Night Ferry (1976) - extract

'The Children's Film Foundation Collection: London Tales' is released on BFI DVD on 23 July, and also features 'The Salvage Gang' and 'Operation Third Form' - amzn.to/MimmTs
In this clip, a dastardly master-of-disguise (played by Bernard Cribbins) is followed through the Clapham area by brave youngster Carol. Features shots of the Clapham High Street train station and the famous department store Arding and Hobbs (now Debenhams).
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[@ctyerkes]

Sheer nostalgia... British Rail blue and blue-grey trains, Cortinas, Corsairs, Anglias, Capris, Imps...

[@geoffsmith3192]

I walking past a side door at Victoria Station in 1976 or 77, I looked in as it was half open. There was Bernard Cribbins putting on a pair of trousers. He froze when our eyes met, but no words were spoken, and I went on my way. I read later he was doing some filming for the Night Ferry.

[@MikeGMcDermott]

In the days when Battersea and Clapham were about as working-class as they come before all the yuppies moved in during the late 1980s.

[@simonmaskell365]

Slums had gone thats why.

[@limacharlie372]

I used to walk over that footbridge when I was a kid to get to Battersea Park School (formerly Battersea County school) from 1985 to 1990. Great to see how it used to look again and I remember the building on the corner where the man stops and puts down his case was a newsagents during my secondary school years. #fondmemories 🙂

[@Crecybowman]

Those were the days! We could actually be trusted to open and close our own carriage doors, Public conveniences were...convenient, life was simpler...

[@bob56gibson]

FYI Clapham Junction is in Battersea SW 11 and not Clapham! Nice scenes!

[@tomthomassony8607]

Bog Island at Clapham Junction, by Arding and Hobbs.

[@TheZacDJ]

Proper trains!

[@ADFProductionsUK]

Just watched this film today on your DVD set, what a great film and all those old train too. Do you plan to release more of these films on DVD? I hope so.

[@Eltonlaleham]

Carol Jayne Tottman was Amy in psa play safe frisby

[@alfiethenostalgiaboy2007]

She Was Also The Little Girl In Superman (1978) Jackie Blake In
Look & Read Sky Hunter (1978) The Nurse In 1 Episode Of Tom Dick & Harriet (1983) The Citizens Son In Cyrano De Bergerac (1985) And The Women In The Car In 1 Episode Of The Bill (1988).

[@Eltonlaleham]

@@alfiethenostalgiaboy2007 Jayne Tottman when she played the little girl in Superman, was called Felicity and as the woman in the car she was called Madeline .

[@jaybee2402]

So...why is that little lady stalking old men for?? 😳😳

[@AtheistOrphan]

He’s the leader of a gang of thieves that’s stolen an Egyptian Mummy.

[@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome]

I'm sure I saw this as a kid, they used to show this kind of stuff on Saturday mornings at my local cinema and this looks really familiar. Jesus I'm old.