Quadrophenia To Carry On! - I Went In Search Of These Brighton Film Locations

So where was Quadrophenia filmed in Brighton and where did the Carry On team go for a winkle on the Palace Pier?
I went in search of some of the films from my youth from the classic Quadrophenia with Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash and Ray Winstone to the “Oooh Err Misses” comedy of Carry On Girls and Carry On At Your Convenience.
The Mods fighting with the Rockers on Brighton Beach, Quadrophenia Alley, Dora Bryan’s Hotel and Brighton Palace Pier.
0:00 Brighton Intro
1:17 Quadrophenia
3:05 Mods On Madeira Drive
3:50 Brighton Beach
4:47 East Street Brighton
6:01 Quadrophenia Alley
7:17 Grand Hotel Brighton
8:36 Beachy Head
9:46 Carry On Girls West Pier
10:32 Marine Parade
11:36 Carry On Brighton Palace Pier
‘Quadrophenia To Carry On! - I Went In Search Of These Brighton Film Locations’ - Filmed November 2021 #Quadrophenia #Brighton #FilmLocations
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[@flydriveexplore]

Some more film locations in Wales kzbin.info/aero/PLvLoC9ZcTe_Seq5mg5fBP9ndJqRb9kwWs

[@richardevans7035]

My 3 all time favourites quadrophenia, warriors, wanderers all made in 1979 too

[@flydriveexplore]

Good choices

[@johnorchard4]

I remember coming to work one morning, I was managing a store in St James's Street at the time. I walked down from the station as I had to commute in daily. I wondered why there was a long queue of mainly young people along the Steine. I was surprised that it was an extremely long queue and went around a very long block passing my store and nearby Woolworths. That was the queue with young people applying at the Job Centre to work as extras on Quadrophenia.

[@keithvirgin771]

Stayed at the Grand and talked to the very same concierge as in your video ‘ he told me loads of mods shout in the doorway “bell boy “ !! And talked to the chap that owns the Quadrophenia shop right next the alley , he knew all the locations

[@flydriveexplore]

I didn’t have the guts to shout it myself.

[@lauraalfaro5621]

🤣🤣 l am 66 and was there by the time of filming it . Many of my friends worked as extras . And some got hurt iswell . It is a privilege l have never forgotten. 😍🥰🤩👍

[@flydriveexplore]

👍 I've been watching the film again. It looked like filming was fun but 'health and safety' wasn't an issue, especially on those fight scenes. It must have been quite chaotic with all those extras.

[@lauraalfaro5621]

@@flydriveexplore You are right , l remember that the ones in the fights and with chains were getting £ 80 per day and the rest £15 . 🧐

[@alexpodell662]

Thanks you for this - great video and brings back many memories...

[@flydriveexplore]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alexpodell662]

Meant a lot to me - this film had a powerful impact on my youth. Also my all time fav is Laurence of Arabia !

[@discotrev100]

Quadrophenia brilliant film seen numerous times and the carry on films all filmed in Brighton where I live now.

[@josephfilocamo2497]

Thank you for doing this . I am a big who fan , I am going to share this to two Facebook pages

[@flydriveexplore]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@simpatico1975]

The sea life centre was only an outside shot, the inside of the club was in Islington.

[@toopoos]

Nice one fella and just subscribed. I do love the filming floors in Quadrophenia especially in your clip 4m 08s when Brighton Marina is seen in the background ( finished in the mid to late 70's) of the group of Mods, it doesn't bother me though as it's an epic film. 👍

[@flydriveexplore]

And at the end, as he rides along the clifftop you can see the shadow of the filming helicopter. But like you, still love it.

[@toopoos]

My good lady has just said that I'm a right square for noticing this sort of stuff. 🙂 @@flydriveexplore

[@tintobrass532]

Brilliant video mate, I was born and bred in Brighton, but went to Swansea to study for my M.Phil and then Ph.D in 2003. I go back to Brighton when I can, and your video gives me a little slice of home! I grew up in Brighton in the 1970’s

[@flydriveexplore]

Cheers, glad it brought back memories. We really liked Brighton.

[@stephenbradford1971]

I used to live two roads down from Nick Cave in Kemptown he was an interesting man and his kids were very polite so I felt very sad for Nick when his son passed away unfortunately Nick has left to move to London now .

[@AliceGoss]

I love the Carry on Films. I could watch them all day long. Carry on Dick is my favorite.

[@flydriveexplore]

"Dandy Desmond" in the "Old Cock Inn" classic Carry On!

[@OurWorldForYou]

Another great video Marcus. Love exploring home-grown movie locations. I haven't seen Quadrophenia in a few years, need to check it out again - I remember it was full of stars of the big & small screen. And as for 'Carry on ...' '70's Cinema & TV - it has a lot to answer for 🤣🤣

[@flydriveexplore]

Everyone looks so young in Qudarophenia

[@OurWorldForYou]

@@flydriveexplore Don't they just - I love watching old episodes of The Sweeney/Minder/Professionals etc to see early performances

[@flydriveexplore]

@@OurWorldForYou When we were in Brighton we went to a play starring Marti Webb, Gary Webster and Brit Ekland, they don't look so young.

[@philtucker1224]

What wonderful clips! It brought it all back to me! Happy memories (and some great Lambretta scooters too!)😊

[@68Warpigs]

Planning to do this trip myself and picked up a few tips for what to look for now, thanks for uploading this, great little guide.

[@flydriveexplore]

Cheers 👍

[@michellebruce5092]

Great video tour I enjoyed it. Hope to see more soon. Have a great day 😀 greetings from Canada 😀

[@fionamairs6763]

I love Brighton so thanks for the film locations ! I also love Quadrophenia and Carry on at your convenience 😜

[@philtucker1224]

Bless you Marcus and Mel 🙏👍

[@abdullahnasir9441]

Great scenes to visit

[@nigelhumphreysfsuk2833]

wow that was awesome

[@Michael-yd5ry]

From Croydon to Brighton every Bank Holiday.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@journeymanbrien_ballymoney]

I agree well put together video

[@TerryMurrayTalks]

Nice video and good to see the locations of the three films. Like you, I am an avid fan of the Carry On films. They are full of comedy gems. One of my favorite nonverbal comedy moment in carry on girls is when the two police officers enter the room to check to see if Valerie Leon is a “man”. The smile and the licking of the lip by constable Cookson (the bobby behind David Lodge the Inspector) when Valerie reveals her beauty is priceless. - Happy days.

[@flydriveexplore]

Always good to hear from a fellow Carry On fan 👍

[@Stevali1966]

I never been to Brighton. But I absolutely adore Quadrophenia. In fact I meet Phil Daniels at a Blur gig at the Alexandra Palace in London. But that's another story. Also love The Who album. And the soundtrack not bad.

[@flydriveexplore]

Hi, I remember watching it on video in the early 80s when there was a bit of a mod revival. It was interesting to see the places. I sometimes have coffee with an old bloke in the morning who was a 'rocker' and ride down there in the mid 60s

[@keithvirgin771]

Great. Video Next to the “Ballroom”” is a where the window of the clairvoyants got smashed in and the rioters ran up the tunnel in QUADROPHENIA

[@flydriveexplore]

I remember that scene, watched it again last week.

[@GwynnB]

Great video have to visit sometime 😀

[@flydriveexplore]

Thanks, we hadn't been to Brighton for years.

[@carmelrea352]

Love Brighton

[@flydriveexplore]

We do too

[@lcook0825]

I can’t believe how much graffiti there is on the walls.

[@flydriveexplore]

There was in that corner of the town in East Street, the rest of the place and the pier was quite nice

[@chrisb4504]

Does anyone know if the ZAP club is still on the sea front?

[@paulanewland2533]

Thank u Marcus. Love the Carry on films (my favourite has to be Carry on Dick). Do u have any plans for further trips to other film locations?

[@flydriveexplore]

I always wanted to do the American Werewolf in London locations filmed in Wales

[@MaliaP702]

I always wondered and still do, did he jump off the scooter before it went over the cliff or did he go down own with it? The ending makes you think he did die that way but as we didn’t a ‘body’ falling I guess it’s up to each individual to make their own minds up. Lots of stuff in the movie that’s relevant to today, drug use, depression, mental health and suicide etc. seems time goes by but some things will always be the same just in a different context.

[@flydriveexplore]

Yes, agree, it's still very relevant. Regarding the end scene and the crashing scooter, the film actually starts (just before the titles) with Jimmy walking away from the cliff with the sun behind him.

[@Granto-ni9qw]

Bud if u look at the end u c him on the cliff ,,,but at the start of the 📽️ film u c him walking back as the sun goes down ,,he did no jump , best wishes from Durham

[@richardevans7035]

Why does most towns/ citys look worse today than 40 years ago

[@thiscorrosion900]

Nobody's ever heard of the Carry On films in USA here. I only heard vaguely of them a year or two ago from YTube. I don't even think they're in print on DVD in America as yet. Not sure. Libraries don't have them here. Not sure why. Also I saw some of the early Peter Sellers films a few years ago on Cable TV here, but some I still cannot find, such as I'm Alright, Jack.

[@flydriveexplore]

They tried to introduce Carry On to America with 'Carry on Follow that Camel' starring Phil Silvers. It didn't really cross over.

[@thiscorrosion900]

@@flydriveexplore I see, that's what I had figured since there's so little profile on those films here. Then again I was a baby when most of them came out, or not around at all. I don't think they would have gone over that well here. They should have gotten Benny HIll to be in a few of those, unless he was? That would have been a riot.

[@DanaTheInsane]

@@flydriveexplore Some Americans can’t wrap their head around British comedy or film. I’ve always considered myself very lucky that early exposure to US public television in my youth allowed me to be indoctrinated to it by the loving arms of Auntie Beeb.

[@thiscorrosion900]

Doesn't the amusement pier also figure largely at the end of the 1987 Bob Hoskins movie Mona LIsa?

[@flydriveexplore]

I think it did. On a side note, my friend lived in the block of flats near Kings Cross in London which did feature in the film. They had the old lift (elevator) open metal frame door you had to slide open and close by hand.

[@thiscorrosion900]

@@flydriveexplore Oh yes, I know the scene in Mona LIsa very well, must have seen that movie eight times already! That must be some building to live in.

[@maskmonkeycustompaint]

nice to see the pier used but would of been nice to compare exact pictures in the same spot then and now.

[@flydriveexplore]

You couldn't on the pier as buildings have been moved and remodelled.

[@journeymanbrien_ballymoney]

Matthew kelly is lookin well

[@flydriveexplore]

What's this with Matthew Kelly, I'm working my way to the Kenny Rogers look.

[@paulskinback717]

quadraphenia alley UUGG

[@MaliaP702]

I was going to ask if he found the alley, where the ‘deed’ was done lol. Wonder whose back yard it belongs to now.

[@MrReakes]

wheres mel and her fish/chips and tomatoe sauce.

[@flydriveexplore]

She wasn't wasting her time walking around "Carry On" places with me all day.

[@hodderpaul]

The carry on films are so corny they are funny. There is also a Mr Fiddler in carry on camping.

[@flydriveexplore]

Yes, Peter Butterworth as Mr Fiddler, the owner of Paradise Camp

[@camperp195]

The graffiti down east st is disgusting,such a shame

[@yaterspoon57]

Loosely based? Yeah, OK.

[@flydriveexplore]

Meaning - Quadrophenia was written as a Rock Opera but unlike Tommy, the resulting film was NOT a musical.

[@SpeedTriple59]

I would check your information on the dance scene at the aquarium im sure it was filmed up in Southgate North London on a mid week afternoon..

[@flydriveexplore]

Interior shots are different, the exterior was definitely used in the film.