Dr Finlay: The Complete BBC Radio Collection

by A.J. Cronin, Brian Pettifer (Narrator)

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

8 pages, Audible Audio

Published December 19, 2019

About the author

Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist, dramatist, and non-fiction writer who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. His best-known works are The Citadel and The Keys of the Kingdom, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films. He also created the Dr. Finlay character, the hero of a series of stories that served as the basis for the long-running BBC television and radio series entitled Dr. Finlay's Casebook.
-Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.J._Cronin

Reviews

[Tuesdayschild · Rating 4 out of 5]

An escapist listen, the stories range from humorous to sobering. The last story was a tail-dragger, which detracted from other well told ones in the collection.
Recommending to those that enjoy Dr. Tom Smith’s Adventures of a Scottish Doctor books.

Extra: domestic violence a husband is murdered and the Drs cover it up as the pregnant woman was the victim of domestic abuse

[Emiley · Rating 5 out of 5]

At last the complete collection is available. The characters and vignettes in this series are always full of old-fashioned charm, humor, and sometimes sadness. I grew to really love the various characters (brought to life by a fabulous cast) and found myself invested in their lives and stories. Well worth the listen!

[Clare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to in audio format.

I really enjoyed Dr Findlay, it was a doctor version of the well loved James Herriot books based in Yorkshire.

The stories from Adventures of A Black Bag was first published in 1943 so before the NHS was created. I liked Dr Findlay and the wiser Dr Cameron, and of course Janet the housekeeper.

[Macky · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️3.5/4⭐️