"Country Roads to De Crecy's"

(1A)
SWANLAND ROAD
WATER END
HERTS

In the episode: (00m00s) Arthur de Crecy drives Anne Fenwick towards his country cottage in his Peugeot 404.

(43m16s) De Crecy drives Jeff Randall to the cottage having promised to let him see Anne.

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(1B)
UNKNOWN ROAD
(BP 683)

(00m06s) De Crecy drives Anne to his country cottage (optically printed background).

Note: While the location is currently unknown, the World Backgrounds sequence it was sourced from has been identified as BP 683.

View BP 683 at YouTube

Also appeared in: Randall and Hopkirk Deceased - 'The Trouble with Women'

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(1C)
GRIM'S DYKE HOTEL DRIVEWAY
off OLD REDDING
HARROW WEALD
MIDDLESEX HA3

(00m09s) De Crecy drives Anne to his country cottage (optically printed background).

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(00m09s) De Crecy drives Anne to his country cottage (optically printed background).

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(1D)
WAR MEMORIAL
TOLLGATE ROAD
NORTH MYMMS
HERTFORDSHIRE AL9

(43m26s) De Crecy drives Jeff to his country cottage, passing a war memorial on the way.

Since filming: The layout of the road has been changed and also the war memorial itself has been re-sited and placed upon a larger, square paved base.

Also appeared in: The Avengers - 'Never, Never Say Die'

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"De Crecy's Country Cottage"

'EWHURST MANOR'
37 FURZEHILL ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTS WD6

In the episode: (00m15s) De Crecy drives his car down the drive and pulls up outside his country cottage. De Crecy unpacks suitcases from the boot and enters the house with Anne Fenwick.

(43m30s) De Crecy, driving his Peugeot 404, arrives at the cottage with Jeff Randall.

Further Details about this property:
But What A Sweet Little Room -
The Hunt for De Crecy's

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"De Crecy's Garden"

ELSTREE STUDIOS BACKLOT
SHENLEY ROAD
BOREHAMWOOD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD6

(UNCONFIRMED)

In the episode: (03m01s) De Crecy is seen by Julia Fenwick from the windowed back door of the 'sweet little room'. He is digging a grave.

(44m40s) De Crecy digs another grave, for Jeff, who is trapped in the room.

Since filming: The Elstree backlot area is significantly 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.

The remaining backlot land is reportedly poisoned with asbestos due to careless waste dumping by previous owners, and as such, while we don't recommend visits to private sites, this is one where we suggest it would not only be illegal, but also foolhardy.

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

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"London at Night"

PICCADILLY CIRCUS
MAYFAIR
LONDON W1

In the episode: (04m12s) Establishing shot of Piccadilly Circus at night (stock footage).

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(04m16s) The camera pans with the passing taxi and looks down towards Leicester Square.

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"Jeff's Office"

SPRINGFIELD ROAD
HARROW
MIDDLESEX HA1

In the episode: (05m31s) Julia Fenwick pulls up in her Triumph Herald 1200 convertible outside the Randall and Hopkirk office.

(33m51s) Elliot pulls up outside Woodley & Son's Shoe Repairs and he and Rawlings observe Jeff leave the Vauxhall and enter the Randall and Hopkirk offices.

(34m10s) Rawlings peruses the list of offices situated at the property and then goes to the public telephone nearby.

Since filming: The Randall and Hopkirk offices are long gone, demolished to make way for a new development. The grass verge seen in the early 1990s 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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...EARLY 1990s...

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"Anne Fenwick's Residence"

EDGE GROVE SCHOOL
ALDENHAM
HERTS

In the episode: (07m22s) At night, Jeff Randall pulls up outside in his Vauxhall Victor 2000.

Also appeared in: The Saint - 'The Elusive Ellshaw' The Avengers - 'Two's A Crowd', 'What the Butler Saw', 'The See-Through Man' and 'You'll Catch Your Death'

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In the episode: (07m30s) Julia Fenwick gets out of the passenger seat of Jeff's car. Andrews the caretaker appears with a rifle in the foreground.

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"Madame Hanska's House"

'THE TOWER'
55 FITZJOHN'S AVENUE
HAMPSTEAD
LONDON NW3

In the episode: (09m30s) Jeff Randall arrives at Madame Hanska's house. There is a plaque on the gatepost which reads 'Madame Hanska - Spiritual Scientologist and Clairvoyant'.

(17m36s) Establishing shot of house.

(19m39s) Jeff waits for Jeannie in the Vauxhall outside Madame Hanska's.

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"Dropping Off Julia Fenwick"

GORE STREET
BROMPTON
LONDON SW7

In the episode: (12m28s) Jeff Randall drives into the road where Julia Fenwick lives, parks the Vauxhall Victor and lets her out after their meal out.

Also appeared in: The Saint - 'The Rough Diamonds' and 'The Smart Detective'

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In the episode: (12m55s) Jeff's car departs after dropping Julia off.

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In the episode: (23m44s) At night, Elliot drives from 'The Copper Kettle', en route to his apartment.

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"Julia Fenwick's Street"

PETERSHAM PLACE
BROMPTON
LONDON SW7

In the episode: (12m59s) Julia Fenwick walks under the Archway and into the street. The camera pans and we see the right headlamp of Rawlings' stationary Morris Minor.

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In the episode: (13m02s) Rawlings, who has been sitting in wait for Julia Fenwick's return home, starts up his Morris Minor 1000 when he spots her. As she walks down the road to her apartment, Rawlings deliberately knocks her down.

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In the episode: (13m17s) After knocking Julia down, the Morris Minor careers towards some bins, boxes and sacking.

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In the episode: (13m25s) The car having crashed, Rawlings, moves the drunken salesman beside him into the driver's seat, leaves the car and flees.

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"Springbank House"
(Arthur de Crecy's Apartment)

CRANMER COURT
WHITEHEAD'S GROVE
KENSINGTON
LONDON SW3

In the episode: (29m33s) Jeannie Hopkirk, posing as Mrs. Ramsey, a wealthy widow, visits Arthur de Crecy.

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"Outside Jeannie's Apartment"

LAUDERDALE ROAD
PADDINGTON
LONDON W9

In the episode: (33m38s) Jeff drops Jeannie off outside her apartment. Unbeknownst to them both, they are being observed by Elliot and Rawlings from a nearby parked car.

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"The Embankment"

LAMBETH PALACE ROAD
LAMBETH
LONDON SE1

In the episode: (34m22s) Driving the Vauxhall Victor, Jeff joins Lambeth Palace Road from Lambeth Bridge.

Also appeared in: Man in a Suitcase - 'The Bridge'

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In the episode: (34m32s) Almost immediately, Jeff pulls over into a free parking space.

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In the episode: (34m45s) After a short chat in the car, Jeannie leaves for her meeting with Arthur de Crecy. Note that Jeff is parked on a yellow line, the cheeky feller!

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In the episode: (34m48s) After dropping Jeannie off, Jeff leaves the car and walks across the green towards the river path.

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In the episode: (35m07s) At the river wall, Jeff takes in the impressive scene as he waits for Jeannie to return from her meeting with de Crecy.

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In the episode: (35m53s) Jeff goes back to the car when he hears the sound of an accident. A black van has backed into the Vauxhall Victor while parking. Jeff goes to investigate and is ambushed and abducted by Elliot and Rawlings. The van drives off to the east.

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"The Football Match"

WEMBLEY STADIUM
WEMBLEY
LONDON HA9

In the episode: (36m20s) A major football match is in progress at Wembley Stadium.

Since Filming: Wembley Stadium has been demolished and rebuilt completely. Even the famous Twin Towers have gone. How could they???

Note: This sequence utilised stock footage and was sourced from two matches, both staged at Wembley Stadium, North West London. These were the 1963 FA Cup Final between Leicester City and Manchester United, and the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany.

Further details: Programmes - But What A Sweet Little Room

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...2000...

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"Outside the Football Stadium"

OCCUPATION ROAD
WATFORD
HERTFORDSHIRE WD18

In the episode: (36m31s) The black van in which Jeff is being held prisoner arrives in a perimeter road outside a football stadium, where a match is taking place.

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In the episode: (36m36s) Inside the van, Rawlings proceeds to give Jeff a real going over while he is held by Elliot. He is warned that no-one will hear his cries, not while the game is going on.

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