The Further Adventures of A Black Bag

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Doctor Finlay

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John Gordon Sinclair stars as the celebrated doctor based in the Scottish Highlands.
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John Gordon Sinclair stars as the celebrated doctor based in the Scottish Highlands. Created by AJ Cronin

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The GP's modernisation upsets Cameron, but then Mrs Todd's condition worsens.

The GP's modernisation upsets Cameron, but then Mrs Todd's condition worsens. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.

As the squabble over who is the most up-to-date doctor gets more heated, it takes a baby to teach Cameron and Finlay a lesson in humility.

Ready with his black bag, Doctor Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.  

Starring John Gordon Sinclair.

AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor

Dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Doctor Finlay …. John Gordon Sinclair
Doctor Cameron …. Brian Pettifer
MacFinnon …. Stuart McQuarrie
Jessie Todd …. Pauline Lockhart
Dougal Todd …. Andrew Mackintosh
Mrs Todd …. Tina Gray 

Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.

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