When Eight Bells Toll
Date: 1971
Director: Etienne Périer
Production Company: Gershwin-Kastner Productions, Winkast Film Productions, The Rank Organisation
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Robert Morley, Jack Hawkins, Derek Bond, Nathalie Delon, Corin Redgrave
Location(s): Argyllshire, Buckinghamshire
Region(s): Scotland, South East R-Z
Storyline:
Secret agent investigates the disappearance of a ship off Scotland. JT
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- Capture 1
- 23 Oct 2016
Nice house: click the date to find it.
The old favourite, Heatherden Hall, at Pinewood, Buckinghamshire, taken by RJ.
- Capture 2
- 'Now' required
Nice portico, nice sailor.
- Capture 3
- 27 Feb 2021
Tobermoray Harbour steps, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland.
Peter Giles found the steps on the quay. SJ
- Capture 4
- 06 Mar 2018
...and the town.
Taken by David Lippiatt in February 2018, with thanks (SJ)
- Capture 5
- 27 Feb 2021
A wild and windswept cemetery. Maybe above Tobermory? ...
Peter sent in a shot of the old graveyard at Dervaig, Isle of Mull (SJ)
- Capture 6
- 'Now' required
An additional then still provided by Peter Giles but bear with ...: This is Dervaig Burial Ground, Mull, grid reference NM436517. Note the four, bright white Commonwealth gravestones visible...
- Capture 7
- 27 Feb 2021
Different angle
Another cracker from Peter. (SJ)
- Capture 8
- 27 Feb 2021
Tobermory again, to the left of capture 4.
Taken by Peter. (SJ)
- Capture 9
- 09 Jul 2012
A lighthouse.
Tobermory lighthouse, sent in by Neil Rigby.
- Capture 10
- 'Now' required
....with a causeway or bridge.
- Capture 11
- 'Now' required
Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, part of Argyllshire. The 13th century castle also features in 'A Piece of Cake' and 'I Know Where I'm Going'.
- Capture 12
- 27 Feb 2021
Tobermory again, and always a bit more to the left.
Peter's comparison. (SJ)
- Capture 13
- 27 Feb 2021
Staffa, says imdb. Fingall's Cave. Nearly, click the date for precision
Peter's shot from 2012 confirms Isle of Staffa. The cave seen in the capture is Boat Cave. The helicopter continues right to Fingal's Cave itself, followed by a shot of the helicopter from inside the cave. (SJ)
- Capture 14
- 19 Jun 2017
Duart Castle, Mull
Virtually unchanged view of Duart Castle. This is supplied by David Macleod with our thanks (SJ)
- Capture 15
- 'Now' required
...and its entrance.
- Capture 16
- 27 Feb 2021
OK, one more time, all together...TO BER MOR AY. Can't hear you.......louder!
A glorious day for Peter's shot. (SJ)
- Capture 17
- 22 Oct 2016
A fisherman's pier, jetty and house.
Grasspoint Cottage, Mull, 50 metres away from the Old Ferry House (see webt012). Info and pic from Peter Giles with our thanks. (SJ)
- Capture 18
- 22 Oct 2016
A pretty house.
This is the Old Ferry House, Grasspoint, Mull. 2.75 miles due south of Duart Castle. Also provided by Peter (see above) and taken in 2012. (SJ)
- Capture 19
- 12 Oct 2022
A cardboard cut-out of Duart castle, with twin lights on the left, you will observe.
A great shot from Gregor Baddley and he's even captured some de rigueur RS scaffolding as well. (SJ)
- Capture 20
- 'Now' required
A studio mock-up, but, this time with the twin lights on the right! Oh! Calamity!...... and do you recall who used thas catch-phrase?