Finney | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Written by | David Kane |
Directed by | David Hayman |
Starring | |
Composer | John Lunn |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Nigel Stafford-Clark |
Production locations | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK |
Cinematography | Kevin Rowley |
Editor | Martin Sharpe |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 17 November 22 December 1994 | –
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Finney is a six-part British television crime drama series, written and created by David Kane and directed by David Hayman, that first broadcast on ITV on 17 November 1994. A television spin-off from the 1988 film Stormy Monday, Finney stars David Morrissey in the title role, taking over from Sting. The series was produced by Zenith Entertainment in association with Tyne Tees Television. The series was produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark, who also acted as producer on Stormy Monday.[1]
Finney co-starred Christopher Fairbank, Lynn Farleigh, Melanie Hill, Pooky Quesnel, Clive Russell, Andy Serkis and John Woodvine in supporting roles, and follows the struggle for power between two rival crime families - the Finneys and the Simpsons.[2] The series received critical acclaim, including The Times, who commented: "It's the real thing. The acting is terrific." and the Daily Star, who called the series "addictive viewing" and commented that it was "nail-bitingly good."[3] The complete series was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States on 28 August 2007;[4] but remains unreleased on Region 2.