Dr Finlay
The Complete BBC Radio Collection
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Narrated by:
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David Tennant
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John Gordon Sinclair
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Celia Imrie
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full cast
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By:
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A. J. Cronin
About this listen
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
In this complete BBC Radio collection, we meet the surprising Dr Finlay as he is welcomed to the practise with a black eye. Over the course of these series the early years of Dr Finlay are explored, as he gets to grips with the locals in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford. His patients range from the stingiest and most cunning widow in Scotland to a pantomime actress, and from a hen-pecked husband who disappears to the wife of a football hero. Then there are the Scobie sisters, who have managed to live together for fifteen years without speaking. Finlay tackles them all with compassion and his trademark Scottish humour.
Starring John Gordon Sinclair as Scotland's most celebrated doctor, along with Brian Pettifer, Celia Imrie, David Tennant and Stella Gonet.
Produced by Jeremy Howe and Vic Beeby
Dramatised by Sue Rodwell
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- Darran Hughes
- 08-11-20
An enjoyable romp with the famous Scottish Doctor
Thought I would give this a shot and glad I did, enjoyed every episode from start to finish.
Well scripted with full cast.
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- dp litchfield
- 18-11-21
a nice radio drama
got this after falling in love with the citadel dramatisation. it fell a little bit short but an enjoyable amble through the medical world of rural Scotland. give it a go.
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- lizzie
- 13-01-24
Enjoyed but not enough to listen to book 2
Enjoyed but disappointed that I guessed who the killer was and felt the ending was a bit weak for me.
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- ChrisH
- 22-05-20
a good listen
a good old fashioned radio series, easy to listen too and very enjoyable.
wish there were more like this
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- LinZ
- 05-09-20
Not as fun as expected
Not quite as funny as I expected. Some parts were giggle-worthy and other parts were just downright sad.
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- KL1
- 09-01-20
Dr Finley
Excellent suspension with many different stories to entertain you. This is done by a full cast and a narration
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- Ginger
- 01-01-22
Good stories
That key ingredient of wanting to know what happens was present in every 30 minute story. Great insight into pre war, pre antibiotics general practice. Good characters. Slight difficulty in differentiation of voices (Dr Cameron/Dr Finlay).
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- Somebodyelse
- 05-08-20
Brilliant
Brilliant performance, by a fabulous cast. Great script. Awesome production. Highly recommend, especially to anyone studying 20th century social history. I remember reading Cronin, as my grandparents had all his books, when I was in my early teens. I loved them then and still love them now. They offer a fascinating insight into a world pre-NHS, when so many diseases, now treatable, often led to death 75+ years ago. Cronin was up there, with the many medics of his time, who pushed incredibly hard for a health service that was available to all, and to reduce suffering. He and is ilk still deserve our thanks, that we have what we have today.
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- CS
- 25-09-23
Dr Finlay’s
Listened for 2nd time and just as enjoyable..
interesting you have David Tennant as narrator but really you should have John Gordon Sinclair as first named and lead narrator.
Of the time covering many issues in the 50s sadly still relevant nowadays.
All in all a good listen would recommend.
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- Shakkers
- 11-05-20
Ahhhhhhhh....
A welcome chance of escape into another era... When life seemed more simple, more innocent. Of course, for full enjoyment, a pair of rose tinted specs should be worn . Of the James Herriot genre.
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