Writer / Creator:
SAM;(39 HOURS)-FAMILY AT WAR (52 HOURS)-THIS YEAR NEXT YEAR (13 HOURS)-SPOILS OF WAR (20 HOURS)-FLESH AND BLOOD (20 HOURS)-CAPSTICKS LAW (6 HOURS)-Writer / Editor / Producer: CORONATION STREET. 1960-1968 (200 EPISODES)-THE HARD WORD-CITY 68-ROOMS-THE VILLAINS-Writer / Producer:THE SYSTEM.-Writer / Contributor:PLAY FOR TODAY-ARMCHAIR THEATRE-PLAY OF THE MONTH-THIRTY MINUTE THEATRE-THE POWER GAME-THE VERDICT IS YOURS-ADAM SMITH-TURN OUT THE LIGHTS-NIGHTINGALES BOYS-THE LONDONERS-Adaptations:LOVE ON THE DOLE-APE AND ESSENCE-NUMBER 10-Editor:“GRANADA TELEVISION – THE FIRST GENERATION”-Books:CUDDON RETURN / SHAFT OF LIGHT-GRANADA TELEVISION- THE FIRST GENERATION-Consultant to Various Television Companies-Author of Various TV Plays & one Novel
LIST:
SAM;(39 HOURS)
FAMILY AT WAR (52 HOURS)
THIS YEAR NEXT YEAR (13 HOURS)SPOILS OF WAR (20 HOURS)
FLESH AND BLOOD (20 HOURS)
CAPSTICKS LAW (6 HOURS)
Writer / Editor / Producer:
CORONATION STREET. 1960-1970 – Full list of John’s Coronation Street writing credits
THE HARD WORD
CITY 68
ROOMS
THE VILLAINS
Writer / Producer:
THE SYSTEM.
Writer / Contributor:
PLAY FOR TODAY.
ARMCHAIR THEATRE.
PLAY OF THE MONTH.
THIRTY MINUTE THEATRE.
THE POWER GAME.
THE VERDICT IS YOURS.
ADAM SMITH.
TURN OUT THE LIGHTS.
NIGHTINGALES BOYS.
THE LONDONERS.
Adaptations:
LOVE ON THE DOLE.
APE AND ESSENCE.
NUMBER 10.
Editor: “GRANADA TELEVISION – THE FIRST GENERATION”
Books:
CUDDON RETURN
Consultant to Various Television Companies.
Author of Various TV Plays, one Novel & one poetry book
John Finch – List of Work for Television and Radio
Compiled by Dr Lez Cooke (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Radio
Evening Song (BBC Home Service North, 3 January 1957, 25 min)
Dark Pastures (BBC Light Programme, Midweek Theatre, 30 October 1963, 75 min) – p. Arthur Bradley.
Television
Dark Pastures (Associated-Rediffusion, Television Playhouse, 16 May 1958, 50 min) – d. Ronald Marriott.
Coronation Street (Granada, 1961-70) – wrote 140 episodes from 1961-70; produced 37 episodes from 1968-69.
Regina v Leek (Granada, The Verdict is Yours, 15 February 1963, 50 min) – case devised by John Finch, p. Peter Wildeblood, d. Peter Plummer.
Portrait of Caroline (Granada, The Odd Man, 9 August 1963, 50 min) – p. Stuart Latham, d. Gerard Dynevor.
Two Bits of Iron (BBC, Suspense, 2 September 1963, 40 min) – w. with Ray Dunbobbin, p. John Warrington, d. John Gorrie.
The Cat’s Away (ATV, The Plane Makers, 26 November 1963, 50 min) – p. Rex Firkin, d. Hugh Rennie.
The Villains (Granada, 1964-65, 22 x 50 min) – JF wrote 4 episodes: Time (28 February 1964), p. H.V. Kershaw, d. Howard Baker; Network (6 March 1964), co-written with Tudor Gates, p. H.V. Kershaw, d. Richard Everitt; Hideaway (18 December 1964), p. H.V. Kershaw, d. Peter Plummer; Red Hot in Winter (22 January 1965) p. Royston Morley, d. Peter Plummer.
The Old Man of Chelsea Reach (BBC2, Londoners, 24 June 1965, 75 min) – p. Peter Luke, d. John Gorrie.
Brothers (BBC2, Thirty Minute Theatre, 24 January 1966, 30 min) – p. Harry Moore, d. Michael Hart.
The Big Hotel (Granada, Pardon the Expression, 21 February 1966, 24 min) – p. Derek Granger, d. Michael Cox.
Ape and Essence (BBC1, The Wednesday Play, 18 May 1966, 75 min) – based on the book by Aldous Huxley, p. Peter Luke, d. David Benedictus.
Love on the Dole (Granada, 17 January 1967, 67 min) – adapted from the book by Walter Greenwood, based on a play by Ronald Gow and Walter Greenwood, p/d. Derek Bennett.
One for Yes, Two for No (Granada, Turn Out the Lights, 10 February 1967, 50 min) – p. Derek Granger, d. Michael Cox.
Wanted (BBC2, Thirty Minute Theatre, 29 March 1967, 30 min) – p. Graeme McDonald, d. Michael Hart.
Sat’Day While Sunday (ABC, 1967, 14 x 25 min) – JF wrote the two-part story Nobody’s Going Anywhere (21/22 October 1967), p. Reginald Collin, d. Pamela Lonsdale.
City ’68 (Granada, 1967-68, 13 x 50 min) – series devised by JF, who wrote two episodes: The Visitors (5 January 1968), p. H.V. Kershaw, d. Mike Newell (credited as Cormac Newell); and It’s Dearer After Midnight (23 February 1968), p. H.V. Kershaw, d. Michael Apted.
The System (Granada, July-September 1968, 6 x 50 min) – series devised and produced by John Finch, who wrote three episodes: Victims (10 September 1968), d. Michael Cox; The House That Jigger Built (17 September 1968), d. Les Chatfield; and Them Down There (24 September 1968), d. Mike Newell (credited as Cormac Newell).
There’s a Hole in Your Dustbin Delilah (Granada, Playhouse, 30 September 1968, 80 min) – w. Jack Rosenthal, p. John Finch, d. Michael Apted – originally conceived as part of City’68/The System.
Number Ten (Granada, Playhouse, 7 October 1968, 80 min) – adapted from a play by Ronald Miller, based on a book by William Clark, p. Julian Amyes, d. Michael Apted.
A Family at War (Granada, 1970-72, 52 x 50 min) – created by John Finch, JF was script editor and wrote 29 episodes, four of which were co-written, while one appeared under the pseudonym of John Ellison.
Sam (Granada, 1973-75, 39 x 50 min) – created and written by John Finch, p. Michael Cox.
Rooms (Thames, 1974-77, 116 x 25 min) – based on an idea by John Finch (he didn’t write any episodes).
Spivvy (Granada, Nightingale’s Boys, 11 February 1975, 50 min) – p. Brian Armstrong, d. Peter Plummer.
This Year Next Year (Granada, January-April 1977, 13 x 50 min) – p. Howard Baker.
End of Season (Granada, Sunday Drama, 20 August 1978, 50 min) – p. Peter Eckersley, d. Alan Grint.
Flesh and Blood (BBC1, Series 1, Jan-Mar 1980, 10 x 55 min) – p. Bill Sellars, d. Terence Dudley.
The Spoils of War (Granada, 1980-81, 20 x 50 min) – 16 episodes written by JF, 4 written by Harry Kershaw, p. Richard Everitt and James Brabazon.
Flesh and Blood (BBC1, Series 2, March-June 1982, 10 x 50 min) – p. Bill Sellars, d. Terence Dudley.
Joss (circa 1982/83, 10 episodes – unproduced)
Out of a Clear Blue Sky (Thames, The Hard Word, 25 January 1983, 50 min) – p. Michael Chapman, d. Peter Hammond and Michael Simpson (1st episode of a 6-part series – remaining 5 episodes written by Geoffrey Case)
Capstick’s Law (Granada, 1989, 6 x 50 min) – created by JF, who wrote the first 2 episodes, p. Roderick Graham.
Full list of Johns Coronation Street writing credits
Occasionally John wrote under the name John Ellison
John also edited and produced the street for many years
A breakdown of each episode with story line and credits can be seen here: https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/John_Finch
1961 (16 episodes)
Episode 24 (3rd March 1961)
Episode 28 (20th March 1961)
Episode 29 (22nd March 1961)
Episode 31 (29th March 1961)
Episode 34 (10th April 1961)
Episode 35 (12th April 1961)
Episode 39 (26th April 1961)
Episode 49 (31st May 1961)
Episode 55 (21st June 1961)
Episode 64 (24th July 1961)
Episode 73 (23rd August 1961)
Episode 78 (11th September 1961)
Episode 79 (13th September 1961)
Episode 86 (9th October 1961)
Episode 97 (15th November 1961)
1962 (24 episodes)
Episode 126 (26th February 1962)
Episode 130 (12th March 1962)
Episode 134 (26th March 1962)
Episode 138 (9th April 1962)
Episode 144 (30th April 1962)
Episode 145 (2nd May 1962)
Episode 146 (7th May 1962)
Episode 149 (16th May 1962)
Episode 152 (28th May 1962)
Episode 156 (11th June 1962)
Episode 160 (25th June 1962)
Episode 162 (2nd July 1962)
Episode 168 (23rd July 1962)
Episode 174 (13th August 1962)
Episode 178 (27th August 1962)
Episode 182 (10th September 1962)
Episode 184 (17th September 1962)
Episode 189 (3rd October 1962)
Episode 190 (8th October 1962)
Episode 196 (29th October 1962)
Episode 201 (14th November 1962)
Episode 203 (21st November 1962)
Episode 209 (12th December 1962)
Episode 214 (31st December 1962)
1963 (17 episodes)
Episode 217 (9th January 1963)
Episode 223 (30th January 1963)
Episode 229 (20th February 1963)
Episode 234 (11th March 1963)
Episode 239 (27th March 1963)
Episode 242 (8th April 1963)
Episode 251 (8th May 1963)
Episode 255 (22nd May 1963)
Episode 259 (5th June 1963)
Episode 265 (26th June 1963)
Episode 269 (10th July 1963)
Episode 274 (29th July 1963)
Episode 286 (9th September 1963)
Episode 291 (25th September 1963)
Episode 300 (28th October 1963)
Episode 306 (18th November 1963)
Episode 315 (18th December 1963)
1964 (17 episodes)
Episode 321 (8th January 1964)
Episode 326 (27th January 1964)
Episode 336 (2nd March 1964)
Episode 345 (1st April 1964)
Episode 346 (6th April 1964)
Episode 352 (27th April 1964)
Episode 359 (20th May 1964)
Episode 367 (17th June 1964)
Episode 371 (8th July 1964)
Episode 379 (29th July 1964)
Episode 386 (24th August 1964)
Episode 390 (7th September 1964)
Episode 401 (14th October 1964)
Episode 404 (26th October 1964)
Episode 405 (28th October 1964)
Episode 413 (25th November 1964)
Episode 416 (7th December 1964)
1965 (21 episodes)
Episode 424 (4th January 1965)
Episode 430 (25th January 1965)
Episode 435 (10th February 1965)
Episode 437 (17th February 1965)
Episode 440 (1st March 1965)
Episode 449 (31st March 1965)
Episode 454 (19th April 1965)
Episode 455 (21st April 1965)
Episode 464 (24th May 1965)
Episode 468 (7th June 1965)
Episode 474 (28th June 1965)
Episode 481 (21st July 1965)
Episode 486 (9th August 1965)
Episode 492 (30th August 1965)
Episode 493 (1st September 1965)
Episode 497 (15th September 1965)
Episode 500 (27th September 1965)
Episode 504 (11th October 1965)
Episode 508 (25th October 1965)
Episode 520 (6th December 1965)
Episode 527 (29th December 1965)
1966 (19 episodes)
Episode 533 (19th January 1966)
Episode 537 (2nd February 1966)
Episode 547 (9th March 1966)
Episode 552 (28th March 1966)
Episode 557 (13th April 1966)
Episode 570 (30th May 1966)
Episode 576 (20th June 1966)
Episode 581 (6th July 1966)
Episode 584 (18th July 1966)
Episode 588 (1st August 1966)
Episode 592 (15th August 1966)
Episode 601 (14th September 1966)
Episode 607 (5th October 1966)
Episode 614 (31st October 1966)
Episode 615 (2nd November 1966)
Episode 618 (14th November 1966)
Episode 622 (28th November 1966)
Episode 624 (5th December 1966)
Episode 628 (19th December 1966)
1967 (17 episodes)
Episode 635 (16th January 1967)
Episode 636 (18th January 1967)
Episode 638 (25th January 1967)
Episode 642 (8th February 1967)
Episode 646 (22nd February 1967)
Episode 651 (13th March 1967)
Episode 657 (3rd April 1967)
Episode 668 (10th May 1967)
Episode 680 (21st June 1967)
Episode 687 (17th July 1967)
Episode 692 (2nd August 1967)
Episode 704 (13th September 1967)
Episode 709 (2nd October 1967)
Episode 710 (4th October 1967)
Episode 715 (23rd October 1967)
Episode 720 (8th November 1967)
Episode 728 (6th December 1967)
1968 (6 episodes)
Episode 748 (14th February 1968)
Episode 763 (8th April 1968)
Episode 771 (6th May 1968)
Episode 810 (25th September 1968)
Episode 815 (14th October 1968)
Episode 822 (6th November 1968)
1969 (3 episodes)
Episode 894 (21st July 1969)
Episode 908 (8th September 1969)
Episode 917 (8th October 1969)
1970 (1 episode)
Episode 1036 (21st December 1970)