British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
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
Hardwicke House

Hardwicke House

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1987
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Notorious sitcom set in a large comprehensive school. Stars Roy Kinnear, Pam Ferris, Tony Haygarth, Duncan Preston, Gavin Richards and more.

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Please Sir!

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

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Please Sir!

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

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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 Film

The Belles Of St. Trinian's

The first film set at Ronald Searle's infamous school. The girls of St. Trinian's find themselves involved in a horse racing scam.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

A.J. Wentworth, B.A.. A J Wentworth (Arthur Lowe). Copyright: Thames Television TV

A.J. Wentworth, B.A.

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Heil Honey I'm Home!. Copyright: Noel Gay Television TV

Heil Honey I'm Home!

Suburban dwellers, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, are less than pleased to discover that their new neighbours, the Goldensteins, are Jewish.

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

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

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

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PRU. Image shows from L to R: Belle (Pia Somersby), Halil (Jaye Ersavas), Sienna (Nkechi Simms), Jaeden (Michael Boahen) TV

PRU

Sitcom set in a unit for struggling school pupils.

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