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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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St Trinian's

St. Trinian's Film Series

Successful series of classic comedy films based on cartoons by Ronald Searle.

Blue Murder At St. Trinian's. Copyright: John Harvel Productions / STUDIOCANAL Film

Blue Murder At St. Trinian's

The girls of St. Trinian's win a tour of Europe, getting involved in love, stolen diamonds and plenty of chaos along the way.

Bottoms Up. Professor J. Edwards M.A. (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: Transocean Films Film

Bottoms Up

Feature film based on the TV sitcom Whack-O!, starring Jimmy Edwards as the headmaster of Chiselbury School, 'for the sons of gentlefolk'.

Miss Robin Hood. Image shows from L to R: Miss Heather Honey (Margaret Rutherford), Henry Wrigley (Richard Hearne). Copyright: Group 3 Productions Film

Miss Robin Hood

Comedy about a writer who finds himself roped into a spot of industrial theft due to the adventures in his childrens' stories.

St Trinians Film

St Trinian's Versus The World

A third St. Trinian's film, which was never made.

Those That Can't. Copyright: BBC / Zipline Creative Radio

Those That Can't

Sitcom set in a comprehensive school deep in the Welsh valleys.

Bromwell High. Image shows from L to R: Iqbal (Simon Greenall), Natella (Jo Wyatt), Latrina (Nina Conti), Keisha (Gina Yashere). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / Decode Entertainment TV

Bromwell High

Animated comedy about a group of students and their inept teachers at a South London comprehensive.

Hardwicke House. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Flashman (Gavin Richards), Moose Magnusson (Duncan Preston), Mr. Mackintosh (Roger Sloman), Mr. Wickham (Roy Kinnear), Mr. Fowl (Granville Saxton), Ms. Crabbe (Pam Ferris), Mr. Savage (Tony Haygarth), Peter Philpott (Nick Wilton). Copyright: Central Independent Television TV

Hardwicke House

Notorious sitcom set in a large comprehensive school.

Campus. Image shows from L to R: Georgina 'George' Bryan (Katherine Ryan), Jonty de Wolfe (Andy Nyman). Copyright: Monicker Pictures TV

Campus

Semi-improvised sitcom set on a university campus, following its unhinged staff.

King Street Junior. Copyright: BBC Radio

King Street Junior

Long running comedy drama about the bickering staff of an inner city school.

Please Sir!. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Hedges (John Alderton), Maureen Bullock (Liz Gebhardt), Sharon Eversleigh (Carol Hawkins), Dennis Dunstable (Peter Denyer), Eric Duffy (Peter Cleall). Copyright: Rank Organisation / ITV Studios Film

Please Sir!

Movie spin-off from the popular TV sitcom, in which teacher Bernard Hedges takes troublesome class 5C to a holiday camp.

Please Sir!. Bernard Hedges (John Alderton). Copyright: London Weekend Television TV

Please Sir!

Teacher Bernard Hedges struggles to keep control over the unruly pupils at Fenn Street Secondary School. His form, 5C, are notoriously uneducatable.

St Trinian's. Image shows from L to R: Annabelle Fritton (Talulah Riley), Kelly Jones (Gemma Arterton), Polly (Lily Cole), Taylor (Kathryn Drysdale), Peaches (Amara Karan), Celia (Juno Temple), Chloe (Antonia Bernath), Chelsea Parker (Tamsin Egerton), Andrea (Paloma Faith). Copyright: Fragile St Trinian's Limited / Ealing Studios Film

St Trinian's

Revival of the classic film series, sttarring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth. The girls rally round when the school is faced with financial ruin.

St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold. Image shows from L to R: Bianca (Zawe Ashton), Roxy (Sarah Harding), Annabelle Fritton (Talulah Riley), Zoe (Montserrat Lombard). Copyright: Fragile St Trinian's Limited / Ealing Studios Film

St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold

The girls of St Trinian's are back - and this time they're racing a secretive, corrupt organisation to discover pirate treasure.

The Wildcats Of St. Trinian's. Copyright: Wildcat Film Productions Film

The Wildcats Of St. Trinian's

St. Trinian's School for Girls plans to form a trade union, and start infiltrating the elite colleges of England in order to achieve a closed shop.

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery. Copyright: Braywild Limited Film

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

Frankie Howerd falls foul of the infamous schoolgirls in their fourth outing. The girls confront a hapless gang of crooks trying to retrieve stashed loot.

The Pure Hell Of St. Trinian's. Flash Harry (George Cole). Copyright: Vale Film Productions / STUDIOCANAL Film

The Pure Hell Of St. Trinian's

A compassionate professor takes over St. Trinian's after the girls burn the school down, but there is more to his plans than meets the eye.

The Happiest Days Of Your Life. Image shows from L to R: Muriel Whitchurch (Margaret Rutherford), Wetherby Pond (Alastair Sim). Copyright: London Films / Individual Pictures Film

The Happiest Days Of Your Life

In a Whitehall mix-up, an all-girls' boarding school, St Swithin's, is "re-evacuated" to share the facilities of all-boys' school Nutbourne College.

Fun At St. Fanny's. Image shows from L to R: Maisie (Vera Day), Cardew Robinson (Cardew Robinson) Film

Fun At St. Fanny's

Comedy starring Fred Emney and Cardew Robinson as headmaster and overgrown pupil at a boarding school.

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