Joanna

As the titles appear, scenes at London's Paddington station are seen with announcements and locomotive horns heard in the background.

The same ironwork above the same platforms. (PW)

The sound of a clock ticking gives way to a steady musical beat as the arrival of the train from Frome draws near. Paddington station in London W2.

The clock remains, telling the correct time. (PW)

The music rises as the train pulls into the station before monochrome gives way to full colour when Joanna jumps from the carriage door. Paddington station is featured in many productions including ‘The Mind Benders’, ‘The White Bus’, ‘Murder She Said’, ‘The Bank Job’, 'West 11', 'Return to Yesterday', 'Layer Cake', ‘The Last Journey’, ‘The Long Good Friday’, ‘A Run for Your Money’, ‘A Severed Head’ and ‘The Gold Express’.

From platform level. (PW)

A golden taxi takes Joanna to he Grandmother's house. Looking towards Praed Street from Paddington station’s exit road running alongside London Street in W2. The carriage road also appears in 'Murder in Reverse?', 'Bellman & True', 'West 11' and 'The Last Journey'.

The location remains busy. (PW)

In his silver Iso Grifo, Bruce (Anthony Ainley) brings Joanna to the Royal College of Arts. Kensington Gore in South Kensington, London SW7.

I prefer the original motor. SJ

The silver sports car swings around in front of the Royal Albert Hall. Various aspects of the Royal Albert Hall and the surrounding streets are seen in ‘The IPCRESS File’, ‘The Knack . . . and How to Get It’, ‘Interlude’, ‘Hennessey’, ‘The Mutations’, 'Diamonds for Breakfast', 'A Business Affair', ‘Spice World’, ‘Seven Keys’, ‘Quest for Love’ and plenty more.

Looking south. SJ

Joanna Sorrin (Geneviève Waïte) gets out of the older man's car and goes inside to her class. Outside the Royal College of Art on Kensington Gore.

Some added railings in case we fall. SJ

Having found Bruce with her friend Angela, Joanna packs her bags and leaves his flat.

During the taxi ride back to her Grandmother's, a tearful Joanna recalls Paris where she first met Bruce.

This is a view of Le Tourville café at the corner of Avenue de la Motte-Picquet and Place de l'École Militaire in Paris 7.

Here we are on Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, looking towards Place Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe in the left distance.

With her friend Beryl French (Glenna Forster-Jones), Joanna enjoys shopping for clothes. Suggested by members on the Britmovie Forum, this appears to be Radnor Walk in Chelsea SW3.

A fair shout, if the original door has been replaced by a window. SJ

The pair take a trip to Kensington. To be precise, this is Kensington Church Street in W8.

It's a not so swinging Kensington Church Street in 2019. (PW)

To the famous Bus Stop boutique. Bus Stop occupied number 3 Kensington Church Street.

Buses still pass but there's no Bus Stop here now. (PW)

With Beryl in charge of her brother's Afghan hounds, she and Joanna walk through Knightsbridge. Facing south-west on Brompton Road in London SW1 with the raised pavement in front of the former Soldiers and Sailors Help Society at 122 in the background.

I waited but no, the congregation of pedestrians never went away, just changed members. (PW)

Beryl explains that in Harrods you can buy anything from a hatpin to an elephant. Beryl and Joanna sit astride an elephant outside Door 7 to Harrods on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge.

At least the door is still free of scaffolding and boarding! (PW)

The friends turn as a car approaches. Facing the entrance to Princes Court on Brompton Road.

Scaffolding on both sides of the road! (PW)

Gordon French (Calvin Lockhart) gets out of the Oldsmobile and takes the dogs from his sister. Brompton Road in Knightsbridge.

A changed shop front. (PW)

Saying goodbye, Gordon gets back into his car and drives away. Brompton Road SW1 with the bullseye for Knightsbridge Underground station at the corner of Hans Crescent to the far left and Harrods filling the rest of the background.

Still very recognisable. (PW)

In a cut away, Joanna fantasies about Beryl dancing with Gordon.

Another fantasy in Joanna's disturbed mind sees art teacher Hendrik 'Cas' Casson (Christian Doermer) carrying Beryl onto the balcony of a high rise block. The balcony of the penthouse flat in Alembic House on Albert Embankment SE1. In the left background can be seen Mountain House, the tower block behind the since demolished low rise Tinworth House, with properties on Vauxhall Walk stretching to the right.

The sequence continues as Beryl is thrown from the building. Alembic House, now known as Peninsula Heights, also features in 'Allez France!’, ‘Playbirds’ and ‘Sweeney!’ amongst others.

Refurbished and re-let. (PW)

Beryl's lifeless body lies on the grass outside the tower block. Facing south along Albert Embankment in SE1 with Alembic House to the right.

No bodies when I arrived on the scene, just trees. (PW)

Travelling with her boyfriend Dominic Endersley (David Scheur) and Beryl, Joanna arrives at Lord Peter Sanderson's (Donald Sutherland) Moroccan retreat. This is the view over Tangier’s harbour possibly seen from one of the buildings on Rue Assad Ibn al Farrat.

Beryl is introduced to the aristocrat's first Wife, a belly dancer. In the background lies Tangiers harbour.

The foursome go shopping in the local bazaar.

Lord Sanderson pauses to catch his breath as they leave an antique shop.

Back in England, Joanna and Beryl visit their friend Margo (Michele Cooke) in hospital as she waits for an abortion.

Beryl and Joanna arrive at Lord Sanderson's London house after he is confined to bed because of his illness.

Causing the breakdown of a Film Director's marriage after sleeping with him, Joanna wanders around London to the music of Rod McKuen. Looking past the Royal Festival Hall towards the Houses of Parliament with Hungerford Bridge crossing the scene.

Some things are probably best left alone. (PW)

The Promenade on the South Bank of the Thames with Waterloo Bridge to the top right.

With the terrace above closed, this is the best view available. (PW)

Joanna walks past the entrance to the National Film Theatre beneath Waterloo Bridge. From the opposite angle, the entrance appears in ‘The Walking Stick’.

Yes, it is the same location . . . just added to in the seemingly never ending effort to create more retail space. (PW)

The steps leading up from The Promenade located between Waterloo Bridge and the, then new, Queen Elizabeth Hall in SE1.

Showing that the steps are still used for their intended purpose. (PW)

Making her way onto Waterloo Bridge, Joanna looks down river. Looking east along the River Thames from Waterloo Bridge with the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral shrouded in scaffolding to the left and the OXO tower in the centre right distance.

The skyline appears a little different. (PW)

The young woman's walk through the Capital continues. Looking into Adam Street from Strand in WC2 located by RL.

In support of RL, Adam Street matches nicely. SJ

Trafalgar Square in WC2 with the base of Nelson’s Column to the right.

Four choices here but I think this is the correct quarter. SJ

The Blue Bridge in St James's Park SW1. The bridge and the view are seen in 'Madame Louise', 'Britannia Mews', 'Absolute Beginners', 'The IPCRESS File' and 'The Deadly Affair'.

A much enjoyed view. SJ

Joanna runs through St. James's Park. Martin Stiles identifies the location as Constitution Hill seen from Hyde Park Corner roundabout with Buckingham Palace Gardens on the right and the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament in the distance.

Martin believes that the screen capture is taken from the top of the Wellington Arch and this is his view from the eastern balcony now.

Facing the Grand Entrance Screen at Hyde Park Corner from South Carriage Drive in W2 with Apsley House on the extreme left. The location features in 'The Magic Box', 'Toomorrow' and 'Escape!' while the screen is seen from the other side in 'Brannigan', 'The Wildcats of St. Trinian's', 'The Optimists of Nine Elms', 'The Lady with a Lamp' and 'The Sandwich Man' amongst others.

Wellington Arch is obscured by tree growth on the left. SJ

Joanna reaches the Bandstand in Hyde Park, which can be seen in 'Escape!', ‘Wanted for Murder’ and ‘The Alphabet Murders’.

Some alterations here. SJ

This appears to be Budge’s Walk in Hyde Park with the Royal Lancaster Hotel in the left distance.

And next on the tour of well used locations are The Italian Gardens in Kensington Gardens, London W2. The gardens also feature in ‘Astonished Heart’, 'Follow Me!', 'Touch and Go', 'Three Hats for Lisa’, 'Trottie True', 'Yield to the Night’, ‘The Big Sleep’ and 'Two Gentlemen Sharing'.

Nice and deserted. SJ

"Why don't you grow up?" Joanna tells Peter Pan. The statue in Kensington Gardens W2 also poses for 'Three Hats for Lisa', 'Omen III: The Final Conflict'. 'The Seventh Veil' and 'Follow Me!'.

Still the same age, but older. SJ

The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens W2. The monument appears in ‘The Shakedown’, ‘Jubilee’, ‘It Happened Here’, ‘The Million Pound Note’, ‘Recoil’, ‘Up Jumped a Swagman’, ‘The Jokers’, ’23 Paces to Baker Street’, 'Inadmissible Evidence', ‘Radio Cab Murder’, ‘The Assassination Bureau’, ’30 is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia’ and many others.

Under cover for a lengthy restoration in the late 90s. SJ

Joanna makes her way to the college that she hasn't attended in weeks. South Carriage Drive with the Royal College of Art on Kensington Gore to the left.

I should be further back but there was too good a break in the traffic. SJ

The funeral of Lord Sanderson takes place in the garden of the family home. The Vyne between Bramley and Sherborne St. John in Hampshire located by Anthony Spencer. The Grade I listed property also appears in 'The Black Torment'.

Following the internment, Gordon, Beryl and Joanna leave the country mansion. Anthony Spencer discovered that The Vyne was the first privately owned house in England to be graced by a classical portico which was added to the original Tudor period building in 1654.

Gordon drives the girls from the estate. The driveway from The Vyne in Hampshire with Vyne Road in the left background found by Anthony Spencer.

Joanna arrives at Gordon's club to find a Man waiting outside.

Returning to his flat, Gordon discovers an Intruder. This is the vista from the penthouse apartment in Alembic House, formerly known as Peninsula Heights, on Albert Embankment in Lambeth SE1.

Gordon struggles with the Intruder before overcoming him. Views from the penthouse are also seen in ‘Playbirds’, ‘The Internecine Project’, ‘Theatre of Blood’, ‘The Naked Runner’, ‘A Touch of Class’ and ‘The Italian Job’.

As they leave the gallery where Cas is holding an exhibition, Joanna tells him that she's in love with Gordon.

When Gordon departs to take revenge on his attackers, Joanna leaves his flat. Outside Alembic House on Albert Embankment with the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament across the Thames in the centre distance.

Risking it all from the middle of the road for an almost accurate shot. (PW)

Joanna is watched from a stationary car as she climbs into the golden taxi. A very similar view can be seen in ‘Assignment K’ and ‘The File of the Golden Goose’.

At least something remains. (PW)

The Men follow the cab in their Ford Zodiac. Facing northwards on Albert Embankment. The road also appears in ‘Genevieve’ ‘The Intelligence Men’ and 'Hot Enough for June'.

The best possible shot considering the traffic heading towards me from behind. (PW)

Joanna tells the Taxi Driver to wait as she attempts to shake of her pursuers.

Leaving his fare to enter a camera shop, the Cabbie drives to Bond Street. Facing northwards on New Bond Street in W1 with buildings on Oxford Street in the right distance.

New Bond Street with rebuilding work encroaching on the left. (PW)

Joanna emerges from another branch of the same shop and gets back into the taxi. Wallace Heaton once occupied number 127 New Bond Street, just north of the junction with Grosvenor Street. Bond Street is also seen in ‘Bond Street’, ‘The Stud’, 'The Lady is a Square', 'I Don't Want to be Born', 'The Mine and the Minotaur', 'Time is My Enemy', 'Appointment with Crime' and 'Crooks Anonymous'.

The golden taxi had long departed when this black cab arrived. (PW)

The taxi takes Joanna to the station where she catches a train to the coast and the cottage that Gordon and Lord Sanderson bought between them. The forecourt of Charing Cross station off Strand in WC2.

Reaching the cottage, Joanna gets out of a cab.

Finding no one at home, Joanna heads to the sea.

Joanna looks up and down the beach. Facing east on Camber Sands in Sussex with Marine Cottages on the left. The area became part of East Sussex in 1974. (SD)

Gordon and Joanna walk along the shore together as he tells her of his plans to take her to New York. Camber Sands, facing west towards the mouth of the River Rother. Camber Sands was also seen in 'Carry On... Follow that Camel', 'Dunkirk' (1958) and 'The Theory of Everything'. (SD)

Following George's capture by the police, Joanna and Beryl visit him in prison while Cas waits outside the gates. Aylesbury Prison on Bierton Road, Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. More of the prison appears in 'The Cracksman' and 'The Villiers Diamond'. (SJ)

Margo breaks the fourth wall to tell the audience that she now feels empty and should have kept her baby.

After George is sentenced to ten years for manslaughter, Joanna imagines travelling in a carriage with Cas and Beryl towards the station and the journey home to Somerset.

Leaning from the carriage door, Joanna waves goodbye to Cas. Paddington station on Praed Street in W2.

Taken from a similar position. (PW)

Cas turns to leave as the train pulls out of the station. Paddington has changed since filming and this is facing east along platform 8 towards the ticket barrier.

The redesigned gate line now lies to the right, behind the train. (PW)

Music strikes up and a chorus line of the cast starts to dance on the opposite platform. Looking across from platform 8 to platform 1 at Paddington station in London W2.