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 Network's UK Blu-ray release 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.

 


"Jeff's Apartment"

 

HANOVER HOUSE
ST. JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET
ST. JOHN'S WOOD
LONDON NW8

 

Identified by:
Sam Denham

 

(00:02) Establishing shot of Jeff's apartment (re-used from My Late Lamented Friend and Partner).

 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
-
used extensively throughout the series
The Champions
- 'To Trap A Rat'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public (Private House)

Image © Craig Robins, 2018



"Central London Street"

 

STORE STREET
BLOOMSBURY
LONDON WC1

 

Identified by:
Alan Field

 

(00:53) Jeff takes a walk outside at night...
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
-
'Never Trust A Ghost', 'Vendetta for a Dead Man'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(01:01) Jeff takes a walk outside at night...

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2020



"Back Alley"

 

ELSTREE STUDIOS BACKLOT
(STANDING SET)
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

 

(01:03) Jeff wanders into a back alley to light a cigarette and is approached by Hodder.
 

Also appeared in:
Used extensively in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and other ITC programming.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Redeveloped

Access: None



"London Stock Footage"

 

(4A)
REGENT STREET
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Stephen Carter, September 2002

 

(03:50) Establishing stock footage shot of a busy day in London's West End.
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo', 'Could You Recognise the Man Again?'
H.G. Wells' Invisible Man
- 'Play to Kill'
The Baron - 'Portrait of Louisa'
Man in a Suitcase - 'Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?'
The Prisoner - 'Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling'
The Champions - 'Nutcracker'
Department S - 'Death on Reflection'
The Adventurer - 'The Not-So-Merry Widow'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(4B)
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
LONDON WC2

 

(03:56) Establishing stock footage shot of the square, looking west.
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'The Trouble With Women', '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'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image © Alys Hayes, 2012

(4C)
OXFORD STREET
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(04:04) Establishing stock footage shot of Oxford Street, with Woolworth's store opposite.
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'You Can Always Find A Fall Guy', 'Never Trust A Ghost'
Gideon's Way
- 'The Big Fix', 'The Thin Red Line', 'The Prowler' and 'To Catch A Tiger'
The Avengers - 'A Touch of Brimstone'
Man in a Suitcase - 'The Sitting Pigeon' and 'Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins?'
Journey to the Unknown - 'Do Me A Favor and Kill Me'
Department S - 'The Man in the Elegant Room', 'Death on Reflection' and 'Soup of the Day'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(4D)
J SAINSBURY SUPERMARKET
91-97 SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay, Annette Hill
and Sam Denham

 

(04:07) Jeff asks around in search of Johnny Crackan in front of the J. Sainsbury supermarket.
 

Also appeared in:
This high street location is also used extensively in ITC programming.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(4E)
JOE CORAL
110 SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay, Annette Hill
and Sam Denham

 

(04:39) Establishing shot of Joe Coral's Bookmakers (110 Shenley Road).
 

Also appeared in:
This high street location is also used extensively in ITC programming.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018



"The Prison"

 

(5A)
HM PRISON WORMWOOD SCRUBS
DU CANE ROAD
HAMMERSMITH
LONDON W12

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(04:22) Establishing shot of the prison (this was from stock and was originally shot for The Baron: 'Something for a Rainy Day').
 

Also appeared in:
Saber of London
- 'Strong Man Out'
Danger Man - 'Such Men Are Dangerous'
Gideon's Way - 'The Rhyme and the Reason', 'To Catch A Tiger', 'The Perfect Crime'
The Baron - 'Something for a Rainy Day'
Man in a Suitcase - 'The Sitting Pigeon'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Restricted

Image/Map Data © Google, 2017

(5B)
BOILER HOUSE
ELSTREE STUDIOS
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6
 

(04:25) In the prison grounds, Jeff continues his enquiries.
 

Since Filming: The boiler house is situated in the part of the studio estate that survives intact today.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Private



"Southern Docks"

 

KING GEORGE V DOCK
POPLAR
LONDON E14

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(05:56) Establishing shot of the 'Southern 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.
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
- 'The Ghost Talks'
Man in a Suitcase - 'Variation on a Million Bucks, Part 1'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Redeveloped

Access: Restricted



"Crackan Manor"

 

(7A)
HIGH CANONS
BUCKETTSLAND LANE
WELL END
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay, Annette Hill
and Sam Denham

 

(07:49) Establishing shot of Crackan Manor.
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
- 'When Did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?'
Danger Man - 'The Brothers'
The Saint - 'Escape Route', 'The Organisation Man', 'Legacy for the Saint'
The Baron - 'The Persuaders', 'Time to Kill', 'The High Terrace'
The Avengers - 'From Venus with Love', 'The Winged Avenger'
The Persuaders! - 'Five Miles to Midnight'
The Adventurer - 'Nearly the End of the Picture'
The Protectors - 'Triple Cross', 'Chase', 'Sugar and Spice', 'Wheels'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Private

Image © Vince Cox, 2013

(15:07) After Jeff hears a scream, he heads back to the house.
 

Other Television:
Inspector Morse - 'The Sins of the Fathers'

Frederick Forsyth Presents - 'The Price of the Bride'
Bliss
Thriller -
'Sign It Death'
Foyle's War - 'The White Feather'
Good Omens (2019)
 

Feature Films:
Trouble in the Glen (1953)
The Strange World of Planet X (1957)
You Must Be Joking (1965)
The Devil Rides Out (1967)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1972)
The Cobblers of Umbridge (1972)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973)
Doctor Phibes Rises Again (1973)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Half Moon Street (1986)

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Private

Image © Vince Cox, 2013

(15:32) When Jeff finds Ramon's dead body, he looks up at the window.
 

(16:02) Everyone looks up at a slightly different view of the window.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Private

Image © Vince Cox, 2013

(16:27) View of Crackan Manor with Ramon's Jaguar and Jeff's Vauxhall parked on the forecourt.
 

(18:19) Johnny Crackan 'borrows' the Jaguar.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Private

Image © Vince Cox, 2013

(48:39) View from the house looking back down the driveway as the police arrive.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Private

Image © Vince Cox, 2013

(7B)
HIGH CANONS GATEHOUSE
(now Barnet Lodge)
BUCKETTSLAND LANE
WELL END
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay, Annette Hill
and Sam Denham

 

(10:29) Establishing shot of Crackan Manor gatehouse, zooming in on sign.
 

(11:11) Ramon arrives at Crackan Manor gatehouse in his Jaguar.
 

(11:22) Ramon gets out of the car and meets Jeff.
 

Also appeared in:
The Saint
- 'The Invisible Millionaire', 'The Fellow Traveller', 'The Organisation Man', 'Legacy for the Saint'
The Baron - 'Time to Kill'
The Avengers - 'The Girl from Auntie', 'From Venus with Love', 'The Winged Avenger'
Department S - 'The Man from 'X''
The Protectors - 'Sugar and Spice', 'Trial', 'Wheels'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public (Gatehouse Private)

Image © Vince Cox, 2013

(18:57) Johnny Crackan drives off in the Jaguar, passing the gatehouse on the way out.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Private

Image © Vince Cox, 2013

(19:57) Establishing shot of Crackan Manor gatehouse.
 

Since Filming: The wrought iron gates have been moved back nearer to the road so that the gatehouse is now entirely within the boundary.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public (Gatehouse Private)

Image © Vince Cox, 2013



"Never Borrow a White Jag!"

 

(8A)
TILEHOUSE LANE
DENHAM
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE UB9

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(19:04) Aerial shot of the white Jaguar, driven by Johnny Crackan along a narrow country lane.
 

Also appeared in:
Department S
- 'Who Plays the Dummy?'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(8B)
SPRINGWELL LANE
HAREFIELD
UXBRIDGE
MIDDLESEX UB9

 

Identified by:
Geoff Dodd

 

(19:23) Johnny realises the brakes have been tampered with as he drives at speed down a winding country lane.
 

Also appeared in:
Man in a Suitcase
- 'Brainwash'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(19:26) Johnny struggles to keep the car from crashing.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(8C)
IVINGHOE BEACON
IVINGHOE BEACON ROAD /
THE RIDGEWAY
IVINGHOE
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LU7
 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay, Annette Hill
and Sam Denham

 

(19:10) Close up of Jaguar's front wheel swerving on the road.
 

(19:28) Johnny loses control and the car smashes into the verges at either side of the road (originally shot for The Baron).
 

Also appeared in:
The Saint
- 'The Spanish Cow', 'The Man Who Could Not Die', 'A Double in Diamonds', 'The Queen's Ransom', 'The World Beater', 'The Man Who Gambled with Life', 'Where the Money Is', 'The Desperate Diplomat'
The Baron - 'Something for a Rainy Day', 'Enemy of the State', 'The Long, Long Day', 'Time to Kill', 'The Maze', 'The High Terrace'
The Avengers - 'The House That Jack Built', 'All Done with Mirrors', 'Super Secret Cypher Snatch', 'Thingumajig'
The Champions - 'The Invisible Man', 'The Final Countdown'
Department S - 'The Double Death of Charlie Crippen', 'Who Plays the Dummy?', 'The Treasure of the Costa Del Sol', 'The Man Who Got A New Face'
Jason King - 'Royal Flush', 'Toki'
The Adventurer - 'Mr Calloway is a Very Cautious Man'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(19:33) The car heads off the road, out of control.
 

Television:
Killing Eve #1.4 (2018)
 

Feature Films:
Quatermass II (1957)
Crossplot (1969)
First Knight (1995)

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable (Altered)

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(19:35) The car leaves the road.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(8D)
BETCHWORTH QUARRY
PEBBLE HILL ROAD
BOX HILL
SURREY RH5

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay and Annette Hill
with help from Johnny Goodman

 

(19:37) The Jaguar drives off the cliff to its inevitable destruction.
 

Since Filming: The Dorking Greystone Lime Co. Ltd's Betchworth Works produced lime and cement products from circa 1867 to 1969. From closure until 2005 the pit was used as a landfill site and is now set aside as a 27-hectare (67-acre) nature reserve managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust in an area designated the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
 

Also appeared in:
The Baron
- 'Something for a Rainy Day', 'And Suddenly You're Dead', 'Time to Kill'

The Saint - 'The Queen's Ransom', 'The Counterfeit Countess'
The Champions - 'A Case of Lemmings'', 'The Final Countdown'

Department S - 'Who Plays the Dummy', 'The Man Who Got a New Face'
Jason King - 'Toki'
The Persuaders! - 'The Ozerov Inheritance'
The Adventurer - 'Icons Are Forever'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

(19:39) Point-of-view shot as the Jaguar is launched over the precipice into the quarry.
 

Since Filming: Betchworth Quarry has now been almost totally redeveloped. It is now a 27-hectare (67-acre) nature reserve managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
 

Television:
Doctor Who -
'Genesis of the Daleks', 'The Deadly Assassin'
Blake's 7 - 'Time Squad', 'Deliverance', 'Hostage', 'Moloch', 'Power', 'Warlord'
Rutland Weekend Television
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense - 'Black Carrion'
Spitting Image (1993)
Father Ted - 'Hell'
 

Feature Films:
The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
Crossplot (1969)
The Tamarind Seed (1974)

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

(19:43) The Jaguar, moments from destruction, twists in mid-air.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

(19:44) ...and begins to turn upside down...
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

(19:46) ...before coming to rest at the foot of the cliff, somewhat the worse for wear.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Redeveloped

Access: Public



"The Local Hotel"

 

THE ORANGE TREE
7 TOTTERIDGE VILLAGE
TOTTERIDGE
LONDON N20

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay and Annette Hill

 

(23:40) Jeff drives Fay to the hotel.
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying' (nearby)

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable (Altered)

Access: Public

Image © Vince Cox, 2012

(24:20) Fay enters the hotel as Jeff drives away.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Vince Cox, 2012



"London Theatreland Montage"

 

(10A)
WATFORD PALACE THEATRE
20 CLARENDON ROAD
WATFORD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD17

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:15) Marty goes looking for Fay. Sharpshooter at Watford Palace Theatre.

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

(32:23) Woman in sharpshooter's act at the Watford Palace Theatre in background of shot (stock footage) - see also (10D).
 

Spotter's Note: The footage of the baldheaded sharpshooter and his female assistant (with the glass of wine and the bottle) is taken from The Saint - 'The Fast Women' (1967).

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

Spotter's Note: This optically printed process sequence includes footage shot at the Watford Palace Theatre for the Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - 'That's How Murder Snowballs' (in post-production while this episode was being edited) overlaid with neon signs of West End theatres and clubs.

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public (£)

Image © Vince Cox, 2012

(10B)
COLLINS' MUSIC HALL
10/11 ISLINGTON GREEN
ISLINGTON
LONDON N1

 

Identified by:
Rick C. (Britmovie Forum), January 2013
 

Source film identified by:
Anthony McKay, February 2017

 

(32:17) Theatre audience in background of shot (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: This stock footage hails from the 1958 Ealing film Davy, which starred Harry Secombe. The footage shot captures the venue in its last days as this threatre was destroyed by fire in 1958. All that could be salvaged were the facade and side walls, which survive with minor alterations to this day. The building now houses a Waterstone's book store.
 

Also appeared in:
Man of the World
- 'The Mindreader'
 

Feature Films:
Davy (1958)

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

(10C)
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
CHARING CROSS ROAD
LONDON WC2

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:17) Neon sign of The Talk of the Town in foreground of footage (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: The Talk of the Town closed in 1982 and was subsequently re-opened as The Hippodrome (its original name). It is one of the few music hall era theatres in central London that is still survives today. After refurbishment, it was relaunched as the Hippodrome Casino in 2012.
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
- 'The Trouble with Women', '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...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable

Access: Public

Image © Alys Hayes, 2012

(10D)
GARRICK THEATRE
CHARING CROSS ROAD
LONDON WC2
 

(32:23) Neon sign of the Garrick Theatre on Charing Cross Road in foreground of shot (stock footage) - see also (10A).
 

Since Filming: The Garrick Theatre remains open to this day. Eagle-eyed Randall fans will notice that the star of another ITV drama series, Edward Woodward of Callan, was playing at the Garrick when this film footage was shot.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Alys Hayes, 2012

(10D)
GOLDEN HORSESHOE CASINO
ARCHER STREET
SOHO
LONDON W1D

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:24) Neon sign of the Golden Horseshoe Casino (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: The building which housed the Golden Horseshoe Casino (3-4 Archer Street) is now a bar, while the casino has been resited on Queensway, W2.
 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2018

(10E)
CHARLIE CHESTER'S CASINO

12 ARCHER STREET
SOHO
LONDON W1D
 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:26) Neon sign of Charlie Chester's Casino (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: Chester's Casino closed in the early years of the 21st Century. Although an Italian restaurant, Bocca di Lupo, opened in its place in 2009, the famous casino sign at the front has been retained. The casino was originally run by comedian Charlie Chester. The rest of the gambling related adornments have sadly been removed.

 

Also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Recognisable (Altered)

Access: Public

Image © Craig Robins, 2020

(10F)
THE GOLDEN NUGGET CASINO CLUB
22-32 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:27) Backlit sign of The Golden Nugget Casino Club (stock footage).
 

Spotter's Note: This casino, popular with tourists and business travellers, remained operational until 2014, when it finally closed its doors.
 

Shaftesbury Avenue also appeared in:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) -
'My Late Lamented Friend and Partner', 'Could You Recognise the Man Again?', 'The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo'
The Saint -
'The Talented Husband', 'The Bunco Artists'
The Human Jungle - 'Solo Performance'
The Baron - 'Red Horse, Red Rider', 'Samurai West'
The Champions - 'To Trap a Rat'
Department S - 'Handicap Dead'
The Persuaders! - 'Greensleeves'

 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image / Map Data © Google, 2022

(10G)
LYRIC THEATRE
SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:30) Neon sign of the Lyric Theatre (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: The Lyric Theatre remains open to this day.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Alys Hayes, 2012

(10H)
APOLLO THEATRE
SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:31) Neon sign of the Apollo Theatre (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: The Apollo Theatre remains open to this day.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Alys Hayes, 2012

(10I)
PALACE THEATRE
SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
LONDON W1
 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:33) Neon sign of the Palace Theatre, advertising the musical Cabaret (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: The Palace Theatre remains open to this day. The stock footage was filmed when the theatre was presenting the first London run of Cabaret, which was premiered on 28th February 1968.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Alys Hayes, 2012

(10J)
CHURCHILLS
NEW BOND STREET
MAYFAIR
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:36) Neon sign of Churchills Club (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: Churchill's was a somewhat disreputable venue, essentially a 'clip joint'. It is featured in Arnold Louis Miller's sleazy documentaries London in the Raw (1964) and Primitive London (1965). It closed in 1980.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image © Alys Hayes, 2012

(10K)
PIGALLE BAR
PICCADILLY
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:38) Neon sign of the Pigalle Bar, 190-196 Piccadilly  (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: The Pigalle moved from its original location to 215-217 Piccadilly and finally closed its doors in August 2011.
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image/Map Data © Google, 2022

(10L)
EMBASSY CLUB
OLD BOND STREET
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:39) Neon sign of the Embassy Club (stock footage).
 

Also appeared in:
The Champions
- 'To Trap A Rat'

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(10M)
AMBASSADORS THEATRE
WEST STREET
CAMBBRIDGE CIRCUS
LONDON WC2

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:40) Neon sign of the Ambassadors Theatre (stock footage).
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012

(10N)
WINSTON'S CLUB
CLIFFORD STREET
LONDON W1

 

Identified by:
Anthony McKay

 

(32:43) Neon sign of Winston's Club (stock footage).
 

Since Filming: Winston's Club was a popular entertainment venue in the 1950s and 1960s. Among those who performed there was Danny La Rue, the famous singer and female impersonator, who was a resident act at the club from 1956-1963. The club is long gone and the premises now houses a fine art gallery. 
 

THEN...

Image © ITV Studios, 1968

...NOW

Status: Altered

Access: Public

Image/Map Data © Google, 2012


NONE IN THIS EPISODE...
(Jeff meets Joshua in studio against a painted street backdrop; ditto for when Jeff drops Fay at the Orange Tree; Johnny's fateful drive in is filmed against a rolling drum.)


 

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.

 
 

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:
© Vince Cox, Alys Hayes and John Holburn
'Also appeared in' and certain location information:
Anthony McKay

 
 

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