Finney (TV series)

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
Genre	Crime drama
Written by	David Kane
Directed by	David Hayman
Starring	David Morrissey Christopher Fairbank Lynn Farleigh Melanie Hill Pooky Quesnel Clive Russell Andy Serkis John Woodvine
Composer	John Lunn
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Scott Meek Keith Richardson Peter Moth
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	Zenith Entertainment Tyne Tees Television
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	16:9 (576i)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	17 November (1994-11-17) – 22 December 1994 (1994-12-22)

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.