The bridge that Karla crosses from East to West Berlin is in fact the Lady Bay Bridge in West Bridgford Nottingham. It was a railway bridge converted to a road bridge. I was living one side of the Trent at the time and working the other near the bridge so crossed it every day. This meant leaving the "American Sector" and entering the "Russian Sector" each morning and vice versa in the evening.
The café used by Smiley etc when waiting for Karla appears in the film to be opposite the bridge, it is in fact about a mile and a half away at the bottom of the Musters Road. I was puzzled by the sets and was pleased to see West Bridgford on the film even though it was not recognisable as such.
The café used by Smiley etc when waiting for Karla appears in the film to be opposite the bridge, it is in fact about a mile and a half away at the bottom of the Musters Road. I was puzzled by the sets and was pleased to see West Bridgford on the film even though it was not recognisable as such.