John Finch (Writer)
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Works
The Wednesday Play
An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.
Release Date1964-09-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count5
Thirty-Minute Theatre
An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short length, and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known.
Release Date1965-10-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count8
Londoners
London itself takes the starring role in this series of plays from the BBC – a role which varies between hero and villain, enchantress and harpy. The series features extensive location filming, ranging from Soho to the Law Courts, Wembley to the docks. Of the twelve episodes, eleven are believed to be lost.
Release Date1965-05-13
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
The Sunday Drama
Anthology of self-contained dramas that aired from 1977 to 1978.
Release Date1977-05-29
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
Rooms
Rooms is a 1974–77 British afternoon soap created by John Finch and produced by Thames Television for ITV. Each story is two parts, concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging-house at 35 Mafeking Terrace.
Release Date1974-11-05
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count3
The Spoils of War
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Haywards are staunch labour supporters, the Warringtons own a soon to be nationalised coal mine. A riveting story exploring the differing effects of the Labour election victory on working class and upper class life, as well as the disruptive effect of war on the love lives of the younger members of the families.
Release Date1980-01-27
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count1
City '68
Forward thinking anthology of dramas about the emerging problems of a city.
Release Date1967-12-08
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count10
Capstick's Law
Capstick's Law is a British television drama series that originally aired in 1989. Produced by Granada Television for the ITV network, it centered around a firm of solicitors in the 1950s.
Release Date1989-04-23
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count6
Vote Count1