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Richard writes. As I live in Bristol, I often find myself stumbling across many of the places that the BBC used while filming the show. After I had sent Perry a map of all the locations, I decided to follow it up with some photographs.
I began my journey in the St. Paul’s district of Bristol, taking in Alan Parry’s printing works, in York Street. Next it was on to Brunswick Square to find the place where Rodney told Del to visit the dentist during ‘Fatal Extraction’. Just around the corner in Upper York Street is Councilor Murray’s car park that was used while filming the famous Batman & Robin scene. I had to delay taking the photo for a few minutes, as three tramps were sat in the car park. They reminded me of the blokes in the ‘Mutton Vindaloo’ scene in ‘Danger UXD’.

My next stop was the Italian restaurant that Trigger visited in ‘Dates’. I found the Restaurant (Known as ‘Pasta Park’) in Gloucester Road, Bishopston. The Red, White and Green canopy is still there to this day. Directly across the road from the restaurant is The Bristol Flyer Pub (Featured when Del say’s “I don’t believe it…that’s a woman!”). Next door to the Bristol Flyer is the Bristol North Baths that was used as a decoy for the police station in ‘Dates’. This building was previously used by the BBC while filming the Young Ones’ in the episode entitled ‘Summer Holiday’.
I moved on to Clifton and had some lunch at ‘Henry Africa’s Hothouse’ in Whiteladies Road I magaged to sit at the table where Del and Jules had a chat about England v Yugoslavia and Elizabeth Taylors’ cheek bones . I kept a close watch on the BP filling station across the road in case Alan Parry turned up in his BMW.

Back to central Bristol, where I took a photo of the lane that leads to Dirty Barry’s shop. I also took a photo of the site of the Studio Nightclub, which is where Raquel and Tony sang their duet. The club had been demolished in March 1998. The next stop was Shoots Floating Restaurant in Hotwell Road, where Rodney asked Cassandra if she fancied showing him her tan.
The scene where Del and Rodney dump the blow up dolls was filmed at Canons Marsh. This gasworks site has been derelict for decades, and is due for redevelopment. I was unable to get a photo of the actual place where they left the dolls as the whole area is fenced off. Then I drove to Bristol’s Broadmead shopping precinct to find the ‘Sport & Ski’ shop where Del’s van broke down in ‘Heroes & Villains’.

I was planning to meet a few friends for a drink that night, and had arranged to meet them at ‘Liberty’s Venue Bar’ which is part of The Parkside Hotel in Brislington. This is where Rodney met Cassandra in ‘Yuppy Love’ and was also where Rodney, Mickey and Chris spent the night on the p…,booze in ‘Rodney Come Home’. Unfortunately the DJ refused to play ‘Lady in Red’ and none of the girls had heard of Jevon.
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As it was raining, one of my friends kindly offered me a lift home. I asked him if he could drop me off halfway home as I fancied the walk. The day had been Cos-Bloody-Mic!!!!
Richard Clerk
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12th Convention is on October 25th 2009 Bristol City Football Club
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