The Professionals at 40
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Doofus said:
croyde said:
Call signs 45 and 37. Can't remember which was Bodie and which was Doyle.
Same call signs as me and my mate who were couriers with the same company back in the early 80s
You used to be a courier for CI5?Same call signs as me and my mate who were couriers with the same company back in the early 80s
In the opening credits of Minder you see Tel and George in an alley with a bent lamp post. That's Newman passage off Newman St which is off Oxford St. Our motorcycle courier rest area was in an old garage down that alley.
Some beaten up car seats and a space invaders machine. We worked for West One Couriers.
That garage is some swanky apartment now as are most of the places in that area.
croyde said:
Shhhh
In the opening credits of Minder you see Tel and George in an alley with a bent lamp post. That's Newman passage off Newman St which is off Oxford St. Our motorcycle courier rest area was in an old garage down that alley.
Some beaten up car seats and a space invaders machine. We worked for West One Couriers.
That garage is some swanky apartment now as are most of the places in that area.
I remember when I was at Uni in the 90s one of my mates was an Asian wide boy from London whose family was in the rag trade. He tried desperately hard to appear both cool and white. Michael he called himself.In the opening credits of Minder you see Tel and George in an alley with a bent lamp post. That's Newman passage off Newman St which is off Oxford St. Our motorcycle courier rest area was in an old garage down that alley.
Some beaten up car seats and a space invaders machine. We worked for West One Couriers.
That garage is some swanky apartment now as are most of the places in that area.
He wore a West One sweatshirt one day, telling everyone it was a little known designer brand. All good until someone from London (it may have been me) pointed out that it was in fact an item of image wear from a m/c courier firm, in all probability manufactured in his Dad’s sweat shop.
He didn’t wear it again.
croyde said:
Shhhh
In the opening credits of Minder you see Tel and George in an alley with a bent lamp post. That's Newman passage off Newman St which is off Oxford St. Our motorcycle courier rest area was in an old garage down that alley.
Some beaten up car seats and a space invaders machine. We worked for West One Couriers.
That garage is some swanky apartment now as are most of the places in that area.
Not only later straightened - http://www.minder.org/locations/loc_endcredits_ope...In the opening credits of Minder you see Tel and George in an alley with a bent lamp post. That's Newman passage off Newman St which is off Oxford St. Our motorcycle courier rest area was in an old garage down that alley.
Some beaten up car seats and a space invaders machine. We worked for West One Couriers.
That garage is some swanky apartment now as are most of the places in that area.
but completely gone now - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5179457,-0.13503...
I’m unwell today so lolling on the sofa with ITV4 on. Back to back Minder, The Sweeney and now The Professionals episode ‘Runner’.
The tail end of The Sweeney had it all: a Jaguar/Granada/Triumph car chase, a shoot out and then the bizarre sight of George, midway through arresting a villain (Colin Welland), challenging him with the line ‘I hear you’re a bit of a hard man’ resulting in a punch up which George naturally wins. Even the Guv got involved in the shoot out and scrapping. 70s gold!
The tail end of The Sweeney had it all: a Jaguar/Granada/Triumph car chase, a shoot out and then the bizarre sight of George, midway through arresting a villain (Colin Welland), challenging him with the line ‘I hear you’re a bit of a hard man’ resulting in a punch up which George naturally wins. Even the Guv got involved in the shoot out and scrapping. 70s gold!
Edited by Spice_Weasel on Thursday 18th January 12:38
Spice_Weasel said:
I’m unwell today so lolling on the sofa with ITV4 on. Back to back Minder, The Sweeney and now The Professionals episode ‘Runner’.
The tail end of The Sweeney had it all: a Jaguar/Granada/Triumph car chase, a shoot out and then the bizarre sight of George, midway through arresting a villain (Colin Welland), challenging him with the line ‘I hear you’re a bit of a hard man’ resulting in a punch up which George naturally wins. Even the Guv got involved in the shoot out and scrapping. 70s gold!
'Faces', one of the best episodes, never tire of watching it! The getaway with the white P6 3500 was shot on the same bit of waste ground as the opening titles in Colet Gardens W6... The tail end of The Sweeney had it all: a Jaguar/Granada/Triumph car chase, a shoot out and then the bizarre sight of George, midway through arresting a villain (Colin Welland), challenging him with the line ‘I hear you’re a bit of a hard man’ resulting in a punch up which George naturally wins. Even the Guv got involved in the shoot out and scrapping. 70s gold!
Edited by Spice_Weasel on Thursday 18th January 12:38
Been watching rather a lot of Sweeney / Profs / Minder recently, the nostalgia really does wash over you...
P5BNij said:
Spice_Weasel said:
I’m unwell today so lolling on the sofa with ITV4 on. Back to back Minder, The Sweeney and now The Professionals episode ‘Runner’.
The tail end of The Sweeney had it all: a Jaguar/Granada/Triumph car chase, a shoot out and then the bizarre sight of George, midway through arresting a villain (Colin Welland), challenging him with the line ‘I hear you’re a bit of a hard man’ resulting in a punch up which George naturally wins. Even the Guv got involved in the shoot out and scrapping. 70s gold!
'Faces', one of the best episodes, never tire of watching it! The getaway with the white P6 3500 was shot on the same bit of waste ground as the opening titles in Colet Gardens W6... The tail end of The Sweeney had it all: a Jaguar/Granada/Triumph car chase, a shoot out and then the bizarre sight of George, midway through arresting a villain (Colin Welland), challenging him with the line ‘I hear you’re a bit of a hard man’ resulting in a punch up which George naturally wins. Even the Guv got involved in the shoot out and scrapping. 70s gold!
Edited by Spice_Weasel on Thursday 18th January 12:38
Been watching rather a lot of Sweeney / Profs / Minder recently, the nostalgia really does wash over you...
P5BNij said:
Spice_Weasel said:
I’m unwell today so lolling on the sofa with ITV4 on. Back to back Minder, The Sweeney and now The Professionals episode ‘Runner’.
The tail end of The Sweeney had it all: a Jaguar/Granada/Triumph car chase, a shoot out and then the bizarre sight of George, midway through arresting a villain (Colin Welland), challenging him with the line ‘I hear you’re a bit of a hard man’ resulting in a punch up which George naturally wins. Even the Guv got involved in the shoot out and scrapping. 70s gold!
'Faces', one of the best episodes, never tire of watching it! The getaway with the white P6 3500 was shot on the same bit of waste ground as the opening titles in Colet Gardens W6... The tail end of The Sweeney had it all: a Jaguar/Granada/Triumph car chase, a shoot out and then the bizarre sight of George, midway through arresting a villain (Colin Welland), challenging him with the line ‘I hear you’re a bit of a hard man’ resulting in a punch up which George naturally wins. Even the Guv got involved in the shoot out and scrapping. 70s gold!
Edited by Spice_Weasel on Thursday 18th January 12:38
Been watching rather a lot of Sweeney / Profs / Minder recently, the nostalgia really does wash over you...
bristolracer said:
markcoznottz said:
Historically useful footage a lot of it, considering a lot of the areas are totally unrecognisable now.
Inconceivable to think that London had vast areas of wasteland,compared to now when any smidge of land will have developers queuing up You could guarantee that sooner or later, someone in The Sweeney or Professionals, Villain etc would find a piece of waste ground or industrial complex to exploit...
Apologies for the gratuitous visual onslaught and thread drift, but for me all of these series and films are inextricably linked together in a glorious bubble of brown tinged nostalgia
Edited by P5BNij on Friday 19th January 16:29
Edited by P5BNij on Friday 19th January 16:30
P5BNij said:
One of my favourite episodes is 'The Female Factor', some of which was shot close to where I used to stay in Hammersmith at the time, in the late Summer of '77, the scene where Bodie and Doyle find the body by the river is right outside the Blue Anchor pub, also seen in the opening titles of 'Minder'.
One of the episodes of The Professionals was filmed in Willesden Tech College, the year before I started gong there on day release. It was the 'Not Very Civil Servant' episode, about the dodgy building firm scam where the jury was got at. The firms hard man, nobbled the lecturer on a stairway, which was the stairway I must have been up and down hundreds of times during the following 4 years, and also, the scene when Bodie waited for the guy in the lecture hall, was filmed in the lecture hall in the college.Professionals was my 2nd favourite TV series, it was good, but, just not quite as good as The Sweeney, which will always be in Number 1 spot. Can still remember watching first episode of The Sweeney with my Dad and one of my Uncles.
Intersesting shots of the film Villain. I went off to Google that but hit the TV show Villains.
Also from the early 70s, a few familiar faces including Martin Shaw.
I don't remember & have not seen either of them.
My intake of Minder, Sweeney & Professionals has peaked in the last week because manflu. Every cloud.
Also from the early 70s, a few familiar faces including Martin Shaw.
I don't remember & have not seen either of them.
My intake of Minder, Sweeney & Professionals has peaked in the last week because manflu. Every cloud.
Harry Biscuit said:
Intersesting shots of the film Villain. I went off to Google that but hit the TV show Villains.
Also from the early 70s, a few familiar faces including Martin Shaw.
I don't remember & have not seen either of them.
My intake of Minder, Sweeney & Professionals has peaked in the last week because manflu. Every cloud.
I bought the 'Villains' dvd a couple of years ago and watched it straight through, it's quite slow and a lot of it is studio bound but the prison van raid in the underpass is nicely done and told in flashback. Worth a look with some good car content, the blaggers use a P5B Coupe, a MkX Jag and a Series 1 XJ6.Also from the early 70s, a few familiar faces including Martin Shaw.
I don't remember & have not seen either of them.
My intake of Minder, Sweeney & Professionals has peaked in the last week because manflu. Every cloud.
'Villain' is overshadowed somewhat by 'Get Carter', they were both shot and released at the same time but 'Get Carter' has much more of a cult following.
P5BNij said:
Harry Biscuit said:
Intersesting shots of the film Villain. I went off to Google that but hit the TV show Villains.
Also from the early 70s, a few familiar faces including Martin Shaw.
I don't remember & have not seen either of them.
My intake of Minder, Sweeney & Professionals has peaked in the last week because manflu. Every cloud.
I bought the 'Villains' dvd a couple of years ago and watched it straight through, it's quite slow and a lot of it is studio bound but the prison van raid in the underpass is nicely done and told in flashback. Worth a look with some good car content, the blaggers use a P5B Coupe, a MkX Jag and a Series 1 XJ6.Also from the early 70s, a few familiar faces including Martin Shaw.
I don't remember & have not seen either of them.
My intake of Minder, Sweeney & Professionals has peaked in the last week because manflu. Every cloud.
'Villain' is overshadowed somewhat by 'Get Carter', they were both shot and released at the same time but 'Get Carter' has much more of a cult following.
The director Peter Yates used a ground breaking real time filming technique for the brilliant car chase sequence (Mk2 Jag and Police S-Type Jag) which got the attention of a certain Hollywood actor with the surname of McQueen, and thus Yates ending up directing Bullitt the following year and well......the rest is history as they say.
I have just re-discovered this series on the ITV4 hub on-demand. Was pretty young when the original series was on and was only ever allowed to watch the odd episode, when my dad was feeling generous. I absolutely love it and now I am hooked! Just the opening credits and music makes me smile!
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