Doctor Finlay: Stolen Lives 2/7

"Doctor Finlay" is a British television series based on A.J. Cronin's stories about the fictional hero, Dr. Finlay. It is a follow-up to "Dr. Finlay's Casebook," the successful BBC series. This show picks up the story in the days immediately following World War II. Dr Finlay returns to the practice at Arden House in Tannochbrae at a time when the National Health Service is about to be instituted.The show stars David Rintoul as Dr. Finlay, Ian Bannen as his semi-retired practice partner, Dr. Cameron, and Annette Crosbie as his housekeeper, Janet. Other central characters include Finlay's assistant, Dr. Neil, played by Jason Flemyng and Finlay's new partner, Dr. Napier, played by Jessica Turner. The series was a Scottish Television production that was filmed in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. It aired in the U.S. on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre."

Cast -
David Rintoul as Dr. John Finlay
Ian Bannen as Dr. Alexander Cameron
Annette Crosbie as Janet MacPherson
Jason Flemyng as Dr. David Neil
James Telfer as Reverend Gill
Ralph Riach as Dr. Gilmore
Gordon Reid as Angus Livingstone
Margo Gunn as Brenda Maitland
Ralph Riach as Dr. Gilmore
Jackie Morrison as Rhona Swanson
Joe Mullaney as PC Stoddart
Maisie Forfar as Nancy Mitchell
Monica Gibb as Mrs. Gilmore
Finlay Welsh as Mr. Burns
Frank Gallagher as the Porter
Muriel Romanes as Matron Smedley
Eileen McCallum as Elspeth Strickland
Edith MacArthur as Izabel Gant
Anne Marie Timoney as Lilian
Anne Kristen as Rachel Gant
James Maxwell as Dr. Nimmo
Phil McCall as Mr. Strickland

Rachel has spent thirty-eight years in an institution. With the death of her father and the intervention of Dr. Finlay and Janet, who as a teenager was a close friend of Rachel's, she is released and goes home to her ailing mother. But is Rachel capable of dealing with the outside world after all this time?

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Film & Animation

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