Scandal

The film opens in black and white (well, shades of blue actually).

With thanks to Mike Cooper for focusing me on this film once again. Bentinck Street, London W1 looking towards Welbeck Street. (RL)

Establishing shot of the location and period.

Bentinck Street looking towards Welbeck Street, London W1. Yes, I should have been further back but I would have been in the centre of the crossroads. (RL)

Successful osteopath Stephen Ward (John Hurt) buys a newspaper.

"The Coach Makers of Marylebone", 88 Marylebone Lane on the corner with Bentinck Street, London W1 (RL)

Ward admires a girl cycling past.

The corner of Thayer Street looking down Hinde Street, London W1. The post box has gone. (RL)

The Keeler's home, two old railway carriages in in Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire (now part of Berkshire). Unknown location.

Ward calls on Christine Keeler (Joanne Whalley) and meets her Mother (Jean Alexander). Unidentified location.

Stephen Ward takes Christine away to the estate of his friend, William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor. Unknown location.

Ward shows Christine the grounds of Lord Astor's house. Longleat House, Longleat, Wiltshire. Also seen in 'Jubilee', 'The Missionary', 'Blue Blood' and 'Libel'.

Now with a more intricate garden. (RL)

Ward and Christine walk around the gardens of Cliveden, Lord Astor's Buckinghamshire mansion. Longleat House, near Frome in Wiltshire.

As might be expected the topiary has grown. (RL)

Ward and Christine begin to live together in a mews house. Bathurst Mews, London W2.

More forestry. SJ

Christine gets her heel stuck in a grating while the pair are shopping. Unidentified location.

Christine approaches Lord Astor's car to ask for rent money from him. Lancaster Gate, London W2 also seen in 'Endless Night', 'Strip Tease Murder'. 'Murder Without Crime', 'Part Time Wife' and 'The Broken' identified by Simon James.

Now. SJ

Lord Astor (Leslie Phillips), Stephen Ward and Eugene Ivanov (Jeroen Krabbé) look on as John Profumo (Ian McKellen) meets Christine Keeler for the first time. Unconfirmed location.

John Profumo visits Christine at home. Bathurst Mews off Bathurst Street in W2.

Much alteration but next door is the same. SJ

Profumo looks up at the home of Stephen Ward and Chistine Keeler. Bathurst Mews, London.

And opposite is still there. SJ

David, Eugine and Christine cruise the streets of south London looking for 'pot'. Unknown location.

The trio spot a man who they think would be able to assist in their search for cannabis. Brook Drive at the junction with Sullivan Road in London SE11. Just around the corner is Walcot Square where a scene in 'The Krays' was shot.

The now shot. SJ

Lucky Gordon (Leon Herbert) gets a drink from a milk machine. Brook Drive in SE11.

And one can see the Walcot store from The Krays on the left. SJ

David and Eugene look on as Christine approaches Lucky Gordon. The Two Eagles public house stands at the corner of Brook Drive and Austral Street, Southwark, London SE11.

No longer a pub: this used to boast a Charles Bronson photo signed while he was in the area filming Death Wish 3 in the mid 80s. SJ

Christine returns to the car with Gordon. Austral Street SE11.

On the corner of Sullivan Road. SJ

Christine and Mandy Rice-Davies (Bridget Fonda) walk along Albert Embankment, London SE1.

Taken on a zoom from Lambeth Pier. Nice of them to turn on the lamps to match the then. SJ

Christine and Mandy on Albert Embankment alongside the River Thames in SE1.

In the footstpes of Whalley and Fonda. SJ

It's now 1962 and Christine is visited by drug dealer Johnnie Edgecombe (Roland Gift). Bathurst Mews, Paddington W2.

Looking east. SJ

Johnnie shouts up at Christine before he reveals a gun and starts shooting. Bathurst Mews, London W2.

Windows altered but at least in the same place. SJ

Ward and Christine leave a local police station after the incident. The corner of Francis Street and Stillington Street, London SW1 identified by Simon James.

I actually watched the filming of this scene so the location was no problem. I can't remember whether the rain was real but I do recall it being a miserable evening. Soon after I returned for the "now" taken by brother Robin. It remains unchanged to date. SJ

The view from inside the police station. Looking onto Francis Street at the junction with Stillington Street in SW1.

Replacing a still loaded 7/2/13, better angle but still not from inside the door. SJ

The police take an interest after a shooting incident outside Stephen Ward's house. Is this Formosa Street, W9?

Now confirmed as Formosa Street. SJ

When Ivanov is recalled to Moscow he says farewell to Ward. Battersea Park located by Simon James in his book London Movie Guide.

The rockery shrubbery across the lake is almost overgrown now. Note the bulge in the tree's trunk. This is by the cafe also seen in Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Martha, Meet ... etc. SJ

As the scandal breaks, Profumo returns home to a barrage of journalists. Unidentified location.

Arrests are made as the extent of the crisis becomes known. Mike Cooper has provided the location, No.19 Warwick Ave., Little Venice, London W9 (RL)

To support Mike's identification. (RL)

Lady Bronwen Astor (Joanna Dunham) walks in the street.

Bentinck Street looking towards Welbeck Street, London W1. Scaffolding! (RL)

A Detective Inspector (Alex Norton) asks Lady Astor to accompany him.

Bentinck Street, looking towards Welbeck Street, London W1 once again and not a lady to be found. (RL)

John Profumo prunes roses at home after quitting his parliamentary post. Timothy Beecroft identifies this as Chenies Manor, Buckinghamshire. (RL)

Feeling down and alone after appearing in court, Stephen Ward remembers watching a girl on a cycle.

The entrance to Bentinck Mansions, 12-16 Bentinck St., London W1. I would have preferred a girl on a bike but no traffic was a treat. (RL)

Ward continues to reminisce before returning home to commit suicide.

Marylebone Lane, London W1 and that Deli is still there. (RL)

Christine Keeler leaves the Central Criminal Courts. County Hall (London County Hall), Lambeth, London SE1.

This is the inner courtyard accessed from Westminster Bridge Road. SJ