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A young girl wanders through the streets during the titles. A205 Upper Richmond Road West at the junction with Carlton Road in Richmond spotted by Alan Field and confirmed by Geoff Phillips.

A205 Upper Richmond Road West captured by Alan Field.

The girl talks to her doll. Upper Richmond Road West near the junction with Carlton Road, again confirmed by Geoff Phillips who found J.A.G Motors, to the centre, in a 1960 Kelly's directory.

Further along Upper Richmond Road taken by Alan Field.

She makes her way onto a main road. A216 Chertsey Road, almost opposite the Winning Post Pub, Twickenham. Located by Alan Field.

Alan Field provides the proof.

She drops her doll whilst crossing the busy road and is knocked down by a truck. Chertsey Road, just east of the Winning Post Pub, Twickenham in Middlesex located by Alan Field.

Alan Field provides this view of the location now.

The girl is taken to Marley General Hospital after where it is found she has a rare blood group. Putney Hospital, Lower Richmond Road, Putney SW15. The hospital has been disused since 1999 and was also used in 'Nuns on the Run'.

This is a cropped version of a later comparison shot of the hospital provided by Ivor.

The police are asked to find people with matching blood. New Scotland Yard on Victoria Embankment, London SW1.

Now known as The Norman Shaw Buildings.

Inspector Harris (Glyn Houston) arrives at the Charlwood Atomic Research Establishment. Actually the back of the studios on The Barons in St Margarets in Twickenham, Middlesex, and also used in 'Not So Dusty', 'Emergency', 'Breakaway' and 'Strongroom'.

Richard Lovejoy sent in this image for 'Not So Dusty' but it also fits quite nicely here.

Jimmy Regan, a prisoner about to be hanged, has the same blood type. Wandsworth Prison, Heathfield Road, Wandsworth in SW18. The location features in ‘The Cracksman’, ‘There Was a Crooked Man’, ‘Out of the Fog’, ‘The Criminal’, ‘Daybreak’, ‘Calculated Risk’, ‘Time Without Pity’, ‘Ooh, You Are Awful’, ‘The Dock Brief’, ‘Up in the World’ and ‘The Mail Van Murder’.

At least I was only doing "Community (a) Service". (RL)

Professor Graham (Garard Green) also has the same blood but is passing secrets from an atomic laboratory. Mark Amies identifies this as facing east on Colindale Avenue NW9 near the gates of Colindale Hospital with Brent Works in the right distance.

The same curves in the road captured by Mark.

The professor heads to meet his contact. Colindale Avenue in Colindale with the corner of Ajax Avenue to the centre located by Mark Amies who adds that the white walled factory which manufactured lamps is long gone.

Mark took this matching view of the former factory site at the corner of Ajax Avenue.

Professor Graham meets his contact at The Tate Library in Brixton SW2.

Richard Lovejoy sent in this shot and wonders if Reel Streets commissions scaffolding for these shots? (There does seem to be a proliferation of work in the film locations featured!)

Tilt shot from the previous image of The Tate Library. Brixton Oval in Brixton SW2.

Today's tilt shot by Richard Lovejoy.

The police look for Professor Graham. St. Margaret's Road, Twickenham with part of the studio buildings in the right background. The same street is seen in 'The Fiend', 'Strongroom', 'Double Bunk' and 'The Ghost Camera'.

A nice white wall shows the demolition area. Now image by Richard Lovejoy.

The police on St Margarets Road, Twickenham in Middlesex.

We can park there now the "copper's" gone! The same location now from Richard.

A police car drives away down St Margarets Road looking towards the junction with Kings Road.

Leafier and busier but otherwise much the same. A sunny now shot by Richard Lovejoy.

Professor Graham is pursued.

Professor Graham leaves a local snack bar. After three years and a further viewing of the film Denis Hoare has realised that he was on the spot when he took the comparative shot for Capture 19, the corner of Cecil Road and Colindale Avenue NW9.

Denis returns to capture the same location now. The shop is now a private business, the Consul is replaced by a Citroen and the angled door in the original capture is now bricked up. (RL)

Undercover police watch Professor Graham. Following on from the previous capture, the camera pans left to reveal the action in Cecil Avenue NW9.

Denis similarly pans left shooting down Cecil Road showing a replacement new factory unit, and an extension built on the back of the original building on the left. However, the step in the wall as per the original screen capture remains. (RL)

Looking along the street from the snack bar. Denis Hoare provides the location as Colindale Avenue NW9, at junction with Cecil Rd, looking West towards the 'T' junction with Edgware Rd. (RL)

And Denis provides the "now" shot to support. (RL)

Professor Graham makes for the film's Northfield Experimental Station. Russ Williamson explains that this building was on Aerodrome Road, Hendon NW9. The area has been redeveloped.

Denis confirms the location as Aerodrome Road and provides this picture of the same spot today telling us that it was the entrance to the Hendon Met. Police training school. (RL)

Running across the airfield. Gordon Cruickshank identifies this as Hendon Aerodrome in London NW9 and now partly used for the RAF Museum. He says that the distinctive roof trusses of the WWI hangars that can be seen in the interior scenes have been preserved and are still in situ. Flying activity ceased in 1957. (RL)

Mark Amies returned to the former RAF site.

The police follow. Hendon Aerodrome in London NW9. (RL)

The old RAF Hendon, unrecognisable in this view by Mark Amies.

The professor see's the police and attempts to escape. Hendon Aerodrome again. (RL)

Mark Amies found a different scene.

Final shot of the General Hospital where the girl is given a lifesaving transfusion. Putney Hospital in SW15.

Ivor provides this image of how the hospital looks now.