British Comedy Guide
Richard Griffiths
Mr Finchley

Mr Finchley

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 2
  • 1993 - 1994
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Adaptations of Victor Canning's stories about a solicitor's clerk in the early 1930s. Also features Richard Griffiths, Peter Vaughan, John Bird, Anna Cropper, Piers Gibbon and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
1993 - 1994
Channel
BBC Radio 2
Episodes
12 (2 series)
Stars
Richard Griffiths, Peter Vaughan, John Bird, Anna Cropper, Piers Gibbon, James Cohen, Serena Evans, Nicky Henson and James Villiers
Writers
Victor Canning, Andy Merriman and Eric Merriman
Producer
Gareth Edwards
Company

Richard Griffiths stars as Edgar Finchley, the shy solicitor's clerk.

The series follows the adventures of a man and his horse-drawn caravan touring 1930s rural Kent; and latever travelling to Paris for the first time.

Additional details

Also known as
  • Mr Finchley Goes To Paris (Series 2)
  • Mr Finchley Takes The Road (Series 1)
Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 13th April 1993 at 7pm on BBC Radio 2
Most recent repeats

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