List of Dr. Finlay's Casebook episodes

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This is a list of Dr. Finlay's Casebook television episodes from the series that ran from 1962 until 1971. It had eight series of original episodes. Series one to seven aired in black and white, series eight was aired in colour. A total of 191 50-minute episodes were produced; 122 are missing.

Contents

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesPremiered:Ended:
11216 August 19621 November 1962
2405 September 196328 June 1964
3263 January 196527 June 1965
42621 November 196515 May 1966
51925 December 196614 May 1967
6262 October 196724 March 1968
7269 March 196931 August 1969
81613 September 19703 January 1971

Episodes

Series 1 (1962)

This series is the only series to have no episodes missing.


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in
Series
TitleAirdate
11"It's All in the Mind"16 August 1962
22"A Taste of Dust"23 August 1962
33"The Quack"30 August 1962
44"Conduct Unbecoming"6 September 1962
55"What Money Can't Buy"13 September 1962
66"Cough Mixture"20 September 1962
77"Carver Tam"27 September 1962
88"What Women Will Do"4 October 1962
99"Snap Diagnosis"11 October 1962
1010"The Dragon Plate"18 October 1962
1111"A Spotless Reputation"25 October 1962
1212"Behind Closed Doors"1 November 1962

Series 2 (1963–64)


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Series
TitleAirdateNotes
131"A Time for Laughing"5 September 1963
142"Clean Sweep"12 September 1963
153"The Heat of the Moment"19 September 1963
164"Cup, Hands or Cards"26 September 1963
175"A Time for Discretion"4 October 1963Missing.
186"Alice, Where Art Thou?"11 October 1963Missing.
197"Ride in a Wheelchair"18 October 1963Missing.
208"A Questionable Practice"25 October 1963Previously missing; recovered in 2016.
219"Odds on Johnny"1 November 1963Missing.
2210"The Face Saver"8 November 1963Missing.
2311"Room for Doubt"15 November 1963Missing.
2412"Possessed of Devils"6 December 1963Missing.
2513"Cry Wolf"13 December 1963Missing.
2614"The Deep End"20 December 1963Missing.
2715"The Polygraph"27 December 1963
2816"A Present from Father"5 January 1964
2917"A Test of Intelligence"12 January 1964
3018"Charlie is My Darlin'"19 January 1964Missing.
3119"My Late Dear Husband"26 January 1964Missing.
3220"The White Hunter"2 February 1964Missing.
3321"The Whole Truth"9 February 1964Missing.
3422"A Shot in the Arm"16 February 1964Missing.
3523"A Matter of Proof"23 February 1964Missing.
3624"A Call from Cogger"1 March 1964Missing.
3725"A Man May Drink"8 March 1964Missing.
3826"The Big Fight"15 March 1964Missing.
3927"Stranger in Town"22 March 1964Missing.
4028"The Yellow Streak"29 March 1964Missing.
4129"Without the City"5 April 1964Missing.
4230"The Aristocrats"12 April 1964Missing.
4331"The Spirit of Dr. McGregor"26 April 1964
4432"Mortal Sin"3 May 1964Missing.
4533"The Hallelujah Stakes"10 May 1964Missing.
4634"Short of a Miracle"17 May 1964Missing.
4735"The True Lochiel"24 May 1964Missing.
4836"The Old Indomitable"31 May 1964Missing.
4937"The Red Herring"7 June 1964
5038"The Confrontation"14 June 1964
5139"Dear Doctor"21 June 1964Missing.
5240"The Doctor Cried"28 June 1964Missing.

Series 3 (1965)


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Series
TitleAirdateNotes
531"The Control Group"3 January 1965Missing.
542"The Raiders"10 January 1965Missing.
553"The Eternal Spring"17 January 1965Missing.
564"A Right to Live"24 January 1965
575"The Bull Calf"31 January 1965Missing.
586"Devil's Dozen"7 February 1965Missing.
597"Charity, Dr Finlay"14 February 1965
608"Laughing Gas"21 February 1965Missing.
619"The Gate of the Year"28 February 1965
6210"Off the Hook"7 March 1965
6311"The Next Provost But One"14 March 1965
6412"Soon or Late"21 March 1965Incomplete
6513"The Good Fisherman"28 March 1965Missing.
6614"A Little Learning"4 April 1965
6715"Belle"11 April 1965
6816"In Committee"18 April 1965
6917"Another Opinion"25 April 1965
7018"The Spinster"2 May 1965
7119"Medical Finance"9 May 1965
7220"Beware of the Dog"16 May 1965
7321"Doctor's Lines"23 May 1965
7422"The Deceivers"30 May 1965
7523"The End of the Season"6 June 1965
7624"A Woman's Work"13 June 1965
7725"The Immortal Memory"20 June 1965
7826"An Evening Out"27 June 1965Missing.

Series 4 (1965–66)


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Series
TitleAirdateNotes
791"The Phantom Piper of Tannochbrae"21 November 1965
802"The Champion"28 November 1965Missing.
813"The Draper of Dumfries"5 December 1965Missing.
824"The Longest Visit"12 December 1965Missing.
835"Body and Soul"19 December 1965Missing.
846"The Vision"26 December 1965Missing.
857"Miss Letitia"2 January 1966Missing.
868"They Do It in Africa"9 January 1966Missing.
879"The Anxious Man"16 January 1966Missing.
8810"Hear No Evil"23 January 1966Missing.
8911"The General"30 January 1966Missing.
9012"Free Medicine"6 February 1966Missing.
9113"The Seniority Rule"13 February 1966Missing.
9214"A Matter of Confidence"20 February 1966Missing.
9315"For Services Rendered"27 February 1966Missing.
9416"To Err is Human"6 March 1966Missing.
9517"Better Safe Than Sorry"13 March 1966Missing.
9618"O Sole Mio"20 March 1966Missing.
9719"No Subsidy for Sin"27 March 1966Missing.
9820"Kate and Robert"3 April 1966Missing.
9921"Written with the Left Hand"10 April 1966
10022"A Settled Man"17 April 1966Missing.
10123"Crusade"24 April 1966
10224"Legacy"1 May 1966Missing.
10325"The Decision"8 May 1966Missing.
10426"The Uninvited Guest"15 May 1966Missing.

Series 5 (1966–67)


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in
Series
TitleAirdateNotes
1051"The Gifts of the Magi"25 December 1966
1062"Resolution"1 January 1967Missing.
1073"The Comical Lad"8 January 1967Missing.
1084"Under the Hammer"15 January 1967Missing.
1095"The Masterpiece"22 January 1967Missing.
1106"Who Made You?"29 January 1967Missing.
1117"Bird Seed and Begonias"12 February 1967Missing.
1128"The Greatest Burden"19 February 1967Missing.
1139"The Forgotten Enemy"26 February 1967Missing.
11410"Possessed"5 March 1967Missing.
11511"Life of a Salesman"12 March 1967Missing.
11612"Over My Dead Body"19 March 1967Missing.
11713"A Penny Saved"2 April 1967Missing.
11814"Call in Cameron"9 April 1967
11915"The Sons of the Hounds"16 April 1967
12016"A Question of Conflict"23 April 1967
12117"Advertising Matter"30 April 1967
12218"A Happy Release"7 May 1967
12319"Safety in Numbers"14 May 1967Missing.

Series 6 (1967–68)


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Series
TitleAirdateNotes
1241"Criss-Cross"2 October 1967Missing.
1252"The Emotional Factor"9 October 1967Missing.
1263"Come Back, Little Willie"16 October 1967Missing.
1274"Time Past - Time Future"23 October 1967Missing.
1285"Buy Now - Pay Later"30 October 1967
1296"Accidents Never Happen"6 November 1967Missing.
1307"Random Sample"13 November 1967Missing.
1318"Tell Me True"20 November 1967
1329"Persons Unknown"27 November 1967Missing
13310"It's the System"4 December 1967Missing.
13411"Death is a Colony"11 December 1967Missing.
13512"The McTavish Bequest"18 December 1967Missing.
13613"Unfit to Marry"24 December 1967Previously missing; recovered in 2022.
13714"The Public Patient"31 December 1967
13815"A Moral Problem"7 January 1968
13916"The Cheats"14 January 1968
14017"Conscience Clause"21 January 1968
14118"The Dynamiser"28 January 1968Missing.
14219"The North Side of Ben Vorlich"4 February 1968Missing.
14320"Out of the Blue"11 February 1968Missing.
14421"The Equilibrium"18 February 1968Missing.
14522""Is There Anybody There?" Said The Traveller"25 February 1968Missing.
14623"For Richer, for Poorer"3 March 1968Missing.
14724"Sweet Sorrow"10 March 1968Missing.
14825"Scots Wha Hae"17 March 1968Missing.
14926"To Janet - A Son"24 March 1968Missing.

Series 7 (1969)


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in
Series
TitleAirdateNotes
1501"The Visitation"9 March 1969Missing.
1512"The Honours List"16 March 1969Missing.
1523"The Times We Live In"23 March 1969Missing.
1534"Pastures New"30 March 1969Missing.
1545"The Greatest of These is Charity"6 April 1969Missing.
1556"A Man of Parts"13 April 1969Missing.
1567"A Dove in the Nest"20 April 1969Missing.
1578"Big Ben"27 April 1969Missing.
1589"The Barrier"4 May 1969Missing.
15910"The Rat Race"11 May 1969Missing.
16011"Put Your Cross Here"18 May 1969Missing.
16112"The Stick of the Rocket"25 May 1969Missing.
16213"Fresh Worlds"1 June 1969Missing.
16314"Conquest"8 June 1969Missing.
16415"The Facts of Life"15 June 1969Missing.
16516"Single or Return"22 June 1969Missing.
16617"Oak, Mahogany or Walnut"29 June 1969Missing.
16718"The Call"6 July 1969Missing.
16819"Lack of Communication"13 July 1969
16920"Monstrous Regiment"20 July 1969Missing.
17021"Blood and State"27 July 1969Missing.
17122"Action, Dr Cameron"3 August 1969Missing.
17223"The Will to Live"10 August 1969Missing.
17324"The Evangelist"17 August 1969Missing.
17425"The Cheap Departed"24 August 1969Missing.
17526"Opportunity and Inclination"31 August 1969

Series 8 (1970–71)

This series was produced in colour. This was the final series.


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in
Series
TitleAirdateNotes
1761"A Late Spring"13 September 1970
1772"Dead Fall"20 September 1970Missing.
1783"Comin' Thro' The Rye"27 September 1970
1794"The Builders"4 October 1970Missing.
1805"Not Qualified"11 October 1970
1816"Snares and Pitfalls"18 October 1970Missing.
1827"Dorrity"25 October 1970
1838"Winter's Traces"1 November 1970Missing.
1849"The Honeypot"8 November 1970
18510"Made for Each Other"22 November 1970Missing.
18611"A Good Prospect"29 November 1970
18712"Responsibilities"6 December 1970
18813"Dust"13 December 1970Missing.
18914"Itself and Friend"20 December 1970Missing.
19015"A Question of Values"27 December 1970
19116"The Burgess Ticket"3 January 1971

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