Foreign Body
Date: 1986
Director: Ronald Neame
Production Company: Orion
Stars: Victor Banerjee, Warren Mitchell, Denis Quilley, Amanda Donohue, Eve Ferret, Anna Massey, Stratford Johns, Trevor Howard
Location(s): London
Region(s): London E-G
Storyline:
Indian immigrant accidentally finds love and an esteemed position as a sympathetic but nevertheless untrained doctor. SJ
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- Capture 1
- 'Now' required
Banerjee finds himself in a bustling market. Shepherd's Bush Market in W12 with the viaduct carrying the Hammersmith & City Line curving away southward on the right.
- Capture 2
- 14 Aug 2018
Enjoying the sights of Trafalgar Square, London WC2.
Looking towards the National Gallery. SJ
- Capture 3
- 22 Feb 2021
Buying a paper to find a room. Oxford Circus, W1.
Looking northwest on Oxford Street just east of Oxford Circus. SJ
- Capture 4
- 'Now' required
Finds a flat at "Shepherd's Bush." I think indeed this is Uxbridge Road looking east.
- Capture 5
- 'Now' required
No. 320. But if it is Uxbridge Road, more like 230 or so.
- Capture 6
- 14 Aug 2018
Banerjee walks along minding his own business in Mayfair.
92 and 93 Mount Street, London W1. SJ
- Capture 7
- 05 Aug 2018
A 73 bus knocks over Donohue in Mount Street and Banerjee comes to the rescue.
I think the 73 bus got lost: perhaps it was on diversion. SJ
- Capture 8
- 05 Aug 2018
Banerjee brings Donohue into 94 Mount Street.
The view from outside Pringle of Scotland at 94 Mount Street. SJ
- Capture 9
- 05 Aug 2018
Deciding to become a doctor, Banerjee rents a consulting room.
This is 1 Upper Wimpole Street. SJ
- Capture 10
- 05 Aug 2018
Banerjee surveys his newly-found status.
The west side of Upper Wimpole Street, W1. SJ
- Capture 11
- 05 Aug 2018
Banerjee is fast becoming established.
Looking north up Upper Wimpole Street. SJ
- Capture 12
- 14 Aug 2018
Off to the bank to open an account. RL has spotted Chesterfield Street looking towards Charles Street, W1.
Looking north along Chesterfield Street. SJ
- Capture 13
- 14 Aug 2018
Lloyd's bank at no15. Chesterfield Street, alas but predictably no longer a bank (RL)
Now a "microtel" SJ
- Capture 14
- 05 Aug 2018
Banerjee's clients include the prime minister Quilley.
Looking north on Upper Wimpole Street. SJ
- Capture 15
- 14 Aug 2018
A deceptive sign. We are a little to the west of Harley Street looking south on the corner of Weymouth Street and Upper Wimpole Street.
Sign's moved and changed back to its proper name. SJ
- Capture 16
- 05 Aug 2018
Some more signs to distract us, while onlookers are gazing up at a medical disturbance.
Looking west on Weymouth Street at the junction of Upper Wimpole Street. SJ
- Capture 17
- 05 Aug 2018
Howard is rescued by a fireman.
The Weymouth Street side of the corner. SJ
- Capture 18
- 05 Aug 2018
A rescued Howard is led away.
Looking east along Weymouth Street. SJ
- Capture 19
- 'Now' required
Ferret knows that Banerjee is an imposter and calls him to negotiate an arrangement.
- Capture 20
- 14 Aug 2018
A meeting is arranged. That Gucci sign should help identify this, and I walked past it a few days before publishing this film. Old Bond Street looking south towards Piccadilly, thank you RL.
Gucci (to my right mostly out of shot) is still at 34 Old Bond Street. Only the building on Piccadilly is easy to recognise. SJ
- Capture 21
- 14 Jul 2025
And Banerjee walks past a Car Parking sign. Facing southeast on Wilton Terrace. (SR)
The parking sign has jumped to the other side of Wilton Terrace. SJ