Peter Fincham

Peter Fincham
Fincham in 2014
Born
Peter Arthur Fincham

(1956-07-26) 26 July 1956 (age 68)
NationalityBritish
EducationTonbridge School
Alma materChurchill College, Cambridge
Employer(s)TalkBack Productions
BBC
ITV
TitleController of BBC One (2005–2007)
Director of Television for ITV (2008–2016)

Peter Arthur Fincham (born 26 July 1956) is a British television producer and executive. From 2008 until 2016, he was the director of television for the ITV network. He was also formerly the controller of BBC One, the primary television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation,[1] until his resignation on 5 October 2007, following criticism over the handling of the Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work debacle.

  1. ^ "Biographies – Peter Fincham – Controller, BBC One". BBC. November 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2011.