Maps of Movies

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Where A Fish Called Wanda says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A London heist comedy where almost no scene can be pinned to a street: the only filming place the sources name is a studio in Twickenham

Scenes and places

The London jewel heist (1988)

George's gang pulls off a jewel heist in London. Wanda and Otto pose as brother and sister so she can work on George and Ken. The job works, but the trust inside the gang is already fake.

Set in London jewel heist — The robbery that starts the story.

The old workshop safe (1988)

The gang hides the diamonds in a safe in an old workshop. Soon after, Wanda and Otto betray George to the police. When they come back for the loot, George has already moved it.

Set in Old workshop — The workshop where the gang hides the diamonds in a safe.

Ken's fish tank (1988)

Wanda searches Ken's flat for the missing diamonds. In the fish tank she finds the key to the safe deposit box and hides it in her pendant.

Set in Ken's flat — Ken's home, where he keeps his pet fish.

Archie's house and the staged burglary (1988)

Wanda seduces George's barrister, Archie Leach, to get George to give up the diamonds. Archie falls for her, but Otto's jealous interference keeps wrecking their meetings. When Wanda leaves her pendant behind, Archie stages a burglary at his own home to get it back.

Set in Archie Leach's house — The barrister's home, where his marriage is coming apart.

George's trial (1988)

At George's trial, defence witness Wanda unexpectedly gives evidence against him. Archie is stunned, flubs his cross-examination, and calls her "darling". His wife Wendy realises he has had an affair.

Set in The courtroom — Where George is tried and the double-cross becomes public.

The hotel near Heathrow (1988)

After Otto eats his pet fish, Ken reveals that the diamonds are at a hotel near Heathrow Airport. Everyone races there to get them first.

Set in Hotel near Heathrow Airport — The hotel where the diamonds are hidden.

Filmed at Twickenham Film Studios — Interior studio sets Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Wanda Gershwitz — An American con artist who seduces her way to the diamonds.
• Archie Leach — George's barrister, stuck in a loveless marriage.
• Otto West — Wanda's jealous lover and a mean-spirited weapons expert.