Pic of the day

[Wack61]

It was a Sweeney 'meet' Phil, where about twenty of us did a tour of filming locations and boozers! The Granny in my pic belongs to a chap called Roger Chinnery who sells classic Fords and occasionally hires them out. Back in the summer holiday of 1975 my family went down to Hammersmith to stay with my nan, whilst walking up by Hammersmith Broadway we saw the bronze 3.0 Consul 'NHK 295M' being driven round it, festooned with scaffolding and camera gear. Euston Films' HQ was nearby in Colet Court, a large Victorian building opposite Colet Gardens, which is where the famous blue tinted opening title sequence was shot in 1974. Colet Court was used as the setting for the Flying Squad office and several other scenes throughout the series...

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How things have changed, on after 9pm in the 70s , these days it's sometimes on at 3pm , doesn't seem anywhere near as gripping as it did back in the day though

 

[Oneball]

If the A82 went here...

Parking and swimming · 4127 Lysebotn, Norway

★★★★★ · Park and Garden

maps.app.goo.gl

The A87 is probably better than that. Fairy Pools on Skye

 

[philw696]

 

[Harry]

it’s at the end of Lysefjord near Stavanger.

Norway is great for open roads.
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Thank you, I found it on the map. What an incredible place. I want to organise a driving trip to Norway at some point in the future. Hopefully there will soon be a decent car ferry going from the UK to Scandiland. It took long enough to drive to Denmark this summer.

 

[RoaryRati]

I really think you would have remembered.
Up or down, it would stick in the mind.

I have done several like that

 

[lifes2short]

i need to get one made up for my study

 

[Guy]

 

[Guy]

 

[Scaf]

How things have changed, on after 9pm in the 70s , these days it's sometimes on at 3pm , doesn't seem anywhere near as gripping as it did back in the day though

The Sweeny often filmed in Freston Road, North Kensington and the Bramley Arms

 

[Oneball]

Mr Flibble is in my lounge!

 

[Harry]

Mr Flibble is in my lounge!
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That might require a bit more explanation….

 

[CatmanV2]

That might require a bit more explanation….

Oh we couldn't possibly do that. Who'd clean up the mess?

C

 

[Oneball]

That might require a bit more explanation….

There was a stall at our local Christmas fete selling knitted toys for charity, the Ms bought a penguin, who stares at me as I sit in the lounge. He has a more than passing resemblance to Mr Flibble.

 

[Andyk]

I love living in Chepstow. I have said before that sometimes you don’t appreciate it.

 

[Hurricane52]

I love living in Chepstow. I have said before that sometimes you don’t appreciate it.

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Will you get if finished before Christmas? I can send some limewash brushes if that’d help.

 

[Andyk]

Will you get if finished before Christmas? I can send some limewash brushes if that’d help.

It’s the ladder I am struggling with.

 

[Ebenezer]

Will you get if finished before Christmas? I can send some limewash brushes if that’d help.

Welsh artisans....
Eb

 

[Felonious Crud]

Artisanal exhaust makers
Eb

Art is anal exhaust..?

 

[safrane]

I love living in Chepstow. I have said before that sometimes you don’t appreciate it.

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You need to get your pointing sorted Andy!

 

[Felonious Crud]

Welsh artisans....
Eb

The sheep are a terrible distraction.

Artisanal sheep.