Bernard and the Genie

Date: 1991
Director: Paul Weiland
Production Company: AttaBoy, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), TalkBack Productions

Stars: Lenny Henry, Alan Cumming, Rowan Atkinson
Location(s): London

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Storyline:

As Christmas nears, a young art buyer has the worst day of his life when his greedy boss fires him and his lover leaves him for his best mate. But his luck improves when he finds an old lamp.

Additional Information:

Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson

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After securing a £50,000,000 art deal, Bernard Bottle (Alan Cumming) gets into the limousine sent to collect him. Outside St. Andrew's Wharf on Shad Thames in London SE1.

The festive greenery appears to have been moved. (PW)

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Outside the prestigious offices of Krisby's, the Concierge opens the car door for Bernard. The corner of Wild Street and Great Queen Street in WC2.

The corner now. (PW)

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Bernard walks confidently into the building for a meeting with Charles Pinkworth . . . . who fires him for retuning half of the money to the previous owners of the paintings. The entrance of Freemasons Hall on Great Queen Street, which can also be seen in 'Johnny English' and 'Breaking Point'.

I don't think it was a delivery. (PW)

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Making his way home, Bernard arrives in his flat where he calls his girlfriend Judy to find that she's deeply in love with his best mate Kevin. St. Andrew's Wharf on Shad Thames SE1.

The location now. (PW)

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Finding the Genie Josephus in an old bottle after Judy all but empties the flat, Bernard takes his new 2000 year old companion into the West End. Recalling L'Hirondelle and the Stork Club very well, Richard Lovejoy (RL) identifies Swallow Street W1.

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Bernard explains that he doesn't normally come into town as it's become a bit dirty. Piccadilly Circus in W1.

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Josephus (Lenny Henry) tells Bernard that this is the cleanest place he's seen in his life, where he comes from you go out shopping and come back with leprosy. Piccadilly Circus.

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After Josephus tries pop corn, hot dogs, pizza and cola the pair leave a cinema. The Plaza, Piccadilly at the corner of Jermyn Street and Lower Regent Street W1 located by RL.

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Holding every flavour of ice cream, Josephus leads Bernard towards a department store. Outside the Plaza cinema on Lower Regent Street located by RL. The building survives as a Vue cinema.

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A line of Children queue to see Santa Clause.

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Watching the news presented by Trevor McDonald, Bernard and Josephus see city financier Kevin Bell (Kevin Allen) arrested for running a drugs ring.

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Judy (Andrée Bernard) wonders why she was never given any of the marijuana.

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Another wish granted by Josephus has a shocked Charles Pinkworth (Rowan Atkinson) being interviewed after donating £100,000,000 to charity.

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After Josephus tells Bernard that he misses home, the two make their way to the river. The steps down to Queen's Walk from Westminster Bridge Road SE1.

Rain has replaced the snow. (PW)

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Bernard turns away before making a final wish. Looking across the Thames towards the Houses of Parliament in SW1.

Taken a little earlier in the afternoon. (PW)