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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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"The Wentworth-Howe Mansion"
EDGWAREBURY HOTEL
BARNET LANE
ELSTREE
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay and Annette Hill |
(00:02) Establishing shot of the house.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'The House on
Haunted Hill'
Saber of London - 'The Missing Hours', 'Cheating
Cheaters' and 'Ordeal of Fear'
The Man from Interpol - 'Soul Pedlars'
H.G. Wells' Invisible Man - 'Picnic with Death'
Danger Man - 'The Vacation'
The Avengers - 'You Have Just Been Murdered',
'The Curious Case of the Countless Clues' and 'Wish You Were
Here'
Department S - 'A Ticket to Nowhere', 'The
Perfect Operation' and 'The Mysterious Man in the Flying
Machine'
The Persuaders! - 'A Death in the Family'
The Protectors - 'The Numbers Game', 'The
Bodyguards' and 'Chase'
The Adventurer - 'Somebody Doesn't Like Me'
The Professionals - 'In the Public Interest'
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense - 'Mark of
the Devil' |
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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, 2019 |
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(05:09)
Jeff arrives at the house and is observed by Beeches.
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Other Television:
Thriller - 'A Coffin for the Bride'
EastEnders - in 1987, 1991 and 1992
Shrinks
The Detectives
Chandler and Co. - 'Odd Job'
Friday Night Dinner - S6/E3 (2020)
Feature Films:
Froggy's Little Brother (1921)
Sons of the Sea (1940)
Stranger from Venus (1954)
School for Scoundrels (1960)
Hide and Seek (1963)
Night Must Fall (1964)
The Liquidator (1966)
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Mosquito Squadron (1969)
Endless Night (1971)
Never Too Young to Rock (1975)
Not Now Comrade (1976)
Hawks (1988) |
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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, 2019 |
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(15:34) Shot of a police car parked outside the house.
(37:45) Establishing shot of the entrance to the house with
Laverick's car parked outside (very similar to the above, slightly
wider shot). |
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, 2019 |
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(24:56) Beeches runs away from the house to avoid arrest as
Laverick arrives in his car. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Altered (Recognisable) |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(24:59) Laverick pulls up outside the house in his Humber
Hawk Series IV car. |
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, 2019 |
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(28:17) The police drop off Beeches on the drive. |
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 © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(28:35) The police car continues to the house and parks up
in front. |
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, 2019 |
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(33:29) View from the back window of Beeches mowing the
lawn. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Altered / Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(33:46) Rear lower terrace - Beeches stops his lawnmower
and lights his pipe as he walks to the aviary. |
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, 2019 |
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(34:49) Establishing shot of the house.
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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, 2019 |
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"The House Grounds"
(2A)
EDGWAREBURY LANE
off BARNET LANE
ELSTREE
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay and Annette Hill |
(00:13)
A car pulls up outside the Edgwarebury gates. Gimbel gets out
and heads for the woodland.
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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, 2019 |
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(00:41) Gimbal climbs over the fence into the wooded
perimeter of the house grounds.
Spotter's Note: These are the
grounds of a property off Edgwarebury Lane and not the grounds
of the Edgwarebury Hotel. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Altered |
Access: Public / Garden Private |
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(2B)
PERIMETER WOODLAND
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
(01:05)
Gimbal strolls into the grounds.
Spotter's Note: This and
other such sequences in Who Killed Cock Robin? are
described as "Studio Lot: Section of trees and bushes" in the
episode's camera script. They were filmed in the wooded area to
the south east of the studios. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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(01:13)
Gimbal surveys the house and the aviary in
order to kill one of the birds. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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(25:42) Gimbal watches the aviary from the woods. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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(26:40) Gimbal watches the aviary from the woods. |
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/Map Data © Google, 2017 |
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"Laverick's Office"
LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
HOLBORN
LONDON WC2
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Identified by:
Wyn Roberts, May 2001 |
(02:57) Establishing shots of the area of the solicitor
Laverick's office.
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Also appeared in:
H.G. Wells' Invisible Man - 'The Locked Room' |
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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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(03:08) Another establishing shot of the area of the solicitor
Laverick's office, looking the opposite way down Lincoln's Inn
Fields. |
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 © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(03:15) A final establishing shot of the area of the solicitor
Laverick's office, looking towards the junction with Newman's
Row. |
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 © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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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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