{"product_id":"book-g7f0","title":"Inspector West: A Classic BBC Radio Crime Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree vintage crime serials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, adapted from John Creasey's hugely popular thrillers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBattle for Inspector West\u003c\/b\u003e - 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspector West at Home\u003c\/b\u003e - 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspector West at Bay\u003c\/b\u003e - 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring real-life husband and wife \u003cb\u003ePatrick Allen\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSarah Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e as Roger and Janet West, these three full-cast dramas are full of excitement and suspense. Also featured is a 30-minute episode from \u003ci\u003eThe Radio Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e, 'Stand by for West', in which Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates the 'master craftsman of mystery' John Creasey and his greatest creation, Inspector West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by John Creasey\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Maurice Travers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003ePatrick Allen\u003c\/b\u003e as Chief Inspector Roger West and \u003cb\u003eSarah Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e as Janet West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eBattle for Inspector West\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Grant - \u003cb\u003ePhilip Bond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine Grant - \u003cb\u003eDenise Buckley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Guy Chatworth - \u003cb\u003eHamilton Dyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrendergast - \u003cb\u003eJohn Cazabon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVic - \u003cb\u003eCharles Haggith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarosian - \u003cb\u003eFrancis de Wolff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur Morley - \u003cb\u003ePreston Lockwood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulieta - \u003cb\u003eEva Stuart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Mortimer Grant - \u003cb\u003eHumphrey Morton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Sergeant Hubert Gill - \u003cb\u003eTrevor Bannister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePearly Willis - \u003cb\u003eHenry Stamper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuperintendent Mulloon - \u003cb\u003eHarry Webster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by John Fawcett Wilson\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Light Programme, 4 May-15 June 1967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eInspector West at Home\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Inspector Bob Cornish - \u003cb\u003eFrederick Treves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Lessing - \u003cb\u003eEdward de Souza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuperintendent Abbott - \u003cb\u003eGrant Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePep Morgan - \u003cb\u003eHarry Landis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePickerell - \u003cb\u003eRobert James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Guy Chatworth - \u003cb\u003eMaurice Hedley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Fleming - \u003cb\u003eMargaret Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLois Randall - \u003cb\u003eCarol Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Tennant - \u003cb\u003eAnthony Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Whistler' Malone - \u003cb\u003eRio Fanning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaymond Fleming - \u003cb\u003eFrederick Jaeger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by John Fawcett Wilson\u003cbr\u003ePianist: Max Harris\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 25 March-15 April 1968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eInspector West at Bay\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Guy Chatworth - \u003cb\u003eMaurice Hedley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Inspector Bill Sloan - \u003cb\u003eDerek Newark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Lessing - \u003cb\u003eJames Kerry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEve Wedlake - \u003cb\u003eAnna Gilchrist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Leonard Fenton, John Baddely, Elizabeth Proud, Judy Bennett, Margaret Wolfit, Peter Williams, John Pullen, Ian Frost and Peter Thompson\u003cbr\u003eProduced by John Browell\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 27 May-19 June 1969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Radio Detectives, Series 3 Episode 5: Stand by for West\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Professor Jeffrey Richards\u003cbr\u003eWith Richard Creasey, Patrick Allen and Sarah Lawson\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Liz Anstee\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 28th March 2000\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49361337450800,"sku":"BDg7f0","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g7f0-cover.jpg?v=1762372729","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g7f0","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}