Kenneth Griffith has died aged 84

One of our 'regulars' on Reelstreets.

He appeared in TIGER BAY (1959), ONLY TWO CAN PLAY (1962) and CALLAN (1974).

He was in over one hundred films and was sometimes on the other side of the
camera as a film maker.

John and I had great fun this year tracking down locations for 'Only two can
play' and 'Tiger bay'
We hope to get these up soon on Reelstreets as our tribute to the great man.

Kindest regards
Brother Brian.

South Wales Evening Post - Publicity

BROTHERS ON THE TRAIL OF COMEDY GENIUS
South Wales Evening Post 21.06.06

A quest to track down ordinary streets used in classic British movies has brought two brothers to Swansea on the trail of comedy genius Peter Sellers. John and Brian Tunstill embarked on a private obsession to trace streets and buildings they had seen in old films two years ago. Now they are the proud owners of a website that has attracted two million visitors from curious members of the public keen to see their street on film.

The latest to attract their attention is Only Two Can Play, a 1962 film starring Sellers as a bored librarian attempting to embark on a steamy affair with a councillor's wife.



The comedy was filmed in and around Swansea and is based on the Kingsley Amis novel That Uncertain Feeling.

It includes shots of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Alexandra Road, Mayhill streets and the tennis courts at Bishop Gore school.

John Tunstill explained that he and his brother had visited hundreds of streets across Britain in their quest to document where films were shot.

John said: "It's like a treasure hunt. We see a film and there are little clues.

"With Only Two Can Play it is obviously set in Wales, and somewhere quite industrial. It's also close to the sea, so that narrowed it down to this area.

"There are all sorts of clues to look out for."

The pair take stills from the films and try to discover their exact whereabouts. They also photograph the modern day scenes to see how a place has changed.

Despite starting as a hobby, the pair say it is turning into an obsession. John lives in Italy and between then they spend hundreds of pounds visiting film sites around the country.

John said: "It's amazing the reaction it has generated. We never thought we would be getting two million hits on the site when we set it up.

"People are fascinated by it when they realise a film was shot on their street. It's down to nostalgia.

"Everybody loves nostalgia and everybody loves films.

"Once we have a film on the website, we get all sorts of people contacting us to say they were an extra, or they worked on such and such a film. There are some great stories."

The brothers have around 400 films they are hoping to get on the website, so have plenty of places still to visit.

Brian said: "The fascination is often inverse to the popularity of a film.

"If it didn't do well, we won't get so many hits, but the ones we do get are always interesting."

Visit the website at www.reelstreets.com

Royal Geographical Society - Location

"Would you be able to tell me which films were shot inside the Royal Geographical Society in London, please. We think that 'Around the World in 80 Days' was - can you confirm or let me know if any
others at all."
Thanks so much
Wendy Robertson

"BROTHERS ON THE TRAIL OF COMEDY GENIUS"

Today on blog an article from http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk

"BROTHERS ON THE TRAIL OF COMEDY GENIUS"

Date : 21.06.06

"A quest to track down ordinary streets used in classic British movies has brought two brothers to Swansea on the trail of comedy genius Peter Sellers. John and Brian Tunstill embarked on a private obsession to trace streets and buildings they had seen in old films two years ago. Now they are the proud owners of a website that has attracted two million visitors from curious members of the public keen to see their street on film.

The latest to attract their attention is Only Two Can Play, a 1962 film starring Sellers as a bored librarian attempting to embark on a steamy affair with a councillor's wife.

The comedy was filmed in and around Swansea and is based on the Kingsley Amis novel That Uncertain Feeling.

It includes shots of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Alexandra Road, Mayhill streets and the tennis courts at Bishop Gore school.

John Tunstill explained that he and his brother had visited hundreds of streets across Britain in their quest to document where films were shot.

John said: "It's like a treasure hunt. We see a film and there are little clues.

"With Only Two Can Play it is obviously set in Wales, and somewhere quite industrial. It's also close to the sea, so that narrowed it down to this area.

"There are all sorts of clues to look out for."

The pair take stills from the films and try to discover their exact whereabouts. They also photograph the modern day scenes to see how a place has changed.

Despite starting as a hobby, the pair say it is turning into an obsession. John lives in Italy and between then they spend hundreds of pounds visiting film sites around the country.

John said: "It's amazing the reaction it has generated. We never thought we would be getting two million hits on the site when we set it up.

"People are fascinated by it when they realise a film was shot on their street. It's down to nostalgia.

"Everybody loves nostalgia and everybody loves films.

"Once we have a film on the website, we get all sorts of people contacting us to say they were an extra, or they worked on such and such a film. There are some great stories."

The brothers have around 400 films they are hoping to get on the website, so have plenty of places still to visit.

Brian said: "The fascination is often inverse to the popularity of a film.

"If it didn't do well, we won't get so many hits, but the ones we do get are always interesting."

Visit the website at www.reelstreets.com "

Royal Geographical Society

Would you be able to tell me which films were shot inside the Royal
Geographical Society in London, please.
We think that Around the World in 80 Days was - can you confirm or let me
know if any
others at all.
Thanks so much

Wendy Robertson

Battle of Britain

Dear John

I was most interested in your website for reelstreets with Brian. When I watch the older films I often wonder now where was that shot taken? I will watch the site with interest. Here in Lincolnshire the Da Vinci Code makes the headlines and the Memphis Belle. When I lived in North West Essex the film the Battle of Britain was made in the skies above. I well remember sitting in the garden revising for my finals at University and a mock dog fight taking place. I met many of the film set as a lot of the planes were the spanish Rolls Royce powered Me 109s were based at RAF Debden where my late father was an honoary RAF Chaplain (25 yaers). We met the German, Galland etc. Then the filming was also at Duxford where a mock French Chateau was made of scaffolding and I think a paper cardboard front. We saw all the aircraft and a lot of the flying was witnessed from the ground. I thought these memories might be of interest.for restoration.

New Films Added

Just added to the Reel Streets subscribers area :

Kidnapped
The Blue Lamp
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QUADBOD - Re: british films

Hello again, John!

I can't remember if I mentioned this a while ago, but one film which included numerous Birmingham street scenes was PROSTITUTE (1980) directed by Tony Garnett. Some of the film takes place in London, but I'm not sure if that involved exteriors. The Birmingham section certainly did. There's an entry on IMDb with credits, etc. It was my only film appearance, but when I tell people I had a small part in Prostitute, I get some funny looks!

Maybe you would consider adding this title to the site.

Best wishes,
Terry (& Sue)
Quadbod media memorabilia