Career Girls

In a flashback Lynda Steadman (Annie) meets Katrin Cartlidge (Hannah) for the first time while flat hunting in an unidentified street.

In the present day, the friends' reunion is imminent as Annie's train pulls into Platform 6 at Kings Cross Station on Euston Road, London N1. Of course, these days Kings Cross Station is more famous for the fictional platform 9 and 3/4 where Harry Potters' Hogwarts Express departs from.

A similar view by Peter.

A grown up Hannah strides along the platform at Kings Cross Station to meet her old friend Annie.

Peter only found bins populating the location on his visit.

Hannah drives them both towards her flat down Caversham Road, London NW5.

With St. Luke's Church in the right background, Peter captured the same location.

...and the car makes a turn onto Bartholomew Road NW5.

No actresses in Peter's comparison shot!

A flashback shows the two friends having to move to a new place on Rousden Street, London NW1.

Peter notes that the door on the left has been replaced by a window.

A taxi pulls up with a new arrival on Rousden Street, London NW1. The Chinese takeaway was a fake invented just for the film.

A longer shot of the location from Peter.

The girls as youngsters bring newly evicted friend Mark Benton (Ricky) back to their shared flat on Rousden Street, London NW1. The road in the background is Randolph Street.

Framed by recently installed scaffolding, Peter sends us this comparison.

Following some unfortunate social events, the two girls attempt to re-unite with Ricky up in Hartlepool. The road behind them is The Front, Hartlepool TS25. While director Ridley Scott was still a student, he made his 16mm short 'Boy and Bicycle' (1965) in the town, even though he did not direct his first feature for another 15 years.

The girls search for Ricky's Nan's house at West View Terrace, Hartlepool TS25. The town has seen a fair bit of filming in recent years including parts of a Tim Roth movie The Liability from 2012 and also an episode of TV detective drama Vera with Brenda Blethyn.

They muster some courage to knock on the door at West View Terrace, Hartlepool TS25. They hope Ricky's Nana (Margo Stanley) will be able to help them.

In the present day, the two girls go flat viewing at the Anchorage Point apartments. The car is driving on Chandlers Mews, London E14.

Looking west just off Westferry Road. SJ

An amazing view from Andy Serkis's (Mr Evans) flat at the Anchorage Points apartments, London E14. Canary Wharf Pier is in the background.

Taken from below the apartment with the pier and certain other structures in place. SJ

A second flat viewing in a currently unidentified London street.

This is the base of Dorney House on Fellows Road, NW3. SJ

They are about to have a surprise meeting with Joe Tucker (Adrian) who is employed to show them around in a flat on a currently unidentified London street... no longer it's 52 Fellows Road. (SJ)

Same door but now pink. SJ

Hannah finds the apparently happy couple in St Pancras Gardens, NW1.

The bench mas moved across the path and the rose-bed has gone but there's no mistaking that tree! SJ

After vaguely venting some frustration at the couple on the bench, Hannah walks off defiantly.

This is an improved angle to my previous shot (1/9/16 but taken several years before that) with the trees aligned. This is St Pancras Gardens, NW1, also seen in This Year's Love. SJ

Despite pleas to come back, Hannah makes off through St Pancras Gardens, NW1.

A modern comparison from Peter.

Adrian decides he's not the commitment type and walks off in another direction within the boundaries of St Pancras Gardens, NW1.

Peter found that fencing and a gas holder have been added since 1997.

The two friends continue to discuss the past and 'run' into people from it in Primrose Hill Park, London NW3.

Dennis Hoare has provided an improved angle and sharper shot compared with my effort from April '17. This is looking south. (SJ)

They pay a visit to their old haunt in Rousden Street, London NW1.

Peter peers over the roof of a car!

They see the local takeaway from their past has closed on Rousden Street, London NW1.

The bridge is hidden by greenery in this up to date image from Peter.

The two friends make their third surprise meeting of the day with Ricky in front of them on Randolph Street, London NW1.

Peter took this from a similar angle.

They are initially happy to see Ricky, with Randolph Street, London NW1 behind them.

Another shot by Peter, and more scaffolding in the background.

But Ricky turns out to be not in the best of moods and the two girls decide to leave back down Rousden Street, London NW1.

Greenery is taking hold to the left in Peter's picture.

In a flashback, we see more of the original effort the girls made several years earlier to track down Ricky in Hartlepool. Here they are walking down The Front, Hartlepool TS25.

And they catch sight of Ricky on Seaton Carew Beach front, Hartlepool TS25.

Surprised at his tone, they run after him with some of the shops of The Front road, Hartlepool TS25 in the background. The immediate area behind has been changed quite a bit since the film was shot there.

They try to convince him of their intent with Seaton Carew Beach beach behind.

Shocked at his terse attitude, they leave with The Front road in the background.

A defiant Ricky storms off along Seaton Carew Beach promenade, Hartlepool TS25.

Back in the present day and nearing the end of their mini-reunion, they prepare to part at Kings Cross Station.

The Station Manager has moved. (PW)

Walking down one of the platforms at Kings Cross Station.

Hannah says goodbye.

Back at Kings Cross station with Peter. Euston Road N1.

Annie's train leaves Kings Cross Station. As well as the Harry Potter films, the station has been used for many productions over the years, including 'The Ladykillers', 'Anything to Declare?', 'Mrs. Brown, You've got a Lovely Daughter', 'The Flying Scotsman' and 'Hoffman'.

No departures imminent in Peter's comparison.