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I'm one of those people who really likes to get into a programme in a big way when it catches my imagination. Bugs is one of the many TV obsessions I've had over the years and lasted longer than any other - almost 4 years in fact. As I've mentioned, I like to get into things in a big way and in this case it meant scouring London forBugs filming locations and photographing them. I've produced maps and location lists for a few people and even held two tours around the main sights.
Bugs may have finished now but it lives on in the minds and video tapes of it's fans, hence the many fan sites around on the net. As there's so much information available already out there I've decided to focus on the locations rather than the show itself. Here's a collection of some of the most frequently used locations I've found, with photographs and lists of the episodes they can be seen in. If you use this guide to help you find some of the buildings, let me know how you get on! |
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Location: Uxbridge, right next to the tube station
Nearest Station: Uxbridge tube station, Metropolitan line.
Used as: Bureau 2 - the team's offices in series 3-4
Real use: Offices for several companies |
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Location: Near Nutmeg Lane,East India
Nearest Station: East India on Docklands Light Railway
Used as: Primarily used as The Hive, but also used from other angles as the Central Records Archive and a few other buildings.
Real use: Financial Times building |
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Location: Clove Crescent, East India
Nearest Station: East India, DLR
Used as: Bureau 2 - the team's offices in series 3-4
Real use: Offices for several companies |
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Used As: Many different things, including: |
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Global Bank in Must Come Down |
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Helicopter landing point in The Bureau of Weapons |
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The area Ros escaped into in Fugitive |
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and as various backgrounds in Down Among the |
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Dead Men, Newton's Run and Pandora's Box. |
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The inside of at least one of the buildings has also been used many times, |
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including Down Among the Dead Men and Identity Crisis (see pic above) |
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Real Use: Actually, I don't have a clue! |
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Location: Leading down from East India station |
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Nearest Station: Take a wild guess.... |
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Used As: The bridge Beckett took Newton along in Newton's Run |
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Real Use: Just a bridge, I'm afraid. Not too exciting, huh? |
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Location: Queen Elizabeth Street, London |
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Nearest Station: London Bridge |
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Used As: Ros and Ed's apartments, season 1 |
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Real Use: Apartments |
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Location: Glengall Bridge, Pepper Street |
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Nearest Station: Crossharbour on the Docklands Light Railway |
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Used As: Beckett's apartment and scene of car chase, 'Out of the Hive' |
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Real Use: A mix of apartments and offices |
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Location: Harbour Exchange Square |
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Nearest Station: Crossharbour, DLR |
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Used As: The blue buildings here have been used often including: |
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Assassins Inc. |
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Shotgun Wedding (as Anna Fabrizi's hotel) |
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Manna From Heaven (as premises of Hennessey Brock) |
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Schrodinger's Bomb |
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Real Use: Office and Conference Facilities |
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Location: Near Pepper Street |
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Nearest Station: Crossharbour |
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Used As: Seen often in the background of episodes and also used |
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prominently in Shotgun Wedding and as the Bureau of Weapons field |
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testing facility in The Bureau of Weapons |
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Real Use: London Arena |
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Location: Millharbour |
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Nearest Station: Crossharbour |
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Used As: New Earth Foods in Manna From Heaven |
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Real Use: A business of some kind |
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Location: Millharbour |
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Nearest Station: Crossharbour or South Quay |
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Used As: Jean Daniel's HQ in Pulse |
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Real Use: Something to do with a bank I think, but don't quote me on it! |
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Location: Millwall Inner Docks |
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Nearest Station: Crossharbour |
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Used As: The Chinese Restaurant blown up in Out of the Hive |
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Real Use: Floating Chinese restaurant |
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Location: Stewart Street |
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Nearest Station: Crossharbour (is anyone noticing a pattern here?!) |
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Used As: The rather odd building in Schrodinger's Bomb |
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Real Use: Water pumping station |
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Location: Poplar Bridge |
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Nearest Station: Poplar, DLR |
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Used As: The tunnel seen in Out of the Hive and Absent Friends |
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Real Use: Bridge at Poplar Station |
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Location: Broadgate, Liverpool Street |
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Nearest Station: Liverpool Street |
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Used As: Technopolis in A Cage for Satan and seen prominently in |
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The Enemy Within. Also used in Down Among the Dead Men |
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Real Use: Offices and banks |
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Location: Elstree Way, Boreham Wood |
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Nearest Station: Elstree & Boreham Wood (or you could be an idiot |
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like me and do a 2 hour walk from Stanmore....) |
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Used As: The building Ros and Carly were held in, in Girl Power. |
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I think some scenes may be filmed inside the studios, too. |
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There's a Carnival Films sign beside the door. |
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Real Use: Millennium Studios |
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I wouldn't mind betting there are locations I've forgotten to include that I |
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know of so if there's a building that's not here and you'd like to know about |
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you can always drop me a line and ask! |
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