the local cinema, is on her way home from work. As she quickly walks along a deserted lane she becomes aware of someone following her...
Mar 23, 1969
Season 7Episode 450 min
Pastures New
Mistress Niven, the local gossip and an unqualified nurse, is about to run into serious trouble with Dr. Finlay for endangering the life of a child by treating him unofficially and diagnosing incorrectly. Because there is no way Finlay can resort to law he sends Janet with a very scathing letter, which unfortunately never gets delivered.
Mar 30, 1969
Season 7Episode 550 min
The Greatest of These is Charity
When the Reverend John Scott becomes the target for abuse and calls for his dismissal by the townsfolk, old friend Dr. Cameron takes a personal interest. True, Scott had failed to turn up at christenings and funerals, and at one point had all but slandered the whole congregation, but as incident piled upon incident it became obvious to Cameron that there was a major health problem involved.
Apr 6, 1969
Season 7Episode 650 min
A Man of Parts
In 1931, as today, outbreaks of violence were a disturbing social problem. Finlay sees it as a direct result of inadequate and poor housing, and when it is decided to preserve a Roman fort newly discovered on a site earmarked for council houses he is angry, to say the least.
Apr 13, 1969
Season 7Episode 750 min
A Dove in the Nest
When a qualified District Nurse arrives in Tannochbrae, Mistress Niven realises her own job may be in jeopardy and does her best to get rid of her rival.
Apr 20, 1969
Season 7Episode 850 min
Big Ben
One of the major issues of today is discrimination and when the wife of a dwarf is involved in an accident it is soon evident that even in Tannochbrae it is nothing new.
Apr 27, 1969
Season 7Episode 950 min
The Barrier
Janet is behaving a little out of character, showing irritation over even the slightest triviality. Unfortunately Cameron is too preoccupied with a patient, and when Finlay eventually points out that something may be wrong physically it is almost too late to do anything.
May 4, 1969
Season 7Episode 1050 min
The Rat Race
In 1931, as today, one could not help being politically conscious and Dr. Finlay is no exception - as Janet and Dr. Cameron find out.
May 11, 1969
Season 7Episode 1150 min
Put Your Cross Here
Dr. Finlay is a candidate in the forthcoming by-election. With only a few weeks to go his canvass returns show he is making little impact on the electorate. But when Cameron sends a helper his way it becomes increasingly obvious that he will not only save his deposit but also give his three opponents a run for their money.
May 18, 1969
Season 7Episode 1250 min
The Stick of the Rocket
After his defeat in the by-election Dr. Finlay is not his usual self. It may be that he is just run down, but when he insults a wealthy hypochondriac and is rude to Dr. Snoddie, Dr. Cameron begins to realise there is more to it than that.
May 25, 1969
Season 7Episode 1350 min
Fresh Worlds
Dr. Finlay receives an offer of an appointment at a London clinic, initially for a one month trial period, and as things are a little strained at Arden House Cameron considers it best for everyone that he accepts. But no-one foresees that at a party Finlay will meet an old 'friend'.
Jun 1, 1969
Season 7Episode 1450 min
Conquest
As the days go by at his new post in a London clinic things run pretty smoothly until Finlay disagrees with Dr. Maddock over the treatment of a patient who seems to be in a state of physical and mental decay.
Jun 8, 1969
Season 7Episode 1550 min
The Facts of Life
Dr. Finlay has received an offer to become medical superintendent of a fashionable London nursing home. At first Dr. Cameron and Janet are not unduly worried, but when they learn that Barbara Pritchard has taken the first steps towards a divorce they realise that this could be the end.
Jun 15, 1969
Season 7Episode 1650 min
Single or Return
Among the passengers on the London to Perth midday express is Dr. Finlay. Like several of his travelling companions he has a personal problem, which is eventually solved by a turn of events during the journey.
Jun 22, 1969
Season 7Episode 1750 min
Oak, Mahogany or Walnut
When Tannochbrae's undertaker James Gibson finds convincing evidence that he himself is shortly to join the clients who have gone before his attitude towards the subject of death undergoes a radical change.
Jun 29, 1969
Season 7Episode 1850 min
The Call
Dr. Finlay, like most medical men, has no time for faith healers. But when one of them, Andrew Telfer, arrives in Tannochbrae and cures one of his patients Finlay begins to have second thoughts - especially when the cure is confirmed by a specialist.
Jul 6, 1969
Season 7Episode 1950 min
Lack of Communication
Silence reigns supreme in Arden House. Neither doctor is talking to the other and it is left to Janet to try and bring them together. Not an easy task when she has no idea what caused the silence between them in the first place, though Mistress Niven has.
Jul 13, 1969
Season 7Episode 2050 min
Monstrous Regiment
For a long time Dr. Snoddie has been trying to find a way of getting rid of his assistant Dr. Coutts. When he finds that she has been contravening regulations by handing out advice on a controversial subject it looks as though the perfect opportunity has arrived.
Jul 20, 1969
Season 7Episode 2150 min
Blood and State
Sgt. Gilbey is on holiday and unfortunately his replacement Sgt. renfrew is a stickler for regulations. When he finds Dr. Finlay's car causing an obstruction he all but books him. Finlay storms back to Arden House...
Jul 27, 1969
Season 7Episode 2250 min
Action, Dr. Cameron
A medical documentary film is being made in Tannochbrae. This causes a great deal of excitement locally, and when Cameron is invited to appear before the cameras he is delighted.
Aug 3, 1969
Season 7Episode 2350 min
The Will to Live
When Janet takes a holiday in the Hebrides the partners at Arden House find themselves having to take care of domestic problems as well as medical ones.
Aug 10, 1969
Season 7Episode 2450 min
The Evangelist
The arrival of Brother Jonas Jackson, a touring hell-fire and brimstone evangelist has immediate repercussions in Tannochbrae - some comic, some very much less so.
Aug 17, 1969
Season 7Episode 2550 min
The Cheap Departed
When Dr. Cameron is followed on his rounds by a perpetually smiling young man he is puzzled. But the young man's motives become clear when Cameron learns that the lad is the son of a North Country couple who have recently inherited the local undertaker's business.
Aug 24, 1969
Season 7Episode 2650 min
Opportunity and Inclination
When Peggy Davidson, the wife of a wealthy newspaper owner, returns to Tannochbrae Dr. Cameron is deeply concerned. When she was last in the area she attempted suicide. Relations with her husband are still strained and he fears she will make another attempt.
Aug 31, 1969
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