Stand By For West

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Drama: Crime

Vintage crime drama featuring Chief Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard.

Gripping vintage crime drama serial featuring Chief Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard.

Stand By For West: Inspector West at Home: 1. The Voice of Doom

1. The Voice of Doom

Inspector West at Home

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West finds the body of a small-time crook and faces opposition from his Superintendent.

West finds the body of a small-time crook but soon faces opposition from his Superintendent. Stars Patrick Allen. From 1967.

When Chief Inspector Roger West discovers the body of a former small-time crook, he hits opposition from the formidable Superintendent Abbott

So begins a trail involving conspiracy, corruption and murder...  

Starring Patrick Allen as Scotland Yard’s youngest, smartest chief inspector.

With Sarah Lawson as his long-suffering wife.  

Created and written by John Creasey.

Dramatised in seven parts by Maurice Travers.

Chief Inspector Roger West .… Patrick Allen
Janet West .… Sarah Lawson
Detective Inspector Bob Cornish .… Frederick Treves
Mark Lessing .… Edward de Souza
Superintendent Abbott .... Grant Taylor
Pep Morgan .... Harry Landis

John Creasey wrote over 40 Roger West novels between 1942 and 1973.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.

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