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Date of Birth:

25 July 1936, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK more

Date of Death:

27 June 2007, UK more

Mini Biography:

Brian Finch was one of Britain's leading TV scriptwriters and notably... more

Trivia:

Father of Paul Finch.

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Heartbeat" (1992)	(35 episodes, 1992-2006)	2006	-	7.1 (512)
	AKAs: Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title) 35 TV episodes: 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) 30 episodes not shown.
2.	The Shell Seekers (2006) (TV)	(screenplay)	2006	-	6.8 (77)
	AKAs: Rosamunde Pilcher - Die Muschelsucher (Germany)
3.	Heidi (2005/I)	(screenplay)	2005	-	6.2 (168)

4.	"Captain Scarlet" (2005)	(1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	8.1 (122)
	AKAs: Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet (UK: complete title) 1 TV episode: Circles of Doom (2005) (writer)
5.	Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002) (TV)	(writer)	2002	-	7.4 (285)

6.	Back Home (2001) (TV)	(writer)	2001	-	5.7 (26)

7.	Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne - Voyage au centre de la terre (2001) (TV)	(screenplay)	2001	-	6.8 (11)
	AKAs: Journey to the Center of the Earth (International: English title)
8.	"The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne" (2000)	(1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	6.3 (117)
	1 TV episode: Rockets of the Dead (2000) (screenwriter)
9.	Goodnight, Mister Tom (1999) (TV)	(adaptation)	1999	-	8.0 (867)
	AKAs: Masterpiece Theatre: Goodnight Mister Tom (USA: series title)
10.	Mein Freund, der Bulle (1998) (TV)	(writer)	1998	-	2.9 (14)

11.	"Hetty Wainthropp Investigates" (1996)	(3 episodes, 1997-1998)	1998	-	8.1 (169)
	3 TV episodes: Family Values (1998) (writer) Child's Play (1998) (writer) Daughter of the Regiment (1997) (writer)
12.	"Wavelength" (1997)	(writer)	1997	-	-

13.	Ärztin in Angst (1995) (TV)	(writer)	1995	-	-

14.	"The Bill" (1984)	(3 episodes, 1989-1991)	1991	-	6.1 (571)
	3 TV episodes: Samaritan (1991) (writer) Robbo (1990) (writer) Exit Lines (1989) (written by)
15.	"Bergerac" (1981)	(6 episodes, 1984-1990)	1990	-	6.9 (180)
	6 TV episodes: 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) 1 episode not shown.
16.	"All Creatures Great and Small" (1978)	(17 episodes, 1978-1989)	1989	-	8.6 (404)
	17 TV episodes: 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) (writer) 12 episodes not shown.
17.	"Flying Lady" (1987)	(1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	-
	1 TV episode: Second Honeymoon (1989) (script)
18.	"Dramarama" (1983)	(1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	7.3 (23)
	1 TV episode: Peter (1987) (screenplay)
19.	"Murphy's Mob" (1986)	(writer)	1986	-	8.2 (15)

20.	"The Fourth Arm" (1983)	(unknown episodes)	1983	-	8.6 (9)

21.	"Juliet Bravo" (1980)	(3 episodes, 1980-1982)	1982	-	6.9 (44)
	3 TV episodes: Amateur Night (1982) (writer) Arlene (1981) (writer) Trouble at T'Mill (1980) (writer)
22.	"Saturday Night Thriller" (1982)	(unknown episodes)	1982	-	-

23.	"The Gentle Touch" (1980)	(unknown episodes)	1980	-	6.5 (28)

24.	"Park Ranger" (1979)	(writer)	1979	-	-

25.	"Fallen Hero" (1978)	(unknown episodes)	1978	-	-

26.	"Parables" (1978)	(1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	-
	1 TV episode: A Gentle Rain (1978) (writer)
27.	"Strangers" (1978)	(unknown episodes)	1978	-	8.5 (21)

28.	"Coronation Street" (1960)	(7 episodes, 1970-1977)	1977	-	6.2 (10)
	AKAs: Corrie (UK: informal title) The Street (UK: informal title) 7 TV episodes: 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) 2 episodes not shown.
29.	"The Squirrels" (1974)	(3 episodes, 1976-1977)	1977	-	5.9 (10)
	3 TV episodes: Men of Straw (1977) (writer) The Game's the Thing (1977) (writer) The Cruise (1976) (writer)
30.	"Potter's Picture Palace" (1976)	(writer)	1976	-	-

31.	"Hunter's Walk" (1973)	(1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	-
	1 TV episode: Say Nothing (1976) (writer)
32.	"Public Eye" (1965)	(3 episodes, 1973-1975)	1975	-	9.6 (40)
	3 TV episodes: The Fatted Calf (1975) (writer) The Fall Guy (1975) (writer) Home and Away (1973) (writer)
33.	"The Life of Riley" (1975)	(unknown episodes)	1975	-	-

34.	"The Chinese Puzzle" (1974)	(6 episodes, 1974)	1974	-	-
	6 TV episodes: Show Down (1974) (writer) Dead or Alive (1974) (writer) Prisoners (1974) (writer) Camera Trick (1974) (writer) The Bullet (1974) (writer) 1 episode not shown.
35.	"The Tomorrow People" (1973)	(13 episodes, 1973)	1973	-	6.8 (107)
	13 TV episodes: 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) 8 episodes not shown.
36.	"Owen, M.D." (1970)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	-
	1 TV episode: Father of the Man (1973) (script)
37.	"Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1965)	(1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	7.3 (9)
	1 TV episode: An Arrow for Little Audrey (1972) (writer)
38.	"The Wednesday Play" (1964)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.2 (19)
	1 TV episode: Rodney, Our Intrepid Hero (1966) (writer)

Director				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"It's Magic" (1974)		1974	-	-

Producer				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"It's Magic" (1974)	(producer)	1974	-	-

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