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.
- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 3 repeated Wednesday at 7am on Radio 4 Extra
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
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- 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
- Next repeats
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- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 3: Wednesday at 7am on Radio 4 Extra
- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 3: Wednesday at 12pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 3: Wednesday at 6pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 3: Thursday at 2am on Radio 4 Extra
- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 4: Wednesday 5th March at 7am on Radio 4 Extra
- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 4: Wednesday 5th March at 12pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 4: Wednesday 5th March at 6pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 4: Thursday 6th March at 2am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 20th February 2025 at 2:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 2
- Wednesday 19th February 2025 at 6:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 2
- Wednesday 19th February 2025 at 12:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Mr Finchley Takes The Road, Episode 2