Inspector West
 updated 21 April 2002
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Created by immensely prolific John Creasey, six series were made by the BBC starring Patrick Allen and Sarah Lawson between 1967 and 1971.

Series 1 & 2. Produced by John Fawcett Wilson
Series 3 to 6. Produced by John Browell
All episodes adapted by Maurice Travers



 
Patrick and Sarah
8:15 Stand By For West
from the novel
Battle for Inspector West
starring Patrick Allen and Sarah Lawson
1: Honeymoon Spells Nightmare
News of an old enemy threatens the honeymoon of Michael Grant  - and violent death sends Roger West to Dorset.
Michael Grant - Philip Bond
Chief Inspector Roger West - Patrick Allen
Janet West - Sarah Lawson
Christine Grant - Denise Beckley
Assistant Commissioner Sir Guy Chatworth - Hamilton Dyce
Prendergast - John Cazabon
(1st episode listing from Radio Times)


`Stand By for West!'.
6 series 1967 - 1971
41 episodes

Series 1: `Battle For Inspector West'.
Light Programme, Thursdays
1 04.05.1967    Honeymoon spells Nightmare
2 11.05.1967    Terror for a Bride
3 18.05.1967    Shadow on a Millionaire
4 25.05.1967    Bait for a Bogey
5 01.06.1967    Trail from a Tip-off
6 08.06.1967    Explosion in Red
7 15.06.1967    Master-mind at Midnight

Series 2: `Inspector West At Home'.
R2, Mondays & Thursdays
1 25.03.1968    The Voice of Doom
2 28.03.1968    Crisis for a Copper
3 01.04.1968    Fear in Flat Nine
4 04.04.1968    A Call from the Whistler
5 08.04.1968    A Girl for a Hostage
6 11.04.1968    Clue from a Captive
7 15.04.1968    A Date With Justice

Series 3: `Inspector West At Bay'.
R2, Tuesdays & Thursdays
1 27.05.1969    Flashpoint in Fleet Street
2 29.05.1969    Bombshell in Bournemouth
3 03.06.1969    Encounter with an Eve
4 05.06.1969    Conflict in Kensington
5 10.06.1969    Package for Peril
6 12.06.1969    Shadow of Darkness
7 17.06.1969    Bullets in Bell Street
8 19.06.1969    Finale for a Vendetta

From the Back cover of a 1970 edition of "Accident for Inspector West"
Series 4: `A Beauty for Inspector West'.
R4, Mondays
1 13.07.1970    Death Calls for a Queen
2 20.07.1970    Killer - With a Question Mark
3 27.07.1970    Heat Seven - Hammersmith
4 03.08.1970    Beauty Beware!
5 10.08.1970    Murder, Sweet Murder
6 17.08.1970    Fire in the Night
7 24.08.1970    Murder Wears a Veil
Patrick Allen in the TV series "Crane" - 1963 to 1965.
Series 5: `Inspector West Cries Wolf'.
R4, Mondays
1 31.08.1970    The Mark of the Wolf
2 07.09.1970    Knife In the Dark
3 14.09.1970    Murder at Morden Lodge
4 21.09.1970    Captive at Cannon Row
5 28.09.1970    Hunt the Wolf
6 05.10.1970    The Face of Lobo
Patrick Allen in the TV series "Brett" - 1971.
Series 6: `Inspector West Makes Haste'.
R4, Saturdays
1 28.08.1971    Old Coppers Never Die
2 04.09.1971    Murder Steps In
3 11.09.1971    A Clue from the Past
4 18.09.1971    Appointment by Night
5 25.09.1971    Someone Missing
6 02.10.1971    The Race is Run
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