the wildcats of st trinian's (1980)

"I demand my pupils back!"
The pupils of St. Trinian's have decided they want to form a union so they can strike. Flash Harry (Joe Melia) advises them that they need to consolidate with other schools by infiltrating them...
Fifth installment of the St Trinian's films and one that is forgotten for a reason despite a plethera of well known names packing out the cast.

the wildcats of st trinians (1980)

"Beat it scum."
The girls of St Trinians decide they want to form a trade union, and Flash (Joe Melia) tells them that they have to infiltrate all the top schools in England, in order to create a closed shop. So this is what they do...
A continuation of the St Trinians series, sees some of the original team back, for a 70's take on worker relations. Unfortunately it lacks much of the wit the series had become known for.

the great st. trinians train robbery (1966)

"Well it's always nice to have your R's to fall back on I always say."
Alphonse of Monte Carlo (Frankie Howerd) is the leader of a gang of mail train robbers. They manage to get away with two and a half million pounds, stashed in an empty stately home. A stately home that ends up as the new home of St. Trinian's. hidden in their school and their new headmistress Amber Spottiswood (Dora Bryan). Finding they cannot access their loot, they hatch the plan to plant Alphonse's two kids in the school to get the cash for them. Then Flash Harry (George Cole) gets wind of the stash and hatches a plan with the forth form to get their hands on it.
The forth film in the series and the first in colour. It doesn't disappoint, with some great characterisation adding to the mayhem and comedy.

the pure hell of st. trinians (1960)

"I've got all my assets on this boat, well till the fifth form grows up."
St. Trinian's has been burnt to the ground and the pupils are found guilty of arson. The judge places them into the care of a couple of child psychiatrists (Cecil Parker and Irene Handl). Meanwhile the sixth form are soon kidnapped and whisked off to an Arabian state. Closely followed by the Ministry of Education, Sgt. Gates (Joyce Grenfell), and an army bath unit. But their only chance of rescue is from St. Trinian's fourth form, the finest fighting force the British schooling system has ever produced.
The third installment sees the usual mayhem ensue.

blue murder at st. trinians (1957)

"Come on girls."
Flash (George Cole) is farming the girls out for marriage, and hits on the idea of fixing a schools competition to get the girls over to Italy and an eligible Italian prince. Fearing an imminent international incident the local police plant the hapless police woman Gates (Joyce Grenfell) as an interpreter. Also along for the ride is (Terry-Thomas), who is tricked into supplying the coaches for the trip. Add in a sub-plot about a diamond thief and you have the second installment of the hit comedy, and a fine one at that. Also watch out for Sabrina (the Jordan of her age), as one of the sixth form.

the belles of st. trinian's (1954)

"Me conspicuous? Lady, I'm the invisible man."
We are introduced to the most unruly girls school in Britain, as the fourth-formers, aided by Flash Harry (George Cole), try to use some inside information to bet on a horse. Once word gets round everyone wants in on the sure thing. But Clarence Fitton (Alastair Sim), bookie brother of the headmistress Millicent (also Sim), doesn't like the heavy betting and tries to fix things to his advantage, with the aid of the sixth-formers. Meanwhile the local police plant police woman Ruby Gates (Joyce Grenfell) in the school as a teacher...
The first of four great comedies, chock full of wonderfully created characters. I'm disregarding the recent films as not worthy to be counted!

geordie (1955)

"Everybody can't be big."
Geordie (initially played by Paul Young, then Bill Travers) is a wee laddie (as they say in Scotland), long on knowledge, but short on stature. He gets fed up with everyone calling him wee and enrolls in a correspondence course to build himself up. And against all the odds so it does. Watched over all the time by Jean (Norah Gorsen) who holds a romantic candle for him, which Geordie is blissfully unaware of. Meanwhile Geordie shows a talent for hammer throwing and is selected for the Olympic games.
A charmingly delightful look at a Britain that probably never was, but that all older Brits hanker for. It may come across as simple and twee, but follow the story closer and there are clues to the politics of the day, and some very barbed comments intertwined through the piece.