Tales from the Cab, Film Locations, and some Bad Driving.

[@angeladormer6659]

What a good one Tony. My mother-in-law came from Fulham. I came from down the Uxbridge Road towards Southall. My sister and husband lived in a flat near Cadby Hall, sorry police flats. Both had been in the Job. Bent coppers are the lowest of the low. His "friends" were probably in the funny handshake club as was he. A friend of my sister's actually was caught over the limit, not with any harm caused, and was suspended and had certain stipulations put in place before he could return. He wasn't far from putting in his papers and was encouraged to do so. My family were totally clean and detested bent coppers. Would enjoy the return journey. Don't recognise anything anymore of Hammersmith. Thanks Tony.

[@stevewareing8525]

Brilliant "Tales from the cab" what else can I say but quote from another Ray Winstone movie. "Who's The Daddy" 😉👍.

[@michaelsaunders6923]

I love your videos , the way you describe things is so listenable

[@XocDlanor105]

"Tales From The Cab" is a great addition to the channel, love it!!! As for the roller disco, nothing wrong there lol! Remember what we had to work with - Nothing! Simpler times and we made our own fun. Anyway, keep up the sterling work - we all love it!!😉👍

[@alisonyoung2592]

I haven’t laughed so much for ages - I love your running commentaries and glad to know I’m not the only one whilst driving who swears like a trooper at absolute numpties on the road. Thanks Tony, for making my day ❤

[@stuartpackham3413]

Very interesting as always look forward to the return

[@samhenwood5746]

Loved The Tales From The Cab & thanks London Dash Cam 🚖😊👍

[@andreashaynes3346]

Enjoyed "Tales From The Cab" Tony. Looking forward to the return journey. That was great fun and many thanks for sharing a tale from the past 🫶🫶🫶

[@ProfessorCrumbs65]

Woohoo, I love watching these over dinner.

[@ForkCandle123]

Great to hear that Eric was ok. I just looked and apparently Linford Christie went to your old school - Henry Compton School. It's now coed and called Fulham Cross Academy.

[@michellesimpson4364]

Eric definitely had a guardian Angel watching over him that day

[@Cars_with_Leilah]

Thanks Tony you’re support on your videos help me and you are amazing and thanks for talking to me on The phone every day you really help me 😊

[@doughunt9621]

That junction where Goldhawk Road meets Shepherd's Bush Green used to have a rght turn lane. The No 11 bus, which used to come out of Shepherd's Bush Wells Road (right turn at the pub/coffee shop) turned to go down to Hammersmith without having to circumnavigate the Green.

[@RobertFrohikezH]

Really enjoyed this one Tony, found it really interesting. I remember the Farahs & Pringle jumpers. Yes please, let's have the return journey 👍

[@xo2quilt]

Wow, you did witness a miracle with Eric!! 100 pounds compensation is bonkers, but definitely in line with the times and the dirty cops. His mother could have put a stop to is since you can't make a contract with a minor...at least in the USA. Loved the ride and bits of interesting trivia. Fun to see where they shoot movies, even ones I have never heard of.

[@davidsimpson3181]

As soon as Tony mentions Sadiq khans assassin's I wait for the music to start

[@leesnowdon9009]

Loving the Tales From The Cab. I also love filming locations so it would be great to see more

[@plhebel1]

I'm an American and I starting thinking about your story and my mind is seeing a episode of "Dixon of Dock Green",,, I have become a great fan of older British TV programs when I gave up on TV all together 8 yrs ago. I find it funny how similar our lives were growing up in the 1980's with an ocean an culture dividing us. I remember in Europe/UK during that time nuclear weapons protest was in most peoples mind but in the US I never saw much of that type of thing (in the mid-west anyway), thanks for the video, I enjoyed listening.

[@andykaufmoon]

Loved the Quadrophenia locations on the video. Know a few myself. The dancehall scene was shot in a building which is now a gym in Southgate, the cafe they hang out in was on the top of Essex Road and Upper Street in Islington. One of my favourite films, I have a poster which 17 of the actors have autographed

[@nelderkin564]

We've just finished our tea, and you made me hungry all over again! [the missus agrees with you about preferring her eels jellied]. Good one- really enjoyed your story

[@cashtimevideo1501]

Thanks Tony! Such a fascinating story! Yeah, how things have changed eh?!! The only time I went to Hammersmith Odeon was on 21st May 1974, for a Black Sabbath gig (I've still got the ticket stub😁). I remember the music was so loud, I came outside at the end with my ears ringing!! 😲. But what a venue! Support band was Black Oak Arkansas.

[@fsk1116]

An interesting story. Continue. I enjoyed it. Are there any other stories, poor Eric?

[@thelondondashcam]

Yes I have a few

[@richardwoolnough4081]

Amazing what noddy used to try and get away with back then... they all seemed to think that having that badge and warrant card made them invulnerable... It was the same here down on the South Coast, as something similar happened to a couple of friends of mine, but also involving an ambulance on call... Ambulance driver was following a traffic unit, which clipped a cyclist, ( my mate), who then knocked my other mate off... traffic unit disappeared, leaving the ambulance to clear everything up. Problem was that both vehicles were on route to a crash up on the A27... two other ambulances had to attend, along with another police car and the fire brigade.

[@samdoyle1749]

Hanging on every word......Love it!!! 😎

[@karldonald8150]

Seen a lad one day , ran out behind the ice cream van , an ice cream in each hand, car went right over the top of him, he was shot out the back of it, got up, two ice creams still in his hands, and ran off into his house , 😂

[@mikehall5211]

😂The red Alfa was just doing a merge in turn.😂

[@thelondondashcam]

Not across 2 lanes to get to the 3rd lane it isn't

[@manu-tonyo9654]

Bent coppers in the '80's? No way! Hahahaha. Cheers mate, have a good one.

[@nicholasroberts6954]

Interesting the styling on the rear end of that red VW . . they try to make it look wider than it is . . . to satisfy the status craving that " 'I'm occupying more tarmac and carriageways than you ?" Shall we call it "Mrs Mills Syndrome". Not the chopper/racer connundrum . . .sounds like something out of the Banzai TV show. Glad your mate was alright . . .having been provoked to exactly the same thing on a motorbike in the late 70s . . When I landed, I was lucky to have an Army Reserve medic in attendance and within half a mile from the local distruct general hospital. Hammersmith Broadway in the 70s and 80s was a race-track. Jesus . . .that court case.

[@JeffGrimes-e7u]

Great 'tale' Tony - certainly want to hear any others you got. Definitely want to watch the return journey please. It's good to see the area where I was brought up around Tolworrh, Surbiton and Kingston area - some major changes. Keep up the good work.

[@ianmason.]

Back around the time of your tale I was living in Northolt and studying in New Cavendish Street and cycling to and from college. Most days I'd be cycling down the Uxbridge Road and past Shepherd's Bush Green. We may have crossed paths, literally.

[@waynebartholomew1299]

Spent my younger days same area, went to Chelsea boys, mate lived in Tyrawley Rd off Harwood Rd, usedto ride around on our bikes about the same time, was knocked off once on Wandsworth Roundabout, used to get pie and mash end of North end Road Market 👍

[@thelondondashcam]

I have had pie and mash in that shop too, after going to Fulham baths

[@razzle1964]

23:25 … ‘Pringle jumper & Farah’s’! A proper ‘wide boy’, as we’d say. Might I also guess at a pair of knocked-off Hi-Tech trainers that ‘fell off the back of a lorry’, or was that just an Essex thing?😉✌️

[@thelondondashcam]

Not just an Essex thing I had the Hi-tech trainers too 😂

[@Jamienomore]

I went to Court once. I played Tenis. Another Good Video and like that true story you told.🚙

[@tombombadil66]

I really enjoyed this fella..loved the history and story's it's relaxing as apose to the usual stress at other drivers.

[@BigDavie2000]

The Raleigh Chopper with the poorly placed gear stick. I ruined a pair of trousers re-enacting the scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark where Indiana Jones is pulled along the road hanging on to his whip attached to a truck. With us I was Indiana Jones and my mate on his Chopper was the truck and we used my sister's skipping rope (with handles) as the whip. After several runs I failed to realise I had worn the material of my trousers through at the knees and given myself road rash. When I went home my mother didn't know whether to clip me round the ear for ruining the trousers or coddle me as my knees were bleeding badly and I was now feeling the pain. Coddling side won out. After getting my knees cleaned and TCP applied, I was allowed to lie down on the sofa, given a mug of hot chocolate and allowed to watch TV instead of doing my chores.

[@howardbowen-RC-Pilot]

But did Eric get the money and his new bike?

[@thelondondashcam]

To be honest I don't know we never talked about it after that day and never went out riding again, haven't seen Eric in over 30 years 😢

[@ritchieblackmore5204]

Yeah I've been to many I concert the Hammersmith ODEON in the late 70s and the 80s used to drive up from mid Sussex honey certainly has changed around there used to be a great place to go we've got a lot of fun

[@johncranna9427]

At 15:34 you go past thecmain entrance to Charing Cross hospital and some people migh think 'hold on, I thought you were going through Hammersmith. How come you've warp jumped into Charing Cross. In the 70s what was Charing Cross hospital in Charing Cross moved to a new building, the one we saw, in Hammersmith as it was a very small site just ofc Trafalgar Square. In the 1980s, I worked on the refurbishment of what was Charing Cross hospital and it became Charing Cross police station. One part had to be kept as it was Grade II listed and designed by Decimus Burton -who also designed Palm House at Kew Gardens.

[@LadyCrewe]

Good old roller disco 😂 I used to go to them in the 80’s as well . Great memories 😊

[@TheSteeley62]

Great vid Tony, I’m from the West Country but spent a couple of years from the age of 16 in London in the late 80’s. This evokes so many memories, as for the incident you talked about, I’m not surprised and have things really changed? Or have they just cleverer at covering them up? Keep up the great work buddy.

[@asnmp1818]

Some good souls save Eric There is a cemetery on that road.

[@rubychapman-g8y]

Tales from the cab and film locations all good stuff keep them going love watching all your videos

[@markwalters2927]

Thanks for this tale from the 80s. I was the same - Farah & Pringle. How do you feel about how London has changed?

[@thelondondashcam]

London is horrible now, shops are different people are different.

[@barrymurton8988]

I used to have to go from Epsom to Selkirk Rd Tooting to get my wife pie and mash during both her pregnancies! Never a fav on mine - real Cornish pasties for me!

[@thelondondashcam]

That pie and mash shop is closing down after 130 years in business, apparently they are staying open until they get a buyer. 😞

[@barrymurton8988]

@ that’s a real shame, business is so difficult! 😢

[@grahamnutt8958]

That was a right belter, Tony. Having heard a few things in connection with the Met 👮; nothing would surprise me. I reckon that this particular #Filth was bent. Why would he be on the lash 🍻 with a known villain? 100 sovs for Eric really does take the piss. The top brass were clearly...... Nah; best not go there 😮. I've got a feeling that plenty of 🎥 for The Sweeney was in that area although that is from about 1975-78. Keep the tales coming.

[@Madness832]

For the Omen scene, five minutes in, there's a double-decker bus in the background.😉

[@daviemac9925]

I think we know what might happen today. Pringle Sweater! I used to work at pringles in Hawick.

[@clynton6894]

yep, lets have the 'on the way back' story

[@tonyog9458]

Perhaps Tony was at the Putney end of Fulham Palace Road getting a Fame burger. They were there in the early 80s and they did really tasty burgers 😋

[@WP7Nettwerk]

Thanks for story from your life and please more stories. And RIP your mom. (If she is still alive, I wish the best.)

[@thelondondashcam]

Mums still going strong but Dad has passed.

[@WP7Nettwerk]

@thelondondashcam I don't know will be right to give thumb up or not. I'm glad to hear your mom is still strong and healthy. But sorry for your dad. Please don't misunderstand me.

[@ericaleak3170]

Well that was a ride and a half Tony! Blimey, what a story! Did you and Eric keep in touch? Did he get a new bike? My Dad was from Fulham. In later life he lived in Wales, so when he came to visit, I would do all the tourist stuff with him around and about. I miss doing that with him. My Mum loved pie , mash and liquor. 🤢. Definitely not for me! Would love a Part 2. 🤗

[@thelondondashcam]

No I haven't seen Eric in maybe 30 years, out of all the people I grew up with only 1 family still lives there.

[@jillfarrell6388]

Know what your family should get you for Xmas Tony..... roller skates 😅. Absolutely loving this... you were posh on the stand then pringles and Farahs....😊. Don't know any of the places you show but I love seeing them. Been to kings road ( Chelsea Fan). Your poor friend was lucky. You need to do some long long ones as I'm loving it !!. .

[@steveaustin4118]

got a pie and mash shop in my high street

[@philipratcliffe1408]

Love pie and mash with gravy, I've always eaten it with a fork n spoon 🍻

[@nicholasbell9017]

Best video yet. Thanks, Nick.

[@neilsouthern321]

Brill vid Would love to see a part two

[@leejohnmortimer2202]

Now I want pie and mash, ta mate!

[@petercoffin-mu9sz]

Nice one tony, thx P.

[@paulgreen758]

Tony Tesla stand for Take Any Single Liberty Available, they are the next Audis and Mercedes and BMW

[@davechandler6884]

Can you remember the old 600 depot on the corner of the Bush and Wood lane ?.

[@thelondondashcam]

No I can't, I probably went past it thousands of times on my way to Harlesden.

[@nickiramsay2421]

Spent many a night in Hammersmith Palais in the 80s, much better venue than the Odeon.

[@gerhard6105]

Cool story's . 👍

[@ianmason.]

Parsley sauce? You mean liquor don't you? Yes, there's a bit of parsley in it, but it's basically gravy made from the stock left over from cooking the eels.

[@thelondondashcam]

Yes that's correct, I don't know if they still use the eels juice because vegetarians have that liquor nowadays.

[@waynebartholomew1299]

Farrah two tone stay press, Tassle loafers,Gabicchi cardigan...

[@thelondondashcam]

😂😂 I had two tone's and Tassel loafers. Memories 🤯

[@aleopardstail]

"what are we seeing here?" its called corruption

[@RonSeymour1]

A great video, Tony, but are you sure about the white van at 25:47? You said he was in the wrong lane but at 25:47/48 there is a merge to the right arrow and then the left-hand lane follows after that with a left arrow. That left arrow now being for the merged to the right traffic. I grew up as a teenager in the 60s and coppers were nasty bastards through the 60s and 70's. My brother took a cop to an appeal court and won because he proved that the lying bastard had perjured himself. He basically stated that he had checked the brake fluid after a crash when reliable witnesses said that the bonnet had to be forced open with tools. My brother received a Queen's pardon for that. That was in Southend.

[@johncranna9427]

It's a minor error and not as potentially bad as going through a red light but when you are so keen in the first clip to race the car to your right, you clearly cross the stop line with the lights on red and amber. That still means stop. And it's an error you make frequently.

[@ianmason.]

No it doesn't mean stop, it means do not pass the stop line. So, where where you standing so that you can definitely see Tony cross the stop line before a green light?

[@johncranna9427]

@ianmason. pedantic git. Page 120 of Highway Code under the red light it says "RED means stop", and under the red and amber it says "RED AND AMBER also means stop".

[@ianmason.]

@@johncranna9427 Awww, did I upset you by pointing out the holes in your 'case'?

[@petermarsh1900]

[@briantinker7290]

I vote for the complete Quadrophenia tour

[@thelondondashcam]

That means going to Brighton 😮

[@mikehipperson]

@@thelondondashcam And driving off Beachy Head! 🤣

[@dougierobertson7606]

Loved it give us more 👍👍👍

[@michellesimpson4364]

10:21 I wouldn’t of let him in either

[@figaro501]

Loved this video Tony. Please do the return. We're from the Black Country (faggots and peas beats your pie and mash), sorry) and back in the 90's we stayed at a friends flat at Shepherds Bush Green and I wish I could spot it on Google Earth. Probably a cycle lane there now. I always watch your videos for the entertainment AND educational lessons. I think we can both agree that there are too many cupid stunts on our roads now. Mind you, do you watch Aussie dash cams? That's a country with sooo many of the aforementioned. Such entitlement! Keep 'em coming pal!

[@thelondondashcam]

Faggots, we have faggots down south my mum used to do that regularly but we always had it with pease pudding. The difference is pie and mash cannot be made at home it never tastes the same.

[@MuzMUX]

Great stuff……..

[@Roller_Ghoster]

Daft question but is the bus stop at 11:56 the same one that a suspect in the Jill Dando murder was seen at waiting on a bus minutes after the crime?

[@thelondondashcam]

Not sure, Jill Dando did live and died just down the road from here.

[@Roller_Ghoster]

​​@@thelondondashcamthanks Tony. Ive watched a few documentaries and wasnt totally sure. Later in the video I think you were maybe close to Rik Mayall's memorial bench in Hammersmith but you would definitely know better than me having lived there 😊

[@thelondondashcam]

​​@@Roller_GhosterYes we were close to the bench, and I did a video on Jill Dando a while back because I lived 2 streets away from where she lived and died.

[@patbradford3244]

Did Eric ever get his $100.

[@thelondondashcam]

@@patbradford3244 He never said he didn't so I'm guessing he did 👍

[@michellesimpson4364]

Did you drive past bottoms bench Tony?

[@thelondondashcam]

Yes I did go past it, I had copyright issues with what I put on about Hammersmith and had to take it off forgot to mention the bench after that

[@naughtysquirrellyndatee96]

Love your channel and I love the stories you’ve been telling lately.. keep them coming🇺🇸

[@barrymurton8988]

Are cyclist as bad in Holland?

[@thelondondashcam]

I've been to Holland a few times and in my experience no they are not as bad but only someone who lives there can really answer that question.

[@AndrewWhite-fu7bn]

@@thelondondashcam Our friends in Holland say that the cycling is of a high standard. Also, almost everybody rides a bike - it seems - so cycle path/roads are long and well maintained.

[@garethhawkins4710]

Despite your efforts I'm still NEVER going to try pie n mash. Sorry.

[@malgf4145]

You need to try pie and mushy peas !😋

[@thelondondashcam]

You don't know what you're missing, and it's relatively cheap too, so give it a go I dare you 😁

[@mikehipperson]

You don't know what you're missing mate. Used go in my local pie and mash shop in Hermit Road, Canning Town at least once a week when I was at school. 75 now and moved to North Manchester and still long for a proper plate of 2 pies, one mash and parsley sauce and drowned in vinegar with peppercorns in the bottle!

[@ForkCandle123]

​@@malgf4145I tried it twice. There's a traditional Pie and Mash in Sudbury run by a Londoner. I had two pies and two mash - it was one mash too many. It was ok. Very nice atmosphere, though. Then I had it more recently at a Putney Pie and a Mash in Colchester. Two pies and one mash - just right. Go for it!