Release Date

26 Jun, 1961

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

32/2

Synopsis

Shopping With The Lid Off!

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.

Original Title

Harpers West One

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Series 1

26 Jun, 1961

Series 2

17 Sep, 1962

Created By

John Whitney

Geoffrey Bellman

Actors