Over the past few months, I have added some three dozen books by John Creasey to Mounty TBR -- small amount, comparatively speaking -- Creasey published over 620 books. As I dig into them, I joyfully realize that my favorite Creasey character could be Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard's C.I.D. West appeared in 43 novels from 1942 until 1978, along with a handful of short stories. From 1967 to 1971, six of the West novels were adapted for the BBC for "Stand By for West!", with six to eight episodes half-hour each.; 41 episodes in total, all adapted by Maurice Travers.. The novels dramatized were Battle for Inspector West (1948), Inspector West at Home (1944), Inspector West at Bay (1952, also published as The Blind Spot, and as The Case of the Acid Throwers), Inspector West Cries Wolf (1950, also published as The Creepers), A Beauty for Inspector West (1954, also published as The Beauty Queen Killer, and as So Young, So Cold, So Fair), and Inspector West Makes Haste (1955, also published as Murder Makes Haste, as The Gelignite Gang, and as Night of the Watchman).
In this episode, West, the youngest Inspector at the Yard, finds the dead body of a small-time crook and is suspected of being involved in criminal behavior. Abbott suspends him from duty and must follow a trail of conspiracy, corruption, and murder to ferret out the truth.
Patrick Allen (Dial M for Murder, The Night of the Generals, Glencannon) played West. His real-life wife, Sarah Lawson (The Devil Rides Out, Night of the Big Heat, Night Without Pity) played West's wife Janet. Also included in the cast of Inspector West at Home were Edward de Souza as West's friend and ally, Mark Lessing; Grant Taylor as West's superior, Superintendent Abbot; Frederick Treves as Detective Inspector Bob Cornish; Harry Landis as private investigator Pep Morgan. Rounding out the cast were Maurice Hedley, Robert James, Margaret Robertson, Carol Marsh, Anthony Jackson, Rio Fanning, and Frederick Jaeger.
Enjoy this seven-part, three-hour thriller of twists and turns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN-Fg6daAks
I'm a big fan of John Creasey's works with Inspector West high in the rankings. Now I want to drop everything and read some John Creasey books! But, I can't because our house is full of guests who visited us to see the Solar Eclipse!
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