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Country: United Kingdom · Type: Scripted

Genres: Drama

Years: 1962 - 1971

Seasons: 8 · Status: Ended

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Summary

Medical drama based on the Country Doctor novella by A. J. Cronin and set in the fictional Scottish village of Tannochbrae. Series follows the experienced and mildly conservative Dr Cameron (Andrew Cruickshank) and his adventurous and enquiring junior partner Dr Finlay (Bill Simpson).

Seasons (8)

Season 1

16 Aug 1962 – 1 Nov 1962 · 12 episodes

1It's All in the Mind16 Aug 1962
2A Taste of Dust23 Aug 1962
3The Quack30 Aug 1962
4Conduct Unbecoming6 Sep 1962
5What Money Can't Buy13 Sep 1962
6Cough Mixture20 Sep 1962
7Carver Tam27 Sep 1962
8What Women Will Do4 Oct 1962
9Snap Diagnosis11 Oct 1962
10The Dragon Plate18 Oct 1962
11A Spotless Reputation25 Oct 1962
12Behind Closed Doors1 Nov 1962

Season 2

5 Sep 1963 – 28 Jun 1964 · 40 episodes

1A Time for Laughing5 Sep 1963
2Clean Sweep12 Sep 1963
3The Heat of the Moment19 Sep 1963
4Cup, Hands or Cards26 Sep 1963
5A Time for Discretion4 Oct 1963
6Alice, Where Art Thou?11 Oct 1963
7Ride in a Wheelchair18 Oct 1963
8A Questionable Practice25 Oct 1963
9Odds on Johnny1 Nov 1963
10The Face Saver8 Nov 1963
11Room for Doubt15 Nov 1963
12Possessed of Devils6 Dec 1963
13Cry Wolf13 Dec 1963
14The Deep End20 Dec 1963
15The Polygraph27 Dec 1963
16A Present from Father5 Jan 1964
17A Test of Intelligence12 Jan 1964
18Charlie is My Darlin'19 Jan 1964
19My Late Dear Husband26 Jan 1964
20The Whit Hunter2 Feb 1964
21The Whole Truth9 Feb 1964
22A Shot in the Arm16 Feb 1964
23A Matter of Proof23 Feb 1964
24A Call from Cogger1 Mar 1964
25A Man May Drink8 Mar 1964
26The Big Fight15 Mar 1964
27Stranger in Town22 Mar 1964
28The Yellow Streak29 Mar 1964
29Without the City5 Apr 1964
30The Aristocrats12 Apr 1964
31The Spirit of Dr. McGregor26 Apr 1964
32Mortal Sin3 May 1964
33The Hallelujah Stakes10 May 1964
34Short of a Miracle17 May 1964
35The True Lochiel24 May 1964
36The Old Indomitable31 May 1964
37The Red Herring7 Jun 1964
38The Confrontation14 Jun 1964
39Dear Doctor21 Jun 1964
40The Doctor Cried28 Jun 1964

Season 3

3 Jan 1965 – 27 Jun 1965 · 26 episodes

1The Control Group3 Jan 1965
2The Raiders10 Jan 1965
3The Eternal Spring17 Jan 1965
4A Right to Live24 Jan 1965
5The Bull Call31 Jan 1965
6Devils Dozen7 Feb 1965
7Charity, Dr. Finlay14 Feb 1965
8Laughing Gas21 Feb 1965
9The Gate of the Year28 Feb 1965
10Off the Hook7 Mar 1965
11The Next Provost But One14 Mar 1965
12Soon or Late21 Mar 1965
13The Good Fisherman28 Mar 1965
14A Little Learning4 Apr 1965
15Belle11 Apr 1965
16In Committee18 Apr 1965
17Another Opinion25 Apr 1965
18The Spinster2 May 1965
19Medical Finance9 May 1965
20Beware of the Dog16 May 1965
21Doctor's Lines23 May 1965
22The Deceivers30 May 1965
23The End of the Season6 Jun 1965
24A Woman's Work13 Jun 1965
25The Immortal Memory20 Jun 1965
26An Evening Out27 Jun 1965

Season 4

21 Nov 1965 – 15 May 1966 · 26 episodes

1The Phantom Piper of Tannochbrae21 Nov 1965
2The Champion28 Nov 1965
3The Draper of Dumfries5 Dec 1965
4The Longest Visit12 Dec 1965
5Body and Soul19 Dec 1965
6The Vision26 Dec 1965
7Miss Letitia2 Jan 1966
8They Do It in Africa9 Jan 1966
9The Anxious Man16 Jan 1966
10Hear No Evil23 Jan 1966
11The General30 Jan 1966
12Free Medicine6 Feb 1966
13The Seniority Rule13 Feb 1966
14A Matter of Confidence20 Feb 1966
15For Services Rendered27 Feb 1966
16To Err is Human6 Mar 1966
17Better Safe Than Sorry13 Mar 1966
18O Sole Mio20 Mar 1966
19No Subsidy for Sin27 Mar 1966
20Kate and Robert3 Apr 1966
21Written with the Left Hand10 Apr 1966
22A Settled Man17 Apr 1966
23Crusade24 Apr 1966
24Legacy1 May 1966
25The Decision8 May 1966
26The Uninvited Guest15 May 1966

Season 5

25 Dec 1966 – 14 May 1967 · 19 episodes

1The Gifts of the Magi25 Dec 1966
2Resolution1 Jan 1967
3The Comical Lad8 Jan 1967
4Under the Hammer15 Jan 1967
5The Masterpiece22 Jan 1967
6Who Made You?29 Jan 1967
7Bird Seed and Begonias12 Feb 1967
8The Greatest Burden19 Feb 1967
9The Forgotten Enemy26 Feb 1967
10Possessed5 Mar 1967
11Life of a Salesman12 Mar 1967
12Over My Dead Body19 Mar 1967
13A Penny Saved2 Apr 1967
14Call in Cameron9 Apr 1967
15The Sons of the Hounds16 Apr 1967
16A Question of Conflict23 Apr 1967
17Advertising Matter30 Apr 1967
18A Happy Release7 May 1967
19Safety in Numbers14 May 1967

Season 6

2 Oct 1967 – 24 Mar 1968 · 26 episodes

1Criss-Cross2 Oct 1967
2The Emotional Factor9 Oct 1967
3Come Back, Little Willie16 Oct 1967
4Time Past - Time Future23 Oct 1967
5Buy Now - Pay Later30 Oct 1967
6Accidents Never Happen6 Nov 1967
7Random Sample13 Nov 1967
8Tell Me True20 Nov 1967
9Persons Unknown27 Nov 1967
10It's the System4 Dec 1967
11Death is a Colony11 Dec 1967
12The McTavish Bequest18 Dec 1967
13Unfit to Marry24 Dec 1967
14The Public Patient31 Dec 1967
15A Moral Problem7 Jan 1968
16The Cheats14 Jan 1968
17Conscience Clause21 Jan 1968
18The Dynamiser28 Jan 1968
19The North Side of Ben Vorlich4 Feb 1968
20Out of the Blue11 Feb 1968
21The Equilibrium18 Feb 1968
22Is There Anybody There? Said the Traveller25 Feb 1968
23For Richer, for Poorer3 Mar 1968
24Sweet Sorrow10 Mar 1968
25Scots Wha Hae17 Mar 1968
26To Janet - A Son24 Mar 1968

Season 7

9 Mar 1969 – 31 Aug 1969 · 26 episodes

1The Visitation9 Mar 1969
2The Honours List16 Mar 1969
3The Times We Live In23 Mar 1969
4Pastures New30 Mar 1969
5The Greatest of These is Charity6 Apr 1969
6A Man of Parts13 Apr 1969
7A Dove in the Nest20 Apr 1969
8Big Ben27 Apr 1969
9The Barrier4 May 1969
10The Rat Race11 May 1969
11Put Your Cross Here18 May 1969
12The Stick of the Rocket25 May 1969
13Fresh Worlds1 Jun 1969
14Conquest8 Jun 1969
15The Facts of Life15 Jun 1969
16Single or Return22 Jun 1969
17Oak, Mahogany or Walnut29 Jun 1969
18The Call6 Jul 1969
19Lack of Communication13 Jul 1969
20Monstrous Regiment20 Jul 1969
21Blood and State27 Jul 1969
22Action, Dr. Cameron3 Aug 1969
23The Will to Live10 Aug 1969
24The Evangelist17 Aug 1969
25The Cheap Departed24 Aug 1969
26Opportunity and Inclination31 Aug 1969

Season 8

13 Sep 1970 – 3 Jan 1971 · 16 episodes

1A Late Spring13 Sep 1970
2Dead Fall20 Sep 1970
3Comin' Thro' the Rye27 Sep 1970
4The Builders4 Oct 1970
5Not Qualified11 Oct 1970
6Snares and Pitfalls18 Oct 1970
7Dorrity25 Oct 1970
8Winter's Traces1 Nov 1970
9The Honeypot8 Nov 1970
10Made for Each Other22 Nov 1970
11A Good Prospect29 Nov 1970
12Responsibilities6 Dec 1970
13Dust13 Dec 1970
14Itself and Friend20 Dec 1970
15A Question of Values27 Dec 1970
16The Burgess Ticket3 Jan 1971

Cast

Bill SimpsonDr. Alan Finlay

Andrew CruickshankDr. Angus Cameron

Barbara MullenJanet MacPherson

Eric WoodburnDr. Alexander Snoddie

Effie MorrisonMistress Niven

Neil WilsonSgt. Gilbey

David MacmillanConstable Dickie

Molly UrquhartMatron

Robert JamesMr. Gibson

Delia PatonSister

Bryden MurdochGalbraith

Marigold SharmanMrs. Rae

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