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Brian Finch is a Scriptwriter British born on 25 july 1936 at Wigan (United-kingdom)
Brian Finch (25 July 1936 – 27 June 2007) 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.
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Birth name James Brian Finch
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 july 1936 at Wigan (United-kingdom)
Death 27 june 2007 (at 70 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 july 1936 at Wigan (United-kingdom)
Death 27 june 2007 (at 70 years)
He was the father of the horror author and scriptwriter Paul Finch.
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The Shell Seekers (2006)
, 3h3Directed by Piers Haggard
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Sebastien Koch, Victoria Hamilton, Stephanie Stumph, Victoria Smurfit
Rating68%
Set in the 1980s, Penelope (Redgrave) is seen to be recovering from a heart attack. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn she is the daughter of Lawrence (Schell), an acclaimed painter. Her children attempt to convince her to sell her father's paintings and ease their financial burdens. As Penelope continues to recover she reflects on her life, as a disillusioned wife and briefly enthralled lover. She embarks on a trip to the Mediterranean where she encounters Antonia (Stumph), a woman in the grip of a passionate romance, something Penelope realises she briefly enjoyed.
Heidi (2005)
, 1h44Directed by Paul Marcus
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Actors Emma Bolger, Max von Sydow, Geraldine Chaplin, Pauline McLynn, Diana Rigg, Oliver Ford Davies
Rating65%
The story is about the titular young girl who goes to stay with her grandfather, only to fall into the hands of an evil woman in Frankfurt.
Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)
, 1h41Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, John Cater, Avril Elgar, Geoffrey Beevers
Roles Adaptation
Rating77%
In September 1939, the United Kingdom enters World War II and children are evacuated from London to the countryside for their safety. Tom Oakley, a lonely and bitter old man living in the countryside village of Little Weirwold, is forced to look after one of the evacuees, William "Willie" Beech. Tom has long since withdrawn from life after losing his wife and child to scarlet fever many years ago, while Willie is a quiet young boy who comes from an abusive home and is apprehensive of Tom.