Westbeach

*Westbeach*
Westbeach
Genre	Drama
Created by	Tony Marchant
Starring	Oliver Cotton; Deborah Grant;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer	Susi Hush
Production company	WitzEnd Productions
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	10 April –; 19 June 1993

Westbeach is a British television series produced by WitzEnd Productions for the BBC in 1993.^[1]

The series was set in the fictional seaside town of Westbeach (filmed on location in Eastbourne) and dealt with two rival families, the Cromers and the Prestons, who controlled the local businesses. The Preston family owned an upmarket seafront hotel, while the Cromers ran an amusement arcade and a fish-and-chip shop. One series of ten episodes was produced.^[1]

The Times described the "dismal performance" of the BBC's three new flagships dramas which included Westbeach, the programme only achieved 6.27 million viewers and was ranked 69th.^[2]

Cast

Oliver Cotton – Alan Cromer
Deborah Grant – Sarah Preston
Michael Attwell – Ray Cromer
Debby Bishop – Yola Cromer
Lesley Duff – Maggie Cromer
David Horovitch – Hugo Preston
Annie Lambert – Alex Preston
Imogen Boorman – Hannah Preston
Tony Caunter – Bill Cromer

Lee Ross – Chris Cromer
Ricco Ross – Greg Dacosta
Edna Doré – Iris Cromer
Jo Warne – Betty Cromer
Cherith Mellor – Jean Cromer
Ben Porter – Simon Cromer
Siobhan Burke – Jan Cromer
Pat Keen – Florrie Dawson
Alison Lomas – Angela

Episodes

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Number	Title	Writer	Broadcast
1	Just Another Saturday	Tony Marchant	10 April 1993
2	Rain or Shines	Lou Wakefield	17 April 1993
3	Come on Bay, Light my Fire	Gerard Macdonald	24 April 1993
4	Presence of Malice	Kieran Prendiville	1 May 1993
5	Young and Shingle	Steve Coombes and Dave Robinson	8 May 1993
6	A Nice Little Erma	Steve Coombes and Dave Robinson	22 May 1993
7	Trouble and Strife	Tony Marchant	29 May 1993
8	Last Chance Saloon	Gerard Macdonald	5 June 1993
9	Pier Pressure	Tony Marchant	12 June 1993
10	Baby You Can Drive My Car	Kieran Prendiville	19 June 1993

References

^ ^a ^b ^c BBC Genome
^ Alexandra Frean (19 May 1993). "Drama on the Box". News. The Times. No. 64648. London.

External links

Westbeach at IMDb

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[genome-1] BBC Genome

[2] Alexandra Frean (19 May 1993). "Drama on the Box". News. The Times. No. 64648. London.

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