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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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"Sycamore Street"
STANDISH ROAD
HAMMERSMITH
LONDON W6
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Identified by:
RAHDAS members |
(00:01) At night a policeman walks his beat, starting off in
the alleyway off 'Sycamore Street'.
(00:14) Jeff waits in
his car, staking out the apartment across the street as part of a
divorce case.
(00:34) The policeman
enters 'Sycamore Street' from the alleyway, sees Jeff in the car
and questions him.
(01:15) The policeman
walks off to continue his patrol.
Since Filming: The North
end of Standish Road is completely changed since the time of
filming. The Chambon building that Jeff is parked up outside has
been demolished and the other side of the road has also been
heavily remodeled.
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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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(01:28) A car pulls up on the opposite side of the road to
Jeff, the window is wound down.
(01:49) Establishing
shot of The Pelican Club (Chambon building).
(02:00) A man exits
the club and is shot, causing him to stumble into the side of
Jeff's car.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status: Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
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(02:27) Jeff sees the car drive away after the shooting and
tends to the victim as the policeman returns.
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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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"London Stock Footage"
(2A)
ADMIRALTY ARCH
THE MALL
LONDON WC2
(04:02) Establishing shot of Admiralty Arch. The camera
pans right towards Trafalgar Square.
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Also appeared in:
The Protectors -
'Balance of Terror' |
|
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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(2B)
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
LONDON WC2
(04:08) The camera pans towards Nelson's
Column, looking west.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'It's Supposed to
Be Thicker Than Water', 'Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?', 'The House on
Haunted Hill', 'Could You Recognise the Man Again?'
The Saint - 'The Man Who was Lucky',
'The Saint Plays with Fire', 'Luella', 'The Saint Steps In',
'The Imprudent Politician', 'Flight Plan', 'Escape Route',
'The Power Artists'
The Avengers - 'The Grandeur That Was Rome',
'Homicide and Old Lace'
Gideon's Way - 'State Visit', 'Subway to
Revenge', 'The Millionaire's Daughter'
Danger Man - 'The Affair at Castelevara', The
Black Book', 'Fish on the Hook', 'Don't Nail Him Yet', 'It's
Up to the Lady'. 'The Mercenaries', 'Yesterday's Enemies'
The Baron - 'Red Horse, Red Rider', 'Epitaph for
a Hero'
Man in a Suitcase - 'Jigsaw Man', 'Web with Four
Spiders', 'Three Blinks of the Eyes'
The Prisoner - 'Fall Out'
The Champions - 'The Gilded Cage'
Journey to the Unknown - 'Eve'
Department S - 'The Ghost of Mary Burnham',
'Last Train to Redbridge', 'The Perfect Operation', 'The Man
from 'X''
UFO - 'Destruction'
The Persuaders! - 'Someone Like Me', 'Read and
Destroy', 'The Long Goodbye'
The Protectors - 'Talkdown', 'Balance of
Terror', 'WAM, Part 1'
The Adventurer - 'Full Fathom Five'
The New Avengers - 'Sleeper'
Return of the Saint - 'The Debt Collectors' |
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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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(2C)
MANSION HOUSE STREET
LONDON EC3V
(04:11) Establishing shot of the Bank of England and the
Royal Exchange.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Money to Burn',
'Could You Recognise the Man Again'
H.G. Wells' Invisible Man - 'Point of
Destruction'
The Saint - 'The Invisible Millionaire'
The Baron - 'The Legions of Ammak', 'Farewell to Yesterday', 'The
Killing' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(04:17) Threadneedle Street - entrance to Bank Station
(London Underground).
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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"Randall & Hopkirk Offices"
ADAMS FURNITURE
SPRINGFIELD ROAD
HARROW
LONDON
HA1
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Identified by:
Andy Hulse |
(04:19)
Jeannie arrives at the Randall and Hopkirk offices, and enters. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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(08:31) Having picked
up the coffee, Jeannie crosses the road and heads back to the
office.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'My Late Lamented
Friend and Partner', 'But What a Sweet Little Room', 'For the
Girl Who Has Everything', '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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(08:39)
Jeannie approaches the office entrance. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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(08:42)
Jeannie enters the office doorway. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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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. |
...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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"The Racecourse"
ROWLEY MILE COURSE
NEWMARKET RACECOURSE
NEWMARKET
SUFFOLK CD8
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay, 2012 |
(09:31) Establishing shots of racecourse, spectator and car
parking areas.
(Backgrounds for process shots
also filmed at this racecourse.)
Since Filming:
The main stand was demolished and completely rebuilt at the turn
of the Millennium.
Other buildings seen in the episode appear to have been
redeveloped.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public (£) |
 |
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"Tailing Lang"
(5A)
NORTHOLT ROAD
SOUTH HARROW
LONDON HA2
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Identified by:
RAHDAS, 1995 |
(20:55) Lang's chauffeur drives his boss in the Vanden Plas
Princess.
|
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, 2023 |
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(20:58)
The car passes the Bovis building on Northolt Road.
Since Filming: The
Bovis building still stands but has been completely reclad and
reglazed since the 1960s, changing its appearance significantly.
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public (Offices Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2023 |
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(21:27)
Jeff parks the Vauxhall in Northolt Road opposite Raebarn House,
where Lang's car has pulled in to the driveway.
Since Filming: These
houses have been demolished and a new estate built. In fact,
looking at the footage in The Trouble With Women, these buildings were already
scheduled for demolition. The waste ground to the right of the
first shot
to the right implies that some building may already have gone when the
Randall crew were filming.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Demolished |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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(21:37)
Across the way from Raebarn House on Northolt Road, Jeff watches
from the car as the chauffeur waits for Lang to return.
Since Filming: Raebarn
House was refurbished in the mid-1990s and offered as office
accommodation. It was demolished in 2008-2009 and a new apartment block has
been built in its
place. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...1995...
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Image © John Holburn, 1995 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Demolished |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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(21:48)
Lang and his 'girlfriend' get in the car and it is driven up the
ramped exit from Raebarn House.
Spotter's Note: Coincidentally, the Bovis building
seen at (20:58) appears in the rear of the picture as the car
pulls out.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...1995...
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Image © John Holburn, 1995 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2023 |
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(21:50)
The car pulls out onto
Northolt Road once more.
Since Filming: The
council estate buildings remain today. The area immediately behind the car on the right
of the
'THEN' photograph has now been remodeled as a roundabout,
which branches off to the right to a new Waitrose superstore,
linked by a new road.
Spotter's Note: For a clearer view, our
'Now' photograph is taken from slightly closer than the original
camera position, which is today compromised by a pedestrian
crossing. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
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(22:04)
Jeff and Marty look at the view down Northolt Road out of the
back of the Vauxhall.
Since Filming: Almost
everything in the frame has been redeveloped, but one foreground
building remains distinctly recognisable!
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
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(5B)
LOWER ROAD
ROXETH
HARROW
LONDON HA2
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Identified by:
Nick Williams, 1998 |
(21:03) Panning shot following the Vauxhall (driven by
stand-in Harry 'Aitch' Fielder, with Marty stand-in Dougie
Lockyer beside him) as it drives past 61 Lower 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 (Houses Private) |
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(5C)
STATION ROAD
HARROW
LONDON HA1
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Identified by:
Nick Williams, 1998 |
(21:09) Jeff and Marty follow Lang's car (perspective shot
through the Vauxhall's windscreen), starting from 292 Station
Road.
Spotter's Note: Jeff breaks
the law here, by overtaking a bus on a zebra crossing!
Since Filming: The
road has been narrowed considerably and the 'John Collier'
menswear store has been extended and is now - quite
appropriately - 'Randall's Coffee 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 (Altered) |
Access: Public |
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Image/Map Data © Google, 2012 |
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(21:22) They continue
following the car, starting from 345 Station Road.
Since Filming: The
road has been narrowed, but the buildings remain intact.
|
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/Map Data © Google, 2012 |
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"A Beautiful Morning"
(6A)
CHARING CROSS ROAD
LONDON WC2
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Identified by:
Alan Hayes, April 2012 |
(28:44) It's early in the morning after Jeff has has a
successful night at The Pelican Club. Establishing shot of
Charing Cross Road, looking towards the National Portrait
Gallery.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'It's Supposed to
Be Thicker Than Water', 'Could You Recognise the Man Again?'
The Saint - 'Starring the Saint', 'Iris', 'The
Fiction Makers', 'The Master Plan', 'Portrait of Brenda'
Gideon's Way - 'The Thin Red Line'
The Baron - 'Red Horse, Red Rider'
The Champions - 'To Trap A Rat'
Department S - 'The Ghost of Mary Burnham',
'Handicap Dead'
The Protectors - '...With A Little Help from My
Friends' |
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(6B)
LAMBETH PIER
ALBERT EMBANKMENT
LONDON SE1
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Identified by:
Stephen Carter, March 2002 |
(28:46) Establishing early morning shot of Lambeth Pier.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Never Trust A
Ghost'
Dial 999 - Opening Credits |
|
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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(6C)
VICTORIA EMBANKMENT &
BRIDGE STREET
LONDON SW1
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Identified by:
Stephen Carter, March 2002 |
(28:49) Establishing early morning shot of the Houses of
Parliament.
Spotter's Note: Partly
visible on the right of the 'Now' shot, the new building on the
corner is Portcullis House which opened in 2001 to supplement
the limited office space in the Houses of Parliament.
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Used extensively in many TV series,
most notably in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Never Trust a
Ghost'
The Human Jungle - 'Wild Goose Chase'
Gideon's Way - 'The Millionaire's Daughter'
The Saint - 'The Imprudent Politician', 'The
Miracle Tea Party'
Danger Man - 'The Hunting Party'
The Champions - 'The Fanatics'
The Prisoner - Opening Credits, 'Do Not Forsake
Me Oh My Darling', 'Fall Out'
Department S - 'Spencer Bodily is Sixty Years
Old'
The Protectors - 'Balance of Terror'
Return of the Saint - 'The Nightmare Man' |
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
|
Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public |
|
Image © Craig Robins, 2023 |
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"Police Station"
WEST HENDON POLICE STATION
EDGWARE ROAD
HENDON
LONDON NW4
|
Identified by:
Geoff Dodd, December 2006 |
(33:05)
Establishing shot of the police station where Jeff has been
detained following the murder of Paul Lang.
Since Filming: West
Hendon Police Station has moved to new premises on Vivian Avenue
and this building, still owned by the Metropolitan Police
Authority, was renamed 'Julian Headon House' in 2004 after a
respected Detective Chief Inspector who died in February of that
year. The building has been renovated and heavily modernised in
recent years and today houses the Specialist Crime Directorate
for the area.
|
Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'A Sentimental Journey'
Department S - 'The Shift That Never Was'
Journey to the Unknown - 'The Madison Equation' |
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
|
Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
|
Image © Geoff Dodd / A Guide to Avengerland, 2011 |
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"Mrs Lang's Apartment"
KING STREET
HAMMERSMITH
LONDON W6
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Identified by:
Claire and Michael Saunders and Cindy |
(38:06) Establishing shot of the Kings Court apartment
block where Mrs Lang lives.
(41:32) Repeated extablishing shot.
This location is situated directly
across from the 'Sycamore Street' location (Standish Road), to
the extent that it can be seen in the background of the
night-time shoot (see Location 1 (01:28)).
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Just for the
Record' |
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
|
|
(41:35) Alan Corder pulls up outside the Kings Court
apartment block
in Lang's car.
(42:08) Corder exits
the car and makes for the Kings Court entrance.
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
|
Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image/Map Data © Google, 2021 |
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"The Society of Spiritualists"
STANMORE HALL
WOOD LANE
STANMORE
MIDDLESEX HA7
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Identified by:
Sam Denham |
(44:29) Establishing shot, which pans from the Hall
entrance to show a signpost on a tree.
Since Filming:
Stanmore Hall is a Grade II* listed building and as such, it is
largely unchanged since filming (aside from a fire in 1979 which
seriously damaged its interior). It has been cleaned up
to a significant degree and now houses highly desirable
apartments which are leased by the rich and famous.
The 'Now' photographs were
taken in 2013 with official permission. Stanmore Hall is a
private residence and Randall and Hopkirk (Declassified) does
not encourage visits.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'All Work and No
Pay'
The Saint -
'The Hi-jackers', 'The Rhine Maiden', 'The House on Dragon's
Rock', 'The Ex-King of Diamonds'
The Baron -
'The Man Outside'
The Avengers - 'From Venus with Love', 'The
Winged Avenger'
The Champions - 'The Final Countdown'
The Adventurer - 'Icons are Forever'
The Professionals - 'Blind Run', 'Need to Know' |
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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 |
|
Image © John Holburn, 2013 |
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|
(44:33) The signpost reads 'The Society of
Spiritualists - North London Division'.
Since Filming: The
tree to which the signpost was affixed has been cut down since
filming. The remainder of the trunk is seen in this photo.
|
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, 2013 |
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"Driving to the Quarry"
(10A)
SILVER HILL
(HIGH CANONS JUNCTION)
SHENLEY
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay |
(46:03) Susan Lang drives towards the lime quarry.
Since Filming: White stone
pyramids
have been added to the island and the directions sign post
opposite the entrance has been removed. The signpost is seen
clearly in the Department S episode 'The Man from
X':
 |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
|
Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(46:07) The camera pans and follows the car.
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
|
Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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"The Lime Quarry"
SPRINGWELL CHALKPIT
SPRINGWELL LANE
HAREFIELD
UXBRIDGE
MIDDLESEX UB9
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay |
(47:47) Susan Lang drives towards the lime quarry.
(48:08) Jeff exits the car.
(48:12 / 48:24 / 48:39)
Jeff walks from the car, with Corder's gun trained on him.
(48:41) The police arrive
in the nick of time.
'Now' photograph by Peter
Faizey, reproduced courtesy of
Doctor Who - The Locations Guide.
Also appeared in:
The Baron - 'The Long, Long Day'
The Avengers - 'The Fear Merchants', 'The
Interrogators' and 'Thingumajig'
Man in a Suitcase - 'Variation on a Million Bucks,
Part 2'
Strange Report - 'Report 2641 - Hostage: "If You Won't
Learn, Die!" '
Doctor Who - 'The Three Doctors', 'Earthshock', 'The
Twin Dilemma' and 'Delta and the Bannermen'
Blakes 7 - 'Cygnus Alpha' and 'Orac' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
|
Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
|
Image © Peter Faizey / Doctor Who - The Locations Guide,
2007 |
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(A)
CHESHAM PLACE
BELGRAVIA
LONDON SW1
|
Identified by:
Peter Astaire, April 2012 |
(20:59) The chauffeur heads down Chesham Place towards
the Lyall Street junction.
|
Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'A Sentimental Journey' |
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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(B)
BURNT OAK BROADWAY
EDGWARE
MIDDLESEX HA8
|
Identified by:
Anthony McKay |
(21:06) Jeff and Marty follow Lang's car.
(21:13) The car
passes the entrance to Edgware General Hospital.
The shot begins at the
crossroads where the High Street becomes Burnt Oak Broadway and
is intersected by Deansbrook Road. It ends just after the
car has passed the pedestrian entrance to Edgware General
Hospital. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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(C)
93 HARLEY STREET
WESTMINSTER
LONDON W1G
|
Identified by:
Anthony McKay, October 2012 |
(21:45) Jeff and Marty watch the goings on outside Raebarn
House from the comfort of the Vauxhall.
(21:51) Jeff and
Marty discuss the woman who appears with Lang.
(22:07) Jeff and
Marty realise they've lost sight of the car and Jeff decides to
pay another visit to The Pelican Club. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
|
|
...NOW
|
Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(D)
KING STREET
HAMMERSMITH
LONDON W6
|
Identified by:
Claire and Michael Saunders and Cindy |
(41:45)
Alan Corder checks he is not being observed and then pulls a
pistol from his inside jacket pocket and fits it with a silencer.
|
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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(E)
UNKNOWN ROAD (9a)
(BP683 / BP684)
|
Back Plate Identified by:
Anthony McKay |
(46:08 / 46:14 / 46:21 / 46:41) In the car, Corder has a gun
trained on Jeff. Susan drives.
Spotter's Note: World Backgrounds back projection plates BP683 and/or BP684.
View BP 683
at YouTube /
View BP 684 at YouTube
Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk Deceased - 'But What a Sweet
Little Room' (BP683) |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1968 |
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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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a Ghost Dying?
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