The Champions - The Night People

[isbright]

That should be The Champions, but I can't change it!

For the attention of Mr McKay:

Here's a pic of the telephone box (in North Bovey, Devon) from this episode that I promised you years ago. Been revisiting Avengerland and got reminded. Sorry.

North Bovey_Champions_Night People.jpg

I couldn't get my image to load so borrowed from Google StreetView.

Can you post the original still from the episode please.

Regards, Ian.

[isbright]

Thanks, Steve. It was late, for me and I'm such a perfectionist (even editing this post several times!).

By the way, what's the prize for my first 100th post? Lol ;D

Regards, Ian.

[flynn]

i think this is it.just thought i would throw in the pub to.

[mariocki]

I think that's The Plough at Sleapshyde.

[flynn]

looks a fine hostelry.

[isbright]

Indeed it is both...


Image of location C8 from Avengerland site.

Regards, Ian.

[Anthony McKay]

I originally thought the grey/blue phone box in the the episode could have been Ireland or Scotland until I read about this colour scheme being used in areas where the bright red phone boxes looked out of place.

[SlicerWanstead]

Does anybody recognise the Cornwall Public Records Office from the same episode? It's probably more likely from the Herts/Bucks area.

[Anthony McKay]

Damn - another location I've overlooked.

This is probably the stock shot:

World Backgrounds ID: 301669: Est Shot Small Public Hall Cba In England. (no image available)

[tavistock]

Could be the the Prince of Wales Baths Price of Wales Road London NW5, the Willes Road entrance.

[Anthony McKay]

Could be the the Prince of Wales Baths Price of Wales Road London NW5, the Willes Road entrance.

From what I've seen it could be nowhere else!

Tavistock shoots, he scores!

[tavistock]

I learnt to swim there in the 60s and after the war my mother collected money at the entrance for the amateur boxing matches, then paid out the winners and losers at the end of the evening. The building has just re-opened after a £25m refit. You could have a bath there in the mid 1970s for 9d and the water was strictly limited by a guy with a big spanner who put only so much water in the bath! The water for the swimming baths came from a well at the rear of the baths. Bit of history for you!

[Anthony McKay]

Could you sneak in you own spanner?

[SlicerWanstead]

Thanks. You can't beat a bit of local knowledge. This probably explains why Frank Thornton was acting such a drip in this sequence.