Don’t Talk to Strange Men

The Chequers pub (The Black Horse at Fulmer) where Jean Painter (Christina Gregg) babysits. (RL) The hostelry also appears in 'The Man in the Road' and 'Dr. Morelle'.

The pub called "Chequers" in the film is "Black Horse", Windmill Road, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6HD. Greg Mishevski. Copyright: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/613424. Excellent work, as always.

Whilst she waits for her bus home the telephone rings in the nearby callbox. Hawkswood Lane near Gerrards Cross. Hawkswood Lane is possibly named for Sir John Hawkswood born in Halstead, Essex, a medieval soldier of fortune, a condotiere, who ended up living not far from John Tunstill in Tuscany. This and the following four screen captures are provided by Di Davies.

Antony Blair visited the corner where the bus stop stood.

She cannot resist answering the call. The unknown male caller, realises that he is talking to a naive young girl arranges to call her there the following evening. Unaware of the potential danger, a young woman having recently been found murdered nearby, Jean agrees as she sees her bus approaching.

Di captures the same location without the telephone box and without the bus . . . life moves on!

She leaves the box to catch the bus.

The same scene taken by Antony.

Jean boards the bus and although she refers to Harpers Lane, the signpost clearly reveals the true location, Hawkswood Lane.

Antony captured this shot of the junction on Hawkswood Lane as it looks now.

The bus moves off towards the Alderbourne Arches, where the ford crosses the road. The ford is also seen in 'The Final Test', 'Genevieve', 'Take a Chance' and 'Poet's Pub'. www.busesonscreen.net advise that this is a brand-new United Counties Bristol Lodekka FS6B/Eastern Coachworks 601 (URP601)

There was no bus and no water in the ford when Di visited.

The following evening she arrives a little late to find a lady with a puncture to her bicycle wheel answering the call and is clearly distressed. Hawkswood Lane (east from Fulmer), Buckinghamshire, SL9 7BN. Greg Mishevski.

Chris Blackburn provides this shot, taken in August 2017, of the spot where the telephone box would have been. (RL)

Station Road at junction with Gregories Road, Burkes Road and Maxwell Road in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire advises Greg Mishevski.

Facing north on Station Road taken by Antony Blair and replacing Greg's Google image.

Looking north on Station Road at the junction with Gregories Road, Burkes Road and Maxwell Road in Beaconsfield located by Greg Mishevski. The location also features in 'Brief Encounter', 'John and Julie', 'The Fast Lady', 'Don't Talk to Strange Men', 'Press for Time' and 'Please Turn Over'.

A little further along the road captured by Antony, again to replace Greg's Google shot.

Greg Mishevski identifies this as Station Road at the junction with Gregories Road, Burkes Road and Maxwell Road.

The same location provided by Greg Mishevski. (Copyright: Google Maps Street View)

Station Road at the junction with Gregories Road, Burkes Road and Maxwell Road in Beaconsfield located by Greg Mishevski.

Antony took this view of the same parade of shops. This and the following comparison shot replace earlier Google images provided by Greg.

Outside 1-2 Burkes Court on Station Road, Beaconsfield advises Greg.

Antony took this wider shot of the shops including the balustrade on the upper level.

More of Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire.

Georgian windows have given way to a more modern look in Antony Blair's view.

Originally the "Picture House" (15.09.1927 - 08.11.1963), then the "Chiltern Cinema" (08.11.1963 - 28.09.1989) and more recently a "Children's play centre" which was renamed "ZOOM Childrens Adventure Funhouse" from 28 September 1989. Identified by Greg Mishevski, the building stands at 12-14 Station Road in Beaconsfield.

Antony found that the cinema is now a restaurant. Replacing a third party image found by Greg.

Antony tells us that this is the wide section pavement at the side of the former cinema . . . .

. . . and provides this shot as proof.

Looking south on Station Road in Beaconsfield located by Antony Blair.

Antony discovered that the tree has gone, the road has been widened and that the parade of shops has been rebuilt.

A reverse point of view from the previous capture, this is looking north on Station Road recognised by Antony.

This comparison by Antony again shows the widened road.

With Jean having agreed to meet him the man goes to the pub to use the payphone. The Black Horse, Fulmer once again. This and the following two screen captures are provided by Di Davies,

A clearer view of the pub now. (PW)

Jean has arranged to meet the man but gets cold feet at the last moment, his car exits Alderborne Lane turning left into Hawswood Lane to arrive at the phone box.

The same corner now totally overgrown, found by Di Davies.

Unknown to Jean, her sister, in whom she has confided frantically calls for Jean.......now Ann (Janina Faye) is in danger.

An additional capture sent in by Peter May

And Peter's purpose was to show that one of the concrete uprights for the Hawksworth Lane street sign still remains 58 years on even though the sign is missing. (SJ)