No photo available. Represent Brian Finch? Add or change photos at IMDbPro
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 99,222 this week

Brian Finch (I) (1936–2007)

Writer | Director | Producer

Brian Finch was one of Britain's leading TV scriptwriters and notably wrote over 150 episodes of the soap Coronation Street. In 1999 he won critical acclaim for his dramatisation of Michelle Magorian's Goodnight Mister Tom, the wartime story of a crusty widower and a boy evacuee, starring John Thaw... See full bio »

Born:

James Brian Finch
in Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Died:

(age 70) in UK

Quick Links:

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Tim Bell - SAG Stuntman -- No description provided.

Tim Bell - SAG Stuntman

My Demo Reel -- No description provided.

My Demo Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

iPhoneiPadAndroidAndroid TabletWindows Phone

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Jump to: Writer | Director | Producer
Hide HideWriter (46 titles)
1992-2006 Heartbeat (TV series)
– Dead Men Do Tell Tales (2006) (writer)
– Judgement Day (2006) (writer)
– Mastermind (2005) (writer)
– Rustlers and Hustlers (2005) (writer)
– Say It with Flowers (2004) (writer)
See all 35 episodes »
 
2006 The Shell Seekers (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
2005/I Heidi (screenplay)
 
2005 Captain Scarlet (TV series)
– Circles of Doom (2005) (writer)
 
2002 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
2001 Back Home (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
2001 Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
2000 The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (TV series)
– Rockets of the Dead (2000) (screenplay)
 
1998 Mein Freund, der Bulle (TV movie)
 
1998 Bernard's Watch (TV series)
– Space Time (1998) (script)
– Old Time (1998) (script)
– Gnome Time (1998) (script)
– Show Time (1998) (script)
 
1998 Goodnight, Mister Tom (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1997-1998 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV series)
– Family Values (1998) (writer)
– Childsplay (1998) (writer)
– Daughter of the Regiment (1997) (writer)
 
1997 Wavelength (TV series)
 
1995 Ärztin in Angst (TV movie)
 
1993 Hurricanes (TV series) (1993-1994)
 
1993 Chris Cross (TV series)
– The Creeper (1993)
 
1992 In Suspicious Circumstances (TV series)
– Freddie Mills (1992) (writer)
– Louise Masset (1992) (writer)
 
1989-1991 The Bill (TV series)
– Samaritan (1991) (writer)
– Robbo (1990) (writer)
– Exit Lines (1989) (written by)
 
1990 Making News (TV series)
– Line of Fire (1990) (writer)
 
1984-1990 Bergerac (TV series)
– Roots of Evil (1990) (writer)
– Trenchard's Last Case (1989) (writer)
– Whatever Lola Wants (1988) (writer)
– Root and Branch (1987) (writer)
– What Dreams May Come? (1985) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1978-1989 All Creatures Great and Small (TV series)
– Blood and Water (1989) (written by)
– Here and There (1989) (written by)
– The Female of the Species (1988) (written by)
– The Salt of the Earth (1988) (written by)
– 1983 Special (1983) (written by)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1987-1989 Flying Lady (TV series)
– The Match (1989) (writer)
– Second Innings (1989) (writer)
– Ivor (1989) (writer)
– An Arm and a Leg (1989) (writer)
– Second Honeymoon (1989) (script)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1987 Dramarama (TV series)
– Peter (1987) (screenplay)
 
1986 Murphy's Mob (TV series)
 
1983 The Fourth Arm (TV series)
 
1982 Saturday Night Thriller (TV series)
– A Walk in the Dark (1982)
 
1980-1982 Juliet Bravo (TV series)
– Amateur Night (1982) (written by)
– Arlene (1981) (written by)
– Trouble at T'Mill (1980) (written by)
 
1980 The Gentle Touch (TV series)
 
1978-1979 Fallen Hero (TV series)
– Episode #2.6 (1979) (writer)
– Episode #2.5 (1979) (writer)
– Episode #2.4 (1979) (writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1978) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1978) (writer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1978-1979 Strangers (TV series)
– Clever Dick (1979) (written by)
– Accidental Death (1978) (written by)
 
1979 Park Ranger (TV series)
 
1978 Parables (TV series)
– A Gentle Rain (1978) (writer)
 
1976-1978 Potter's Picture Palace (TV series)
– One of Our Spaceships Is Missing (1978) (writer)
– King Kong Phooey (1976) (writer)
– Gums (1976) (writer)
– The Mouse That Snored (1976) (writer)
– The Night of the Triffids (1976) (writer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1970-1977 Coronation Street (TV series)
– Episode #1.1692 (1977) (writer)
– Episode #1.1666 (1977) (writer)
– Episode #1.1384 (1974) (writer)
– Episode #1.1366 (1974) (writer)
– Episode #1.1245 (1972) (writer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1976-1977 The Squirrels (TV series)
– Men of Straw (1977) (writer)
– The Game's the Thing (1977) (writer)
– The Cruise (1976) (writer)
 
1976 The Brothers (TV series)
– The Golden Road (1976) (written by)
– Windmills (1976) (written by)
– Celebration... (1976) (written by)
– Ripples (1976) (written by)
– Manoeuvres (1976) (written by)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1976 Hunter's Walk (TV series)
– Say Nothing (1976) (writer)
 
1973-1975 Public Eye (TV series)
– The Fatted Calf (1975) (writer)
– The Fall Guy (1975) (writer)
– Home and Away (1973) (writer)
 
1975 The Life of Riley (TV series)
– The Visitors (1975) (writer)
 
1974 The Chinese Puzzle (TV series)
– Show Down (1974) (writer)
– Dead or Alive (1974) (writer)
– Prisoners (1974) (writer)
– Camera Trick (1974) (writer)
– The Bullet (1974) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1973 Harriet's Back in Town (TV series)
– Episode #1.84 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #1.83 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #1.74 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #1.73 (1973) (writer)
– Episode #1.66 (1973) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1973 The Tomorrow People (TV series)
– The Vanishing Earth: Part 4 (1973) (writer)
– The Vanishing Earth: Part 3 (1973) (writer)
– The Vanishing Earth: Part 2 (1973) (writer)
– The Vanishing Earth: Part 1 (1973) (writer)
– The Medusa Strain: Part 4 (1973) (writer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1973 Owen, M.D. (TV series)
– Father of the Man (1973) (script)
 
1971-1972 Kate (TV series)
– The Woman Behind the Man (1972) (writer)
– A Step in the Right Direction (1972) (writer)
– A Very Long Spoon (1972) (writer)
– A Good Meddle (1971) (writer)
– A Child Is a Gift (1971) (writer)
 
1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– An Arrow for Little Audrey (1972) (writer)
 
1966 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
– Rodney, Our Intrepid Hero (1966) (writer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1974 It's Magic (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1974 It's Magic (TV series) (producer)
 
Edit

Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Article  | See more »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Father of Paul Finch. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo