8-K

                               UNITED STATES

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT

                   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934


    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 8, 2004


                           TELEWEST GLOBAL, INC.

           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          Delaware               File No. 000-50886            59-3778247
  (State of incorporation)    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
                                                          Identification No.)


                         160 Great Portland Street
                       London W1W 5QA, United Kingdom

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            (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    +44-20-7299-5000

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ITEM 5.02   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
            DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

On September 8, 2004, Mr. Michael Grabiner was appointed by the board of
directors of Telewest Global, Inc. (the "Company") to serve as a
non-executive director of the Company. As at the time of this filing, it
has not been determined on which committees of the board of directors Mr.
Grabiner will serve. The appointment was effective as of September 8, 2004.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits

     99.1    Press Release, dated September 14, 2004, issued by
             Telewest Global, Inc.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            TELEWEST GLOBAL, INC.

Dated:  September 14, 2004                  By:    /s/ Stephen Cook
                                               -------------------------
                                               Name:  Stephen Cook
                                               Title: General Counsel



                               EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.       Description
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99.1              Press Release, dated September 14, 2004, issued by
                  Telewest Global, Inc.

EX-99.1

                                                               Exhibit 99.1


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                           TELEWEST GLOBAL, INC.
         APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL GRABINER AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

                                                          14 September 2004

Telewest Global, Inc. announces the appointment of Michael Grabiner as a
non-executive director with effect from 8 September 2004.

Cob Stenham, chairman said: "We are delighted to welcome Michael to
Telewest. He brings with him a wealth of experience in the
telecommunications industry and will provide valuable support and further
strengthen the board. We look forward to working with him."

Mr Grabiner is currently a director of Apax Partners. He was previously
Chief Executive Officer of Energis plc, a leading telecommunications
company in the UK. Prior to leading Energis, he served in various senior
positions at British Telecommunications plc, including, among others, as
Director of BT Europe, Director of Global Customer Service and Director of
Quality and Organisation.


ENQUIRIES:

TELEWEST
Mary O'Reilly, head of media                            020 7299 5888


NOTES TO EDITORS:

Telewest Global, Inc., the broadband communications and media group,
currently operates a network covering approximately 4.9 million homes in
the UK and provides multi-channel television, telephone and internet
services to approximately 1.74 million UK households, and voice and data
telecommunications services to around 67,000 business customers. Its
content division, Flextech, is the BBC's partner in UKTV. Together they are
the largest supplier of basic channels to the UK pay-TV market.
For further information go to http://mediacentre.telewest.co.uk