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Westway
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 7
Production
Producer(s) Patrick Dromgoole
Leonard White
Production company(s) HTV
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 28 April (1976-04-28) – 9 June 1976 (1976-06-09)

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
1 "The Saxby Invaders" Mike Vardy 28 April 1976 (1976-04-28)
2 "A Do-It-Yourself School" Mike Vardy 5 May 1976 (1976-05-05)
3 "A Growing Concern" Don Leaver 12 May 1976 (1976-05-12)
4 "Happy Families" Don Leaver 19 May 1976 (1976-05-19)
5 "Noughts and Crosses" Leonard White 26 May 1976 (1976-05-26)
6 "A Highly Desirable Property" Derek Clark 2 June 1976 (1976-06-02)
7 "The Tenant's Feast" Leonard White 9 June 1976 (1976-06-09)

The series survives complete on 1" videotape as part of the HTV collection which is now held by ITV plc.

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