VILLAGE OF DAUGHTERS

GB
1962
1hr 26mins
Dir: George Pollock
Starring: Eric Sykes and Scilla Gabel

An English salesman stumbles across an Italian village full of eligible daughters and is forced into choosing a bride

This quite weak comedy is filmed almost entirely on location in Sicily except for the opening montage in London. In this opening sequence there are some good, albeit brief shots of London Victoria station, including an unusual aerial establishing shot of the station frontage. At platform level Southern Region express stock can be seen beyond the ticket barriers and there is an excellent shot of Eric Sykes boarding on such unit.

The frontage to Victoria is common enough in film but not normally from this height. Note the vigorous Senior Service advertisement on the adjacent building!
Victoria station with a Southern Region EMU present in the platform
Eric Sykes boards a departing electric unit. This is almost certainly a Class 421 4 CIG.