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Locations are presented in the order
they first appeared in the episodes, with all subsequent revisits to
that place grouped together for the sake of tidiness. Timings given are based on the Blu-ray editions and all episode images are sourced from these discs. Please note that Blu-ray grabs have been
regraded to highlight details of the filming locations
and are not representative of the actual look of the
Blu-rays, which are graded appropriately.
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"Sorrensen's House & Environs"
98 EATON PLACE
BELGRAVIA
LONDON SW1
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Identified by:
Faithful Unto Death |
(00:00)
The camera fades up on Eaton Place and traffic approaches and
passes.
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Also appeared in:
Gideon's Way - 'The Thin Red Line'
Man in a Suitcase - 'Burden of Proof' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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(00:07)
The camera pans around and we see Jeff Randall's Vauxhall Victor
parked on the corner leading into Chesham Street. Jeff is
waiting for John Sorrensen to leave his house, which will permit
him to meet with his client, Sorrensen's wife Fay. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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(00:14)
First Minos, the manservant, and then John Sorrensen exit from
the house (number 98). |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (House Private) |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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(00:21)
Minos sees Sorrensen into the back seat of the Rolls and the
chauffeur drives off. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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(07:28)
In the aftermath of the murder of Fay Sorrensen, children play
outside the house next door (number 100). |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (House Private) |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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(23:34)
After Marty's funeral, Jeff makes a call on John Sorrensen in
the Vauxhall. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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(43:42)
After calling Sorrensen's bluff, Jeff and Marty wait in the
Vauxhall at the roadside opposite the house. They discuss
Sorrensen's likely actions.
(44:34)
Their quarry leaves the house and waits by the roadside. A black
cab pulls up and he enters. It leaves, turning left at the end
of the road. Jeff follows. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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(45:12)
Jeff heads off after the taxi. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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"London at Night"
SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
WESTMINSTER
LONDON W1
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Identified by:
Stephen Carter, July 2001 |
(09:30) Establishing shot of London theatreland, presumably
close to the Randall and Hopkirk offices.
Spotter's Note: The theatres
depicted are The Apollo Theatre (left) and The Gielgud Theatre
(right). There is of course an ITC connection in the play The
Flip Side as the cast included William Gaunt of The
Champions.
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Shaftesbury Avenue also
appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water', 'Could You Recognise the Man Again?'
The Saint - 'The Talented Husband', 'The Bunco
Artists'
The Human Jungle - 'Solo Performance'
The Baron - 'Red Horse, Red Rider', 'Samurai
West'
The Champions - 'To Trap a Rat'
Department S - 'Handicap Dead'
The Persuaders! - 'Greensleeves' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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"Jeff and Marty's Office"
ADAMS FURNITURE
SPRINGFIELD ROAD
HARROW
LONDON
HA1
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Identified by:
Andy Hulse |
(09:36)
Jeff arrives at the Randall and Hopkirk offices, flicks away a
cigarette and then enters.
Since Filming:
The Randall and Hopkirk offices are long gone, demolished in August 1985 to make way for a new development. The grass verge seen in the 1993 photograph represents the approximate point at which the
offices stood. This too has also now gone and Jeff and Marty's
offices are now under concrete, following the building in 1996 of
a new shopping centre.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'But What a Sweet
Little Room', 'For the Girl Who Has Everything', 'The Trouble With Women', 'Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying', 'When the
Spirit Moves You', 'Never Trust a Ghost' and others |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...1993...
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Status: Demolished |
Access: None |
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...NOW
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Status: Demolished |
Access: None |
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"Marty is Murdered"
(4A)
ELGIN AVENUE &
LAUDERDALE ROAD
MAIDA VALE
LONDON W9
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Identified by:
Sam Denham |
(11:16)
Driving home, Marty turns from Elgin Avenue into Lauderdale Road.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(4B)
LAUDERDALE ROAD
MAIDA VALE
LONDON W9
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Identified by:
Sam Denham |
(11:29)
Approaching the garage area, where Marty intends to park, a
beatnik tries to get in, thinking Marty is pulling over to give
him a lift.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'But What A Sweet Little Room', 'All Work and No Pay', 'The
Man from Nowhere', 'Vendetta for a Dead Man', 'Could You
Recognise the Man Again?', 'A Disturbing Case', 'Murder Ain't What It Used To Be!'
Department S - 'Death on Reflection' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (Private Garages) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(11:49) As Marty pulls into
the garage area, Hendy looks on.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2012 |
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(11:53)
Having left the beatnik behind, Marty pulls into
the garage area, parks up and locks the car door. He makes off for
his and Jeannie's flat on the other side of the road.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image © John Holburn, 2012 |
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(12:04)
Marty crosses the road.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (Private House) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(12:09)
Too late, he turns and sees a car approaching at speed.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(12:07)
The car bears down upon its helpless victim.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(12:11) Hendy watches on.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (House Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(12:13)
After hitting Marty, the car careers out of control and mounts the
pavement to the right hand side of the road.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(12:16)
The car has come to a rest. The beatnik has seen everything and
decides to exploit the situation. He runs to the stricken vehicle
and opens the passenger door. He gets in and tries to extort money
for his silence.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(12:28)
The car speeds off containing the killer and the beatnik. They
leave in their wake a prone victim - Marty Hopkirk.
Passers-by go to his aid, but the man
declares that the young man is dead.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(28:44)
Establishing shot of Marty and Jeannie's flat.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (Private House) |
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Image © John Holburn, 2012 |
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"The Cemetery"
BACKLOT
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTS WD6
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Identified by:
Andrew Pixley |
(12:58)
Mourners gather for
Marty's funeral.
(20:51) Jeff is drawn
to the graveside by Marty, who reveals he was murdered.
(48:32) Jeannie leaves
flowers on Marty's grave and then Marty tells Jeff that he is has
to remain on Earth and will help the business.
Since Filming:
The Elstree backlot is greatly changed since filming, and a Tesco superstore
stands on 12
acres of former studio land. Little remains that is
recognisable.
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Also appeared
(as a cemetery) in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'The Smile Behind
the Veil', 'Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?' and 'Somebody Just
Walked Over My Grave'
Department S - 'The Double Death of Charlie Crippen' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Redeveloped |
Access: Private |
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"Jeff's Apartment Block"
HANOVER HOUSE
ST. JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8
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Identified by:
Sam Denham |
(13:28)
After Marty's funeral, the action moves to Jeff's apartment, the
change of location marked with this establishing shot.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
used extensively throughout the series
The Champions - 'To Trap A Rat' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (Private House) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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"Happy Lee's Apartment"
60 EATON MEWS NORTH
BELGRAVIA
LONDON SW1
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Identified by:
Sam Denham |
(25:02)
Jeff Randall visits Eaton Mews North to speak to Happy Lee, hoping
she can cast some light on the road accident in which Marty was
killed.
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Also appeared in:
Danger Man - 'Fair Exchange'
The Baron - 'The Edge of Fear'
Return of the Saint (Simon Templar's flat -
No. 36) - 'The Debt Collectors',
'The Nightmare Man', 'Signal Stop',
'Tower Bridge is Falling Down',
'The Obono Affair', 'Assault Force', 'Yesterday’s Hero', 'The
Arrangement' and
'The Armageddon Alternative' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2011 |
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(25:10)
Having parked the Vauxhall, Jeff approaches the front door of
Happy Lee's flat (number 60). |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public (Private House) |
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Image © John Holburn, 2011 |
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"Jeff Drives Off"
QUEEN'S GATE MEWS,
QUEEN'S GATE TERRACE &
GORE STREET
BROMPTON
LONDON SW7
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Identified by:
RAHDAS members / Geoff Dodd |
(32:28)
Jeff and Marty leave Jeannie at her flat, and take off in the
Vauxhall, out of Queen's Gate Mews, across Queen's Gate Terrace and
over the Gore Street junction. They discuss progress on the case
and decide to visit the beatnik Hendy at the hotel where he is
staying. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2012 |
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"Hendy's Hotel"
QUEENSBOROUGH TERRACE
BAYSWATER
LONDON W2
(33:17)
Establishing shot of the hotel where Hendy is staying.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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"Leaving the Hotel"
(10A)
QUEEN'S GATE MEWS
BROMPTON
LONDON SW7
(39:32)
Leaving the hotel after interrogating Hendy,
Jeff and Marty drive out of Queen's Gate Mews.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(10B)
QUEEN'S GATE TERRACE
BROMPTON
LONDON SW7
(39:39)
They turn right into Queen's Gate Terrace.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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"Passing St. Paul's Cathedral"
ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD
CITY OF LONDON
LONDON EC4M
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Identified by:
Mike Richardson |
(45:13)
The shot opens on the scaffolded St Paul's Cathedral and quickly
pans down to the road.
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Also appeared in:
Gideon's Way -
'Fall High, Fall Hard'
Man in a Suitcase -
'The Boston Square'
The Protectors -
'A Kind of Wild Justice' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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(45:23 )
Sorrensen passes St Paul's Cathedral in a taxi. Jeff follows in
the Vauxhall with Marty alongside him. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Altered |
Access: Public |
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Image © John Holburn, 2010 |
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"Parking and Shadowing"
(12A)
WOOD STREET (North End)
CITY OF LONDON
LONDON EC2
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Identified by:
Faithful Unto Death |
(45:29)
Sorrensen's taxi slows and parks in Wood Street.
Also appeared in:
The Avengers - 'Hunt the Man Down'
The Baron - 'Something for a Rainy Day'
The Champions - 'The Invisible Man' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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(45:38)
Jeff drives the Vauxhall down Wood Street, passes the parked taxi,
and slowly turns into St Alphage Garden.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...2010...
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...NOW
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Status: Altered |
Access: Public |
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Image / Map Data © Google, 2022 |
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(12B)
ST. ALPHAGE GARDEN
CITY OF LONDON
LONDON EC2
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Identified by:
Faithful Unto Death |
(45:44)
Jeff parks the Vauxhall on St Alphage Garden, exits the car and
makes for cover across the road.
Since Filming: The walkway on
which the camera was sited was removed at some point between 2012
and 2014. A new walkway has been constructed and opened in 2018 but there are no
steps to street level at the same point as before.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...2010...
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable
(Altered) |
Access: Public |
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(45:55)
Jeff (Mike Pratt) stands backed up against the wall as Sorrensen
approaches from the taxi.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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(45:57)
Marty appears and watches Sorrensen walk past. He walks towards camera and watches Sorrensen head off
towards the London Wall junction.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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(12C)
WOOD STREET (South End)
CITY OF LONDON
LONDON EC2
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Identified by:
Faithful Unto Death |
(46:09)
Sorrensen crosses London Wall and enters the south
end of Wood Street.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Altered |
Access: Public |
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(46:14)
Jeff and Marty follow Sorrensen into
the south end of Wood Street.
Since Filming: This view has
been completely blocked by the construction (completed in 2000) of
88 Wood Street, which straddles the road horizontally.
Additionally, at some point between September 2012 and July 2014
the steps on which the camera was sited were demolished for the
building of the 60 Wood Street office block.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...2010...
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Status: Altered |
Access: Public |
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...NOW
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Status:
Demolished |
Access: None |
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(46:22)
Sorrensen's hired assassins communicate with him from the steps of
St Alphage High Walk, looking into the north end of Wood Street.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...2010...
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Status: Altered |
Access: Public |
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...NOW
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Status:
Demolished |
Access: None |
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"Hunting Jeff Down"
(13A)
ST. ALPHAGE HIGH WALK
WOOD STREET
CITY OF LONDON
LONDON EC2
(47:06)
Jeff and Marty hide but are spotted by the assassins, who run
towards them with "shooters". As Jeff runs off, they dash towards
the waiting Ford Cortina, where Sorrensen is waiting.
Since Filming: This part
of St. Alphage High Walk, which surrounded the Museum of London,
was demolished in October 2013.
Also appeared in:
The Protectors - 'Petard' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...2000...
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Stephen Carter / A Guide to Avengerland, 2000 |
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...NOW
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Status: Demolished |
Access: None |
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(13B)
WOOD STREET &
FORE STREET
CITY OF LONDON
LONDON EC2
(47:29) The assassins' car
pursues Jeff down Wood Street, past Roman House (see Location
12B), and into Fore Street (seen in the THEN image to the right -
48:00).
Spotter's Note: The building
under construction to the right of the THEN image is the Barbican
Estate, a residential complex of some 2,000 flats, maisonettes and
houses. It contains, or is adjacent to, the Barbican Arts Centre,
the Museum of London (now closed and moved to Smithfield), the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Barbican public library,
the City of London School for Girls and a YMCA (now closed). The
Barbican Complex is recognised as a prominent example of British
brutalist architecture and is Grade II listed.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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(13C)
FORE STREET & MOOR LANE
CITY OF LONDON
LONDON EC2
(48:50) The vehicle crashes
into a lamppost on Fore Street, just past the turning into Moor Lane.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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(48:14)
A police car screams around the corner from Moor Lane and pulls up
in the middle of Fore Street by the crashed car.
Since Filming: The Fore
Street Post Office building seen to the left of the THEN image was
demolished at some point between 2010 and September 2012. The
1960s modernist office block at the end of the road was also
demolished in the early 2000s, with the Moor House office block
erected in its place. This new building was completed in 2004 and
has a larger footprint that the previous building.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...2010...
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...NOW
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Status:
Altered |
Access: Public |
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Image / Map Data © Google, 2022 |
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(48:21)
With the police mopping up and arresting the criminals, Jeff and
Marty congratulate themselves on a job well done.
Spotter's Note: Most of the
buildings seen in the THEN image have been demolished, with most
coming down in 2012 or thereabouts. To the extreme left, the
Barbican complex still stands, and the other survivor is less
obvious. The skyscraper seen in My Late Lamented Friend and
Partner was Britannic House, designed by F. Milton Cashmore
and H. N. W. Grosvenor and built in 1967 as the 35-storey, 122
metres (400 ft) high headquarters of British Petroleum (now BP).
At the time of its construction it was the first building in the
City of London to exceed the height of St. Paul's Cathedral (111m
/ 364 ft). BP moved out in 1991 at which point it was renamed
Britannic Tower. The building was refurbished in 2000 and
re-opened as Citypoint. It remains standing today.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...2010...
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...NOW
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Status:
Altered |
Access: Public |
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Image / Map Data © Google, 2022 |
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NONE IN THIS
EPISODE...
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Certain information reprinted with
permission from the excellent
A Guide
to Avengerland website.
Our grateful thanks to Anthony McKay for his kind
co-operation and many years' work in location hunting.
We are also indebted to the
researches of Vanessa Bergman and members of RAHDAS,
the former Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Appreciation Society.
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Section compiled by: John Holburn, Anthony McKay,
Alan Hayes, Craig Robins and Vince Cox
Blu-ray grabs by: Geoff Dodd and Craig Robins
Official Photographer: Craig Robins (images ©)
Other photos: © as credited
'Also appeared in' and certain location information: Anthony McKay
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