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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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"London Airport"
(1A)
HEATHROW AIRPORT
HOUNSLOW
GREATER LONDON
TW6
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay |
(00:02) Kirstner arrives at
Heathrow Airport aboard a
passenger jet, which touches down on the runway at night.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo' and used
extensively in other ITC programming. |
Since Filming: As the jet lands the shot settles on a view
of Heathrow which shows - to the extreme right - the original
Control Tower building, which was demolished in 2013 to make way
for roads serving the new Terminal 2 (opened in 2014). It was
one of the last iconic remnants of the 'old' Heathrow. The
nine-floor red-brick tower, with its glazed Air Traffic Control
Room and white radar dome, had gazed out over the ever-evolving
airport since 1955. It had been constructed to replace the
original RAF Control Tower, and was built in the same era as the
now-demolished Queen's Building and Europa Building (the former
T2). The latter of these appears in the next shot... |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Redeveloped |
Access: Restricted |
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(1B)
TERMINAL 2 BUILDING
HEATHROW AIRPORT
HOUNSLOW
GREATER LONDON
TW6
(00:08) Establishing shot
of the Terminal 2 building at Heathrow Airport.
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Also appeared in:
Used extensively in ITC programming. |
Since Filming:
The original Terminal 2 was Heathrow's oldest terminal. It was
designed by Frederick Gibberd and opened as the Europa Building
in 1955. It had an area of 49,654 m² (534,470 ft²) and in its
lifetime saw 316 million passengers pass through its doors.
Originally designed to handle around 1.2 million passengers
annually, in its final years of operation it often accommodated
around 8 million. Despite various renovations and upgrades over
the years, the building became increasingly decrepit and
unserviceable. It was closed on 23 November 2009 and the
building was demolished in 2010. The new Terminal 2, opened on
4th June 2014 and stands on the site of the old building and the
once adjacent Queen's Building (also designed by Gibberd and
demolished in 2009).
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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...NOW
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Status:
Redeveloped |
Access: Public |
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"A Ghost on the Road"
BAKERS HILL &
HADLEY WOOD ROAD
HADLEY WOOD
LONDON EN5
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Identified by:
Geoff Dodd, December 2006 |
(00:52) Kirstner drives his
daughter Susan's car along country roads. She is a less than
happy passenger.
Spotter's Note:
There is clearly a policy of regular tree planting along Bakers
Hill - there are lots of new trees on both sides of the road,
including a new batch of tender saplings, and the ditch is
difficult to see as there is a lot of grass both within it and
in front of it. The first Now photo is thus a representative
view rather than an accurate matching shot. In contrast, the
second view (below) is spot on because the tree is very
recognisable.
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Also appeared in:
The Saint - 'The Checkered Flag'
The Baron - 'The Maze', 'The Man Outside'
The Champions - 'The Fanatics', 'Reply
Box No. 666'
Department S - 'The Trojan Tanker', 'The Shift That
Never Was', 'The Man Who Got a New Face', 'The Duplicated Man'
The Avengers - 'Who Was That Man I Saw You With?' |
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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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(01:24) A low angle shot as
the car passes by from left to right.
(01:33) The car, seen
through the brush, approaches the cigar-chomping figure in
white. |
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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(01:28) A figure wearing a
white stetson and a white pinstripe suit stands on the road -
the American gangster Bugsy Spanio.
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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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(01:41, 01:45, 01:49, 01:51) A
perspective view from the car as it approaches the figure
standing in the road. Kirschner sees it but keeps his foot down.
Susan grabs the steering wheel and tries to take avoiding
action. Bugsy smiles.
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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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(01:52) The car skids off
the road - and the figure has disappeared.
(01:57, 02:00) Kirstner and
Susan are jolted as the car comes to a sudden stop. They get
out.
(02:03, 02:09) Susan and
Kirstner leave the car and return to the road - the man they
swerved to avoid has gone. Kirstner appears unconcerned: "He'll
find me. He usually does." |
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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(01:58) With the camera
looking back up the road, Bugsy - who has reappeared - seems
very satisfied with the result.
(02:08) Susan and Kirstner
look up the road - it is empty, with no sign of the figure. |
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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"Jeannie's Apartment"
LAUDERDALE ROAD
MAIDA VALE
LONDON W9
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Identified by:
Sam Denham |
(03:25) Establishing shot
of Jeannie's apartment block.
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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?', 'A Disturbing
Case'
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, 2023 |
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(13:48) A low angle
establishing shot of Jeannie's apartment.
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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, 2023 |
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"Jeff's Office"
ADAMS FURNITURE
SPRINGFIELD ROAD
HARROW
LONDON
HA1
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Identified by:
Andy Hulse |
(04:20) Establishing shot of
the entrance to the building housing the Randall and Hopkirk
office (shot previously used in 'The Man from Nowhere' and 'When Did You Start to Stop Seeing
Things').
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) - 'My Late Lamented
Friend and Partner', 'But What a Sweet Little Room', 'For the
Girl Who Has Everything', 'The Trouble With Women', 'Whoever
Heard of a Ghost Dying', 'Never Trust a Ghost' and others |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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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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"The Royal Chester Club"
THE MAJESTIC HOTEL
(now Hotel Xenia)
160 CROMWELL ROAD
SOUTH KENSINGTON
LONDON SW5
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Identified by:
Alan Field, October 2008 |
(06:08) Establishing shot
of Cromwell Road.
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Also appeared in:
The Avengers - 'Warlock', 'The Girl from Auntie'
Man in a Suitcase - 'All That Glitters', 'The
Whisper'
The Protectors - 'The Big Hit' |
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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, 2018 |
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(06:12) The camera pans
round to the right and settles on the frontage of The Royal
Chester Club.
Since Filming: The Majestic Hotel was relaunched as
the 4-star Hotel Xenia in 2013. It is part of the
Autograph Collection, a collection of independent luxury hotels
within the Marriott International portfolio of brands. The
entrance features were altered prior to 2008.
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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: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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"The Kirstner Residence"
(6A)
PIGGOTT'S MANOR
(now Bhakhtivedanta Manor)
HILFIELD LANE
ALDENHAM
HERTFORDSHIRE WD25
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay |
(09:25, 25:20) Establishing
shot of the Kirstner residence.
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Also appeared in:
Department S -
'The Bones of Byrom Blain'
Feature Films:
Fear in the Night (1972) |
Spotter's Note: The land was granted to Thomas Picot in the
13th century by the Abbot of Westminster, hence becoming known
as 'Picot's Manor'. A Georgian-styled manor house was built
there in the early 1700s, and this endured until 1884 when
George Villies purchased and demolished it. Villies commissioned
a larger house in mock-Tudor style, and it is this building -
known as Piggott's Manor since the 1920s - that survives today.
In 1957, it became the Preliminary Training College for St
Bartholomew’s nurses, and was sold in 1973 to rock star George
Harrison. He gifted the whole estate to International Society
for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), who renamed it Bhaktivedanta
Manor and operate it to this day as a Hare Krishna temple. It is
freely accessible to all and has a welcoming atmosphere. |
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, 2023 |
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(37:17) Establishing shot
of the Kirstner residence. |
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, 2023 |
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(37:58) Lacey’s car pulls
up outside the house. |
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, 2023 |
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(38:06) A side view of the
manor house. |
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, 2023 |
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(39:38) Day-for-night
establishing shot of the Kirstner residence. |
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, 2023 |
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(41:39) The camera pans
from the house to the drive as Kirstner returns in Susan's car. |
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, 2023 |
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(6B)
PERIMETER WOODLAND
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
(37:19) Jeff and Marty
emerge from the undergrowth near the house. After Jeff departs,
Bugsy appears and knocks Marty unconscious.
(37:56) Bugsy notices
Lacey's car pull up at Kirstner's house.
(38:04) Bugsy smiles and
places his cigar in his mouth. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(46:50) Kirstner leads
everyone outside for the final shootout!
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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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...NOW
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image/Map Data © Google, 2017 |
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"Shoot-Out in Chicago"
ELSTREE STUDIOS BACKLOT
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Mike Richardson |
(22:30) Bugsy recalls the events back in Chicago.
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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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(22:35) Kirstner is driven
to the scene.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(22:41) A second vehicle
pulls up, with two gun-toting hoods on the footrails.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(22:55) A gun battle ensues
as Kirstner watches on from the relative safety of the back seat
of his car. When it is over, he emerges and shoots Bugsy Spanio
dead - witnessed by Marty and Bugsy's ghost.
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. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Demolished |
Access: None |
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"Backseat Gangster"
PERIMETER ROAD
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Mike Richardson |
(49:15) The Vauxhall speeds down the road with Marty leans
out of the nearside passenger window. He is wearing a stetson,
brandishing a machine gun and chewing on a cigar. And we thought
there was just the one Bugsy Spanio!
Since Filming:
The Elstree Studios backlot area is significantly changed since
the 1960s, but some of the perimeter access road has survived.
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Also appeared in:
Used extensively in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
and other ITC programming. |
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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/Map Data © Google, 2017 |
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NONE IN THIS
EPISODE...
All achieved with rolling
drums and drapes
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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
'Also appeared in' and certain location information: Anthony McKay
With thanks to Paul Welsh
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