Finnegan's Wake (Homicide: Life on the Street)
21st episode of the 6th season of Homicide: Life on the Street / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Finnegan's Wake" is the 21st episode of the sixth season of the American police drama television series Homicide: Life on the Street. It is the 98th overall episodes of the series, and originally aired on NBC in the United States on April 24, 1998.[1]
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Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 21 | ||
Directed by | Steve Buscemi | ||
Story by | David Simon James Yoshimura | ||
Teleplay by | David Mills | ||
Cinematography by | Alex Zakrzewski | ||
Production code | 621 | ||
Original air date | April 24, 1998 (1998-04-24) | ||
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Charles Durning as Det. Thomas Finnegan | |||
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The episode was directed by Steve Buscemi, who had previously appeared in the series as sociopathic gunman Gordon Pratt.[2] "Finnegan's Wake" continues a storyline introduced in the very first episode of the series: Tim Bayliss's obsession with the Adena Watson case. Guest star Charles Durning was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series for his portrayal of Thomas Finnegan.[3]