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Date: 1965
Director: Richard Lester
Production Company: Subafilms
Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Dandy Nicholls, Warren Beatty, Roy Kinnear, Alfie Bass, Victor Spinetti
Location(s): Twickenham, West End, Bloomsbury, Fulham, London
Region(s): London H-L, North
Storyline:
The Beatles are pursued by a religious cult who are trying to sacrifice Ringo after he mistakenly puts on a ceremonial ring. Assisted by the Police and followed by the cult and two mad scientists the four travel around the world to various exotic locations. JT
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- Capture 1
- 15 Apr 2009
Alisa Ave? St Margaret's Road? Winchester Road? Twickenham? ... Yes one of these (click the 2009 date)
It's Ailsa Avenue, Twickenham, just north of St Margaret's Studios. SJ.
- Capture 2
- 15 Apr 2009
Alisa Ave? St Margaret's Road? Winchester Road? Twickenham? ... as above
Outside 7 and 9 Ailsa Avenue. SJ.
- Capture 3
- 15 Apr 2009
Alisa Ave? St Margaret's Road? Winchester Road? Twickenham?
The fab four enter 3, 5, 7 and 9 Ailsa Avenue. SJ.
- Capture 4
- 15 Apr 2009
Alisa Ave? St Margaret's Road? Winchester Road? Twickenham?
Now. SJ.
- Capture 5
- 28 May 2009
Any or all of the above!
This is South Western Road, a residential road much minor than it sounds near St. Margaret's, just one road south from the Turk's Head where the Beatles filmed A Hard Day's Night. The post box is by 1 South Western Road. SJ.
- Capture 6
- 26 Jul 2016
Bond Street, London W1, which appears in many other films including ‘Octopussy’, 'Appointment with Crime', 'Nothing But the Best', ‘Absolute Beginners’, ‘The Mine and the Minotaur’, 'Crooks Anonymous', ‘Just My Luck’, ‘Baby Love’, ‘Joanna’, ‘The Lady is a Square’, ‘The Stud’, ‘I Don’t Want to be Born’ and of course ‘Bond Street’.
Watches of Switzerland were at 16 New Bond Street, now Patek Phillipe. Best possible shot given the stall in the way. (RL)
- Capture 7
- 12 Oct 2009
Nice park, pretty clock.
Cliveden House Taplow, nr Maidenhead. Pic by Simon Catweazle. Thanks to him.
- Capture 8
- 22 Aug 2008
- 04 Sep 2025
Mmmmmm.
Rajahama now Giraffe on Blandford Street, W1. SJ.

Giraffe now Daylesford Organic. SJ
- Capture 9
- 22 Aug 2008
- 04 Sep 2025
From Blandford Street looking towards Marylebone High Street which becomes Thayer Street. SJ.

Businesses have changed but the junction remains. SJ
- Capture 10
- 19 Dec 2008
Asprey's, Bond Street, well used location for tired movie directors. Are there no other jewellers in the metropolis?
Bond Street. I was pressed right against the window opposite so a very wide lens must have been used. SJ.
- Capture 11
- 23 Dec 2009
Embankment, Houses of Parliament and Scotland Yard.
Couldn't match the tree and now there seem to be two boxes. SJ.
- Capture 12
- 04 Aug 2008
City Barge pub, Strand-on-the-Green Michael Bradley supplies some detail for this famous location, "This riverside pub on Strand-on-the-Green claims to have been in existence since 1484 when it was called The Navigator's Arms. However, it first appeared in the licensing lists in 1787 as the City Navigational Barge, and eventually became the City Barge. In 1940 much of the pub was destroyed by a parachute mine and threatened with demolition but luckily it was reprieved. It is therefore one of the oldest pubs in London. During spring tides, water rises and the riverside towpath disappears, trapping visitors." (SJ)
Now. Outside the City Barge, Strand-on-the-Green, SJ.
- Capture 13
- 04 Aug 2008
Outside The City Barge pub on Strand-on-the-Green in London W4. The location also appears in 'The Inn Way Out'.
The City Barge in Chiswick. SJ.
- Capture 14
- 04 Aug 2008
Now. Outside the City Barge, Strand-on-the-Green, SJ.
- Capture 15
- 'Now' required
Home from home! These are in the Bahamas! Reel Streets doesn't stretch that far I believe! Simon, the policeman in He009b is obviously a Bahamas policeman. Don't know where Simon Catweazle has been these last few years. A search for Bahamas reveals Thunderball and Never Say Never Again. Our roving sleuth Simon James scours the globe to bring locations to your screen!
- Capture 16
- Pre 2008
There, a Bahamas police band, produced with my other hat on! www.soldierssoldiers.com, and the soldier in the top row, fourth along, is the cop from the film!

