Inadmissible Evidence

A black maria travels through London streets.

The van passes alongside The Bank of England on Lothbury EC2. Other lengths of the City road appear in 'Pool of London', 'Flawless', 'Stranger from Venus' and 'Hidden City'.

Not the most well used entrance it would seem. (RL)

Bill Maitland looks through the back window of the black maria onto wet roads. Facing north on St. Katherine’s Way in E1.

We can only presume that Mark O'Neill did not take this from the window of a black maria. (RL)

A corner is turned as the van arrives outside the court where Maitland is about to appear. St. Katherine’s Way with Tower Bridge Approach and a Land Tie from one of the Middlesex Abutments of Tower Bridge to the top. The location also features in 'Gorgo'.

Mark visits on a similarly wet and deserted day. (RL)

Maitland recalls a morning on which his daughter Jane (Ingrid Boulting) ran from the house after breakfast.

With her husband next to her and Jane sitting in the back of the car, Anna Maitland drives from the house.

Saying goodbye to his wife, Bill Maitland (Nicol Williamson) gets out of the Rover and follows his daughter as she runs towards the station. The station, Peter Brown advises is Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, here looking towards the Registry Office on the corner of Wolverton Avenue. (RL)

John Harwood captured the building opposite. Also seen in Never Never Murder, We Shall See, The Share Out, Confession, Evidence in Concrete and Private Information. (SJ)

The head of small law firm makes his way through the booking office. As in the capture above, this, Peter Brown advises is Norbiton station, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. (RL)

John H.'s shot an identifiable match. (SJ)

Jane reaches the platform as her train pulls in. As in the captures above, this, Peter Brown advises is Norbiton station, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. (RL)

Not so easy to match. John again. (SJ)

Glancing over at his daughter, the 39 year old boards a different carriage. As in the captures above, this, Peter Brown advises is Norbiton station, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. (RL)

Maitland mulls over his sad life on the journey to town. Continuity is awry as this is heading away from London with properties on Longhenge Street SW11 standing to the left while the tower blocks of the Battersea Park Estate serve as the background.

Captured by Mark from a moving train. (RL)

Previous lovers are remembered from his days in the Air Force some twenty years previously. The West Pier, Brighton in Sussex. (SD)

The West Pier closed in 1975 and was left to decay. In 1987 restoration began, but storm damage in 2002, two arson attacks in 2003 and partial demolition in 2010 have now reduced the pier to a rusting framework. (SD)

The train arrives in the capital. Waterloo terminus in London SE1, various parts of which appear in other features including ‘Seven Days to Noon’, 'The Jokers', ‘The Pot Carriers’, 'The Rebel', 'Dateline Diamonds', ‘One Exciting Night’, 'Horror Hospital', ‘The Good Die Young’, 'Hennessy', 'Private Road', ‘Return of a Stranger’ and ‘The Party’s Over’.

John Harwood gets some elevation here. (SJ)

Maitland leaves the station and attempts to signal a taxi to take him on to the office. The ‘Victory Arch’ at Waterloo station, seen from the cab road. The arch appears in more films including ‘Rough Shoot’, ‘No Place for Jennifer’, 'Bullet from the Past', 'The Wrecker' and 'Miss London Ltd.'.

Mark provides the comparative shot witnessing the growth of street furniture. (RL)

Still trying to hail a cab, Maitland walks over Waterloo Bridge. The bridge crosses the Thames from to WC2 to SE1 where the Royal Festival Hall can be seen to the left while the Houses of Parliament stand in the distance.

A somewhat changed scene captured between a constant line of traffic. (RL)

Exasperated, the solicitor reaches his practice after walking all the way from the station. Ray and Ron Glenister soon spotted this as Bell Yard, London WC2 as viewed from Fleet Street. And it would seem that a telephone box remains. (RL)

It certainly does. (PW)

Whilst his monotonous, miserable morning drags on, Maitland dreams of time spent with his mistress Liz.

A happy afternoon with Liz Eaves (Jill Bennett) is recalled. The riverfront balcony of The Angel public house on Rotherhithe Street SE16 with Tower Bridge visible in the right distance.

A good excuse for a beer. (PW)

Keeping his client Mrs. Garnsey waiting while he attempts to make order of his disorganised life, Maitland looks onto the street below where he sees Wallace Hudson (Peter Sallis) crossing the road. Dave W has finally been able to support his 'thoughts' with evidence to tell us that this is Austin Reed at 13 Fenchurch Street on the corner of Rood Lane, EC3 (RL)

After his secretary Shirley gives notice and leaves, Maitland speaks with Liz on the phone whilst gazing through the window. Tris identifies this structure as the old 20 Fenchurch Street in EC3 under construction. The building was completed 1968 and demolished in 2008 to make way for the new number 20 nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie".

Mark provides us with an excellent shot of 'The Walkie-Talkie'. (RL)

Having given Mrs. Garnsey less attention than his fee deserves and making advances to another employee Joy, the disliked lawyer looks onto the street once again.

Taking a cab into the West End, Maitland wanders along Carnaby Street after a pint and a large chaser in a pub. Facing the corner of Carnaby Street and Lownes Court with Marlborough Court to the top right.

The same location seen from street level. (PW)

The camera follows the crisis laden solicitor. The corner of Carnaby Street and Lownes Street in W1.

This is the entrance to Lownes Street now. (PW)

Maitland turns as Pedestrians bump into him, Carnaby Street with the corner of Marlborough Court to the right.

Changed shopfronts line the street. (PW)

Lady Jane traded from number 29 Carnaby Street.

No Lady here now, but a green plaque indicates the premises. (PW)

Young Women are watched at as they enter a boutique. Looking out onto the junction of Carnaby Street and Lownes Court.

Looking across Carnaby Street from the same spot. (PW)

Maitland reaches sleazy Soho. The Palm Beach Revue Bar at 2 St. Anne’s Court W1.

No palms, no beach, no revue and no bar. (PW)

With little else to satisfy him, Maitland heads to a strip club. St. Anne’s Court in Soho with Dean Street in the left background. The thoroughfare also appears in 'Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman', 'The Share Out', ‘The Small World of Sammy Lee’, 'Son of a Stranger' and ‘Cover-Girl Killer’.

A sunny day in Soho. (PW)

Leaving the club, Maitland takes a cab back to the office. Richard Lovejoy spotted that this is Fish Street Hill, London EC3 with the entrance to Monument station on the left.

The pedestrianised Fish Street Hill captured by Mark. (RL)

The taxi travels along crowded streets.

On the morning after getting drunk at the Watson's house and spending the night with Liz, Bill Maitland follows Wallace from the building when he wakes up in his office.

Whilst having breakfast in a café, Maitland remembers Audrey Anderson when reading about her case. The Upper Promenade, Kings Road, Brighton. (SD)

The shelter is situated to the east of the bandstand. (SD)

Maitland heads into court. The Royal Courts of Justice on Strand WC2.

Paul Lincoln found that the crossing had expanded through the years. (RL)

While Mrs. Anderson's hearing proceeds, Maitland imagines attending a funeral.

The fantasy continues with Maitland buying a new suit, shirt and tie before walking through the city. The corner of Upper Thames Street and Broken Wharf in EC4 with Lambeth Hill to the left of St. Mary Somerset in the right background. The tower can also be seen in ‘13 East Street’ and ‘The Salvage Gang’ with the junction appearing in ‘Painted Smile’.

St. Mary Somerset stands as a reminder of the past. (PW)

Money is given to Buskers as the suit is shown off around town. The northern end of Broken Wharf.

Somewhere here, perhaps. (PW)

The camera follows Maitland as he walks away. Facing south on Broken Wharf EC4 with High Timber Street to the left and the King’s Reach of the River Thames along with Bankside in the distance. From another angle, the junction can be seen in ‘Licensed to Kill’.

The distant wall survives. (PW)

Moving to SW7, Kensington Gardens is reached. The Albert Memorial in the distance features in many other films including ‘Three Hats for Lisa’, ‘The Assassination Bureau Limited’, ‘Jubilee’, ‘Joanna’, ‘The Radio Cab Murder’ and ’30 is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia’ and a similar view appears in ’23 Paces to Baker Street’.

What happened to the Royal Albert Hall in the capture or am I in the wrong place?

Maitland watches a bird take flight before being brought back into the courtroom by Mrs. Anderson's Barrister. Looking towards Kensington Palace in Kensington Gardens W8.

The same view of Kensington Palace today. (SR)

At lunchtime, Maitland calls Liz. Outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Strand. Various views of the courts appear in numerous productions including ‘Genevieve’, 'Percy's Progress', ‘A Pair of Briefs’, ‘Brothers in Law’, ‘Steptoe and Son’, ‘The Assassination Bureau Limited’, ‘Black Orchid’, ‘Three on a Spree’ and ‘The Look of Love’.

A wider shot from Paul sets the location into context. (RL)

That afternoon in the office, Maitland hears John Montague Maples (John Normington) go over his case. The corner of Bankside and Bank End in SE1 with Cannon Street railway bridge to the top and Cannon Street station visible in the extreme top left.

I wonder if they know the history of the location. (PW)

John Maples continues to explain about when he was touched on a crowded train before getting off at Gunnersbury. The since closed Aldwych station on the Piccadilly Line in WC2. The station has been used as a location for a great many films including ‘Creep’, ‘The Bed Sitting Room’, ‘Death Line’, 'The Krays', ‘Tube Tales’, ‘Their Finest’, ‘Gideon’s Day’, ‘The Key Man’ and ‘Piccadilly Third Stop’.

Paul Lincoln went on a very interesting tour of this now closed underground station. (RL)

Followed from the train, Maples leaves the station. The emergency stairwell at Aldwych station, which is also seen in ‘The Black Windmill’ and ‘Ride of the Valkyrie’.

On another occasion, Maples tells of descending into a gent's toilet. The junction of Crutched Friars, Crosswall and Cooper’s Row in EC3 with the railings of the long lost gentleman’s convenience crossing the bottom of the view.

The bridge remains to confirm the location. (PW)

At Piccadilly station, Maples is entrapped by a Plainclothes Policeman (Martin Grace) before being arrested. The circulating area at Piccadilly Circus station in W1.

Having lost his friends and associates, Bill Maitland begins to collapse into madness before phoning his wife and smashing an office window.

Anna Maitland (Eleanor Fazan) sits waiting at home.