Westway (TV series)
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''Westway'' is a British
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series made by HTV for ITV in 1976. The series dealt with the lives of three families living together in a commune in
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, and explored issues of self-sufficiency also addressed by
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series of the period such as '' The Good Life'' and '' Survivors''.


Cast

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Simon Gipps-Kent Simon Gipps-Kent (born Simon Trevor Kent; 25 October 1958 – 16 September 1987) was a prolificAlistair D. McGown & Mark J. Dochert''The Hill and Beyond: Children's Television Drama – An Encyclopedia'' British Film Institute, 2003, p. 97. 20 ...
- Crispin Ryder *
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as Samantha Ryder *Donald Morley as Pete Ryder *
Ann Lynn Elizabeth Ann Lynn (7 November 1933 – 30 August 2020) was a British actress, especially prominent during the British New Wave of the 1960s, appearing in many films that represented what is known as kitchen sink realism. Lynn's career spanne ...
as Jan Ryder *
Ashley Knight Ashley Knight (born 19 August 1959 in Sutton, Surrey, England) is a British actor notable for child roles including Young Claudius in ''I Claudius''; Jim Hawkins in ''Treasure Island'', and Ken in ''Metal Mickey''. His film appearances included ...
as Phil Saxby *Nigel Rhodes as Mark Saxby *
Ivor Salter Ivor Charlie Salter (22 August 1925 – 21 June 1991) was an English actor who appeared in character roles in numerous United Kingdom television productions and films from the early 1950s until the 1980s often appearing as a police constable. H ...
as Len Saxby *Chris Range as Anna Saxby *Dean Lawrence as Ron Harvey * Jane Lowe as Paula Harvey *
Sarah Sutton Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961) is a British actress. She played the role of Nyssa in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Early life Sutton was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Sutton studied ballet a ...
as Sue Harvey *
Daphne Heard Delia Phyllis Daphne Heard (21 August 1904 – 22 June 1983) was an English actress and acting teacher. She was born in Plymouth, Devon. She appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and TV series. But was perhaps best known in latter years a ...
as Miss. Marlbury *
Tim Preece Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared on British television since the 1960s and also acted on stage. Early life Preece was born in Shrewsbury in Shropshire and was educated at the Priory Grammar School for Boys, ...
as Graham Lawrence


Episode list

All seven episodes were written by Guy Slater. The series survives complete on 1" videotape as part of the HTV collection which is now held by ITV plc.


External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0398606, title=Westway 1976 British television series debuts 1976 British television series endings 1970s British children's television series ITV children's television shows Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Harlech Television English-language television shows