Spare Tyres, The

Followed by their removals van, a couple drives up to their new suburban "home" ... Steven Baker, who has provided many comparisons for this title, found Ridgemount, Weybridge.

The proof from Steve. (SJ)

Alexander and Franklin can't wait to enjoy their new acquisition... found by Steve.

Those cars don't make it easy! Photo by Steve taken in Ridgemount, Weybridge. (SJ)

After destroying his neighbour's greenhouse with one of the tyres, finally Alexander is on his way to disposal of the offending, especially to his wife, items. The houses stand on Kelvinbrook opposite Dundas Gardens in Hurst Park, Molesey, Surrey

Steven Baker sent in the now. (SJ)

A cut to another street as Alexander drives on in his red Honda with his inherited tyres.

Bedster Gardens from Buckingham Avenue, found and snapped by Steven (SJ)

Making a right turn, Alexander pauses to ask a random, although his eyes may be roving, stranger where he might dump his tyres.

Buckingham Avenue, looking east. Another by Steven who adds, "I lived in West Molesey when the film was made and watched this scene being filmed."

A reverse pov of the above (and change of weather in the sky) as Alexander realises that she is not replying in English.

Bedster Gardens. The houses in the background are in Park Way. Steven again (SJ)

After his encounter with the Dutch who happens to have a jealous husband, Alexander continues his quest for a municipal dump. This is the south-eastern section of Spurfield, West Molesey, and he's heading for some garages in a dead end.

Steven confirms Spurfield. (SJ)

In slight desperation, he attempts to dump the tyres at the dead end, rolling one out of sight between the garage and wall.

Spurfield garages, looking north with Lavender Court in background, Steven advises precisely. (SJ)

Unfortunately it strikes a child and his crying attracts unwanted attention.

Ah, another place to dump: this happens to be the garage of the Dutch wife. The continuity suggests that this is just round a corner but I am not so sure.

Aha! Bedster Gardens garages. Steven confesses, "I didn’t get this quite right: the garage with the open door in the captured image is the one with the new white door in the “now” shot." (Looks pretty good to me, SJ)

Finally a tip in the heart of the countryside.

Oops, he is spotted by Finlay who's having nothing of it, unless Alexander has a filled-in "SD451 form".

A baker is on his rounds next to the Thames: that looks like Richmond Bridge.

Antony Blair proves that it sure is Richmond bridge with this shot taken from the bottom of Water Lane by the slipway into the Thames.

Alexander considers the dumping of the tyres into the Thames.

Looking across the Thames with the same building in the background, captured by Antony.

The baker inadvertently ends up in the Thames. Richmond Bridge is out of sight to the left and this part of the river bank has been redeveloped.

Antony Blair found that, unsurprisingly, not much has changed here apart from a few yellow lines. Well it is 52 years later . . . .

Driving away from the Thames, Alexander spots another likely possibility. Simon Wells suggests Willesden seen from Westway.

As Alexander attempts to lift one over the fence, a milkman (Churchill, who also wrote the screenplay) draws up.

11 Summer Gardens, East Molesey, found and snapped by Steven. (SJ)

He delivers his milk and is coyly offered "tea" by Pauline Yates . . . Interestingly Churchill and Yates were a real-life couple, clocking up 31 years of marriage before his death.

A tyre escapes, bounces into the milk float, releases the brake and off it goes.

Bell Road, East Molesey. Steven (SJ)

The float has a mind of its own.

"Molesey Park Road, East Molesey. The gate in the distance was the entrance to a large house called The Wilderness, the gate still exists but the house doesn’t." Steven. Now that's what I call research!

Finally it comes to a stop.

As above. (SJ)

A tyre with a mind of its own, goes on rollabout.

The tyre has a cyclist in its sights.

Seymour Road, junction with Beauchamp Road, East Molesey. Steven (SJ)

Alexander commandeers the milk float and heads for the end of this rough road.

Molesey Park Road, East Molesey. Steven (SJ)

He reaches the main road, in a cut, to see tyre and cyclist entwined.

Seymour Road from Beauchamp Road, East Molesey. Steven (SJ)

He returns the float to the Milkman.

Summer Gardens, East Molesey. Steven (SJ)

Alexander releases the tyres towards the Thames. This looks like Spring Passage between Lower Richmond Road and Embankment in London SW15 with the Half Moon Hotel in the background. (RL)

Nearly the same shadow angle so filmed near noon. SJ

The aim is good (initially). This is the embankment end of Spring Passage in Putney SW15. (RL)

Some wall is missing. SJ

And the boat's crew is in trouble. Putney Embankment, London SW15.

With Ruvigny Mansions, seen in "Hoffman," in the background. SJ

Let the tube take them away, Alexander decides. The Central Line's Northolt station on Mandeville Road, Northolt in the London Borough of Ealing. (PW)

Antony Blair provides this view of a busier Northolt station.

Alexander finds that his Honda has been half-inched. That looks like a tobacconists next to an old cinema. with a British Airways advertisement. Peter Brown soon identifies this as Surbiton Station (downside) looking towards Glenbuck Court, Glenbuck Road, Surbiton, Surrey. (RL)

Confirmed by Steven who adds, "The name on the notice board outside the station in the then shot is British Railways, not British Airways. BA wasn’t founded until 1974." (SJ)

He is forced to walk home to a not particularly sympathetic wife... see the tower in the distance?

Photo by Steven Baker who adds, "Oatlands Drive, taken from the junction with Ridgemount and looking towards Walton-on-Thames. The tower, seen in the far distance of the capture, was part of a large house called Mount Felix which was demolished shortly after the film was made." (SJ)

An additional still, originally not included as it was considered unidentifiable, but little did we know. Andy Cowan got in touch to identify this back garden. His (at the time)! In the foreground is his father, Kenneth, who was also the producer. And the screenwriter Donald Churchill, seen in captures 17 & 18, was Andy's godfather. The address is 104, Wilmot Way, Banstead. (SJ)