WHAT'S NEW IN AVENGERLAND
2023
28th May - Geoff Dodd
Palafrugell, Catalonia, Spain
THE SAINT: English Lady Takes Lodgers (Michael Truman 1965)
The Portuguese home of George and Emma Stanway.
Film:
CHASE A CROOKED SHADOW
(1958)
26th May - Pierre Alfonsi
Fresh Creek Lighthouse, Central Andros, The Bahamas
THE SAINT: The Effete
Angler (Anthony Bushell: 1962)
Establishing shots of Bimini harbour.
21st May - Pierre Alfonsi
Judith's Fancy, St Croix, US Virgin Islands
THE SAINT: Island of Chance (Leslie Norman: January 1967)
Simon and Marla travel to the site of the Martello tower.
6th May - Geoff Dodd
Spring Street, London, W2
SABER OF LONDON: The Penny Black (Max Varnel: 1957)
Mark Saber
tells Pete to follow
Mr Turner (Robert Ayres) to see who he meets. Pete follows Turner's
taxi to a
street where Turner gets out, goes into a bank and returns to pay off
the taxi
driver. Turner goes into the tobacconists' next door then sets off on
foot.
Pete leaves his Vauxhall Victor and follows.
6th May - Pierre Alfonsi - an excellent find given how few clues there are.
Sellrain, Innsbruck-Land, Austria
THE SAINT: The Russian Prisoner
(John Moxey: February 1966)
Simon Templar and Irma Jorovitch travel to Switzerland and fly across
Alpine pastures into Geneva Airport..
THE SAINT: The Death Game
(Leslie Norman: November 1966)
Simon flies into Zurich airport posing as Bill Bast.
5th May - Pierre Alfonsi
Palazzo Barbieri, Verona, Italy
THE SAINT: The Damsel in Distress (Peter Yates: Aug/Sep 1964)
Allesandro and Simon Templar arrive in Florence and take a taxi to see Guido.
2nd May - Pierre Alfonsi
Genzano di Roman, Rome, Latiun, Italy
THE SAINT: The Damsel in Distress (Peter Yates: Aug/Sep 1964)
Simon
Templar drives Barbara Astral into the local village near Florence
where Guyiseppe Rolfieri has his villa (via Italo Belardi crossing
Corso Don Giovanni Minzoni).
28th April - another Kinshasa find by Pierre Alfonsi.
Place Braconnier, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
DANGER MAN: Loyalty Always Pays
(Peter Yates: 1965)
Various stock shots from Africa (Place Braconnier crossing avenue Isiro et avenue de la paix).
18th April - another exellent find by Pierre Alfonsi - the building is still in use as a post office.
Boulevard du 30 Juin, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
DANGER MAN: Loyalty Always Pays
(Peter Yates: 1965)
Various stock shots from Africa (Hôtel des Postes, Hôtel de la Poste, 1009 Bd Du 30 Juin).
9th April - Geoff Dodd
- A very hard location to identify, this has been hunted for over 20
years- now Goeff Dodd has succeeded:
Pinks Hotel, Rectory Lane
(redeveloped as houses)
THE BARON: Portrait of Louisa (John
Moxey: September 1965)
Louisa drives her Jaguar to Peter Langley's home, Barnsmore Cottage.
Later John Mannering arrives in his Jensen to question Peter, but Peter
is shot before he can talk.
Film:
SMALL HOTEL (1957) (Identified by Mark Littlefield)
6th January - Alain
Carrazé, has identified this location from THE PROTECTORS.
Rue de l'Hotel de Ville, 4th
arrondissement, Paris, France
Found with help from Kino Library
THE PROTECTORS:Your Witness (Jeremy Summers:
Summer 1971)
The Contessa and Chino deliberately block the road with their Rolls to
stop Harry and Christie’s car being followed.
2022
24th December - Geoff
Dodd, has identified an interesting record of the
long-gone Stanmore Station.
Stanmore Village Station goods
shed, September Way, Stanmore (demolished)
Dial 999: Escape
18th December - Annette
Hill, has found the key to unlock two locations from Dial 999: The Big Fish.
Brighton
Racecourse, Brighton, Sussex
Epsom Downs Racecourse,
Epsom, Surrey
28th November - Jonathan
Gibbs has spent years tracking these Austrian locations
down.
Walserberg, Austria
THE PROTECTORS: WAM Part 1 (Jeremy Summers:
1973)
In
Austria and Harry Rule follows Monica Davies (Jill Townsend), who is on
the back of a moped (Salzburgerstraße/Großgmainerstrasse).
Walserberg-Siezenheim,
Austria
THE PROTECTORS: WAM Part 1 (Jeremy Summers:
1973)
Monica Davies (Jill Townsend) is dropped off and hitchhikes a ride to
Salzburg
26th November - Identified by John Pizinas
Should have
been easy, but all the distictive house on Chalot Square, in the
distance, are now shrouded by trees. Well done, John for finding this.
Chalcot Road, London, NW1
DIAL 999: Night Mail (Bernard Knowles:
Summer 1958)
15th November - Geoff
Dodd
After many years of hunting, Geoff finally tracked this one down.
Dropmore House gates, Heathfield
Road, Taplow
THE
SECRET SERVICE: A Hole In One (Brian Heard:
Autumn 1968)
Father Unwin (Stanley
Unwin) drives his Model
T Ford, Gabriel,
through the gates of the Leyland Golf Club.
7th September
Machu Picchu, Urubamba river
valley, Urubamba Province, Peru
THE PRISONER: Many Happy Returns (Patrick
McGoohan: March 1967)
Number
Six servant finds the village deserted so he goes for a drive beyond
the outskirts of the village and discovers the village is surrounded by
high mountains(footage from Pan American travelogue 'Continent of
Contrasts' https://youtu.be/9eVQClY6Ego).
30th August
Identified by Geoff Dodd
with help from Christopher Matheson’s wonderrful London
On Location site.
Upper Thames Street, junction with
Broken Wharf, London EC4
GIDEON’S WAY: Fall High, Fall Hard
Tony Erickson (Donald Houston) decides to get very drunk ant then
decides to drive home in his jaguar.
Film:
THE PAINTED SMILE
(1962)
27th August
Identified by Dave Buckley
Welldon Cresent, Harrow
THE CHEATERS: The Case of George Wilkinson
..and added to the trial '
THE CHEATERS' map.
6th July
THE CHEATERS location
guide completed - please help find the unknowns
26th June
A wonderful find by Garry
Ng, the last unidentified loction from THE NEW AVENGERS IN CANADA
Wolfe’s grocery store, 143 Amelia
St, Toronto (closed)
THE NEW
AVENGERS: Forward
Base (Don Thompson: 1977)
Harper (Les Rubie) is attacked by a Russian agent
just before Steed
(Patrick Macnee) enters
Harper's Trading Post looking for postcards. Later, Steed returns
looking for fishing tackle).
1972
Photos found by Garry Ng
Information from Nick
Cooper
Moorgate,
London EC2
RETURN OF THE SAINT: The Armageddon
Alternative (Leslie Norman: 1978)
The aftermath of the fifth bomb being detonated (footage of the
Moorgate tube crash, 28 February 1975).
June 19
All the locations for THE NEW NEW
AVANGERS IN CANADA: Emily have now been identified due to
the hard work of Dan
Dell'Unto.
Too many locations and too much detail to list here. So please visit:
Avengerland International: Canada
Location
Spotting page 68
June 19
Identified by Stephen
Carter, confirmed by Geoff
Dodd
Doddington Road/Longhedge Road,
London SW11 (demolished)
GIDEON’S WAY: The Rhyme and the Reason
Fred Norton (Edward Evans) continues to chase Mary Rose (Jo Robottom)
through the streets.
Identified by Geoff Dodd
Cinnamon Street looking towards
Wapping Lane, London E1
GIDEON’S WAY: The White Rat
A policeman comes running when he hears that shots that have been fire
by Mickey.
June 15
Identfied by Allen Dace
Hotel Bristol Monaco, 25B Boulevard
Albert 1er, Mocaco
THE CHAMPIONS: A Case of Lemmings
Craig looks for a suitable high building from which to jump.
May 26
Piccadilly Circus, London W1
SABER OF LONDON (July
1956)
Opening credits
May 24
Identified by Geoff
Dodd
M28: Netherwylde Farm, Watling
Street, Radlett
GIDEON’S WAY: Boy With Gun
Chris Kirk (Howard Knight) finds a farm and steals some
milk it
is here he first meets Vince Kelly (Michael Craze).
Westferry Road at the junction with
Napier Road and Harbinger Road, E14
GIDEON’S WAY: Boy With Gun
Keen’s car makes a U-turn.
Amhurst Road looking towards Stoke
Newington Road, Stoke Newington, N16
GIDEON’S WAY: The Perfect Crime
The police eventually find the taxi
driver
(Richard Davies)
May 18
Identified by Pierre
Alfonsi
Hôtel Rousseau, 66 Rue Catherine de
La Rochefoucauld, 9th arrondissement of Paris
THE SAINT: The Covetous Headsman (Michael
Truman: 1962)
Investigating the death of Charles Brione, Inspector Quercy and
Sergeant Leduc visit 32 Rue Azoute, Paris 14, France.
May 16
Spotted by Stephen
Blanchard
N62: Sellotape Factory, Elstree Way
(demolished)
DEPARTMENT S: The Shift That Never Was
The day begins at the Bellman Parsons Chemicals' factory, Stepney
(houses on Newark Green visible).
May 15
Spotted by Michael
Richardson
Tower Hill, London EC3
This
stock footage seen on a TV monitor: the sheik's motorcade travels
trough London watched on television by Croft, Anderson. This part of
Tower Hill was a cul-de-sac west of the Tower of London, which has
since become a pedestrianised area.
(E)(D)
The Rolls and a Wolsley were then filmed from a high vantage point
turning left onto the main Tower Hill street and continuing west
passing the All Hallows by the Tower church, which is still there,
although the road there is known as Byward Street.
THE CHAMPIONS: The Fanatics (John Gilling 1967)
This
stock footage seen on a TV monitor: the sheik's motorcade travels
trough London watched on television by Croft, Anderson and Krasner.
May 12
Spotted by Sietse Postma
Street View Link
D6, Gourdon, Provence-Alpes-Côte
d'Azur
THE PERSUADERS!: To the Dead Baby
(Basil Dearden: June/July 1970)
Brett follows Carl Foster after he leaves the hotel (Bridge over Le
Loup, near Cascade de la Coume)
May 9
Identified by Sietse
Postma
L82, Brand, Austria
DANGER MAN:
A Room in the Basement
Swiss mountains –
establishing shot Switzerland.
L82 Brand, Vorarlberg, Austria
THE SAINT: The Russian Prisoner
Simon
Templar and Irma Jorovitch drive from Geneva through the alps to
Lucerne to a hotel near the Villa Bauregarde. where Karel Jorvitch is
being held.
May 8
Identified by Sietse
Postma
Al-Assafi Mosque, Asmai Street,
Baghdad, Iraq
DANGER MAN: To Our Best Friend
Stock shots establishing Bagdad and the Vincent’s apartment building.
Massif des Calanques, Marseille,
Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
DEPARTMENT S: The Treasure Of The
Costa Del Sol
The
Costa del Sol July 31st . Two Americans, Thorn and Cal, are driving on
the Costa del Sol towards the Punta de Molino headland.
Massif des Calanques, Marseille, Alpes-Côte
d'Azur, France
DEPARTMENT S: The Treasure Of The
Costa Del Sol
Thorn and Cal drive up to the spot they are going to dive. Seen later
as night-time establishing shot for Villa Rosemon.
Bayfront, seen across Biscayne Bay,
Miaimi, Florida, USA
The Evergaldes Hotel, which stood at 253 Northeast 2nd Street, is
seen left of centre in the image.
THE SAINT: The Effete Angler
Establishing shot of Miami, where Simon is propping up a hotel bar.
La Croisette, Cannes,
Alpes-Maritimes, France
DANGER MAN: The Battle of The Cameras
La
Croisette, Cannes, e Alpes-Maritimes, France – Drake is currently
working under cover in the South of France - Shot of coast from Drake’s
hotel.
Saif-ul-Maluk Lake, Naran,
Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
THE BARON: And Suddenly You're Dead
John Mannering and Cordelia Winfield are in Switzerland on business.
Lousios Gorge, Peloponnese, Greece
MAN IN A
SUITCASE: Night Flight to Andorra
Establishing footage of
barren river gorge in Andorra.
Municipal Palace of
Sonsonate, Avennue Claudia Lars, Sonsonate, El Salvador
DANGER MAN: The Mercenaries
One of various stock shots to represent the African ‘Confederation’ and
its neighbour.
May 6
Gare Langlade, Route des Pinèdes,
Langlade, France
RETURN OF THE SAINT: The Diplomat's
Daughter
18 Bd Emile Zola, Marsillargues,
France
RETURN OF THE SAINT: The Diplomat's
Daughter
May 6
Identified by Sietse
Postma
Saif-ul-Maluk Lake, Naran,
Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
THE BARON:
And Suddenly You're Dead
John Mannering and Cordelia
Winfield
are in Switzerland on business.
Karachi Port Trust Building, M.A
Jinnah Road, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
THE
CHAMPIONS: Desert Journey
May 5
Bd Victor Hugo/Bd Louis Uni,
Marsillargues, Occitania, France
D265, Marsillargues, Occitania,
France
RETURN OF THE SAINT: The Diplomat's
Daughter
May 5
Identified by Sietse
Postma
Casa
Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina
THE SAINT: The Romantic Matron
Simon Templar is visiting Buenos Aires.
Arcos de la Frontera, Andalucia,
Spain
MAN IN A SUITCASE: Night Flight to Andorra
Establishing footage of Andorran Town nestling in the Pyrenees.
Abbaye de Montmajour, Route de
Fontvieille, Arles, France
RETURN OF THE SAINT: The Diplomat's
Daughter
May 4
Identified by Sietse
Postma
H34: St. Hubert's Home Farm, St.
Huberts Lane, Gerrards Cross
THE SECRET SERVICE: To Catch a Spy
After being directed to farm South of Esher on the Portsmouth Road,
Father Unwin (Stanley Unwin) drives his Model T Ford, Gabriel, through
the gates. He watches the helijet land and then follows the Jaguar
carrying Sir Humphrey and Grey as it leaves.
Avenue Bella Vista,
Villefranche-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
THE SAINT: When Spring is Sprung
As
Simon Templar drives Joanne Dell from Nice, Cote D'Azur Airport to a
spot 5km away on The Moyenne Corniche, Joanne Dell explains to the
Saint that he has fallen onto a trap.
May 3
Identified by Michael
Groves
B5: Aldbury -
Station Road
THE CHAMPIONS: The Experiment
(Cyril Frankel: June 1967)
Craig and Richard's search for a lead on Sharron.
May 1
Identified by Sietse
Postma
Two astounding finds, given how long we have been looking for them.
Sygyn-Bâch, 0.5km
east of Pont-y-Felin, Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales
THE
PERSUADERS!:The Man in the
Middle (Leslie
Norman: 1971)
The cottage where the secrets are to be traded as the episode begins
Unnamed
road half-way between Bryn Dinas and Nantmore Mountain Centre, Gelli
Iago, Nantgwynant, Gwynedd, Wales
THE
PERSUADERS!:
The Man
in the Middle (Leslie Norman: 1971)
Archie is whisked away after being traded.
24 April
Spotted by Sietse Postma
F59: Abbey Park Lane, Burnham,
Slough
THE PERSUADERS!:The Time
and the Place (Roger Moore: March 1971)
Openings scene where Danny's attention is drawn to a girl.
Fountain Gardens, Osborne
Road, Windsor
THE PERSUADERS!:
Someone Waiting (Peter
Medak: 1971)
House
where Morley Lyndon gets murdered. This house is demolished
and
in its place there is now a street called Fountain Gardens.
22 April
Spotted by Alex
Bulgo
Holly Bush Vale, London NW3
THE CHAMPIONS: To Trap a Rat
After
Craig and Richard attempt to follow Edwards on foot, using a tracking
device, Edwards escapes them in a car (driving through the entrance of
the Everyman Theatre).
April 17
Identified by Sietse Postma
Broekzijdse Mill, Gein Noord,
Abcoude, Netherlands
THE
SAINT: The Angel's Eye (Leslie Norman: March 1966)
Malone drives Mable Upwater to a windmill outside Amsterdam where her
father is being held.
April 17
Identified by Geoff Dodd
C3: Civic Centre on Bricket Road in
St Albans (redeveloped)
THE CHAMPIONS: The Final Countdown
(John Gilling: Early 1968)
A German pilot is kidnapped by as he leaves his Hamburg flat.
April 2nd
Identified by Neil
McPherson
Eton Avenue, NW3 -
opposite The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
DIAL 999: Extradition
See: DIAL 999 locations
section
March 11
Identified with help from Pprune.org
and Goldox
Heathrow
Airport
THE CHAMPIONS: The Gun Runners (Robert Asher:
February 1967)
Heathrow Airport -Craig's leaves his plane after arriving at Rangoon
Airport.
March 6th
Identified by Goff Dodd
Queen’s Theatre, 31 Queen’s Road
Central, Hong Kong (demolished)
DEPARTMENT S: A Fish Out of Water
(Cyril Frankel: April 1969)
To avoid being captured by Takla’s men Jason climbs onto the window
ledge of Michele Duplay’s flat in the Century Building. He looks down
at the cinema in the street below,
Television:
Sometimes - Erasure
video (1986)
March 5th 2022
Identified by Goff Dodd
Q36: Aldenham Reservoir causeway,
Elstree Road/Watford Road, Elstree
DEPARTMENT S: The Perfect Operation
(Cyril Frankel: February 1969)
Jason
King (Peter Wyngarde) joins Sir Curtis Seretse (Dennis Alaba Peters)
for a game of croquet as they discuss Haslet-Wood case.
(Identified by Geoff Dodd, March 2022)
Identified and confirmed by Alex
Bulgo after some excellent document research -
see
www.randallandhopkirk.org.uk
Smith's Court, London W1
RANDALL AND HOPKIRK [DECEASED]: Could
You Recognise the Man Again? (Jeremy Summers: April 1969)
Jeff Randall is spending the night visiting various clubs looking the
Rodens (Hawaii Striptease, 1-3 Smith's Court, redeveloped)
February 5
Identified by "Liffy 1M,"
subscriber to PPRuNe.org, alerted by Goldox
Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport, Washington, U.S.A.
DANGER MAN: Fish on a Hook (Robert Day:
March 1964)
Drake Flies into Egypt
Film: DR. NO (1962) as
Jamaican international airport
January 10th
Idenified by Geoff Dodd
International
Airport Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
DEPARTMENT S:
Blackout
(Ray Austin: September 1968)
Wolfe watches as Jason
King departs Nassau Airport for New York.
Chateau
Périgord, Lacets Saint-Léon, Monaco
DEPARTMENT
S:
The Treasure Of The
Costa Del Sol (John Gilling:
September 1968)
Jason
is sent to the Hispano Hotel, Torremolinos
to lie
low.
'Yakymour', Le
Cannet, Côte D’Azur, France
DANGER MAN: No Marks For Servility
(Don Chaffey: 1964)
The Barnarese's
rented villa.
DANGER
MAN: The
Hunting Party (Pat Jackson: 1965)
The grounds of the Jordans' chateau.
House of Assembly, Spanish Town,
Jamaica
DANGER
MAN: The
Mercenaries (Don Chaffey:
1964)
Stock shot to represent the African ‘Confederation’ and its
neighbour.
Palace of Wonders, Stone Town,
Zanzibar
DANGER
MAN: The
Mercenaries (Don Chaffey:
1964)
Stock shot to represent the African ‘Confederation’ and its
neighbour.
Hotel Hilton Istanbul
Bosphorous,Turkey
DANGER
MAN: The
Man on the Beach (Peter Yates: September 1965)
The Royal
Jamaican Hotel swimming pool where Drake is working undercover.
January 8th
Identified by Geoff Dodd
Villa Bonn, Siesmayerstraße,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
DANGER MAN: Are You Going to be More Permanent? (Don
Chaffey: 1964)
Ruth Klinger is sent to Dresden to find out what McGill is doing there.
MAN IN A SUITCASE: Somebody
Loses...Somebody Wins (John Glen: April 1967)
Ruth Klinger finds Herr Oberfeld and McGill discussing business over
Lunch at the in Zwinger Palace, Dresden.
January 4th
A remarkable find to start the year.
Identified by Geoff Dodd
Commander Gideon's house from Gideon's Way.
The
house, probably called 'The Oaks,' was no. 34 Oakleigh Park South,
Whetstone, N20. Sadly demolished and is now the site of two homes; 34A
and 34B.