"Jeff's Apartment"

HANOVER HOUSE
ST. JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8

(03:30) The nun leaves Jeff's flat...

Also appeared in: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - used extensively throughout the series The Champions - 'To Trap A Rat'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(03:33) ...and walks down St John's Wood Road, turning the corner.

(21:25) A policeman patrols. Jeff thinks he will give him a ticket for illegal parking.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2019

(16:43) Establishing shot of Jeff's apartment.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2019

(16:45) The camera pans down to the Mini parked outside.

(20:03) Jeff leaves Hanover House and gets into the Mini, closely followed by Edwards, who asks him about the envelope.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2019

"The Nun Drives Off"

(2A)
GREENBERRY STREET
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8

(03:42) The nun crosses the road and gets into her red Jaguar XK120.

Also appeared in: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Never Trust A Ghost'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

(2B)
BRIDGEMAN STREET
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8

(04:12) The nun drives off down the road and away from the camera.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Vince Cox, 2012

"London Streets in the Rain"

(3A)
OXFORD STREET
LONDON W1

(05:07) Establishing stock footage shot of a rainy day in London's West End, depicting the Thistle Marble Arch Hotel (now rebranded as the Amba Marble Arch).

Also appeared in: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water', 'Never Trust A Ghost' Gideon's Way - 'The Big Fix', 'The Thin Red Line', 'The Prowler' and 'To Catch A Tiger' The Avengers - 'A Touch of Brimstone' Man in a Suitcase - 'The Sitting Pigeon' and 'Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?' Journey to the Unknown - 'Do Me A Favor and Kill Me' Department S - 'The Man in the Elegant Room', 'Death on Reflection' and 'Soup of the Day'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(05:12) Establishing shot of Oxford Street from Lumley Street, looking towards Duke Street and Selfridges.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(3B)
NEW BOND STREET
LONDON W1

(05:22) Establishing shot of a rainy day in London's West End, looking from Lumley Street towards Duke Street.

Also appeared in: Gideon's Way - 'The Thin Red Line' The Saint - 'The Man Who Liked Toys' and 'Invitation to Danger' Danger Man - 'Say It With Flowers' The Baron - 'Portrait of Louisa' and 'You Can't Win Them All' The Champions - 'To Trap A Rat' The Adventurer - 'Mr Calloway is a Very Cautious Man' Return of the Saint - 'The Arrangement' Feature Films: I Don't Want To Be Born (1975)

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

"Car Park"

STUDIO CAR PARK
ELSTREE STUDIOS
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

(07:09) Marty and Jeff argue about using the Mini.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

(07:22) Marty and Jeff continue to argue about the car, prompting confused looks from the bemused onlooker who cannot see Marty.

Since Filming: Due to road widening, this location is now the public footpath.

Also appeared in: Used extensively in series and films produced at Elstree Studios.

THEN...

...NOW

Image © Google Street View

"Driving to 'St. Ursula's Convent' "

SILVER HILL &
LONDON ROAD
SHENLEY
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

(07:49) The Mini seen on its journey to the so-called St Ursula's Convent, driving it up Silver Hill near to the High Canons junction.

Spotter's Note: Our photographer went to this site suspecting that the original camera position was a high angle one, shot through the canopy of a tree. However, it became immediately apparent that it most likely taken at ground level and cheated with someone dangling a branch in front of the lens!

Also appeared in: The Avengers - 'Too Many Christmas Trees', 'The Cybernauts', 'Room Without a View', 'The Town of No Return', 'The Girl from Auntie', 'What the Butler Saw', 'A Touch of Brimstone', 'A Sense of History', 'The House That Jack Built', 'Honey for the Prince', 'How to Succeed ... at Murder', 'The Bird Who Knew Too Much', 'Never, Never Say Die', 'Return of the Cybernauts', 'Murdersville' and 'Killer' The Baron - 'Something for a Rainy Day' The Prisoner - 'Many Happy Returns', 'The Girl Who Was Death' and 'Fall Out' Department S - 'The Treasure of the Costa Del Sol' and 'The Man from 'X'' The Protectors - 'Trial'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2023

"'St. Ursula's Convent' Entrance"

(6A)
OLD REDDING
HARROW WEALD
LONDON HA3

(08:16) The Mini turns into the entrance of the so-called St Ursula's Convent.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2023

(6B)
GRIM'S DYKE HOTEL
SOUTH LODGE ENTRANCE
OLD REDDING
HARROW WEALD
LONDON HA3

(08:26) Jeff drives the Mini into the entrance of what he thinks is the convent.

Since Filming: The Grim's Dyke South Lodge Entrance gateposts seen in You Can Always Find A Fall Guy have been taken down and rebuilt at least twice since filming. The gateposts standing in 1968 have long since gone and a pair of sympathetic replacements survived until early 2012, but by then were in a poor state. They have been removed and faithful new replacements have been built (though each is one course of bricks shorter. Scandalous!).

The 2011 photograph shows how the capping on the left gatepost had been dislodged, presumably having been struck by a large vehicle delivering supplies to the hotel. Coincidentally, even though this gatepost has now been reconstructed, the capping had by 2023 again become displaced. At the time of filming, it was the other way round - look carefully at your Blu-rays and DVDs and you'll spot that, as the Mini enters, the capping of the right-hand gatepost had received a similar impact.

So as to allow a wider opening for vehicles coming to and from Old Redding, the left-hand gatepost has been placed much further away from the right-hand one (which appears to have been situated where it had been previously). The wrought iron gates are now purely for show and do not meet in the centre.

The 2023 view demonstrates how the road widening has altered the view and shows the very clear delineation between the old road's tarmac and the newer extension.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...2011...

Image © Alys Hayes, 2011

...2023...

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2023

(08:31) Establishing shot of the 'St Ursula's Convent' sign on the gatepost.

(10:06) The nun replaces the sign with one that reads 'Winchester Electronics Research Centre'.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2023

(28:09) Jeff arrives back at WERC.

Since Filming: A devastating fire broke out within the Grim's Dyke gatehouse in the early hours of Tuesday 7th April 2020. The Fire Brigade was called just after 5.00am and they had the fire under control just over two hours later. The gatehouse (also known as the South Lodge) - a Grade II listed building built in the late 1800s - had at that time been standing derelict and was not inhabited. The cause of the fire was unknown, though the possibility of arson was not ruled out. There were no injuries reported.

The fire accounted for the roof and much of the structure. Fortunately, a faithful reconstruction of the building was possible, including the use of handmade clay tiles from one of the few British producers that makes them to the imperial size required. The work was completed in 2022. The results of the rebuild are quite remarkable as evidenced by our Now photo.

Further details can be seen in Features: Back from the Dead - The Rise and Fall of a Filming Location.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...2012...

Image © Alys Hayes, 2012

...NOW

(6C)
PERIMETER ROAD
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

(10:38) Jeff throws the envelope of papers from the Mini into the shrubbery and starts to reverse the car.

Spotter's Note: one shot in the sequence was filmed on the backlot perimeter road at Elstree Studios. The remainder is shot on the entrance path leading to the Grim's Dyke Hotel. The Elstree Studios backlot area is significantly changed since the 1960s, but some of the perimeter access road has survived.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

" 'St. Ursula's Convent' / Winchester Electronics
Research Corporation"

(7A)
GRIM'S DYKE HOTEL DRIVEWAY
off OLD REDDING
HARROW WEALD
LONDON HA3

(08:36) Jeff meets the nun, who passes him an envelope purportedly containing evidence of embezzlement.

(10:44) After ditching the envelope to hide it from the security staff, Jeff attempts to escape from the guards and their alsation dogs.

(15:13) Having escaped from Yateman's office, Jeff hunts for the envelope, reverses the Mini into the bushes and drives off.

(37:58) Jeff is driven up the WERC driveway in his own car by Miss Holliday. Yateman drags him from the back seat.

Also appeared in: Randall and Hopkirk Deceased - 'But What A Sweet Little Room', 'Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2023

(7B)
GRIM'S DYKE HOTEL
off OLD REDDING
HARROW WEALD
LONDON HA3

(13:41) Side view of house pans down to Marty hiding behind a wall.

Also appeared in: The Saint - 'The Russian Prisoner' and 'The Fiction Makers' The Champions - 'The Mission', 'The Experiment', 'The Body Snatchers' and 'The Final Countdown' Journey to the Unknown - 'The Killing Bottle' The Avengers - 'Game' Department S - 'The Bones of Byrom Blain' The Adventurer - 'The Case of the Poisoned Pawn' Other Television: Doctor Who - 'The Evil of the Daleks' Thriller - 'K is for Killing' Feature Films: The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) The Blood Beast Terror (1968) The Haunted House of Horror (1969) Cry of the Banshee (1970) Futtocks End (1970) Endless Night (1971)

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2020

(13:49) A lower garden view in which the guards and dogs wait on the grass, listening for Jeff.

Spotter's Note: Grim’s Dyke Hotel was originally designed as a private residence in 1870-72 by Richard Norman Shaw for the artist Frederick Goodall. It was later owned by writer and librettist W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame. It takes its name from Grim’s Ditch, an ancient defensive earthwork and scheduled monument which runs nearby.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2023

(31:58) After meeting with Yateman at Winchester, Jeff makes his way out to his car.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2020

(32:04) Out front, he bumps into Edwards, who queries why Jeff has two cars.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2020

(39:10) We see a rear view of the house.

Spotter's Note: The Now photograph here is shot from the nearest angle to the original as possible. The original framing is not reproduceable today due to the view from the original camera position being blocked by a canopy of trees.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2020

(47:13) The police arrive at WERC.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2023

(47:21) The police car pulls up and the officers spring into action!

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2020

"Country Road"

UNKNOWN ROAD (5a)
(possibly Old Redding or
Deacons Hill Road as featured in
All Work and No Pay)

(15:48) The Mini is seen driving down a country road.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

(16:14) Jeff stops the car and checks out the contents of the envelope and finds it contains pages of newspaper.

Believed to be the same road as that above, but filmed from the opposite end.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

"The London Road Garage"

THE BRIDGES
AERODROME ROAD
HENDON
LONDON NW4

(21:36) Jeff drops off the Mini, negotiates with a mechanic and drives away in the Vauxhall.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...2007...

Image/Map Data © Google, 2007

...NOW

"Traffic Lights"

JUNCTION OF
BURNT OAK BROADWAY &
DEANSBROOK ROAD
EDGWARE
MIDDLESEX HA8

(22:33) Jeff pulls the Vauxhall up slowly as he approaches the traffic lights.

Also appeared in: Gideon's Way - 'The Housekeeper' and 'To Catch A Tiger' The Baron - 'Countdown' The Protectors - 'Blockbuster'

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Joan Street, 2012

"The Riverside"

(11A)
CHEYNE WALK
CHELSEA EMBANKMENT
LONDON SW10

(22:59) Jeff drives along the riverside, having decided to pay Douglas Kershaw a visit on his moored houseboat.

Also appeared in: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Just for the Record' H.G. Wells' Invisible Man - 'Death Cell' Man in a Suitcase - 'The Jigsaw Man'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(11B)
CREMORNE ROAD
CHELSEA EMBANKMENT
LONDON SW10

(23:13) As Cheyne Walk joins Cremorne Road, Jeff pulls the Vauxhall up at the roadside.

Also appeared in: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Just for the Record'

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(11C)
OLD FERRY WHARF
106 CHEYNE WALK
CHELSEA EMBANKMENT
LONDON SW10

(23:28) Jeff descends the stairs to the boarding stage at the wharf.

(33:50) Establishing shot of Kershaw's houseboat at Old Ferry Wharf.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Vince Cox, 2012

"Driving from Kershaw's"

(12A)

JUNCTION OF
CHEPSTOW ROAD &
WESTBOURNE GROVE
LONDON W2

(26:05) Jeff drives away from Kershaw's.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Vince Cox, 2011

(26:10) The Vauxhall speeds past the camera.

Since Filming: In the background we can see the Odeon Cinema, Westbourne Grove (at that time showing The Sound of Music) - it was demolished in October 1986, having closed to the public in June of the same year.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Vince Cox, 2011

(12B)
TALBOT ROAD
NOTTING HILL GATE
LONDON W11

(27:31) The Vauxhall pulls out past the pub into the busy Portobello Road market.

Also appeared in: Return of the Saint - 'The Poppy Chain'

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(12C)
PORTOBELLO ROAD
NOTTING HILL GATE
LONDON W11

(27:35) The Vauxhall pulls out from Talbot Road into Portobello Road and is driven down the famous market street.

Also appeared in: Department S - 'A Cellar Full of Silence' and 'Soup of the Day' Return of the Saint - 'Tower Bridge is Falling Down' and 'The Poppy Chain'

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(12D)
QUEENSWAY
BAYSWATER
LONDON W2

(28:02) Jeff decides to go back to Winchester.

Also appeared in: The Saint - 'Escape Route'

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(32:46) Jeff parks up and waits for Jeannie.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

"Heading Back to WERC"

UNKNOWN ROAD (5b)

(37:46) The Vauxhall is seen turning out of this road into another.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Unidentified

Access: Public

"London Hospitals"

(14A)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL
GOWER STREET
BLOOMSBURY
LONDON WC1E

(41:32) The first of the London hospitals that Marty visits, trying to find someone through whom he can deliver a message.

Also appeared in: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Vendetta for a Dead Man'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(14B)
WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL
(now Westminster Green)
DEAN RYLE STREET
LONDON SW1

(41:33) The second of the London hospitals that Marty visits, trying to find someone through whom he can deliver a message.

Since Filming: This hospital closed in 1992 and the building seen in this episode was converted into a luxury apartment block now known as Westminster Green.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(14C)
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL
GILTSPUR STREET
LONDON EC1A

(41:38) The third of the London hospitals that Marty visits, trying to find someone through whom he can deliver a message.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(14D)
PAGE STREET WING
WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL
HORSEFERRY ROAD
LONDON SW1

(41:41) The fourth of the London hospitals that Marty visits, trying to find someone through whom he can deliver a message.

Since Filming: This wing of the hospital closed in May 1993 and the building, built between 1965 and 1968, has since been demolished.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...1996...

Image © Claire Saunders, 1996

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(14E)
ROSENHEIM BUILDING
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL
25 GRAFTON WAY
BLOOMSBURY
LONDON WC1

(41:43) The fifth of the London hospitals that Marty visits, trying to find someone through whom he can deliver a message.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(14F)
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
MORTIMER STREET
LONDON W1

(41:45) The sixth of the London hospitals that Marty visits, trying to find someone through whom he can deliver a message.

Since Filming: The hospital closed in December 2005 and the building, built between 1928 and 1935, was demolished in 2008.

Also appeared in: Feature Films: Eastern Promises (2007)

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...2008...

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

...NOW

(A)
SILVER HILL &
LONDON ROAD
SHENLEY
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

(07:57) Marty criticises Jeff's driving style.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

(B)
ALLITSEN ROAD
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8

(20:11) Jeff gets into Jean's Mini outside his flat and Edwards jumps in. They talk about the documents before Jeff asks Edwards to leave (view of 106 Allitsen Road).

Also appeared in: Department S - 'The Perfect Operation' The Persuaders! - 'The Long Goodbye'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(32:54) No. 98A Allitsen Road seen while Jeff and Marty converse in the Vauxhall and wait for Jeannie to arrive.

(33:26) As Jeannie gets in the car, Marty disappears and reappears in the back seat.

Since Filming: In common with the Ladbrokes chain which took over the premises, the Sidney Gordon shop was also a betting shop and bookmakers.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

(C)
QUEENSWAY
BAYSWATER
LONDON W2

(25:02) After leaving the houseboat of Douglas Kershaw, Marty tells Jeff that he thinks Jean needs him (view of Queensway passing the Porchester Gardens junction).

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

(D)
PORTOBELLO ROAD
NOTTING HILL GATE
LONDON W11

(27:37) Under the threat of arrest, Jeff decides to drive to Winchester.

THEN... 

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

(E)
ST. JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET
(WELLINGTON PLACE CORNER)
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8

(33:36) In the car, Jean tells Jeff the police are still after him. (view of corner of Wellington Place, looking north up St John's Wood High Street).

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Image © Craig Robins, 2019