# Harpers West One

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British television series (1961–1963)

*Harpers West One* titles

***Harpers West One*** was an [ATV](/source/Associated_Television) television drama series about a fictional department store, Harpers, in the West 1 district of London.[1]

The show was created by [John Whitney](/source/John_Whitney_(broadcaster)) and Geoffrey Bellman[2] and ran in one-hour episodes from 1961 to 1963.[3] It was introduced by ATV while *[Probation Officer](/source/Probation_Officer)*, was being rested but became an immediate success.[4] Press releases described it as "shopping with the lid off".[5][6] A combination of drama and soap opera, it has also been described as presaging corporate dramas such as *[The Brothers](/source/The_Brothers_(1972_TV_series))* for its depiction of power struggles at board level.[7]

Principal writers included [Derrick De Marney](/source/Derrick_De_Marney). The show sometimes featured popular singers in the "music department" such as [John Leyton](/source/John_Leyton) who played the role of Johnny St Cyr and sang the song "[Johnny Remember Me](/source/Johnny_Remember_Me)". The publicity helped him to establish his career.[8]

## Selected cast

- [Norman Bowler](/source/Norman_Bowler) – Roger Pike

- [Graham Crowden](/source/Graham_Crowden) – Edward Cruickshank

- [Arthur Hewlett](/source/Arthur_Hewlett) – Aubrey Harper

- [Jan Holden](/source/Jan_Holden) – Harriet Carr

- [Philip Latham](/source/Philip_Latham) – Oliver Backhouse

- [Vivian Pickles](/source/Vivian_Pickles) – Julie Wheeler

- [Wendy Richard](/source/Wendy_Richard) – Susan Sullivan

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Halliwell, Leslie & Philip Purser. (1986) *Halliwell's Television Companion*. 3rd ed. London: Grafton. p. 345. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-246-12838-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-246-12838-0)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-McGinlay_2-0)** McGinlay, Richard, Alan Hayes & Alys Hayes. (2017). [*Two Against the Underworld – the Collected Unauthorised Guide to the Avengers Series 1*](https://books.google.com/books?id=N2FUCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA145) (2nd ed.). Hidden Tiger. p. 145. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-326-46626-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-326-46626-8).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Harpers West One](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161152/fullcredits). [IMDb](/source/IMDb). Retrieved 9 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Contrast: The Television Quarterly*, 1961, pp. 131-132.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Richard, Wendy, & Lizzie Wiggins. (2001) *Wendy Richard no 's': My life story*. London: Simon & Schuster. p. 43. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0743218702](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0743218702)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Harpers West One](http://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/harpers-west-one/). Nostalgia Central. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mem_7-0)** [Harpers West One](https://www.memorabletv.com/tv/harpers-west-one-atv-1961/). memorabletv.com Retrieved 9 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Betts, Graham. (2006) *Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2006*. London: Collins. p. 481. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780007200771](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780007200771)

## External links

- [*Harpers West One* episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXRo69jODPA) featuring John Leyton.

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