Appointment in London

Date: 1953
Director: Phillip Leacock
Production Company: British Lion Film Corporation, Mayflower Productions

Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Dinah Sheridan, Bryan Forbes, Bill Kerr, Sam Kydd, Michael Ripper, Ronald Adam
Location(s): Cambridgeshire, London, Middlesex

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

A grounded British wing commander risks court-martial to make his 90th bombing run over enemy territory.

Additional Information:

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Also known as ‘Raiders in the Sky’ (US Title)

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The movie opens with panning shots of RAF Upwood, Huntington in Cambridgeshire.

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Some of the buildings at RAF Upwood, then in Huntingdonshire.

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The entrance gate of RAF Upwood near Huntington, Cambridgeshire.

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With his Air Crew, Captain Tim Mason arrives at the local country pub. The Goat public house on Upper Halliford Road in Shepperton, Middlesex identified by Alan Field on the Britmovie Forum. The location can also be seen in 'The House in Marsh Road', 'Bond of Fear','The Happiness of Three Women' and 'The March Hare'.

Extensions to the building are apparent in Antony Blair's comparison.

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Captain Tim Mason (Dirk Bogarde) exits his car. The Goat public house on Upper Halliford Road at Shepperton.

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Having arrived after his final mission, the Captain is greeted by the base's ground-crew rushing out to meet him.

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Captain Mason having achieve his final sortie, enjoys his "Appointment In London" here seen in a taxi driving past the Admiralty Citadel near Admiralty Arch in London SW1.

Looking north-east. SJ

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And the final parting shot viewed out the front of the taxi towards Buckingham Palace. The Mall in SW1.

A few traffic lights to mar the view. SJ