Bullsh!tters, The

Date: 1984
Director: Stephen Frears
Production Company: Michael White Productions

Stars: Keith Allen, Peter Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Fiona Hendley, Julian Firth, George Kahn, Al Pellay, Jimmy Fagg
Location(s): London

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Storyline:

A spoof episode of the TV series ‘The Professionals’ by The Comic Strip team, subtitled ‘Roll Out the Gunbarrel’.

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Page compiled by Steve Randall

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The entrance to RADA. 62-64 Gower St, London WC1.

Found it. PW

Tilting down we see Janie Jackson (Fiona Hendley) being congratulated by a fellow student (Julian Firth) for landing the part of Ophelia.

The entrance to RADA on Gower Street. PW

Janie walks down the street. Facing southeast on Gower Street WC1.

On a dry but gloomy day. PW

Janie is grabbed and pulled into a car. The gates of Senate House, Malet Street WC1.

Taken from across the road without the focal length of a film camera. PW

In the title sequence, two crimefighters dive out of their car. 28 Northampton Road EC1, facing southwest. Kingsway Place, the former Hugh Myddelton School, is seen in the background.

The former school is hiding behind the trees lining Corporation Row. SJ

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"Bonehead" (Keith Allen) is seen at the dockside. Rotherhithe SE16.

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The reverse view shows his partner "Foyle" (Peter Richardson).

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Foyle walks through a market eating chips. Unidentified location.

Commander George Jackson (Robbie Coltrane) poses with Bonehead and Foyle at the foot of the Duke of York Monument on Carlton House Terrace SW1. A similar view can be seen in 'Innocent Bystanders'.

A lot of bending down here to try to match. SJ

Find that it is his daughter that is kidnapped, the commander drives to his HQ. Pall Mall SW1, facing east.

The dome of the National Gallery is behind the tree. SJ

Outside the building, the commander issues orders to his team. The Reform Club at 104 Pall Mall SW1.

And it's very smart inside too. SJ

Commander Jackson tells assistant Thompson (Geaorge Khan) he has five days to work on the case. Trafalgar Square SW1, with the National Gallery behind.

An added balustrade here. SJ

He instructs Thompson to find Bonehead and Foyle. Trafalgar Square, facing south towards Whitehall.

With the Elizabeth Tower in the far distance. SJ

Foyle has gone underground become a celebrated actor. Apollo Theatre stage door, Archer Street W1.

Alterations and security additions are apparent. PW

Bonehead is training recruit to be action cops. The Orangery, Holland Park W8.

The Holland Park Café now occupies the spot.

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The reverse POV gives a view across Holland Park.

From the café looking south where the playing fields fence bends. SJ

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Meanwhile the crooks holding Janie for ransom are hiding in a lorry at dockside. This was a derelict area at the time, redeveloped in the 1990s as King & Queen Wharf SE16.

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Commander Jackson catches up with Bonehead and convinces him to come out of retirement.

Looking west towards the Belvedere Restaurant. SJ

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Janie taunts her captors (Al Pellay, Jimmy Fagg) as they hold her on a chain. Rotherhithe SE16.

The Bullshitters embark on a pub crawl to track down the kidnappers. The George, 1 D'Arblay Street W1. The pub is also seen in 'Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door'.

From street level. PW

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Forgetting their trousers, Bonehead and Hoyle tour likely spots by bus. Lavender Hill, with Pountney Road on the right.

The utility cover location remains. SJ

Bonehead barges into a pub. The Crown Hotel 102 Lavender Hill SW11

John Harwood finds the pub is still there with a bit of a facelift.

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Foyle tries another pub. Unidentified location.

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Foyle vaults a barrier to make a phone call. 53 Lavender Hill SW11.

Sadly no box. SJ

Foyle runs to catch a bus. Lavender Hill, with Audley Close on the left.

John Harwood approached the bus stop from the safety of the pavement.

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Bonehead runs across the junction of Lavender Hill with Woodmere Close.

A nice fit at the top right. SJ

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Bonehead exits the Beaufoy Arms, 18 Lavender Hill. The pub closed in 2012 but the building remains.

At the corner of Audley Close, the pub is now a gym. SJ

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Bonehead runs for a bus. Lavender Hill SW11, facing southeast.

A moment when the road wasn't too cluttered. Cedars Road to the right. SJ

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Foyle stops to make a phone call. Mackay Road SW4, looking south.

This is on the corner of Wandsworth Road, so further east of the previous sequence. SJ

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Foyle waits at the Finsbury Town Hall bus stop in Rosebery Avenue EC1.

The commander makes a phone call. Tottenham Court Road W1 . Behind him is the Goodge Street deep-level shelter used by Eisenhower in WWII.

Taken a little closer due to an obstructed pavement. PW

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Bonehead and Hoyle run round the corner of Rosebery Avenue and Garnault Place EC1.

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Bonehead stops a car. Garnault Place EC1.

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Foyle and Bonehead commandeer the car and drive into Rosebery Avenue EC1.

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On the trail of the kidnappers, Bonehead and Foyle run along Rotherhithe Street SE16.

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Bonehead enters the derelict area. Looking west from 270 Rotherhithe Street.

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The final showdown takes place among the ruins. King & Queen Wharf , Rotherhithe SE16.

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The camera pans back to reveal the area of Rotherhithe.used in the dockside scenes.