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Following his service in World War II, Doctor Finlay returns to the practice at Arden House. This is at a time when the National Health Service is about to be instituted.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Doctor Finlay Season 3 Episode 1 - Old Flames
    6.6/10(39 votes)

    #1 - Old Flames

    S3:E1

    There have been many changes at Arden House. The reconstruction is complete and Doctor Finlay now has a new surgery. Janet is now married and replaced by her husband's niece Rhona Swanson, but feels she needs to supervise the girl. Rhona is quite competent and would like to just go about her business but neither Finlay nor the retired Doctor Cameron want take Janet to task. Finlay is also pleased to see old school-mate Jennifer Stallard, a doctor in her own right who was recently widowed. Finally, the practice has a new junior partner, Dr. Sean McKenna. He's been ...

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  2. Doctor Finlay Season 1 Episode 5 - Forbidden Fruit
    6.9/10(38 votes)

    #2 - Forbidden Fruit

    S1:E5

    A patient of Dr. Finlay's breaks down in the surgery when he implies that her ailments are psychosomatic. Also, Dr. Cameron continues his lectures to the German prisoners of war at the local camp.

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  3. Doctor Finlay Season 2 Episode 5 - Secrecy
    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Secrecy

    S2:E5

    In the middle of an emergency at a remote farmhouse, Dr. Finlay turns to a mysterious neighbour for help but is completely ignored. He tries to find out why the man was so rude - and uncovers a macabre secret.

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  4. Doctor Finlay Season 3 Episode 5 - A Natural Mistake
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #4 - A Natural Mistake

    S3:E5

    Angus Livingston and Dr. Cameron have a set to over a prescription the Doctor wrote. As a result of Cameron's scribbles, Angus gave a larger dose that he wanted. Neither agree to back down on the matter and Janet finds herself stuck between them with both expecting her support. Doctor Finlay is concerned when a new arrival in Tannochbrae, Michael, is severely beaten by three local ruffians who believe he is a homosexual. Michael works as a cook for Findlay's childhood friend George Renfrew who is afraid to call the police as it may bring his own sexual preferences ...

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  5. Doctor Finlay Season 2 Episode 4 - Burning Bridges
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Burning Bridges

    S2:E4

    The redecoration of Arden House turns out not to be nearly as lavish as Dr. Finlay had hoped.

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  6. Doctor Finlay Season 2 Episode 6 - In Arcadia
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #6 - In Arcadia

    S2:E6

    Preparations and celebrations for Janet and Angus's wedding are underway and, eventually, Dr. Cameron gives the bride away.

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  7. Doctor Finlay Season 1 Episode 1 - The Return
    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #7 - The Return

    S1:E1

    Dr. Finlay returns from serving his country as a doctor in WWII, and the practice takes on a new partner, Dr. Neil. Finlay's personal life isn't turning out quite as he expected, and some questions are raised about Dr. Cameron's treatment of a patient.

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  8. Doctor Finlay Season 3 Episode 2 - Only Time Will Tell
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #8 - Only Time Will Tell

    S3:E2

    Problems begin when a young woman, Millie Cairns, gets chicken pox. Dr. Cameron is sure she had it as a child and can't help but wonder if something odd is going on. While not unheard of, getting chicken pox a second time is not a common occurrence. Cameron visits the mother and gets the truth out of her: Millie is not her real daughter, who died soon after she and her husband left Tannochbrae many years before. This girl is actually her husband's daughter from an affair he had with a woman in Glasgow. When Millie hears of her past she calls everything into question: ...

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  9. Doctor Finlay Season 4 Episode 2 - Home Truths
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #9 - Home Truths

    S4:E2

    An ex-colonial couple just back from India give Dr Napier cause for concern - who is their daughter and why is the husband against any contact with her?

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  10. Doctor Finlay Season 1 Episode 4 - A Bitter Pill
    7.4/10(45 votes)

    #10 - A Bitter Pill

    S1:E4

    An urgent smallpox vaccination program is underway in Tannochbrae. Also, Dr. Neil suspects that Mary Thomson's illness remains because she is not taking her medicine.

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  11. Doctor Finlay Season 2 Episode 2 - Childsplay
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #11 - Childsplay

    S2:E2

    A 13-year-old girl who efficiently "manages" the house and her two younger sisters while their mum toils in a factory raises concerns for Doctor Finlay. Also, Dr. Neil meanwhile continues to fret about his misdiagnosis of little Robbie Hamilton.

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  12. Doctor Finlay Season 4 Episode 5 - Mercury
    7.4/10(35 votes)

    #12 - Mercury

    S4:E5

    A young wife believes she has contracted syphilis from her husband, but he has never been unfaithful.

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  13. Doctor Finlay Season 1 Episode 2 - Working Together
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #13 - Working Together

    S1:E2

    A contrast between two families expecting a child, one well off and the other working class. Also, is a child's illness merely an attention-getting ploy, or is she suffering something more serious?

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  14. Doctor Finlay Season 2 Episode 3 - Stolen Lives
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #14 - Stolen Lives

    S2:E3

    Rachel Gant has been committed to an asylum for the past 38 years. Upon her father's death, her mother sees to her release - only to discover the dark secrets that have been locked away.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Doctor Finlay Season 3 Episode 3 - Private Lives
    7.5/10(32 votes)

    #15 - Private Lives

    S3:E3

    Newly arrived in the practice, Dr. Jennifer Napier, now using her own name, treats Annie Kirk who is suffering from a heart condition. She tries to arrange for the woman to see a specialist in Edinburgh, but the woman is reluctant to so. She later bemoans the fact that Annie's son never visits leading Doctor Finlay to ask his mother to come and visit him. He regrets it all somewhat when she regales everyone with photos and tales, some embarrassing, from his youth. Jennifer also feels that they aren't, as general practitioners, dealing with their patients psychological well-being. Finlay strongly disagrees leading her wonder if she'll be happy in a country practice.

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  16. Doctor Finlay Season 3 Episode 6 - The Greatness and the Power
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #16 - The Greatness and the Power

    S3:E6

    When Dr. Finlay is called to the manse by Rev. Derek Gill, he arrives to find Martha Manderston, a teenager, in obvious discomfort on his sofa. Although discreet and avoiding any comment, he clearly comes to conclusions about just what Martha and Gill may have been up to and casts a wary eye on the older, but apparently not wiser, man of the cloth. When Martha comes to visit him at Arden House one evening, he realizes he may have gotten the wrong end of the stick. With Angus ill, Janet arranges for a temporary chemist to take over the shop for a few days. Dr. Napier ...

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  17. Doctor Finlay Season 4 Episode 1 - All Jock Tamson's Bairns
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #17 - All Jock Tamson's Bairns

    S4:E1

    Dr. Finlay treats a local celebrity of sorts, the Brigadier, a much decorated soldier and highly respected member of the community. He's come down with a high fever and Finlay decides to hospitalize him where he is eventually diagnosed a having typhus. A group of itinerant Irish farm workers also arrives in the area and the locals are not keen with their presence. Mob rule takes over when the Brigadier takes turn for the worse and many in the community blame the workers for bringing disease with them. Dr. Cameron also has to deal with the Irish group and works to ...

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  18. Doctor Finlay Season 1 Episode 3 - Winning the Peace
    7.6/10(39 votes)

    #18 - Winning the Peace

    S1:E3

    Parents try to protect their child, in any way they can. Also, Dr. Cameron befriends some German soldiers at a nearby POW camp.

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  19. Doctor Finlay Season 1 Episode 6 - The Good Doctor
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    #19 - The Good Doctor

    S1:E6

    With Janet off to Glasgow with Angus Livingstone, Dr. Neil attempts to do the cooking at Arden House. Also, Dr. Finlay and Dr. Gilmore once again cross swords about the National Health Service.

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  20. Doctor Finlay Season 2 Episode 1 - A Delicate Balance
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    #20 - A Delicate Balance

    S2:E1

    Life at Arden House proves ever more chaotic with Janet's marriage casting a shadow on the future. Also, Dr. Neil begins to doubt his abilities and Dr. Finlay suspects a natural death could in fact be murder.

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  21. Doctor Finlay Season 3 Episode 7 - No Time For Heroes
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #21 - No Time For Heroes

    S3:E7

    Dr. Napier continues to lament that most of her patients are women and children but John feels it's up to her to establish herself in the community. When she's told that her first patient of the day, Mrs. Kennedy, is a bit of a fusspot she only cursorily checks her son who is anything but cooperative. When she is later called to the house because of his worsening condition, she realizes the boy has diphtheria. Everyone is pleased beyond words when Brenda Maitland, John Finlay's one time fiancée shows up to help immunize the local children. At the chemists, Angus is ...

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  22. Doctor Finlay Season 4 Episode 3 - Days of Grace
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Days of Grace

    S4:E3

    Janet is shocked when she arrives at Arden House only to find a newborn baby abandoned on the doorstep. For Doctor Finlay, their options are limited to one and he wants to phone the police and the child welfare authorities. Dr. Napier however thinks she knows who the mother might be recalling questions a young woman had once asked her. It turns out to be more complicated than she had imagined and as time drags on, Dr. Finlay becomes more and more concerned about the legality of what they are doing. He's also worried about what the patients might think if they hear a baby on the premises. Meanwhile, Angus decides to act on a customer's comment and buys Janet a present. He's not quite sure what to make of her reaction however

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  23. Doctor Finlay Season 4 Episode 4 - A Simple Operation
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #23 - A Simple Operation

    S4:E4

    When Dr. Finlay takes a walking holiday in the Highlands, his break turns out to be rather more passionate than he'd expected.

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  24. Doctor Finlay Season 4 Episode 6 - The Life of Men
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #24 - The Life of Men

    S4:E6

    A deathbed confession forces Finlay to choose between duty and justice.

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  25. Doctor Finlay Season 4 Episode 7 - Still Waters
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #25 - Still Waters

    S4:E7

    Dr. Finlay investigates the strange medical symptoms suffered by a group of nuns, but clashes with their obstructive mother superior.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Old Flames" is the worst rated episode of "Doctor Finlay". It scored 6.6/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/27/1995. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Forbidden Fruit".