Inspector West: A Classic BBC Radio Crime Collection: Three action-packed vintage adventures

Three vintage crime serials, adapted from John Creasey's hugely popular thrillers

Roger 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 Creasey Adapted by Maurice Travers

Starring Patrick Allen as Chief Inspector Roger West and Sarah Lawson as Janet West

Battle for Inspector West Michael Grant - Philip Bond Christine Grant - Denise Buckley Sir Guy Chatworth - Hamilton Dyce Prendergast - John Cazabon Vic - Charles Haggith Carosian - Francis de Wolff Arthur Morley - Preston Lockwood Julieta - Eva Stuart Sir Mortimer Grant - Humphrey Morton Detective Sergeant Hubert Gill - Trevor Bannister Pearly Willis - Henry Stamper Superintendent Mulloon - Harry Webster Produced by John Fawcett Wilson First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 4 May-15 June 1967

Inspector West at Home Detective Inspector Bob Cornish - Frederick Treves Mark Lessing - Edward de Souza Superintendent Abbott - Grant Taylor Pep Morgan - Harry Landis Pickerell - Robert James Sir Guy Chatworth - Maurice Hedley Mrs Fleming - Margaret Robertson Lois Randall - Carol Marsh Bill Tennant - Anthony Jackson 'Whistler' Malone - Rio Fanning Raymond Fleming - Frederick Jaeger Produced by John Fawcett Wilson Pianist: Max Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 25 March-15 April 1968

Inspector West at Bay Sir Guy Chatworth - Maurice Hedley Detective Inspector Bill Sloan - Derek Newark Mark Lessing - James Kerry Eve Wedlake - Anna Gilchrist With Leonard Fenton, John Baddely, Elizabeth Proud, Judy Bennett, Margaret Wolfit, Peter Williams, John Pullen, Ian Frost and Peter Thompson Produced by John Browell First broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 27 May-19 June 1969

The Radio Detectives, Series 3 Episode 5: Stand by for West Presented by Professor Jeffrey Richards With Richard Creasey, Patrick Allen and Sarah Lawson Produced by Liz Anstee First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 28th March 2000

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Lydbog: 2. juni 2022