Stranger Left No Card, The

At the station, three Children sit on a parcel barrow as a train arrives. Windsor & Eton Riverside station on Datchet Road in Windsor, Berkshire.

Platform 3 at the time, now Platform 2. (SR)

A Stranger (Alan Badel) alights from the train and shows his ticket at the gate. "I got into town on a windy day. There was no reception committee at the station, just a few kids . . ." Other views of Windsor & Eton Riverside station can be seen in 'All the Right Noises', 'The Last Page', 'That's Your Funeral', 'Two Left Feet', 'The House Across the Lake', 'I Want What I Want' and 'Richard's Things'.

Now with extra railings and a thick yellow line for safety. (SR)

". . . and a crate of chickens." Windsor & Eton Riverside station in Windsor.

The right hand door is nowadays kept open to provide access from Datchet Road. (SR)

"They'd never seen anything like me before. But I had no wish to be interviewed." Through the gate is Datchet Road.

This is the adjacent door to that in the capture, which is currently closed and locked. (SR)

After performing a trick with the egg, the Stranger walks around the station concourse as Passengers' eyes follow the oddly dressed outsider. Windsor & Eton Riverside station on Datchet Road, Windsor.

This area is now beyond the ticket machines. The archways in the far wall in the capture once provided access to platform 1. This platform has now been removed, leaving the old platforms 2 and 3, renamed as platforms 1 and 2. (SR)

The Stranger makes his way to the station exit. Looking out from Windsor & Eton Riverside station towards Windsor Castle.

Looking through the open door gives a comparable view of the castle, with a slightly different angle. (SR)

"It wasn't what you'd call a big place, but big enough." Facing Windsor & Eton Riverside station on Datchet Road in Windsor.

...and next door along is the entrance used today. (SR)

"Big enough." The People from the station begin to follow the Stranger. Facing north-east on Datchet Road, Windsor.

Now with road markings and a repositioned drainpipe. (SR)

"You'd think they'd never had a stranger in town before. You'd think I was peculiar looking or something . . . " Datchet Road in Windsor with the wall of Windsor & Eton Riverside station to the extreme left.

Now with pub tables and a zebra crossing. (SR)

". . . You'd have thought I was a man from Mars." Datchet Road with the Royal Oak public house to the left.

The Royal Oak has become the Royal Windsor. (SR)

People continue to follow the mysterious visitor to their town. The corner of Datchet Road and Thames Street with the King George V Memorial fountain in the background.

Still spouting. (SR)

A sweet is given to a child. Thames Street in Windsor with Windsor Castle filling the background.

Now a perfect spot for sunbathing. (SR)

The Stranger makes his way through a gathered Crowd. Looking towards the White Hart Hotel on Thames Street from the corner with Castle Hill.

The same spot. (SR)

Up ahead, a marching Band approaches. Castle Hill, Windsor.

No busbies, just traffic cones today. (SR)

The Stranger watches with joy as the Band wheel around a corner. The junction of Thames Street and Castle Hill, also seen in 'The Mudlark', 'The Vulture' and 'The Road Builder'.

Extensive renovation work underway. (SR)

Stepping from the pavement, the Stranger marches behind the Band followed by two Children. "They thought I was crazy did they? Crazy, hm! That was only the beginning." The corner of Thames Street and Castle Hill with the statue of Queen Victoria to the right.

Queen Victoria is not amused by it all. (SR)

Leaving the Band behind and crossing the road, the Stranger looks up at a hotel. The Bridge House Hotel on High Street, Eton in Berkshire, which also makes an appearance in 'Life Is a Circus'.

Children attempt to follow as the Stranger enters the hotel, shutting the door behind him. Facing the long demolished Bridge House Hotel on High Street, Eton.

"The next day was bright and sunny." The entrance to the Bridge House Hotel on High Street in Eton.

"I went out to view the town." Outside numbers 7, 9 and 9a St. Mary Abbots Place in Kensington W8. The buildings are part of Viking Film Studios and the short street can also be seen in 'I'm a Stranger', 'Don't Say Die' and 'Meet Mr. Malcolm'.

Renovations here to vie with those at Windsor Castle. SJ

Walking past a group of Workers, the Stranger stops in his tracks when he spots Mr. Latham (Cameron Hall).

The Stranger taps Mr. Cameron on the shoulder, "My good man, what day is this?"

At a fruit stall, a Woman examines an apple. Church Street in Windsor, Berkshire with the tea rooms occupying Nell Gwynne's house serving lunches, teas and evening meals in the left background.

Nowadays a popular street for eating alfresco in Windsor. (SR)

The Stranger spears the apple with a blade on the end of his umbrella. "They thought I was crazy. I'd show them if I was crazy or not." Outside Ye Olde King's Head restaurant on Church Street, Windsor.

Nell Gwynn adorned by bunting. (SR)

"I didn't create much of a furore. No more than an earthquake. Well, why not?" Datchet Road, opposite Windsor & Eton Riverside station.

The ladies were hiding an old pump, and it's still there. (SR)

The Stranger swings around on a rope tied to a lamp post. The southern end of St. Mary Abbots Place in Kensington.

One can just make out the gatepost of no15 on the extreme left. The lamppost has moved further back behind me. SJ

"I was quite a remarkable fellow." To the left stand the gateposts of number 15 St. Mary Abbots Place, London W8.

Stepping further back from the previous comparison brings the no15 sign which looks original on the post and a new lamppost into full view. Pity about the van. SJ

"I quickly made one or two friends. With Datchet Road Lodge to the right, this is Datchet Road, opposite the Royal Waiting Room.

That spot today. (SR)

A Man (Ernest Butcher) puts his hands up as the Stranger mimics a gun with his fingers. Facing number 4 and 3 Campden Street, London W8 found by Richard Lovejoy (RL).

On the north side of Campden Street. SJ

"After a while, do you know what they began to call me?" More of Campden Street, numbers 2 and 1 with 121 Kensington Church Street to the right, identified by RL.

A bit cluttered, and parked cars prevented a better angle, but the utility cover behind the bicycle looks in the right place. SJ

A Passer By calls out "Morning Napoleon." Outside numbers 5 and 6 Campden Street located by RL.

Again a different utility cover in the pavement but in the same place. SJ

"I think that after a week or so, they got rather fond of me. They though I was funny. Very, very funny . . . . good. Good."

"It wasn't long, you see, before I was considered the town character. The village half-wit." High Street in Windsor with the corner of Peascod Street on the left, the White Hart Hotel left of centre and Thames Street in the right background. Various parts of Thames Street feature in many productions including 'No Sex Please, We’re British', 'The Cherry Picker', 'The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins' and 'Carry On Loving'.

Today's view looking along Windsor High Street. (SR)

"Very peculiar looking, you know, but erm, quite harmless. Quite harmless." High Street with the corner of Peascod Street in the right background.

Now with traffic light. (SR)

"On the tenth day then, I was ready." The Stranger waves his umbrella as the carriage full of Children draws away. Queen Charlotte Street in Windsor.

The comparison is black and white. (SR)

The Children wave back. Looking north on Church Street with the Gatehouse of Windsor Castle in the left background. A similar view can be seen in 'Allez France!'.

Bunting seems to have completely taken over. (SR)

"Gentlemen, am I correct in assuming that this is the building where Mr. Latham conducts his affairs." Market Street, Windsor with the Carpenter's Arms public house on the right.

More alfresco dining. (SR)

Thanking the Gentlemen, the Stranger walks towards the stairs of the building indicated. Facing the corner of Queen Charlotte Street and Market Street with the Town Hall to the left. The junction is also seen in 'The Last Page', 'Tunes of Glory', 'A Case for P.C. 49', 'Brimstone and Treacle' and 'Terror Street'.

Now with a stylish period lamp. (SR)

The Stranger opens the gate with his umbrella. The background passageway runs between the Town Hall and Market Cross House on Market Street.

The same spot today. (SR)

At the top of the stairs, the Stranger enters the building and confronts Mr. Latham. The stairs to the rear of the Town Hall on Market Street in Windsor.

Original ironwork, festooned with plastic Union Jacks. (SR)

"Nobody even noticed the little man who walked out of Latham's office building at 6.10 that day." The corner of Queen Charlotte Street and Market Street.

Bollards now protect the leaning house here. (SR)

"Nobody in the street paid any attention to him. Why should they? There was nothing peculiar about him." Queen Charlotte Street with the Carpenter's Arms in the right background..

Now pedestrianised. (SR)

"He didn't have a top hat. He didn't wear button boots. He didn't have a bushy beard. He was just an ordinary little man like you and me." Thames Street, Windsor with buildings on Castle Hill crossing the background.

Now with more comfortable benches for tourists to watch the roadworks. (SR)

"If any man could be said to have committed the perfect crime, I was that man." Looking south-west on Datchet Road with Thames Street crossing the background.

The view today. (SR)

Jason Swift crosses the road towards the station. Facing Farm Yard from Datchet Road. The location appears in 'Carry On Cabby'.

Modern buildings now line this side of Farm Yard. (SR)

"I was just in time for the 6.20." The entrance to Windsor & Eton Riverside station at the corner of Datchet Road and Farm Yard.

Now with a helpful pedestrian crossing by the entrance. (SR)

"Perfect. Perfect timing." The concourse of Windsor & Eton Riverside station.

Now with pretty floor and a 'Bar & Live Music Venue'. (SR)

Swift shows his ticket as he enters the platform. Windsor & Eton Riverside station with platforms 2 and 3 in the background.

Now it's platform 2 with platform 1 on the left. (SR)

"The perfect crime was over. Never in a million years would they guess that the little man who left town that day was their bearded village half-wit." Looking towards the concourse from platform 3 at Windsor & Eton Riverside station in Windsor, Berkshire.

The same view today, from what is now platform 2. (SR)