Harpers West One
“Shopping With The Lid Off!”
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Harpers West One is an ATV television drama series created by John Whitney and Geoffrey Bellman about a fictional department store, Harpers, in the West 1 district of London. The show ran in one-hour episodes from 1961 to 1963. It was introduced by ATV while Probation Officer, was being rested but became an immediate success. Press releases described it as "shopping with the lid off". A combination of drama and soap opera, it has also been described as presaging corporate dramas such as The Brothers for its depiction of power struggles at board level.
Creators: John Whitney, Geoffrey Bellman
Network: ITV1
Seasons
2
Episodes
32
Status
Ended
Jan Holden
Harriet Carr
Jane Muir
Frances Peters
Philip Latham
Oliver Backhouse
Vivian Pickles
Julie Wheeler
Bernard Horsfall
Philip Nash
Arthur Hewlett
Aubrey Harper
Graham Crowden
Edward Cruickshank
Gordon Ruttan
Jeff Tyson