Series 5 Episode 3 – A Number Of Old Wives Tales |
Filming Locations
MAVIS’S SHOP – THEN & NOW
LEOPOLD ROAD, WIMBLEDON, SW19
At the start of the episode Terry delivers some of Arthur’s gear to ‘Confident’ Clive Cosgrove at his wife Mavis’s shop.
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DRIVING TO MARY 1 – THEN & NOW
BEACONSFIELD TERRACE ROAD INTO BLYTHE ROAD, HAMMERSMITH, W14
At 03m34s, Terry and Clive are seen driving (in a cut together scene) to Mary’s Café. Here Clive asks Terry to be his best man and we see a brief glimpse of ‘The Beaconsfield’ pub near Blythe House.
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At 03m41s Terry has turned the corner into Blythe Road.
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This part of Blythe Road also features in #1.3 The Smaller They Are, #1.7 The Bengal Tiger and #2.11 The Old School Tie.
DRIVING TO MARY 2 – THEN & NOW
WESTBOURNE PARK VILLAS/WESTBOURNE PARK ROAD, W2
At 03m36s, all shots of Clive talking in the car are over 10 minutes away from where Terry is driving. This is more or less parrallel to the Royal Oak tube station on Westbourne Park Villas.
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At 04m25s, Clive is now further back on the same stretch on Westbourne Park Road. Watch carefully here as you see him pass the same location twice after ‘The Westbourne’ pub – shown below here.
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DRIVING TO MARY 3 – THEN & NOW
BLYTHE ROAD INTO DEWHURST ROAD, HAMMERSMITH, W14
At 04m46s, the shot of Terry is passing the house opposite Arthur’s car lot as he turns into Dewhurst Road and tells Clive about his thing with a singer.
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The same house seen on the corner in both shots here is also seen briefly in a scene in #1.7 The Bengal Tiger.
ARTHUR MEETS ROLAND – THEN & NOW
ELEVATED CAR PARK, REAR OF GAP BRIDGE HOUSE, GAP ROAD, WIMBLEDON, SW19
At exactly 5 minutes Arthur meets Roland at this car park to discuss the sale of a Cortina.
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MARY’S CAFÉ – THEN & NOW
WESTBOURNE PARK ROAD, W2
At 6 minutes we catch a glimpse of Clive’s second wife Mary’s café, when Terry and Clive arrive here to drop off some gear.
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LAURA’S BARGE – THEN & NOW
LITTLE VENICE, NR BLOMFIELD ROAD/WARWICK AVENUE SIDE, W9
Just before 10 minutes, Terry collects Clive from Laura’s barge for his wedding to Angie.
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This location also features in #2.6 Not A Bad Lad, Dad and #6.2 Life In The Fast Food Lane.
ANGIE’S FLAT – THEN & NOW
168 SUTHERLAND AVENUE, W9
Around 8 minutes we first catch a glimpse of Clive’s wife-to-be Angie’s flat at night as her ex-husband goes there and she ignores him while he rings the doorbell.
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Just before 11 minutes, we also see Arthur waiting with Angie there for Arnie to arrive with a Rolls-Royce. When they eventually turn up, it is in Arnie’s breakdown truck.
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CHISWICK REGISTRY OFFICE – THEN & NOW
CHISWICK TOWN HALL, HEATHFIELD TERRACE W4
Around 13 minutes into the episode, Clive marries Angie here.
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As they leave the registry office, Angie’s ex-husband arrives and the situation takes a turn for the worst.
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This location also features in #7.2 Days Of Fines & Closures, #9.4 Looking For Mr. Goodtime and #11.3 The Art Of The Matter.
ARNIE & TERRY REPOSSESS AN AUSTIN 1100 – THEN & NOW
112A SHIRLAND ROAD (FORMER ‘J WELFORD & SONS’ DAIRY BUILDING), W9 2EQ
At 16m26s, Arnie & Terry arrive at this location where Arnie is very keen to tow away an old Austin 1100 for scrap.
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SCRAPYARD – THEN & NOW
P AITKINSON LIMITED, 169 BOUNDARY ROAD, SOUTH WIMBLEDON, SW19 2DE
At 18m40s Arnie takes Terry here where he is as proud as punch to make some money out of the repossessed car he has stolen.
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The same location is used as Gypsy Joe’s scrapyard in #3.13 In and in an episode of ‘The Professionals’ called ‘Hijack’.
ARNIE & TERRY ATTEMPT TO REPOSSESS A ROVER P5 – THEN & NOW
WYEMERING ROAD, NR ESSENDINE ROAD, W9
At 20m29s, Arnie & Terry are interrupted in their repossession of a Rover P5 at this location.
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ANGIE’S SHOP – THEN & NOW
287-289 WESTBOURNE GROVE, NR PORTOBELLO ROAD, W11
At 32m30s, Chisholm & Jones are at Angie’s shop informing her that Clive Cosgrove is a bigamist, in Jones’s case tactlessly.
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EVERGREEN HEALTH CLUB – THEN & NOW
BANK OF ENGLAND SPORTS CENTRE, BANK LANE, SW15
At 33 minutes, Arthur takes Clive here to stay the night while he organises some accomodation to keep him away from the law.
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This same location was used as a school in #3.8 The Son Also Rises.
POLICE STATION – THEN & NOW
MAIDA VALE LIBRARY, SUTHERLAND AVENUE, W9 2QT
After Terry, Arthur & Arnie come here around 22m38s to be interviewed about Clive, just after 40 minutes we see the police station again where Clive’s wives have been brought in by Chisholm.
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Just before 47 minutes, Clive comes here with Arthur & Terry to hand himself in.
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This location also features in #2.6 Not A Bad Lad, Dad, #5.5 Second Hand Pose and #5.9 Around The Corner.
ARNIE MISTAKENLY COLLECTS ARTHUR’S CAR – THEN & NOW
STERNDALE ROAD/AUGUSTINE ROAD – HAMMERSMITH, W14
At 47m37s, Arnie collects a car on the corner of Sterndale Road and Augustine Road.
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This location is just along the road from Arthur’s first car lot location.
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