TV Show Details
Air Date:June 26th, 1961
Last Air Date:January 21st, 1963
Network:ITV1
Status:Ended
Genres:Drama
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Associated Television
Harpers West One (1961-1963)
TV ShowITV1
Scripted
"Shopping With The Lid Off!"
StarringVivian Pickles
Plot
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.