Westway (TV series)
Appearance
Westway | |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Producers | Patrick Dromgoole Leonard White |
Production company | HTV |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 28 April – 9 June 1976 |
Westway is a British television series made by HTV for ITV in 1976.
The series dealt with the lives of three families living together in a commune in Bristol, and explored issues of self-sufficiency also addressed by BBC series of the period such as The Good Life and Survivors.
Cast
- Simon Gipps-Kent - Crispin Ryder
- Sylvestra Le Touzel as Samantha Ryder
- Donald Morley as Pete Ryder
- Ann Lynn as Jan Ryder
- Ashley Knight as Phil Saxby
- Nigel Rhodes as Mark Saxby
- Ivor Salter as Len Saxby
- Chris Range as Anna Saxby
- Dean Lawrence as Ron Harvey
- Jane Lowe as Paula Harvey
- Sarah Sutton as Sue Harvey
- Daphne Heard as Miss. Marlbury
- Tim Preece as Graham Lawrence
Episode list
All seven episodes were written by Guy Slater.
# | Title | Director | Original airdate |
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1 | "The Saxby Invaders" | Mike Vardy | 28 April 1976 |
2 | "A Do-It-Yourself School" | Mike Vardy | 5 May 1976 |
3 | "A Growing Concern" | Don Leaver | 12 May 1976 |
4 | "Happy Families" | Don Leaver | 19 May 1976 |
5 | "Noughts and Crosses" | Leonard White | 26 May 1976 |
6 | "A Highly Desirable Property" | Derek Clark | 2 June 1976 |
7 | "The Tenant's Feast" | Leonard White | 9 June 1976 |
The series survives complete on 1" videotape as part of the HTV collection which is now held by ITV plc.