S T A N D   B Y   F O R   W E S T
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                              1967-1971

First Show: 04 May, 1967                      Last Show: 02 Oct, 1971
Number Shows: 41                                  Audition Show: none


Series Description:

STAND BY FOR WEST was the generic title for a series of BBC serials
featuring Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard.  Inspector West was
the creation of John Creasey (1908-1973).  Mr. Creasy was a rather
prolific writer who wrote almost six hundred novels under twenty-eight
names.

Roger West's flair for detection, his persistance and thoroughness
and his courage explain his being the youngest man at Scotland Yard
to have reached the ranks of chief inspector and superintendent.
West is a likable man with a brisk, no-noncense attitude who can be
tough when needed but who sometimes takes people's troubles too
personally.

Six of Mr. Creasy's over 40 novels featuring Inspector West were
adapted for BBC radio between 1967 and 1971.  Each was adapted as a
multi-part serial, with 30-minute episodes.  All episodes starred
Patrick Allen and Sarah Lawson.  All episodes were adapted from the
novels by Maurice Travers.  The first two serials were produced by
John Fawcett Wilson.  The remaining four were produced by John
Browell.


Log Comments:

This log is based on information from a number of interent sites in
the UK and "Encyclopedia Mysteriosa" (see References section).

Each serial is listed first with serial title, followed by broadcast
information and then by an episode list.  Serial titles are in upper
case, episode titles are in quotes.

Ian Beard provided much information adding to the completeness of
this log.


Chronological Log:

    Date          Day  Num  Ep  Title
    ------------  ---  ---  --  -------------------------------
                                BATTLE FOR INSPECTOR WEST
                                    broadcast on the Light
                                    Programme
    04 May, 1967  Thu    1   1  "Honeymoon spells Nightmare"
    11 May, 1967  Thu    2   2  "Terror for a Bride"
    18 May, 1967  Thu    3   3  "Shadow on a Millionaire"
    25 May, 1967  Thu    4   4  "Bait for a Bogey"
    01 Jun, 1967  Thu    5   5  "Trail from a Tip-off"
    08 Jun, 1967  Thu    6   6  "Explosion in Red"
    15 Jun, 1967  Thu    7   7  "Master-mind at Midnight"

                                INSPECTOR WEST AT HOME
                                    broadcast on BBC Radio 2
    25 Mar, 1968  Mon    8   1  "The Voice of Doom"
    28 Mar, 1968  Thu    9   2  "Crisis for a Copper"
    01 Apr, 1968  Mon   10   3  "Fear in Flat Nine"
    04 Apr, 1968  Thu   11   4  "A Call from the Whistler"
    08 Apr, 1968  Mon   12   5  "A Girl for a Hostage"
    11 Apr, 1968  Thu   13   6  "Clue from a Captive"
    15 Apr, 1968  Mon   14   7  "A Date With Justice"

                                INSPECTOR WEST AT BAY
                                     broadcast on BBC Radio 2
    27 May, 1969  Tue   15    1  "Flashpoint in Fleet Street"
    29 May, 1969  Thu   16    2  "Bombshell in Bournemouth"
    03 Jun, 1969  Tue   17    3  "Encounter with an Eve"
    05 Jun, 1969  Thu   18    4  "Conflict in Kensington"
    10 Jun, 1969  Tue   19    5  "Package for Peril"
    12 Jun, 1969  Thu   20    6  "Shadow of Darkness"
    17 Jun, 1969  Tue   21    7  "Bullets in Bell Street"
    19 Jun, 1969  Thu   22    8  "Finale for a Vendetta"

                                 A BEAUTY FOR INSPECTOR WEST
                                     broadcast on BBC Radio 4
    13 Jul, 1970  Mon   23    1  "Death Calls for a Queen"
    20 Jul, 1970  Mon   24    2  "Killer - With a Question Mark"
    27 Jul, 1970  Mon   25    3  "Heat Seven - Hammersmith"
    03 Aug, 1970  Mon   26    4  "Beauty Beware!"
    10 Aug, 1970  Mon   27    5  "Murder, Sweet Murder"
    17 Aug, 1970  Mon   28    6  "Fire in the Night"
    24 Aug, 1970  Mon   29    7  "Murder Wears a Veil"

                                 INSPECTOR WEST CRIES WOLF
                                     broadcast on BBC Radio 4
    31 Aug, 1970  Mon   30    1  "The Mark of the Wolf"
    07 Sep, 1970  Mon   31    2  "Knife In The Dark"
    14 Sep, 1970  Mon   32    3  "Murder at Morden Lodge"
    21 Sep, 1970  Mon   33    4  "Captive at Cannon Row"
    28 Sep, 1970  Mon   34    5  "Hunt the Wolf"
    05 Oct, 1970  Mon   35    6  "The Face of Lobo"

                                 INSPECTOR WEST MAKES HASTE
                                     broadcast on BBC Radio 4
    28 Aug, 1971  Sat   36    1  "Old Coppers Never Die"
    04 Sep, 1971  Sat   37    2  "Murder Steps In"
    11 Sep, 1971  Sat   38    3  "A Clue from the Past"
    18 Sep, 1971  Sat   39    4  "Appointment by Night"
    25 Sep, 1971  Sat   40    5  "Someone Missing"
    02 Oct, 1971  Sat   41    6  "The Race is Run"


References:

* "Encyclopedia Mysteriosa: A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of
  Detection in Print, Film, Radio, and Television" (1994) by William
  L. DeAndrea, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-671-85025


Last Update: May 20, 2004


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