Bar Billiards Table on Silent Witness

Just been watching Silent Witness (I don't get control of the remote in my house) only to see a man walk into what appears to be a London pub (albeit a very quiet one) and sure enough, there is a Bar Billiards table by the door.

For those interested in viewing it is about 30mins into the programme. The guy who walks past it - I don't know the actors name but- used to play Mick (or in scouse Micccchhhhh!) in Brookside many years ago.

Tommo - which pub is it?

[bobhall]

It's probably the same pub they use in hustle which has a barbilliards table

A rather difficult task you've set me !

There's a clip of Silent Witness on YouTube, set in a pub, where Emilia Fox has a sudden snog, but amongst all the excitement I couldn't spot a b-b table! They're sitting by a huge fireplace which looks a dead ringer for the Cricketers, Ockley (where Oliver Reed climbed up the chimney as a prank before surprising the barmaid with a sooty hug) but it can't be that one as the bar is in the wrong place.   More clues needed !

As for the early episodes of Hustle, Reevesey gave us this intelligence:

Apr 14, 2006 9:27:10 GMT FeedTheGoat said:

The pub that was used as the 'local' in the first 2 series of 'Hustle' on BBC had a bar billiards table. This was set in London, not too far from the London Eye I think. It seemed to be the same type as we are used to rather than the London equivalent with the 4 pegs in front of the holes.

Margo and I were up in London on Tuesday and had a great view of the London Eye which is by the 'wobbly' Millennium Bridge. We were on the South Bank though and walked down through Lambeth and found a nice big pub with a Jelkes table (The Ship).
However.......some research on Hustle reveals that many of the scenes in Hustle, whilst showing a London backdrop, were actually shot in Birmingham. So here again the results are inconclusive. :-/

Sorry Tommo. For clarity it was tonight's episode. Catch it on iPlayer.

[Chris_Sav]

Bit of research suggests The Greyhound Pub, Wembley.

Though its boarded up on Streetview.

Sav

Yeah, looks a nice pub with recent furnishings.

I've had a look now at the episode and it still seems to be set around the Westminster area, but the pub could be anywhere due to the magic of splicing.

[Chris_Sav]

Had a flick through the second episode and I'm pretty certain the pool table pub was the Greyhound Wembley from the descriptions of four pool tables. May be the same pub for the billiards table but does not appear the same bar as furnishings are different.

source

filmlondon.org.uk/news/2013/january/popular_bbc_crime_thriller_returns

redsaway.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/wembley-pub-guide.html

Sav