Inspector West: A Classic BBC Radio Crime Collection

Three vintage crime serials, adapted from John Creasey's hugely popular thrillersRoger West is a home-loving, hard-hitting and very human policeman. Nicknamed 'Handsome' West, he's more than just a pretty face - he's also Scotland Yard's youngest, smartest detective and a crime-solving supremo. Six of his adventures were dramatised for radio between 1967 and 1971, but only three survived, all of which are included in this box set.Battle for Inspector West - Idle curiosity takes the Chief Inspector to a high-society wedding - and leads him into a case involving a notorious blackmailer and a missing bride. Drawn into a web of terror, West comes face-to-face with an old adversary - a dangerous criminal mastermind named Carosian...Inspector West at Home - When Roger West finds the dead body of a small-time crook, he faces opposition from the formidable Superintendent Abbott, his superior at the Yard. Suspended from duty, he sets out on a trail of conspiracy, corruption and murder...Inspector West at Bay - First West is targeted by a vicious attacker, then his wife Janet receives an anonymous, threatening message. Caught up in a deadly game of blind man's buff, can he save himself and his family from an enemy who seems determined to destroy them?Starring real-life husband and wife Patrick Allen and Sarah Lawson as Roger and Janet West, these three full-cast dramas are full of excitement and suspense. Also featured is a 30-minute episode from The Radio Detectives, 'Stand by for West', in which Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates the 'master craftsman of mystery' John Creasey and his greatest creation, Inspector West.Written by John CreaseyAdapted by Maurice TraversStarring Patrick Allen as Chief Inspector Roger West and Sarah Lawson as Janet WestBattle for Inspector WestMichael Grant - Philip BondChristine Grant - Denise BuckleySir Guy Chatworth - Hamilton DycePrendergast - John CazabonVic - Charles HaggithCarosian - Francis de WolffArthur Morley - Preston LockwoodJulieta - Eva StuartSir Mortimer Grant - Humphrey MortonDetective Sergeant Hubert Gill - Trevor BannisterPearly Willis - Henry StamperSuperintendent Mulloon - Harry WebsterProduced by John Fawcett WilsonFirst broadcast BBC Light Programme, 4 May-15 June 1967Inspector West at HomeDetective Inspector Bob Cornish - Frederick TrevesMark Lessing - Edward de SouzaSuperintendent Abbott - Grant TaylorPep Morgan - Harry LandisPickerell - Robert JamesSir Guy Chatworth - Maurice HedleyMrs Fleming - Margaret RobertsonLois Randall - Carol MarshBill Tennant - Anthony Jackson'Whistler' Malone - Rio FanningRaymond Fleming - Frederick JaegerProduced by John Fawcett WilsonPianist: Max HarrisFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 25 March-15 April 1968Inspector West at BaySir Guy Chatworth - Maurice HedleyDetective Inspector Bill Sloan - Derek NewarkMark Lessing - James KerryEve Wedlake - Anna GilchristWith Leonard Fenton, John Baddely, Elizabeth Proud, Judy Bennett, Margaret Wolfit, Peter Williams, John Pullen, Ian Frost and Peter ThompsonProduced by John BrowellFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 27 May-19 June 1969The Radio Detectives, Series 3 Episode 5: Stand by for WestPresented by Professor Jeffrey RichardsWith Richard Creasey, Patrick Allen and Sarah LawsonProduced by Liz AnsteeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 28th March 2000