Brian Finch 1936 - 2007

Screenwriter Brian Finch has died at the age of 70. There are obituaries in The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian.

Brian Finch wrote 151 episodes of Coronation Street, as well as contributing to other series including All Creatures Great And Small and Heartbeat. Perhaps his best known work of recent years was his adaptation of Michelle Magorian's Goodnight Mr Tom (1999), starring John Thaw.