What Every Woman Wants (1962)

While Marriage Guidance Counsellor Philip Goodwin brings Mr. and Mrs. Adams back together at work, his wife Jean entertains their daughter Sue Yardley at home.

Mrs. Goodwin explains to Sue that her completely predictable husband "Leaves the office at twelve minutes past five precisely." "Predictable" Dave W finds this to be 3 Palace Court, Bayswater Road, London W2 precisely, currently that of the Guyana High Commission. (RL)

A little bit of a framing failure here. Taken from the island in the middle of Bayswater Road. SJ

Philip Goodwin (William Fox) appears on the pavement and starts to cross the street. "First he looks right, then he looks left, then across he goes . . . " As per the previous capture, 3 Palace Court, Bayswater Road W2 as found by Dave. (RL)

Looks rather smart. SJ

". . . and turns the corner". The corner of Kensington Park Road and Pembridge Road in W11 identified by David Fitzgerald.

Just north of Notting Hill Gate tube. I should've recognised this corner as I bought my first and only "black tie" at Retro on the right hand side in the early 80s. SJ

"Around the corner there's a newspaper Seller. Your father stops, buys an evening paper, always paying for it with the exact change." Looking north on Queensway W2 with the dome of Whiteleys department store in the distance.

Quite tricky to make out the dome here. SJ

"A few minutes later he passes a sweet shop. He stops, remembers that Wednesday is the day when he always brings home a box of chocolates for me and goes in. The man in the sweet shop is expecting him because your father has been doing exactly the same thing for 25 years." Pointed in the right direction by Gretta Finer, David Fitzgerald found Notting Hill Gate with the corner of Clarincarde Gardens to the right.

Some of the shop fronts remain the same. Still a bus stop on the right. SJ

"So the sweets are already wrapped and your father is out again in less than 30 seconds. He puts the box in his right hand overcoat pocket." Facing number 16 Notting Hill Gate, found with the assistance of David Fitzgerald and Gretta Finer.

A very colourful display. An additional basement? SJ

"At precisely eighteen minutes past five he arrives at the station." Facing west outside Queensway station on Bayswater Road W2 with the Coburg Court Hotel next door. The distant buildings have been replaced by Caroline House.

The generous pavement has additions to it. SJ

"He checks his watch to make sure he's on time, and of course he always is." In front of Queensway station with a branch of Burtol dry cleaners in the background.

There's a Burtol cleaners in Guernsey but no sign here! SJ

"Then catches the same train home." The sign hangs above the entrance to Queensway station on Bayswater Road W2.

I think the sign has moved to the west. SJ

"Precisely at five fifty-eight your father comes out of the local station." Facing the Bakerloo Line’s Stanmore station on London Road, Stanmore in Middlesex.

"A few minutes later, your father is approaching the house. And at six five precisely, the front door opens." Inside the house, Jean puts the chocolates into a cupboard with the other boxes from the last few years!

An establishing shot of Fleet Street, where journalist Tom Yardley works at the Sunday Family newspaper. Outside number 101 Fleet Street in EC4 in footage reused from 1958's 'A Woman of Mystery' and seen previously in 1960's 'Identity Unknown'.

The sign on the south side of Fleet Street has vanished. SJ

In a bar near the office, Sue and her husband Tom are overheard by Universal Scandal reporter Derek Chadwick as they talk about her parents' marital problems. Fleet Street with the Daily Express Building on the corner of Shoe Lane to the right.

The building to the right has gone, thus offering a fuller view of the ex-Express, but no doubt a replacement will shoot up. SJ

On Sunday morning, Tom is called into the office by Nelson his Editor. Viceroy Court on Prince Albert Road in NW8 located by Mark Patten and confirmed by Bob Evans. The apartment block can also be seen in 'One Way Out' and 'A Woman of Mystery'.

The trees are taking over the view. Viceroy Court is the block between Eamont Street and Townshend Road. SJ

Nelson shows Tom a story in the Universal Scandal about the wife of a well known Marriage Guidance Counsellor who gets her advice from a certain eligible bachelor. Bowater House, Knightsbridge identified by Steve Randall. The building was demolished in 2006 and can also be seen in 'The Primitives', 'Toomorrow', 'Otley', 'For Members Only', 'The Primitives', 'Victim' and 'Sebastian'.

The site of Bowater House now One Hyde Park. SJ

Jean Goodwin (Hy Hazel) agrees to go riding with bachelor George Barker (Guy Middleton).

A Delivery Boy posts the Sunday Family through the Goodwin's letterbox before Jean sees the the first in a series of articles detailing how Philip Goodwin will win his wife back.

Jean accompanies her daughter to an appointment on Harley Street. Harley Street W1 with New Cavendish Street to the right.

With a nice helpful sign at the top. SJ

The camera swings left to look north along Harley Street from the junction with New Cavendish Street.

Architecturally, very much the same. SJ

As tensions continue rise within their marriages, Jean and Sue spend an evening with George and Derek.

Whilst parked up during a drive, Sue slaps Derek when he makes amorous advances.