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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 Corridors of Power!"
(1A)
DOWNING STREET
WESTMINSTER
LONDON SW1
(01:38) Establishing shot
of Downing Street, the street that houses the official
residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Restricted |
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Image / Map Data © Google, 2014 |
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(01:44) The camera zooms on
the Downing Street road sign at the corner of Downing Street and
Whitehall.
Since Filming: As can be
seen from the photographs, there has been a considerable
stepping up in security around Downing Street since the late
1960s. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2020 |
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(1B)
5 BELGRAVE SQUARE
BELGRAVIA
LONDON SW1X
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Identified by:
Stephen Carter, July 2001 |
(07:07) Marty goes to The
Civil & Military Club, where he has an appointment to meet Sir
Basil Duggan, or at least the man he thinks is Sir Basil
Duggan...
(07:09, 17:35) Close-up of
a sign by the entrance: 'The Civil & Military Club'.
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Belgrave Square also appeared in:
The Saint - 'The Elusive Ellshaw', 'The Abductors',
'The Power Artist', 'Double Take'
The Human Jungle - 'The Man Who Fell Apart'
Danger Man - 'Don't Nail Him Yet', 'Such Men Are
Dangerous', 'The Hunting Party'
Gideon's Way - 'The Thin Red Line', 'The Perfect
Crime'
The Baron - 'Diplomatic Immunity', 'The Killing'
The Champions - 'To Trap a Rat'
The Avengers - 'False Witness'
Department S - 'Handicap Dead', 'Six Days', 'The
Shift That Never Was' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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"Stealing the Secret Papers"
(2A)
46 AVENUE ROAD
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8
(10:14) Establishing shot
of the house which Marty and Joe Hudson have agreed to burgle at
the behest of 'Sir Basil'. They are
checking it out. The camera pans to Marty's Mini which is
parked up on Norfolk Road, directly opposite the house.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(10:14) Marty reassures Joe
that there's no-one at home and stresses that they are doing the
job in the national interest, not for any personal gain.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(2B)
NORFOLK ROAD
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8
(10:18) The camera pans to
Marty's Mini which is parked up on Norfolk Road, directly
opposite the house they are to break into.
Spotter's Note: The original shot was taken from the front
garden of a house on the corner of Norfolk Road and Avenue Road.
The garden is now considerably more verdant and it is impossible
to shoot from the identical position. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(14:11) Marty and Joe make
off for the rendezvous in the Mini after carrying out the
burglary. They turn left out of Woronzow Road onto Norfolk Road,
passing number 26.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(2C)
WORONZOW ROAD
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8
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Identified by:
Wyn Roberts, June 2001 |
(14:24) Marty pulls over
near to
a street corner in order to drop Joe off (filmed from Norfolk Road).
(14:48, pictured) Joe gets out of the car and crosses the road before
Marty heads for the rendenzvous at the underground car park.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(2D)
UNDERGROUND CAR PARK
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Mike Richardson |
(12:03) Sir Basil Duggan
drives into the underground car park, where he has instructed
Marty to meet him after the break-in.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(12:05) Sir Basil reverses
his car into a parking place.
Since Filming: When the
Elstree Studios site was taken on by Elstree and Borehamwood
Council in the 1990s, the car park needed £250,000 worth of
remedial work to fix leaks and asbestos problems. Today it
remains in use and still retains its appearance, familiar from
so many ITC and ABPC programmes of the 60s and 70s.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'When Did You Start To Stop Seeing Things?'
and was used extensively in other ITC programming. |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(14:00) Sir Basil gets out
of his car.
(14:52, pictured) Sir Basil
awaits Marty's arrival. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(14:56) Marty drives
his Mini into the underground car park.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(15:00) The Mini draws to a
halt. Sir Basil walks
over to the car and collects the 'retrieved' papers from Marty.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(15:38, 15:43, 15:47) As Sir Basil
returns to his car and drives
off, Marty makes a note of the car's registration plate.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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"Signalling the Ship"
(3A)
PERIMETER ROAD
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Mike Richardson |
(18:44) Parker - through the
magic of nominative determinism - parks the communications van and
extends the telescopic aerial. Using the equipment inside, he
sends a Morse message to Captain Rashid aboard a ship at sea...
Spotter's Note: This appears to the
south east corner of the perimeter road - and it's interesting to
note that the small hilled area seems to have been undergoing
landscaping at the time of filming. It is seen on several
occasions in this condition doubling for the Spanish countryside
in episodes of Department S. 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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Status:
Redeveloped |
Access: None |
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Image / Map Data © Google, 2017 |
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(3B)
UNKNOWN SEA (26a)
(18:54) Establishing shot of
Rashid's ship at sea.
Spotter's Note: Since there are no identifiable land masses to
be seen in this shot, we suspect that this one will forever be a
mystery! |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Unidentified |
Access: Take your water wings! |
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"Hijacked!"
(4A)
SHARPLESHALL STREET
PRIMROSE HILL
LONDON NW1
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Identified by:
Stephen Carter, September 2002 |
(24:23) Marty gets in the
Mini, which has been parked near to the Randall and Hopkirk
offices. He is just about to drive off for the Civil & Military
Club when Jackson, concierge at the club, gets in and holds
Marty at gunpoint. He is instructed to drive somewhere nice and
quiet...
Spotter's Note: This
location is sited at the Regent's Park Road end of Sharpleshall
Street.
Since Filming: The pavement
has been extended into Sharpleshall Street by approximately a
car width, meaning that it now not possible to park where Marty
did.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'Never Trust a
Ghost'' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable (Altered) |
Access: Public |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2019 |
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(4B)
UNKNOWN ROAD (26b)
(26:12) Marty has indeed
driven to somewhere quiet. On a leafy country road he slams his
foot on the brake pedal. Jackson, taken unawares, flies forward
and hits the windscreen. The impact knocks him unconscious.
Marty then heads back to his and Jeannie's apartment.
Spotter's Note: This might possibly
have been filmed in the Burnham Beeches area. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Unidentified |
Access: Public |
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"Marty on the Scent"
(5A)
WORONZOW ROAD
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8
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Identified by:
Wyn Roberts, June 2001 |
(39:08) After having had Major
Brenan traced from his car registration number, Marty speeds to
the home address he has been given. He travels south east down
Woronzow Road, crossing the junction with Acacia Road.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public (Houses Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(5B)
ELSTREE STUDIOS BACKLOT
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
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Identified by:
Mike Richardson |
(39:15) Major Brenan leaves
his house and goes to unlock his car.
(39:31, 39:37) Brenan
leaves for the Docks, and is followed by Marty.
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.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Demolished |
Access: None |
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(5C)
CHALCOT CRESCENT
PRIMROSE HILL
LONDON NW1
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Identified by:
Wyn Roberts, June 2001 |
(39:27) Marty continues on
towards the address he has for Brenan.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'When the Spirit
Moves You', 'Never Trust a Ghost'
The Avengers - 'My Wildest Dream', 'Stay Tuned'
and other Tara King era episodes
Department S - 'The Last Train to Redbridge'
Feature Films:
Paddington (2014)
Paddington 2 (2017) |
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public (House Private) |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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(39:40, 39:45) Brenan
drives on, followed by Marty in his Mini. They both pass the
Rothwell Street turning and shortly afterwards turn off into Sharpleshall Street.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image © Craig Robins, 2018 |
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"The London Docks"
(6A)
KING GEORGE V DOCK
POPLAR
LONDON E14
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Identified by:
Anthony McKay |
(39:51, 39:55) Establishing shots of the
vessels moored at the London Docks.
(44:29, pictured) Establishing shot of the
London Docks.
Spotter's Note: The King
George V Dock, an enclosed upstream London dock, was built
between 1912 and 1921 by the Port of London Authority. At 64
acres it was smaller than the other royal docks, but it could
berth liners as large as the RMS Mauretania. It and the
other London Royal docks fell into a steady decline as traffic
moved downstream to Tilbury from the 1960s onwards, with closure
coming in 1981. Redevelopment in the 1980s included the
construction of London City Airport on the north bank of the
dock. This was completed in 1987. King George V station on the
London City Airport branch of the Docklands Light Railway opened
in December 2005 and is named after the dock.
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Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water'
Man in a Suitcase - 'Variation on a Million
Bucks, Part 1' |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Redeveloped |
Access: Restricted |
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(6B)
SCENE DOCKS
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
(39:57) Brenan arrives at
the Docks, unaware that Marty has followed him there.
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Also appeared in:
Used extensively in ITC productions and other television
and films produced at Elstree Studios. |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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(40:22) Marty gets out of
the Mini and checks Brenan's car for the papers. Realising they
aren't there, he makes off after the Major.
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Spotter's Note: When a
large part of the Elstree Studios land was sold off to Tesco
plc, the Scene Docks and plasterers' building were shortened at
their south-western ends as they encroached into the land that
had been sold off. The red line in the aerial view
demonstrates the approximate 'cut line' through the studio
buildings, with everything to the right of the line being
demolished. Stage 5 was demolished in its entirety. The orange
arrow denotes the approximate
filming site. |
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Private |
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Image / Map Data © Google, 2018 |
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(40:38) Brenan heads for
the ship, with Marty following. He uses whatever cover he can
find. The Major begins to suspect that he is being followed. He
continues on to the ship. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Spotter's Note: The orange
arrow denotes the approximate
position of the Major in the 'THEN' image. |
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Status:
Recognisable |
Access: Public |
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Image / Map Data © Google, 2018 |
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(6C)
STAGE 5 BUILDING
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
(47:34) Brenan arrives at
the Docks, unaware that Marty has followed him there.
Since Filming: Stage 5 was
demolished when the part of the Elstree Studios site it stood on
was sold off to Tesco plc.
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Also appeared in:
Used extensively in ITC productions and other television
and films produced at Elstree Studios. |
Spotter's Note: The orange
arrow denotes the approximate
filming site. |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Redeveloped |
Access: Public |
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Image / Map Data © Google, 2018 |
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"Did Marty Send
for the Cavalry?"
UNKNOWN STOCK
FOOTAGE (26c)
(44:59) With his tongue
firmly in cheek, Jeff implies that Marty sent for the cavalry.
Spotter's Note: This was bought-in
footage and as such would almost certainly have been shot for a
feature film. Identification of the film in question would be the
logical first step... |
THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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THEN...
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Image © ITV Studios, 1969 |
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Status:
Unidentified |
Access: Unknown |
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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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