3x1 - The Control Group

January 3, 1965

Alan Findlay runs into trouble when he is asked by the Ministry of Health to organise a free milk experiment at the local school.

3x2 - The Raiders

January 10, 1965

Roddy Munro is the envy of every lad in Tannochbrae. After giving up his clerical job it is the day of his first match as a professional footballer and the Tannochbrae United Supporters' Club are away in force to Kinleven to cheer him on. An added incentive for Roddy is the news that several of the bigger English clubs are sending scouts to watch him. There is just one snag - and it is Dr. Finlay, himself a keen supporter of the local team, who spots it and becomes involved in a most unprofessional piece of work.

3x3 - The Eternal Spring

January 17, 1965

On a fishing expedition Dr. Finlay makes an unusual 'catch' when he attends to a stranger hurt in a fall. His patient is Anthony Hay, a well-known London actor staying in Tannochbrae to rest, so he says. But there is something about him that arouses Finlay's suspicions. And why is Hay's wife so anxious to keep him away from doctors?

3x4 - A Right To Live

January 24, 1965

When Finlay delivers a baby at the Cottage Hospital the result is entirely unexpected and he finds himself up against two dilemmas in quick succession. How can he aid a mother who refuses to be aided, and has he or has he not a case of murder on his hands?

3x5 - The Bull Call

January 31, 1965

When Alan Finlay is persuaded to act as midwife to a prize cow his act of kindness to a dumb animal provokes the wrath of local vet Lewis Gilbride. In no time at all there is a state of war between Gilbride and Arden House and it takes a spot of quiet detective work by Dr. Cameron to restore peace.

3x6 - Devils Dozen

February 7, 1965

Problems in one of the two local bakehouses have Drs. Finlay and Cameron taking a strictly professional interest in a batch of twelve twopenny mutton pies which have caused a good deal of trouble in Tannochbrae.

3x7 - Charity, Dr. Finlay

February 14, 1965

3x8 - Laughing Gas

February 21, 1965

The meanest man in Tannochbrae is Mr. Cogger. When Dr. Finlay is called out to visit Cogger's housekeeper he finds that her trouble is an ailment of the pay-packet. He gives her cheeseparing employer a simple piece of advice.

3x9 - The Gate Of The Year

February 28, 1965

3x11 - The Next Provost But One

March 14, 1965

All seem set for Henry MacAlpine to be elected Treasurer of the Burgh Council, just one step away from almost certain appointment as the next Provost. But he is involved in a car crash in unusual circumstances - a situation which presents Dr. Finlay with one of the most difficult decisions of his life.

3x12 - Soon Or Late

March 21, 1965

Old Mr. Lennox, a retired university lecturer, has been smitten with an incurable and painful disease. He hints to Dr. Cameron that he would welcome an 'accident, but naturally Cameron has to remain deaf to any such suggestion. However, Lennox has a housekeeper, Maggie Rankin, who is deeply devoted to him. Overworked and under intense emotional strain she has to watch him suffer needless agony.

3x13 - The Good Fisherman

March 28, 1965

A new minister, the Rev. Craig, arrives in Tannochbrae. A keen angler, he and Dr. Finlay appear to have a lot in common at first. But in dealing with the problems of bedridden widower Tom Farquhar and his daughter Betty their temperaments and views of life come into opposition.

3x14 - A Little Learning

April 4, 1965

Lucy Burns, a new young teacher at the local school, is giving the dominie Mr. Miller an uneasy time. Matters come to a head when she tries to have a family of tinkers enrolled at the school. But Miller is not the only one worried over Miss Burns. Young Dr. Finlay has his concerns as well.

3x15 - Belle

April 11, 1965

Dr. Finlay discovers that a sixteen year old girl has had an illegal operation, but she won't name the person who carried it out. Her father encourages her silence as he fears the shame that the disclosure will bring to his family. Meanwhile Dr. Cameron has to cope with Mrs. Yeldham, pregnant and already with a large family - and a husband who has just been sacked from his job at the local quarry.

3x16 - In Committee

April 18, 1965

3x17 - Another Opinion

April 25, 1965

An outbreak of measles means extra work for Dr. Finlay, and Dr. Snoddie adds to the burden by demanding that the relevant paperwork is brought up to date immediately. Then Dr. Cameron takes to his bed with what he thinks is measles and Finlay diagnoses as a heavy cold. To make matters worse Finlay is called out urgently to Ian Grant, the greengrocer's son. Not knowing young Grant has deserted from a Military Hospital because the surgeon is going to amputate his leg, Finlay rushes him to the local hospital and calls in a specialist.

3x18 - The Spinster

May 2, 1965

3x19 - Medical Finance

May 9, 1965

Doctors Finlay and Cameron are faced with the annual problem of sorting out their financial affairs. Cameron is far too easy-going about making his patients pay promptly: Finlay believes in trying to run things on a businesslike basis. But the real bogey man is the local Income Tax Inspector!

3x20 - Beware Of The Dog

May 16, 1965

Alan Finlay and local vet Lewis Gilbride team up when a local farmer shoots an Alsatian dog which has all the symptoms of the dreaded disease rabies. There is more concern when it appears that one of Finlay's patients has been bitten by a dog. Is there a connection?

3x21 - Doctor's Lines

May 23, 1965

3x22 - The Deceivers

May 30, 1965

3x23 - The End Of The Season

June 6, 1965

3x24 - A Woman's Work

June 13, 1965

3x25 - The Immortal Memory

June 20, 1965

3x26 - An Evening Out

June 27, 1965

An upper-crust English girl falls for Dr. Finlay.