Bill Simpson
Actor · 1931 – 1986 · Ayr, Scotland, UK
Ayrshire born actor who became a household name for British audiences in the 1960s for his performance in the title role of Dr Finlay's Casebook.
Series5
TV6.7ComedyDramaDr Finlay's Casebook is a BBC television series that was broadcast 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.
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962 · 3 votes
TV7.0Action & AdventureFollow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
Return of the Saint
1978 · 10 votes
TV8.0A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.
Cilla
1968 · 3 votes
TV7.1DramaDavid McCallum stars as the rebellious Alan Breck Stewart, and this ambitious serial (a co-production between HTV and Germany's Tele-Munchen) also features a host of British character actors, including Bill Simpson, Patrick Allen, Andrew Keir, Patrick Magee and Frank Windsor. When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance, his relative tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Luckily for the lad, he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck Stewart, who is on the run after Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culloden. When a ship's captain tries to kill Breck for his money, the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh, dodging the ruthless Redcoats along the way.
Kidnapped
1979 · 10 votes
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The Mackinnons was a BBC Scotland drama series, which started in 1977. It starred Bill Simpson as the head of the Mackinnon family, a vet in the fictional Argyll town of Inverglen. It was seen as inhabiting similar terrain to Dr. Finlay's Casebook and Sutherland's Law, but was less successful.
The Mackinnons
1977 · 1 votes
Movies2
Movie6.3ThrillerMysteryIn London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
The 39 Steps
1959 · 37 votes
Movie7.0DramaCrimeSet in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.
Shoot for the Sun
1987 · 1 votes