Let Him Have It

An air raid during the Second World War where Derek Bentley suffers a blow to the head. Toft Street, Liverpool.

Derek Bentley's sister Iris (Clare Holman) walks home along Fairfield Road, Croydon. In reality Cranbury Road, Reading in Berkshire.

Taken from a similar viewpoint by Andrew Price.

Iris and Derek (Christopher Eccleston) leave their house. Cranbury Road in Reading.

Andrew's shot is unfortunately cluttered with parked cars.

The two head into town. Cranbury Road again with Battle Primary School to the right. Liz Buff adds that the scene with the boys at school was shot in the Year 6 classroom of Battle Primary School which overlooks Cranbury Road.

Taken from the safety of the pavement, Andrew Price notes that the the tiled structure has been replaced by metal gates which allow vehicular access to Church grounds.

Croydon town centre played by Victoria Road and Victoria Parade, New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside with the Spire of St. James Church right of centre background.

Darren Rosenberg explains that the bottom half of Victoria Parade was knocked down and redeveloped in the '90s, just after 'Let Him Have It' was made. The bingo halls, amusement arcades, shops and cafes which were used to represent businesses on Croydon High Street have were replaced with houses with even the layout of the road altered. The church steeple is still very obvious and there is a white chimney visible above the roof of the bus in the capture that can be seen just to the left of the spire.

Christopher Craig (Paul Reynolds) surprises Derek. To the north of the East Lancashire Railway's Bury Bolton Street station in Bury, Greater Manchester.

Neil Rigby has found the location, 7 Heather Park Parade, Heather Park Drive, Wembley in Greater London.

Antony Blair discovered that the premises weren't looking so "high class" now!

Derek pauses to watch Niven Craig drive past whilst working as a road sweeper. New Brighton. Victoria Parade to be exact says Neil Rigby. (RL)

Dave Jones locates this as Dock 1 Between Canada Dock and Huskisson Dock, Liverpool Docks looking across Regent Road. The Nissen hut type building at the far end still exists. (RL)

Niven Craig (Mark McGann) in their car. New Brighton, Merseyside. Victoria Parade once again says Neil. (RL)

Darren Rosenberg tells us that there were once a couple of actual milk bars on Victoria Parade but, ironically, the one in the screen capture wasn't one of them. Here, flats have since replaced the structure that stood in for East Croydon station which was actually the wall behind a crazy golf course.

New Brighton, Merseyside. And Victoria Parade again says Neil. (RL)

A very different view captured by Darren Rosenberg.

New Brighton. And once more it's Victoria Parade found by Neil. (RL)

Niven Craig is arrested. Miles Holmes advises that this is Huskisson Street in Toxteth, Liverpool L8.

Niven Craig's arrest as seen by Christopher and Derek. A wider view of Huskisson Street, located by Miles Holmes.

The car is turning into Cranbury Road from Prince of Wales Avenue, Reading.

The same corner in daylight captured by Andrew Price.

Derek visits the Craigs's house. Laura Miller recognised Lyncroft Gardens in Ealing W13.

Antony Blair notes that the trees are doing well and a driveway has been installed.

The site of the attempted robbery and shooting at Barlow & Parker's Warehouse on Tamworth Road, Croydon. Rob Matthews advises that in reality this is Hillview Surgery on Bilton Road, Perivale, Greater London and John Key recalls filming taking place when the building was a pharmaceutical company called Paine's and Byrne as he worked there between 1986 and 1992. John adds that "They kept all the costumes in the warehouse and I used to stay behind and watch the filming that took place in the evenings. I loved all the props and the old fashioned police cars were of great interest. The front windows were decorated with period Terry's milk chocolate and Mackintosh's Quality Street boxes. Happy days. The site became a surgery after the company moved to West Byfeet in 1992."

Almost 28 years later by Antony Blair.

Church Lane in Chatham just along the road from the prison in image lhhi018.

The sycamores have done their worst. SJ

Pierrepoint arrives to carry out Derek's execution at London's Wandsworth Prison. The Main Entrance Gate to the Dockyard in Church Lane, Chatham, Kent. The location was also used in 'Watch Your Stern'.

Don't buy your tickets here though, that's a hike further down the road. SJ