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Just watched the above on pc/Iplayer.

Does anyone know where it was film at all (One presumes it was scotland somewhere, but where exactly ??????)

In reply to martin s:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1282016/locations

Agree totally with the review on there...

In reply to martin s:
Brilliant isn't it!!

In reply to martin s:

According to the book, it should been a coastal town in Kent.
One day they will get it right.

When Buchan was writing the book, he was staying at a convalescent home in Broadstairs, which had 39 steps from the garden to the beach. When the wooden steps were removed and replaced with concrete, a portion of the original was sent to Buchan, with a small plaque.

In reply to martin s:

The scenery did a better job than the cast or director, so at least you're asking the right question.

In reply to martin s:

The outdoor shots of "london" at the beginning were around Register House in Edinburgh

In reply to martin s: why dont they be true to the book,one of the best adventure stories told,and why do we have to have a love interest !!!!

In reply to johnSD: Thanks people. I saw two places I thought I recognised, both around loch Tay . . . . .but obviously not there at all ??????





"Ill get me coat"

In reply to grynneman:

Yeh but the scenery would have been a lot more boring if they had filmed it in Broadstairs

In reply to martin s:

I thought it was Callander????

In reply to grynneman:

And Scudder should have been stabbed and found after Hannay returns to his flat not shot while Hannay was there

In reply to martin s: In fairness, this is a book that has been constantly messed arround with for the film. Sometimes he's handcuffed to the woman, sometimes she's a suffragette/spy. Hmm. I just choked on my own credulousness typing that. I actually thought it was not a bad film, but I guess the BBC added contemporary bits at the same time as removing the overt and offensive racism. Times change.

In reply to martin s: one of my brothers was an extra in it!! but i much prefer the old versions,

the black and white own with sid james as the lorry driver

It seems there's a lot of pissing and moaning going on about differences between the show and the book. Ive not read the book but this argument is generally fairly tedious. I believe its called an artistic license? So what if its not filmed in exactly the same location as the book was set?
Either way I thought the show was pretty shit and am sure the book is better, not necessarily due to location.

In reply to martin s:

Man it was poor - one of the worst bits of Xmas fluff I saw through the festive period (ok, I don't watch that much telly!)

On a pendantic jock note - it was hilarious that he jumped off the train somewhere in teh Scottish borders but somehow ended up walking all the way to Argyle - now that's hill-fit!