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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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"Phillips' Residence"
ELSTREE STUDIOS BACKLOT
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Mike Richardson |
(00:02) A car drives
towards the house where Phillips lives.
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Also appeared in:
Used extensively in ITC programming. |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(00:15) Establishing shot
of the car parked up outside the Phillips' house.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(00:54) When Phillips opens
his front door, Smart enters.
(08:10) Establishing shot of Phillips' front door. Inside he
is being interviewed by Inspector Nelson and his Sergeant.
Since Filming:
The Elstree backlot area is much changed since the
1960s, not least due to the construction of a Tesco's superstore
on 12 acres of former Elstree Studios land and there remains
little that is recognisable.
These sequences were filmed on a backlot area that remains a
part of the studio complex, situated near the George Lucas
Stage, used for filming the famous Star Wars films. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Redeveloped |
Access: Private |
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Image /Map Data © Google, 2019 |
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"Jeannie's Apartment"
LAUDERDALE ROAD
MAIDA VALE
LONDON W9
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Identified by:
Sam Denham |
(04:04) Jenny and Jeannie
near the apartment in the Mini.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'My Late Lamented Partner', '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?', '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, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2020 |
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(04:13) The Mini pulls up
outside Jeannie's apartment block.
(04:22) Jenny and Jeannie retrieve their luggage from the
car and ascend the steps to the apartment. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2020 |
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"Jeff Leaves the
Police Station"
(3A)
MORSHEAD ROAD
MAIDA VALE
LONDON W9
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Identified by:
John Holburn, 1996 |
(11:59) Jeff and Marty drive
off in the Mini...
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...1996...
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Image © John Holburn, 1996 |
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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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(3B)
ELGIN AVENUE
MAIDA VALE
LONDON W9
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Identified by:
John Holburn, 1996 |
(12:02) ...turning right into
Elgin Avenue.
Spotter's Note: The in-car footage that follows this shot is
not a process shot - the scene is shot against a revolving drum
background. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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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 Lambert Clinic"
INSTITUTE OF GROCERY
DISTRIBUTION
GRANGE LANE
LETCHMORE HEATH
HERTFORDSHIRE
WD25
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay and Annette Hill |
(16:40) The Mini turns into
the driveway of the Lambert Clinic. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Randall and Hopkirk fans took
Jeannie's Mini back to this filming location in 1995...
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Whoever Heard of
a Ghost Dying?' |
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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, 2019 |
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(16:48) The Mini approaches
the clinic building.
(16:55) Jeff gets out of the car and enters the building.
The camera pans to the first floor windows to the left of the
entrances. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(31:28) Establishing shot
of the Lambert Clinic.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Private |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(36:54) The car is brought
to the front and Jeff and Marty get in.
(37:23) Acting under Marty's
instructions, Jeff drives off. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Private |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(37:28) Jeff and Marty
depart the clinic.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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"Whitty's Home
and Environs"
(5A)
'ARAGON'
ALDENHAM ROAD
LETCHMORE HEATH
HERTFORDSHIRE WD25
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Identified by:
Sam Denham |
(27:05 / 27:11) Whitty
arrives home in his Vauxhall (Stewart Sullivan's car from
Department S).
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Also appeared in:
The Baron - 'The Seven Eyes of Night', 'Time to
Kill', 'Night of the Hunter'
The Avengers - 'Death's Door'
Department S - 'The Bones of Byrom Blain',
'Handicap Dead'
UFO - 'Survival', 'A Question of Priorities',
'The Responsibility Seat', 'Court Martial'
Jason King - 'An Author in Search of Two
Characters' |
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Since Filming: At the time of filming, the Aragon property
was owned by Oscar Beuselinck, a famous showbusiness lawyer,
former MI6 spy and father of the singer and actor Paul Nicholas.
Spotter's Note: Location visitors should bear in mind that
this is a private residence. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...2013...
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(27:24) After the gates
open automatically, Whitty swings the car around to the front of
the house.
Since Filming: The Aragon grounds have been significantly remodelled since
the Randall and Hopkirk cameras paid their visit during
1969.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...2013...
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(40:25) The Aragon gates
open automatically.
Spotter's Note: As this shot proves, in this instance
fiction and reality merge as both Whitty's house and the actual
house share the name 'Aragon'. Usual practice would have been to
cover over the real name with a fictional one.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public (House Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(43:26) Hales looks from
the car towards the house.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(5B)
ALDENHAM ROAD
LETCHMORE HEATH
HERTFORDSHIRE WD25
(37:50) Smart and Hales
pull up outside Whitty’s home.
(38:48) Establishing shot of Smart's car outside Whitty's
(pictured).
(39:27) Marty and the hypnotised Jeff look towards the car opposite.
Inside it, Smart checks his watch.
(42:03) Randall and Marty
walk past Smart's car and head down the drive. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...2013...
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public (House Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(38:53) The camera pans to
the left and Jeff's Vauxhall comes into view.
Spotter's Note: The in-car footage that follows this shot is
not a process shot - the scene is shot against a revolving drum
background. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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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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(38:58) The Vauxhall passes
Whitty's house, stops in the middle of the road, and then
reverses and parks up off the road.
Spotter's Note: When Marty instructs Jeff to park up, they
actually park up opposite the wrong house - but it all works in
the edit! |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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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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(40:34 / 40:41) Smart gets
out of the car and approaches the Aragon driveway.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public (House Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(41:52) Randall gets out of
the car and heads towards the house under Marty’s instructions.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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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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"Leaving the Clinic"
BLACKHORSE LANE
SOUTH MIMMS
HERTFORDSHIRE EN6
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Identified by:
Rhett Burns, December 2019 |
(37:43) Jeff and Marty
drive away from the clinic.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'When Did You Start To Stop Seeing Things?', The House on Haunted Hill' |
Spotter's Note: This stretch of road can be found by
following the lane past the Black Horse pub and out of the north
end of the village. Travel past the first bend; there is a set
of steps to the left, leading up into a field. At this point the
modern view of the road stretches off ahead of you. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2020 |
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NONE IN THIS
EPISODE...
All achieved with rolling
drums
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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 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
with grateful thanks to the owner of Aragon for granting
permission to photograph the property
'Also appeared in' and certain location information: Anthony McKay
With thanks to Paul Welsh and Rhett Burns
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