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An episode of Fabian of the Yard, the first British police procedural television series, which posits an IRA attack in London. The episode was presented in two distinctly different formats: as a discrete episode in the series and as part of a film constructed from multiple episodes.
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The British Film Insitute says of this episode that
'That the series was made for export is apparent in several episodes, including "Bombs in Piccadilly", never transmitted in the UK, which deals with suspected terrorism. The opening voice-over, despite its upper middle-class accent, is noticeably Chandleresque, with the use of expressions like "I couldn't figure it out".
'At the same time, Fabian promotes a postwar reconstructive ideology, explicit in the series' moral tone and documentary aspect. The sense of a united nation is attached to the sense of a unified past in the depiction of landmark London, reinforced by the travelogue style as the narrator guides the viewer past tourist sights, including "the Tower of London, started by William the Conqueror in 1078." In "Bombs in Piccadilly" the location firmly establishes the London setting, and throughout the series there are frequent shots of the Houses of Parliament, Nelson's Column and Somerset House'.
Source: BFI Screen Online (http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1010225/). Sighted: 1/7/2013)
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London,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
