Dr. Finlay's Casebook - Season 3 - Eps 12: Soon Or Late
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.
About Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Title: Dr. Finlay's Casebook
First Air Date: 1962-08-16
Last Air Date: 1971-01-03
Status: Ended
Rating: 6/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 191
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella ‘Country Doctor’, the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s. Cronin was the primary writer for the show between 1962 and 1964.
Cast

Bill Simpson
Dr Alan Finlay

Andrew Cruickshank
Dr Angus Cameron

Barbara Mullen
Janet MacPherson