Cambridge Circus, London
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Cambridge Circus is a traffic intersection (formerly a roundabout) at the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road in central London.[1] The junction is situated approximately halfway between Tottenham Court Road tube station (at St Giles Circus) and Leicester Square.
The Palace Theatre is located on the west side of the junction.[1]
In his espionage novels, author John Le Carré placed the headquarters of the fictionalised British intelligence service based on MI6 in buildings on Shaftesbury Avenue and Cambridge Circus[1][2]; it is from this that Le Carré's nickname for MI6, "The Circus", derives. The BBC's Gordon Corera notes that the entrance described by Le Carré most closely resembles that of 90 Charing Cross Road, just north of Cambridge Circus.[3] The real MI6 has been located in various locations in London, but never at or near Cambridge Circus.[3] [4]
[edit] Film location
Cambridge Circus has featured as location in the following productions:
- The League of Gentlemen 1960
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 1979
- Match Point 2005
- Slumdog Millionaire 2008 (featured as one of the questions)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Christopher Howse (May 1, 2007). "Exactly where is the Circus?". The Telegraph. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/christopherhowse/3646801/Exactly_where_is_the_Circus/.
- ^ John Le Carré Call for the Dead
- ^ a b Gordon Corera (11/09/2011). "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: John Le Carre and reality". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14846154. Retrieved 11/09/2011.
- ^ "Buildings". Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). https://www.sis.gov.uk/our-history/buildings.html. Retrieved 11/09/2011.
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Coordinates: 51°30′47″N 0°07′45″W / 51.51306°N 0.12917°W
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