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): October 14, 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 1.01      ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On October 14, 2004, Telewest Global, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an
employment agreement with Eric J. Tveter, the Company's President and Chief
Operating Officer, on substantially the terms and conditions previously
disclosed in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No.
333-115508) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July
16, 2004, with the following change:

     o  Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Tveter has been granted
        options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock at
        an exercise price of $0.01 per share in lieu of his previously
        disclosed entitlement to 100,000 shares of restricted stock.
        Options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock will vest on
        December 31, 2004 and the remaining options will vest in arrears,
        subject to ratable acceleration upon the satisfaction of
        performance goals measured annually over a three-year period on the
        same terms as the proposed restricted stock grant.




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:  October 14, 2004                    By:    /s/ Clive Burns
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                                                Name:  Clive Burns
                                                Title: Secretary