Adrian Cairns

Westway is a British television series made by HTV for ITV in 1976. The series dealt with the lives of three families living together in a commune in Bristol, and explored issues of self-sufficiency also addressed by BBC series of the period such as The Good Life and Survivors.

In the early 1800s, Mary Yellan's life is changed after her father is murdered by shipwreckers. When her mother dies of a broken heart not long afterwards, Mary is forced to go live with her Aunt Patience at her inn on Bodmin Moor. It's there that she discovers her slightly mad Uncle Joss is the wreckers' ringleader and that Jamaica Inn is their headquarters. Mary is determined to bring Joss and his gang to justice and calls upon Joss' younger brother Jem to help.

The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret criminal past.

A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.

On the eve of William and Anne's wedding, family chaos erupts when William's ex-wife interferes. During the post-wedding party, heavy drinking leads to open fights and hidden trysts. The festivities turn grim when a body is discovered in the barn, forcing the family to close ranks and cover up dark truths.

A psychiatrist plots to murder his wife so he can be with his mistress, but his wife mysteriously disappears before he can carry out his plan.

Westway is a British television series made by HTV for ITV in 1976. The series dealt with the lives of three families living together in a commune in Bristol, and explored issues of self-sufficiency also addressed by BBC series of the period such as The Good Life and Survivors.

In the early 1800s, Mary Yellan's life is changed after her father is murdered by shipwreckers. When her mother dies of a broken heart not long afterwards, Mary is forced to go live with her Aunt Patience at her inn on Bodmin Moor. It's there that she discovers her slightly mad Uncle Joss is the wreckers' ringleader and that Jamaica Inn is their headquarters. Mary is determined to bring Joss and his gang to justice and calls upon Joss' younger brother Jem to help.

On the eve of William and Anne's wedding, family chaos erupts when William's ex-wife interferes. During the post-wedding party, heavy drinking leads to open fights and hidden trysts. The festivities turn grim when a body is discovered in the barn, forcing the family to close ranks and cover up dark truths.