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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Series 8

1970 · 16 episodes · 13h 20m in all

Episodes

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    1. A Late Spring

    13 Sept 1970 · 50 min

    Dr. Cameron is afraid his partner means to leave him again: he's showing his usual alarming symptons of spring fever. Cameron makes an offer that everyone thinks is splendid. ""It'll give you a real anchor here, my boy"" says Finlay's father. But does an anchor have to resemble a ball and chain?

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    2. Dead Fall

    20 Sept 1970 · 50 min

    An accidental fall on to a stone floor and a baby is dead. The possibility that it was no accident is something that Cameron and Finlay are reluctant to face, but GPs have a duty to the public.

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    3. Comin' Thro' The Rye

    27 Sept 1970 · 50 min

    Dr. Finlay is concerned, and rightly so, when Dr. Cameron doesn't sleep at night, drives his car like a lunatic and tells Janet she is a 'very comely woman'.

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    4. The Builders

    4 Oct 1970 · 50 min

    It's natural for a man to retire to the town of his childhood. But a vital, energetic man like Elliot, former Governor of an Indian province, needs to be fully occupied. What can he find to do in a place like Tannochbrae?

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    5. Not Qualified

    11 Oct 1970 · 50 min

    Kate Dobbie complains of palpitations and of not being able to sleep at night. She is also frightened of dying. But Dr. Finlay is really disturbed when she tells him she is frightened of her husband.

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    6. Snares And Pitfalls

    18 Oct 1970 · 50 min

    When Annie Dougan claims she has been attacked by a man Mistress Niven is convinced she is lying and Dr. Finlay is uncertain of the girl's story. But Dr. Cameron has no opinion on the matter: he's too preoccupied with a certain Miss Wright.

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    7. Dorrity

    25 Oct 1970 · 50 min

    When her father dies Dorrity is left all alone in a bothy in the hills. Dr. Cameron feels sorry for the girl and invites her to stay at Arden House. And then the trouble begins.

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    8. Winter's Traces

    1 Nov 1970 · 50 min

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    9. The Honeypot

    8 Nov 1970 · 50 min

    Rich Americans can be very determined...

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    10. Made For Each Other

    22 Nov 1970 · 50 min

    Home to Tannochbrae after five years away and young Ian Webster finds everyone against him. Except Jess, his girl friend, and she loves him. That's the trouble.

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    11. A Good Prospect

    29 Nov 1970 · 50 min

    Eric Calder is a very clever young amateur boxer. But is he good enough to stay three rounds with the booth boxer in the travelling fair? Dr. Finlay thinks so. So does Eric himself. But there is a lot more at stake than the £2 prize money.

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    12. Responsibilities

    6 Dec 1970 · 50 min

    David Hamil has devoted his life to his dead wife's wish that their son should become a doctor. The boy is studying hard and it looks as if Hamil's aim is bound to be realised. But there are unforeseen obstacles just around the corner. One of them is a woman.

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    13. Dust

    13 Dec 1970 · 50 min

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    14. Itself And Friend

    20 Dec 1970 · 50 min

    When Bob Dewar wants a loan from the bank to open a garage Dr. Finlay decides to act as guarantor. But Dr. Cameron, although agreeing that Dewar is a skilful mechanic, has doubts about his business potential.

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    15. A Question Of Values

    27 Dec 1970 · 50 min

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    16. The Burgess Ticket

    3 Jan 1971 · 50 min

    Dr. Cameron tells a 63 year old patient: ""You're straining too hard, like an old horse teamed with a young one in the shafts. Why not ease off while the grass is still green?"" But easing off is far from easy. And Dr. Cameron's own sixty-fifth birthday is looming.

Dr. Finlay's Casebook Series 8: quick answers

How many episodes are in Dr. Finlay's Casebook Series 8?

Series 8 of Dr. Finlay's Casebook has 16 episodes, about 13 hours in total.

When did Dr. Finlay's Casebook Series 8 come out?

Series 8 premiered on 12 Sept 1970.

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