Confessions of a Driving Instructor
Date: 1976
Director: Norman Cohen
Production Company: Columbia Pictures
Stars: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Bill Maynard, Sheila White, Doris Hare
Location(s): Hertfordshire
Region(s): South East A-D
Storyline:
Sexy scrapes, mad chases, and general mayhem. A newly qualified driving instructor seduces his female pupils and all the other women he meets.
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- Capture 1
- 'Now' required
Driving Test Centre. Denis Hoare found that the 'Twitter' site, @ConfessionsTim identified this as the former RAF Bovingdon airfield. (RL)
- Capture 2
- 09 May 2022
Where the lads live. Salisbury Road, Barnet, also seen in 'Confessions of a Pop Performer' and 'Confessions of a Window Cleaner' as highlighted by Denis Hoare. (RL)
Simon Edwards captures the scene now with many more cars parked in the road.
- Capture 3
- 17 Mar 2022
Shenley Road, Borehamwood in Hertfordshire confirmed by Simon Edwards . . .
. . . who adds that the single storey building to the left once formed part of Elstree Studios but has since been replaced by a Tesco superstore and filling station garage.
- Capture 4
- 17 Mar 2022
More of Shenley Road in Borehamwood.
The parade of shops now captured by Simon Edwards.
- Capture 5
- 'Now' required
Grosvenor Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
- Capture 6
- Pre 2008
Grosvenor Road in Borehamwood.
Now.
- Capture 7
- 17 Mar 2022
The corner of Shenley Road and Grosvenor Road in Borehamwood.
Simon Edwards visited the corner.
- Capture 8
- 17 Mar 2022
Nigel Young advises that this is Shenley Road at the junction with Grosvenor Road adding that the Jerry Allen Organ Centre was at 144 Shenley Road.
In Simon Edwards' picture, the driving school is now a restaurant.
- Capture 9
- 17 Mar 2022
This is Grosvenor Road, off Shenley Road, identified by Nigel Young.
The location as it appears now by Simon Edwards.
- Capture 10
- Pre 2008
Again, Nigel spotted Grosvenor Road in Borehamwood.
Now.
- Capture 11
- Pre 2008
Grosvenor Road at the corner of Shenley Road identified by Nigel Young. Barclays Bank at 197 Shenley Road is still there.
And there is the bank.
- Capture 12
- Pre 2008
Nigel Young recognised Shenley Road at the junction with Grosvenor Road.
Now.
- Capture 13
- 17 Mar 2022
Shenley Road in Borehamwood.
Simon Edwards explains that the road layout has changed since 1976 with extensive parking areas provided.
- Capture 14
- 17 Mar 2022
Shenley Road again.
The new road layout can be seen again in Simon Edwards' comparison.
- Capture 15
- Pre 2008
Shenley Road in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
Now.
- Capture 16
- 28 Mar 2022
Balmoral Drive, Bull and Tiger pub at the top of the road. This is Manor Way in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire located by Eric Parsons.
Simon Edwards replicates the scene.
- Capture 17
- 28 Mar 2022
More of Manor Way in Borehamwood identified by Eric Parsons.
Simon Edwards found that the zebra crossing is now a pelican crossing.
- Capture 18
- 28 Mar 2022
Eric Parsons recognised Manor Way once again with the Bull and Tiger public house in the right distance. The location also appears in 'Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse'.
Clearly, Simon Edwards had to take this comparison at ground level.
- Capture 19
- 17 Mar 2022
Eric Parsons locates this as Shenley Road seen from the junction with Whitehouse Avenue in Borehamwood.
Simon Edwards points out that the street now has seating and plants along various stretches.
- Capture 20
- 17 Mar 2022
Eric advises that this is Shenley Road at the corner of Whitehouse Avenue, almost opposite the driving school.
The white and grey high rise flats in the distance of Simon Edwards' shot was completed in 2020.
- Capture 21
- 17 Mar 2022
Whitehouse Avenue in Borehamwood found by Eric Parsons.
Simon Edwards' view shows that the former Peter Dominic off licence is now occupied by a nail studio.
- Capture 22
- 28 Apr 2022
Tempsford Avenue, Borehamwood identified by Eric Parsons.
Simon Edwards revisited the location.
- Capture 23
- 28 Apr 2022
And Tempsford Avenue again, located by Eric.
No comic driving across the lawn now as residents' parking has taken over in this comparison from Simon Edwards.
- Capture 24
- 'Now' required
Eric Parsons tells us that we're back on Manor Way.
- Capture 25
- 28 Apr 2022
Manor Way in Borehamwood, recognised by Eric.
The background hedge has been allowed to grow higher in Simon Edwards' view.
- Capture 26
- 28 Apr 2022
Eric found Rye Close, also in Borehamwood.
Simon Edwards found that a large garage has since been built at the rear of the house to the right.
- Capture 27
- 19 Jun 2022
Salisbury Road, Barnet, also seen in 'Confessions of a Pop Performer' and 'Confessions of a Window Cleaner' as highlighted by Denis Hoare. (RL)
Simon Edwards returned to the same place.
- Capture 28
- 19 Jun 2022
Salisbury Road, Barnet, also seen in 'Confessions of a Pop Performer' and 'Confessions of a Window Cleaner' as highlighted by Denis Hoare. (RL)
The location now by Simon Edwards.
- Capture 29
- 19 Jun 2022
Salisbury Road, Barnet, also seen in 'Confessions of a Pop Performer' and 'Confessions of a Window Cleaner' as highlighted by Denis Hoare. (RL)
A stairlift chair obscures the front door in Simon Edwards' view.
- Capture 30
- 'Now' required
Nice house, but where?
- Capture 31
- 13 Aug 2013
Used to be the Edgwarebury Hotel, now Corus, Elstree, Hertfordshire.
The trees have grown to conceal some of the lodge of the hotel, now called Laura Ashley The Manor. SJ
- Capture 32
- Pre 2008
- 01 Nov 2024
The gates to the Edgwarebury Hotel on Barnet Lane, Elstree in Hertfordshire, which also feature in 'School for Scoundrels'.
Now.
The gates of the hotel today, looking south from Edgwarebury Lane. SJ
- Capture 33
- Pre 2008
- 01 Nov 2024
The Edgwarebury Hotel was also seen in 'Not Now Comrade', 'Stardust (1974)', 'Stranger from Venus', 'The Spider's Web', 'A Clockwork Orange', 'My Lover My Son' and Never to Young to Rock'.
Now . . . . and in 'The Devil Rides Out'.
The grass roundabout has now been considerably reduced. SJ
- Capture 34
- 09 Sep 2016
Once again, this is Shenley Road at the junction with Grosvenor Road located by Nigel Young. The corner also features in 'The Scamp'.
Now.
- Capture 35
- 21 Jul 2023
Eric Parsons advises that this is Harrow Rugby Club on Wood Lane in Stanmore.
Antony Blair returned to the same location 47 years later.
- Capture 36
- 21 Jul 2023
Harrow Rugby Club, Stanmore, once in Middlesex. Location found by Eric Parsons.
A summer view of the sports pavilion from Antony Blair.
- Capture 37
- 28 Mar 2022
Eric locates this as Whitehouse Avenue in Borehamwood, just past the crossroads with Cardinal Avenue.
In Simon Edwards' shot, the building in the left distance has been replaced.
- Capture 38
- 28 Mar 2022
Whitehouse Avenue, Borehamwood in Hertfordshire identified by Eric Parsons.
Simon Edwards notes that the houses to the right have been painted white.