Westway (TV series)

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Westway
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducersPatrick Dromgoole
Leonard White
Production company HTV
Original release
Network ITV
Release28 April (1976-04-28) 
9 June 1976 (1976-06-09)

Westway is a British television series made by HTV for ITV in 1976.

Contents

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

Episode list

All seven episodes were written by Guy Slater.

No.TitleDirected byOriginal air date
1"The Saxby Invaders"Mike Vardy28 April 1976 (1976-04-28)
2"A Do-It-Yourself School"Mike Vardy5 May 1976 (1976-05-05)
3"A Growing Concern"Don Leaver12 May 1976 (1976-05-12)
4"Happy Families"Don Leaver19 May 1976 (1976-05-19)
5"Noughts and Crosses" Leonard White 26 May 1976 (1976-05-26)
6"A Highly Desirable Property"Derek Clark2 June 1976 (1976-06-02)
7"The Tenant's Feast"Leonard White9 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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