A television spin-off from the 1988 film Stormy Monday, Finney stars David Morrissey in the title role, taking over from Sting.

[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.

and the Daily Star, who called the series "addictive viewing" and commented that it was "nail-bitingly good.

Allison Pearson of The Independent reviewed the first episode of the series, writing: "Finney... is an everyday story of disorganised crime in which the Corleone family has quit Long Island for Whitley Bay, changed its name to Tucker and been issued with Geordie accents that deliver lines of untold menace... With its designer violence, Finney is just what the network director ordered.