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The Belles Of St. Trinian's. Image shows from L to R: Miss Millicent Fritton (Alastair Sim), Flash Harry (George Cole). Copyright: London Films / STUDIOCANAL
The Belles Of St. Trinian's

The Belles Of St. Trinian's

  • 1954 film

The first film set at Ronald Searle's infamous school. The girls of St. Trinian's find themselves involved in a horse racing scam. Also features Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley, Betty Ann Davies and more.

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From Python to The Young Ones, how British comedy and music became forever linked

As he releases a new book looking back at the history of British comedy, writer David Stubbs explains how it's always found an unlikely friend in music.

David Stubbs, Rolling Stone, 2nd August 2023

First and best of the screen adventures of Ronald Searle's anarchic cartoon schoolgels, who dress in gymslips, carry jolly hockey sticks and take A-levels in GBH. A gloriously gaudy farce, with an alpha-plus cast: lugubrious Alastair Sim as the headmistress (and her brother), George Cole's archetypal spiv and Joyce Grenfell's plummy teacher.

Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 1st October 2017

Villa that inspired St Trinian's up for sale

A flat in the former school that inspired St Trinian's is on the market for well over £500,000.

Edinburgh Evening News, 2nd July 2015

Why we all love Flash Harry

Not many childhood memories of a children's TV character are based around a cockney barrow boy who hangs around with schoolgirls, Harry Hackett was one of a kind though...

Liam Flynn, Sabotage Times, 28th May 2012

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