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Re: 1987: Chris and Neil are winding up a three-week stint in South London and Clacton filming It Couldn't Happen Here

Does anyone know which South london locations were used?
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O've got a feeling the B&B Chris runs out the door of is in Streatham. I only know this cause I used to live there, although I may be wrong
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Sure the nightclub @ the end is in Uxbridge.
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At Paddington station, army soldiers stand guard around and there is a limo waiting for Neil and Chris.!

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Tom Angel wrote:Re: 1987: Chris and Neil are winding up a three-week stint in South London and Clacton filming It Couldn't Happen Here

Does anyone know which South london locations were used?
This is in a main road in Clacton near the seafront!!

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Spent the day in Clacton-on-Sea on Friday. Had completely forgotten this was the filming location but immediately recognised it! This is where Neil buys a postcard!Image


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Oh how i would live to visit clacton-on-sea!
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IMDB also states Horsted Keynes station, Bluebell Railway, West Sussex as a location

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Credits on I like it here, wherever it is...
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I thought Kings Cross station was used

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DJ Pat wrote: Thu 14 Mar 2019, 11:43 pm I thought Kings Cross station was used
I thought it was Paddington.
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The footage of the trains emerging from the tunnel just before Chris is on the platform is Kings Cross

Oh hang on, I'm thinking of the Kings Cross video from 'Projections'

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beastman wrote: Mon 10 Jun 2019, 8:48 am Might give Clacton a miss now:

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n ... st-2959410
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beastman wrote: Mon 10 Jun 2019, 8:48 am Might give Clacton a miss now:

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n ... st-2959410
I've visited several on the best and worst seasides listed there. I wholeheartedly agree with the outcomes, but I think it's a bit sad that the once great Victorian seaside spots are now ranked among the worst. 100+ years of development in those and we're yearning for the beaches that are more remote and unadulterated. How long before those become the top 10 worst in the UK? Another 100 years? :(

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