Marathon Man: 1976.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: 2011 remake.
Tag Archives: UK
TV
From the mini-series Spies of Warsaw (2013, set 1930s), staring man of the moment David Tennant…
Film
Another one from cinema. This still is taken from the horror movie Creep, which is set in the London Underground. Of course it’s horror so the phone doesn’t work…
TV
All of a sudden I see loads of phone boxes on the small screen. I guess they are still an integral part of the modern world.
Vegas, (2012) S1 E5:
In the flesh, (2013) E3:
Shetland (2013):
Another from ‘Shetland’. I like this because it shows clearly why it is unlikely we will ever see the end of the phone box and landline, at least in some parts of the world.
Cornwall, UK
We just spent a few days over in Cornwall.
Penzance
Sancreed
Gweek
Online not phone line
New model
I knew this blog would have to be dragged into the new millennium at some point. Today is the day. We took Couscous out for a walk at Allhallows, on the Thames just up from Gravesend. Instead of a ‘Phone’ box there was an ‘Internet’ box.
Off topic – sort of
This article isn’t exactly about phone boxes but the first paragraph does indicate how they were once an integral part of life…
How a TARDIS could help police
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