Lieutenant Algernon Ffinch was an officer with the Hanoverian army which had just defeated the Jacobite supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden, in April 1746.
One of his tasks was to round up Jacobites who had survived the battle. A rather ineffectual soldier, who was regarded as a bit of a fop, his men soon captured the wounded Laird Colin McLaren, who was accompanied by his faithful piper Jamie McCrimmon. Also taken were the Doctor and his companion Ben. The Doctor's other friend, Polly, had managed to remain at liberty along with Colin's daughter Kirsty. Determined to free their friends, they decided to use Ffinch to help achieve this. Luring him into a trap, they managed to part him from his money. Later, in the town of Inverness, the women encountered him again at an inn. They were able to blackmail him into helping them.
After the Scots prisoners were saved from being transported to the West Indies as slave-workers - a scheme being run by a corrupt solicitor named Grey - Polly and Kirsty had Ffinch alert his commanding officer. Ffinch and his men caught up with Grey and arrested him.
Played by: Michael Elwyn. Appearances: The Highlanders (1966 / 7).
- Partner of the actress Alison Steadman, Elwyn played the recurring role of Sir Edward (Maid Marian's father) in the most recent BBC series of Robin Hood.
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