Series 3

1. The Control Group

1965-01-03 · 50m

Alan Findlay runs into trouble when he is asked by the Ministry of Health to organise a free milk experiment at the local school.

2. The Raiders

1965-01-10 · 50m

Roddy Munro is the envy of every lad in Tannochbrae. After giving up his clerical job it is the day of his first match as a professional footballer and the Tannochbrae United Supporters' Club are away in force to Kinleven to cheer him on. An added incentive for Roddy is the news that several of the bigger English clubs are sending scouts to watch him. There is just one snag - and it is Dr. Finlay, himself a keen supporter of the local team, who spots it and becomes involved in a most unprofessional piece of work.

3. The Eternal Spring

1965-01-17 · 50m

On a fishing expedition Dr. Finlay makes an unusual 'catch' when he attends to a stranger hurt in a fall. His patient is Anthony Hay, a well-known London actor staying in Tannochbrae to rest, so he says. But there is something about him that arouses Finlay's suspicions. And why is Hay's wife so anxious to keep him away from doctors?

4. A Right To Live

1965-01-24 · 50m

When Finlay delivers a baby at the Cottage Hospital the result is entirely unexpected and he finds himself up against two dilemmas in quick succession. How can he aid a mother who refuses to be aided, and has he or has he not a case of murder on his hands?

5. The Bull Call

1965-01-31 · 50m

When Alan Finlay is persuaded to act as midwife to a prize cow his act of kindness to a dumb animal provokes the wrath of local vet Lewis Gilbride. In no time at all there is a state of war between Gilbride and Arden House and it takes a spot of quiet detective work by Dr. Cameron to restore peace.

6. Devils Dozen

1965-02-07 · 50m

Problems in one of the two local bakehouses have Drs. Finlay and Cameron taking a strictly professional interest in a batch of twelve twopenny mutton pies which have caused a good deal of trouble in Tannochbrae.

7. Charity, Dr. Finlay

1965-02-14 · 50m

8. Laughing Gas

1965-02-21 · 50m

The meanest man in Tannochbrae is Mr. Cogger. When Dr. Finlay is called out to visit Cogger's housekeeper he finds that her trouble is an ailment of the pay-packet. He gives her cheeseparing employer a simple piece of advice.

9. The Gate Of The Year

1965-02-28 · 50m

10. Off The Hook

1965-03-07 · 50m

Alan Finlay has been attending a course in medical hypnotism. Though Dr. Cameron refuses to let him try out his new knowledge on his asthma, but Finlay soon gets the chance when treating Hilda, daughter of the local pawnbroker Henry Brown. But he comes across much deeper problems than he expected.

11. The Next Provost But One

1965-03-14 · 50m

All seem set for Henry MacAlpine to be elected Treasurer of the Burgh Council, just one step away from almost certain appointment as the next Provost. But he is involved in a car crash in unusual circumstances - a situation which presents Dr. Finlay with one of the most difficult decisions of his life.

12. Soon Or Late

1965-03-21 · 50m

Old Mr. Lennox, a retired university lecturer, has been smitten with an incurable and painful disease. He hints to Dr. Cameron that he would welcome an 'accident, but naturally Cameron has to remain deaf to any such suggestion. However, Lennox has a housekeeper, Maggie Rankin, who is deeply devoted to him. Overworked and under intense emotional strain she has to watch him suffer needless agony.

13. The Good Fisherman

1965-03-28 · 50m

A new minister, the Rev. Craig, arrives in Tannochbrae. A keen angler, he and Dr. Finlay appear to have a lot in common at first. But in dealing with the problems of bedridden widower Tom Farquhar and his daughter Betty their temperaments and views of life come into opposition.

14. A Little Learning

1965-04-04 · 50m

Lucy Burns, a new young teacher at the local school, is giving the dominie Mr. Miller an uneasy time. Matters come to a head when she tries to have a family of tinkers enrolled at the school. But Miller is not the only one worried over Miss Burns. Young Dr. Finlay has his concerns as well.

15. Belle

1965-04-11 · 50m

Dr. Finlay discovers that a sixteen year old girl has had an illegal operation, but she won't name the person who carried it out. Her father encourages her silence as he fears the shame that the disclosure will bring to his family. Meanwhile Dr. Cameron has to cope with Mrs. Yeldham, pregnant and already with a large family - and a husband who has just been sacked from his job at the local quarry.

16. In Committee

1965-04-18 · 50m

17. Another Opinion

1965-04-25 · 50m

An outbreak of measles means extra work for Dr. Finlay, and Dr. Snoddie adds to the burden by demanding that the relevant paperwork is brought up to date immediately. Then Dr. Cameron takes to his bed with what he thinks is measles and Finlay diagnoses as a heavy cold. To make matters worse Finlay is called out urgently to Ian Grant, the greengrocer's son. Not knowing young Grant has deserted from a Military Hospital because the surgeon is going to amputate his leg, Finlay rushes him to the local hospital and calls in a specialist.

18. The Spinster

1965-05-02 · 50m

19. Medical Finance

1965-05-09 · 50m

Doctors Finlay and Cameron are faced with the annual problem of sorting out their financial affairs. Cameron is far too easy-going about making his patients pay promptly: Finlay believes in trying to run things on a businesslike basis. But the real bogey man is the local Income Tax Inspector!

20. Beware Of The Dog

1965-05-16 · 50m

Alan Finlay and local vet Lewis Gilbride team up when a local farmer shoots an Alsatian dog which has all the symptoms of the dreaded disease rabies. There is more concern when it appears that one of Finlay's patients has been bitten by a dog. Is there a connection?

21. Doctor's Lines

1965-05-23 · 50m

22. The Deceivers

1965-05-30 · 50m

23. The End Of The Season

1965-06-06 · 50m

24. A Woman's Work

1965-06-13 · 50m

25. The Immortal Memory

1965-06-20 · 50m

26. An Evening Out

1965-06-27 · 50m

An upper-crust English girl falls for Dr. Finlay.