Bend It Like Beckham

A lofty, angled shot of The Broadway, Southall, Greater London on a busy shopping day, looking northwest.

Southall Broadway, looking northwest.

Another part of Southall Broadway, looking northwest.

Yet another part of Southall Broadway, looking northwest.

Jess (Parminder Nagra) and her sister Pinky (Archie Panjabi) are buying clothes for Pinky's engagement party. 58 The Broadway, Southall.

Meanwhile Jules, a member of the local women's football team and her mother Paula are visiting Contessa, a lingerie shop, at 35 King Street Parade, Twickenham. This parade of shops can also be seen in 'Vote for Huggett'.

Today Contessa has been replaced by a coffee shop. (SR)

118 The Broadway, Southall, looking east.

Antony Blair discovered that Rita's curry House is still trading at 112 Uxbridge Road, Southall. Which can be seen just in front of the bus.

Jess's friend Tony (Ameet Chana) is shopping with his mother. The Jet petrol station, 130-152 The Broadway, Southall, is now a block of retail units.

Standing in the same position, Antony Blair faced north-west towards the site of the former petrol station.

Jess plays ball with her friends. Bara Hall Park, Hayes, Middlesex, with St. Mary's Church in the background.

Antony Blair returned a mere 22 years later.

Mr Bhamra (Anupam Kher) hangs the lights for Pinky's engagement party. 33 Sutton Square, Hounslow, Greater London.

Sutton Square, Hounslow, Greater London.

Jess meets Jules (Keira Knightley) who has watched her football skills and invites her to try out at the club. Bara Hall Park, Hayes in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Jess arrives at The Warren, former football ground of Yeading F.C. which was demolished after they merged with Hayes in 2007. The ground was at the bottom of an industrial estate on Beaconsfield Road in Southall.

Coach Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) agrees to give Jess a trial. The Warren, with Southall gasworks in the background.

Jules practices with her dad in the back garden. 35 Michelham Gardens, Twickenham.

Jess runs off from home to attend a training session. Facing west on the Great West Road from the junction with the A3063.

Reverse pov, looking east from the same junction.

Pinky and her fiancé fool around in a car parked at the airport. Fame at last for Tom Proudfoot who spotted his Red Land Rover Discovery in the shot!

Jess and Jules meet up on a shopping trip to buy her some football boots. Hounslow Central tube station, Lampton Road, Hounslow, Greater London.

Jules and Jess take the tube to Piccadilly Circus.

Taken in haste before the platform on the Piccadilly line became too busy. This is the eastbound platform with a painted blue arch over the tunnel. The westbound is green. SJ

They emerge from the tube at the Regent Street exit. Piccadilly Circus W1.

It remains a busy area. SJ

Suitable boots are found for Jess at Soccer Scene, 56-57 Carnaby Street W1. The store has since closed down.

Parked delivery vans prevent a better angle. PW

Following the purchase they have a drink at The Three Greyhounds, 25 Greek St, London W1. The pub is also seen in 'The Small World of Sammy Lee', 'Secrets of a Windmill Girl', 'The Wrong Arm of the Law', 'Beat Girl' and 'Melody'.

Still open for business. SJ

Jess and Jules cross Regent Street at Piccadilly Circus W1.

The London Pavilion, now part of The Trocadero Centre, is currently enjoying a face-lift. SJ

Jess is seen with Jules at a bus stop and Pinkys prospective in'laws assume she is kissing a boy. Antony Blair identifies Wood End in Hayes, Greater London, looking south near Hayes Cricket Ground with The Green turning to the left.

Antony Blair recreates the scene.

Pinky's wedding is called off, and Mr Bhupra removes the decorations from the house. The view from the front door of 33 Sutton Square in Hounslow.

Joe pleads with Jess's parents for her to travel to Germany for a match. 33 Sutton Square.

Jess is in time for the trip to Germany, but only just.

The team arrive at Hamburg Airport, Germany.

They take a trip down the River Alster. The Raadhuis stands on the Rathausmarkt in the background.

On the Lake Außenalster passing the TV tower Heinrich-Hertz-Turm with the Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten on the right.

The boat passes Lombardsbrücke, Hamburg.

In the match, Jess's penalty is saved. This is filmed at the Grün-Weiss Eimsbüttel facility on Hagenbeckstrasse, Hamburg.

The team are put up in the Hotel Steigenberger, Heiligengeistbrücke 4, Hamburg.

The girls return home. The Warren on Beaconsfield Road, Hayes.

Antony Blair explains that this is looking in the same direction at the former home of Yeading F. C. which is now the SkyEx Community Stadium built in 2016. The Gasometer was demolished in 2018.

Jess visits Jules. Michelham Gardens, Twickenham.

Some minor modifications here. (SR)

The camera pans as Jess crosses the road. Michelham Gardens, Twickenham.

A proliferation of greenery now largely hides number 35 from view at this angle. (SR)

Jules's house is number 35 Michelham Gardens.

It's there, behind the hedges. (SR)

Jess talks to her friend Tony (Ameet Chana). Bara Hall Park bandstand.

Antony Blair found the Bandstand in good order.

Jess sneaks off from her house down a back alley for a game. Unidentified location.

The misunderstanding has been cleared up and Pinky's wedding celebrations get underway. Norland Road, London W11.

An empty Norland Road today. (SR)

The wedding ceremony is held at the Central Gurdwara (Khalsa Jatha), 62 Queensdale Road W11.

The Khalsa Jatha looking less glitzy today. (SR)

Jess sneaks away to play in the finals of the league tournament. This s filmed at Molesey Football Club, Walton Road in West Molesey, Surrey.

John Harwood manage to charm himself into the premises but was forbidden to tread on the hallowed turf, hence the best he coudl do. (SJ)

As she lines up a free kick, Jess imagines her relatives forming the wall. Molesey Football Club.

Some more turf for John H. as he matches the house on the right. (SJ)

Jules and her mother Paula (Juliet Stevenson) drive to the reception. Gunnersbury Park Museum W5, also seen in 'The Lavender Hill Mob'.

Taken from the comfort of Antony Blair's car.

Paula rounds a corner as she drives her mother home from the reception. Unidentified location.

Jess jets off to the US having been given a university scholarship. Heathrow Airport, with the old control tower to the right which was demolished in 2013.