Biography
Brian Finch (25 July 1936 – 27 June 2007) was a British television scriptwriter and dramatist. His longest relationship was with the ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street, for which he wrote 150 scripts between 1970 and 1989. He also helped the development of All Creatures Great and Small, The Tomorrow People, and Heartbeat. He contributed several episodes to the British detective programmes The Gentle Touch, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Bergerac and The Bill. It was for his work as a writer on Goodnight Mr Tom, a bittersweet drama starring John Thaw, for which he received a BAFTA.
Filmography
all 19
Writer 18
TV Shows 12
Movies 7
Screenplay 1
Screenplay
The Shell Seekers (2007)
Movie
Writer
Heidi (2005)
Movie
Writer
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet (2005)
TV
Writer
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002)
Movie
Writer
Back Home (2001)
Movie
Writer
Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)
Movie
Writer
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
TV
6
Writer
Schrecklicher Verdacht (1995)
Movie
Writer
Ärztin in Angst (1995)
Movie
Writer
Chris Cross (1993)
TV
Writer
Heartbeat (1992)
TV
9
Writer
The Bill (1984)
TV
Writer
Bergerac (1981)
TV
6
Writer
The Gentle Touch (1980)
TV
Writer
Strangers (1978)
TV
Adaptation / Writer
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
TV
6
Writer
The Tomorrow People (1973)
TV
Writer
Public Eye (1965)
TV
Writer
Z-Cars (1962)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.4
Based on 26.9 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1962
1980
1995
1995
2007
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1936-07-25
Deathday2007-06-27 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceWigan, United Kingdom
ChildrenPaul Finch
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Canada
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