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Dr Finlay

The Complete BBC Radio Collection

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Dr Finlay

By: A. J. Cronin
Narrated by: David Tennant, John Gordon Sinclair, Celia Imrie, full cast
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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

©2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Medical Funny

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At last a series of stories with chapter names. If only all drama episodes were named. Great characters and enjoyable stories.

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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).

Good stories

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Thourorly enjoyed listening to an episode each day. Well written, well performed and memories of GP

Blast from the past

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I listen to this set of stories over and over again and can even memorise the words. I can highly recommend as you will find it to be entertaining and enjoyable.

Fabulous

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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.

Brilliant

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