The Sweeney...
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Locations used in the Sweeney films;
( Then & Now).
https://www.reelstreets.com/films/sweeney/
Sweeney 2
https://www.reelstreets.com/films/sweeney-2/
( Then & Now).
https://www.reelstreets.com/films/sweeney/
Sweeney 2
https://www.reelstreets.com/films/sweeney-2/
Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 3rd December 15:12
Milkyway said:
They've got 'capture 8' wrong as being Southall Gasworks. No way is that Southall gasworks, from that tower block in the background.aeropilot said:
Milkyway said:
They've got 'capture 8' wrong as being Southall Gasworks. No way is that Southall gasworks, from that tower block in the background.Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 3rd December 15:39
LukeBrown66 said:
For pepel of a certain age this and the Professionals were and remain a class above all telly!
Crap acting, in most cases, lots of shouting, posing, and great cars.
I love watching them for the locations as much as anything, the other stuff on the roads while filming,t eh buildings, it is very evocative
Something that stands out when you watch these shows too many times (Crap acting, in most cases, lots of shouting, posing, and great cars.
I love watching them for the locations as much as anything, the other stuff on the roads while filming,t eh buildings, it is very evocative
) is just how grey and brown great swathes of London looked at the time, yet with far less roadside furniture than we have now. There were still plenty of bomb sites dotted around too, with corrugated iron fencing everywhere, often festooned with 'Taylor Woodrow' or 'Robert McAlpine' signage.
The old Chelsea Wharf coal yard by the river is now occupied by swankey high rise apartments...
P5BNij said:
Which is more likely to be where that capture 8 shot was filmed in the first Sweeney film, looking at that coal conveyor and brick wall seen in this shot, as there was no overhead conveyor at Southall gasworks, as these were more generally used to take coal brought in from the river barges.P5BNij said:
Something that stands out when you watch these shows too many times () is just how grey and brown great swathes of London looked at the time, yet with far less roadside furniture than we have now. There were still plenty of bomb sites dotted around too, with corrugated iron fencing everywhere, often festooned with 'Taylor Woodrow' or 'Robert McAlpine' signage.
If you want to see just how much some areas have changed then the very last few minutes shown (not shot) are where Jack Regan gets into a J reg taxi and drives off presumable to a new life in Jack or Knave) is just how grey and brown great swathes of London looked at the time, yet with far less roadside furniture than we have now. There were still plenty of bomb sites dotted around too, with corrugated iron fencing everywhere, often festooned with 'Taylor Woodrow' or 'Robert McAlpine' signage.If you google the street you can see how much new stuff has been built.
That in itself isn't jaw dropping what is is just how much London seemed to escalate in new properties skyscrapers, offices homes etc in relation to other parts of the country
P5BNij said:
That white Granada is actually an ex-Bristol area plod car, one of the last registered, hence the T plate.
I forget the actual name of it but this Mews nearby was also used in 'Faces' in 1975 where Dennis Waterman chases his snitch...
Somehow I've come across this picture whilst searching something else on Google and this blue P6 has come up. I forget the actual name of it but this Mews nearby was also used in 'Faces' in 1975 where Dennis Waterman chases his snitch...
I used to own MJD 523L in the early 90s. I still have a picture somewhere. I'll find it....
This picture was taken in 1991 outside my dad's house in Surrey. It was on the road back then and I used it daily. I also owned the yellow P6 which was a 2200 TC. Fantastic times back then. I sold the blue P6 in around 1992 to a film crew. So I think it may have been restored and used in TV thereafter.
P5BNij said:
Something that stands out when you watch these shows too many times () is just how grey and brown great swathes of London looked at the time,
Thread about 70s London here:) is just how grey and brown great swathes of London looked at the time, https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
austina35 said:
This picture was taken in 1991 outside my dad's house in Surrey. It was on the road back then and I used it daily. I also owned the yellow P6 which was a 2200 TC. Fantastic times back then. I sold the blue P6 in around 1992 to a film crew. So I think it may have been restored and used in TV thereafter.
A few more Sweeney nik naks while I'm at it...
Prunella Gee came to one of the meets in Hammersmith, she appeared in a later episode of the series...
P5BNij said:
Fascinating, thanks for that - the owner who brought it to the Sweeney meet all those years ago was a really nice chap but unfortunately I can't remember his name, I think he said he'd had it for a few years at that point.
A few more Sweeney nik naks while I'm at it...
Prunella Gee came to one of the meets in Hammersmith, she appeared in a later episode of the series...
Brilliant!A few more Sweeney nik naks while I'm at it...
Prunella Gee came to one of the meets in Hammersmith, she appeared in a later episode of the series...
P5BNij said:
Colet Gardens, Hammersmith W6 where the opening titles were shot back in '74 - Latymer's used be be called the Red Cow, where the cast and crew would take a breather during the filming...
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Used to work in Hammersmith & Latymers was a regular for lunch. So many of the locations were well known..
Others have mentioned The Professionals, and much of that was filmed around the White Waltham area where I lived.
I got to know Dennis Waterman quite well playing golf with him from the late 90s on. Really nice guy.
kestral said:
The Sweeney a great show.
The best psyco I have ever seen, even until this day...Gerge Sweeney as a violent thug in one of the episodes, he was truley terrifying, it was almost as though he was like that in real life.
21.00hrs Monday night.
"that boy that boy well what about this boy !!!!!!"The best psyco I have ever seen, even until this day...Gerge Sweeney as a violent thug in one of the episodes, he was truley terrifying, it was almost as though he was like that in real life.
21.00hrs Monday night.
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