
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Based on A J Cronin&s novella Country Doctor the much-loved series centres on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s The key characters include the youthful & forward-looking Dr Alan Finlay his senior medical partner the traditional but highly pragmatic Dr Angus Cameron & their unflappable & devoted housekeeper Janet Mac Pherson Soon after it premiered in 1962 Dr Finlay&s Casebook became one of the cornerstones of BBC drama & it never shied away from controversial issues such as abortion & poverty In this dramatic episode Dr Finlay is left exhausted after a lengthy flu epidemic When he requests a holiday his mentor & boss Dr Cameron expresses his belief that a break from work is a sign of questionable dedication Long hours running the surgery & the village&s challenging patients force Finlay to consider his future This episode has not been seen for over 50 years & was thought to be lost forever It was miraculously found by Kaleidoscope Television & restored by the Doctor Who restoration team