Locker Sixty Nine (An Edgar Wallace Mystery)

This is the home of Bennett Sanders, a shady businessman who, inside, says goodnight to Eva Terila with a kiss before phoning Julie Denver at the theatre prior to a meeting with his associates. Geoff Dodd quickly on the case tells us that this is Upper Court, Portsmouth Road, Esher a securely secluded Grade ll property with a 'lively' history. As seen in "Man At The Carlton Tower", “Hell is Sold Out”, "The House of Blackmail" and “A Place of One’s Own”. (RL)

Geoff provides this best available comparison courtesy of Google Earth View. (RL)

Investigations into the murder of Bennett and the disappearance of his body progress as, inside their hotel room, Miguel Terila assures his wife Eva that the death has prevented complications. Geoff is on a roll and now recognises this as the Richmond Hill Hotel, Richmond Hill, Richmond TW10 6RW (RL)

Just to confirm and until we are allowed out again Geoff provides this Google Earth View. (RL)

Cut to an establishing shot of Ludgate House at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Road at Ludgate Circus in EC4. The wall of the building is home to the Edgar Wallace Memorial from 1934 by F.W. Doyle-Jones.

The sign has moved but artifacts from years ago still remain. (PW)

At the Daily Sketch, reporter Simon York gets permission from Davidson to pursue the story. Looking west along Fleet Street EC4. The street features in many productions, among them 'The Day the Earth Caught Fire', 'Inquest', 'Wedding Rehearsal', 'Stop Press Girl', 'Derby Day', 'Brothers in Law', 'The Big Job', 'The Primitives', 'Sea Wife', 'The Rough and the Smooth', 'Children of Men' and 'Trent's Last Case'.

Taken from across Ludgate Circus. PW

An investigative trip to Rome by Simon York is depicted by stock or second unit footage. This is facing Ponte Sant'Angelo (St. Angelo Bridge) over the River Tiber with the dome of Basilica di San Pietro (St. Peter's Basilica) in Vatican City in the distance.

Next we see Ponte Sant'Angelo over the River Tiber with Castel Sant'Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel) to the right. The location appears in 'Mrs Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter', 'Rome Adventure' and the 2003 version of 'The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone'.

Moving on, Piazza Navona with Sant'Agnese in Agone to the left and Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers) in the right distance. The piazza can also be seen in several other productions including 'Blue Murder at St. Trinian's', 'Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow', 'The Seven Hills of Rome', 'The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone', 'The Adventurers' and 'Rome Adventure'.

An uncertain cut back to London with no apparent bearing on the story. Looking along Strand WC2 as it becomes Fleet Street EC4 with the Royal Courts of Justice to the left, St. Paul's Cathedral in the right distance and the corner of Essex Street in the bottom right foreground.

Looking for Eva, Craig (Walter Brown) arrives at the hotel to find that she has checked out. Richmond Hill Hotel, Richmond Hill, Richmond, see Capture 2. (RL)

After questioning Frank Griffiths, Simon York returns to London. The plane is about to land at Heathrow Airport, then in Middlesex, which is evidenced by a blurred view of the still extant British European Airways hangar as the camera pans.

While Simon York searches Julie Denver's dressing room, at Scotland Yard Inspector Boom receives word from the lab that the blood found at the murder scene was from a chicken. A dark image of New Scotland Yard on Derby Gate seen from Victoria Embankment in SW1.

Rather a lot of furniture in the way. SJ

Julie Denver (Penelope Horner) hails a taxi as she leaves the theatre after the performance. Ray Glenister places this as the rear of 'Long Lodge', Merton Park Studios. (RL)

Headlights illuminate as a car sets off to follow the singer. Could this be one of the nooks and crannies at Merton Park Studios in Wimbledon? Yes indeed, the rear of 'Long Lodge' says Ray. (RL)

When the dishonest Bennett Sanders is found to be alive, he and and Ralf Peters escape after Simon York turns up at the house. Kevin Rayner identifies this stretch of road as the A24 at Mickleham between Leatherhead and Dorking in Surrey.

With Ralf Peters (Edwin Richfield) in the passenger seat, Bennett Sanders (Edward Underdown) stops to pick up Julie at the airport car park. This sequence was filmed at Gatwick Airport near Crawley in Surrey.

Police Officers bar the way into the Airport Terminal as Inspector Boom arrives by squad car. Gatwick Airport near Crawley.

The crooks are returned to London. Looking down onto London Road as in runs north-west away from Gatwick Airport in Surrey.