Brian Finch

Who was Brian Finch?

Brian Finch was a British television scriptwriter and dramatist. He had long and/or influential associations with several British dramas. Perhaps his longest relationship was with the ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street, for which he wrote 150 scripts between 1970 and 1989. However, he was also important to the development of All Creatures Great and Small, The Tomorrow People, and Heartbeat. He also contributed several episodes to prominent British detective programmes such as 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.

He was the father of the horror author and scriptwriter Paul Finch.