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26/06/1961 Drama 1h 0m
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Shopping With The Lid Off!

Overview

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.

Top billed cast

  1. Jan Holden

    Harriet Carr

  2. Jane Muir

    Frances Peters

  3. Philip Latham

    Oliver Backhouse

  4. Vivian Pickles

    Julie Wheeler

  5. Bernard Horsfall

    Philip Nash

  6. Arthur Hewlett

    Aubrey Harper

  7. Graham Crowden

    Edward Cruickshank

  8. Gordon Ruttan

    Jeff Tyson

  9. Natalie Kent

    Customer

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Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 2

1962 | 19 Episodes

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Harpers West One

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