If you leave Waterloo Station to walk to the Greater London County Council (GLCC) you don't walk across Westminster bridge. They're on the same side South Bank.
Modern trains are relatively smooth running. In the 1950s they rattled about everywhere. The railway carriage scenes show no movement whatsoever even though the scene from the window suggests the train is travelling at some speed.
When Mr Williams is sitting on the swing, not one snowflake falls on him despite the amount of snow falling.
On the letter Mr. Wakeling gets in a key scene, containing Mr. Williams's note to him, the cursive writing on the envelope has a misspelling, it says "Mr. Wakeling - Private and Confidenial" with Confidential misspelled.
All four men get on the train at the same small suburban station. which, judging by the time they spend on the train, appears to be some distance from London.
Whilst it is entirely possible, it would be very unusual for four people who work together in a small office to also live in the exact same town, even more so that their boss also lives in the next town along the line.
Whilst it is entirely possible, it would be very unusual for four people who work together in a small office to also live in the exact same town, even more so that their boss also lives in the next town along the line.
Waterloo East in the film was known simply as Waterloo between 7th July 1935 and 2nd May 1977.
The movie is set in 1953 but in the vintage film clip of London at the start there are Routemaster buses. They didn't come in until 1956.
The trains shown running into Waterloo are seen on standard two-rail track, but by 1953 Southern Region would have been three-rail electrified.
The Standard class 4MTT Steam locomotive 80151 was built in 1957. The movie is set in 1953.
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