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Call The Midwife is the BBC's most popular drama ever - that is what viewing figures tell us with over ten million viewers per episode.
The Christmas edition is always reviewed as a 'must see' event, just as important to some families as the Queen's Speech. All the principal actors are now household names and one in particular over the past two seasons has dramatically come to the front of the show - Doctor Turner, played by Stephen McGann.
He is now seen as the lynchpin of the series, not only overseeing the many childbirths across episodes, but also dealing with a multitude of diseases that strike the young, as accurately portrayed by the show's writer Heidi Thomas.
Polio, meningitis, measles, scarlet fever and thalidomide have all been meticulously depicted on the show.
This new book, will now reveal how a local doctor - such as Dr Turner - not only dealt with such cases, but also how he worked within the newly created National Health Service, as well as lived alongside his East End community.
It will be a facsimile as well as a fictionalised diary from the character, all conceived and written by the show's writer Heidi Thomas.
Stephen McGann will also contribute his own narrative having studied for an MA in medical science.
Beautifully designed, it will make a lovely present for any fan of the series, as well as those wishing to find out more about the history of what life was really like in this period.
Doctor Finlay | |
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Created by | A. J. Cronin |
Starring | David Rintoul Ian Bannen Annette Crosbie Jason Flemyng Jessica Turner |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 27 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Robert Love Bernard Krichefski Bill Clark |
Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
Production company(s) | STV Productions (Scottish Television) |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 5 March 1993 – 20 December 1996 |
Doctor Finlay is a British television series based on A. J. Cronin's stories about the fictional medical hero, Dr. Finlay.
It was first broadcast on 5 March 1993 on ITV.
It is a follow-up to Dr. Finlay's Casebook, the successful BBC series and takes place in the 1940s after John Finlay returns from war service. Early storylines include the setting up of the new National Health Service and the modernisation of the medical practice at Arden House, Tannochbrae, Scotland.
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 (now known as STV Productions) that was filmed in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. It also used the Dumgoyne Peak and Loch Lomond as supposedly local backdrops although these are not close to Auchtermuchty. It aired in the U.S. on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre.
Cast[edit]
- David Rintoul as Dr. John Finlay
- Ian Bannen as Dr. Alexander Cameron
- Annette Crosbie as Janet MacPherson
- Jason Flemyng as Dr. David Neil
- Jessica Turner as Dr. Jennifer Napier
- Gordon Reid as Angus Livingstone
- Margo Gunn as Brenda Maitland
- Jackie Morrison as Rhona Swanson
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Doctor Finlay show on YouTube (STV Player).
- Doctor Finlay on IMDb.
- Doctor Finlay at TV.com.
- Doctor Finlay review.
- epguides website with a list of episodes.
- PBS - Masterpiece Theatre - Doctor Finlay : Part I.
- PBS - Masterpiece Theatre - Doctor Finlay : Part II.
- Article about Cronin and the NHS.
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