"straight; no direct joke about the actor's true gender is made. However, Miss Fritton is quite non-feminine in her pursuits of betting, drinking and smoking. The gag is that whilst her school sends out girls into a merciless world, it is the world that need beware. Despite this, or perhaps because of Sim's portrayal, subsequent films in the series went on to use actresses in the headmistress role (Dora Bryan and Sheila Hancock respectively). The 21st century re-boot of the series however reverted to drag, with Rupert Everett in the role. On television, Benny Hill portrayed several female characters, the"
"the upcoming Cheltenham Gold Cup against Blue Prince, the horse he and his associates have backed. Assistant headmistress/physics mistress Buckland (Mary Merrall) enters the office to introduce Fatima and two other new girls to Fritton, and Fatima meets Arabella. Fritton explains St Trinian's to the new girls: ""At most schools, girls are sent out quite unprepared for a merciless world but, when our girls leave here, it is the merciless world which has to be prepared."" Fritton takes the new girls to meet the staff: Miss Brimmer (Renée Houston) arts and handicrafts mistress; Miss Wilson (Beryl Reid) maths mistress; Mlle."
"recommend one: she recommends St Trinian's in the county of Barchester. This suits the sultan perfectly: as his racehorses are trained there, he will be able to visit Fatima and his horses at the same time. At St Trinian's, Miss Holland the accountant, explains to headmistress Millicent Fritton (Alastair Sim) that they need cash, not cheques. Then Fritton's twin brother, bookmaker Clarence (Alastair Sim), arrives with his previously expelled sixth form daughter Arabella (Vivienne Martin). He gets his sister to re-enroll her so she can befriend Fatima and get information on Arab Boy, the Sultan's horse that will run in"
"has to be prepared."" Later other headmistresses included Dora Bryan in ""The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery"". In December 2007, a new film, ""St Trinian's"", was released. The cast included Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Russell Brand, Lily Cole, Talulah Riley, Stephen Fry, and Gemma Arterton. Reviews were mixed. A second new St. Trinian's film, """", was released in 2009. The school's coat of arms was originally shown as a black skull-and-crossbones on a field of white. This was later changed to a white tau cross (symbolizing the ""T"" in Trinian's) on a black field bordered white. The school has no"
"and is among his best known film roles, particularly in the US. In the farcical ""The Belles of St Trinian's"" (1954) he played the dual role of Millicent and Clarence Fritton, the headmistress of St Trinian's and her shady brother. Having originally accepted the part of Clarence, Sim agreed to play in drag as Miss Fritton when Margaret Rutherford proved unavailable, and the director and co-producer, Frank Launder could find no suitable actress as an alternative. Sim was among the top British film stars of the early- and mid-1950s, but his films of the late 1950s are considered by the"
"by Miss Fritton, headmistress of St Trinian's, and may be an antithesis of Flashman (the bully) of the 1857 book ""Tom Brown's School Days"". As an adult, Harry is one of the few whom the pupils trust: he helps to bottle and sell their gin, distilled in the school chemistry lab, and places bets on race horses for them. Harry also runs the St Trinian's Matrimonial Agency for the teenage Sixth Form girls, setting them up with wealthy men. He even runs a betting scam of his own. By the time Amber Spottiswood (Dora Bryan) becomes headmistress, Harry's official connection"
"Matthew Goode and Lena Headey and directed by Ol Parker; ""Valiant"", the first CGI movie made in the UK starring Ewan McGregor and Ricky Gervais; ""Dorian Gray"", starring Firth, Ben Barnes and Rebecca Hall; and ""Easy Virtue"", with Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jessica Biel. Thompson co-directed ""St Trinians"" with frequent collaborator Oliver Parker in 2007. The film, starring Everett, Firth, Russell Brand, Gemma Arterton, Paloma Faith and Juno Temple, became one of the top 10 British independent movies in the UK. The 2009 sequel, , joined it in the list of top British films. At the time, Thompson had"
"The Belles of St. Trinian's The Belles of St Trinian's is a British comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's school, released in 1954. It and its sequels were inspired by British cartoonist Ronald Searle. Directed by Frank Launder and written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, it was the first of a series of four films. Alastair Sim stars in a dual role as the headmistress Miss Millicent Fritton and her twin brother Clarence Fritton. The Sultan of Makyad (Eric Pohlmann) wants to send his daughter Fatima to a school in England, and asks her governess Miss Anderson to"
"by Cynthia. Back at St. Trinian's, Amelia Fritton (Alastair Sim) has been restored as headmistress and, reward cheque in hand, is greeted warmly by the returning girls. She then agrees to pay Harry his percentage. Sergeant Gates finds that Kemp-Bird is now a beat cop, says goodbye to a chagrined Ricketts, and runs off his bus to chase Kemp-Bird down the street. Sixth Form Ministry of Education As Miss Fritton, Alastair Sim appears in only two scenes. A leading model at the time, Sabrina got high billing, appearing in all the posters and publicity stills in school uniform, but she"
"of much younger girls who are the most ferocious of them all. It is something of a rule of thumb that the smaller a St Trinian's is, the more dangerous she is—especially when armed, most commonly with a lacrosse or hockey stick—though none of them can ever be considered harmless. In the first two films, St Trinian's is presided over by the genial Miss Millicent Fritton (Sim in drag), whose philosophy is summed up as: ""In other schools girls are sent out quite unprepared into a merciless world, but when our girls leave here, it is the merciless world which"
"his girlfriend, Sgt. Ruby Gates (Joyce Grenfell), to St Trinian's, undercover, as games mistress Chloe Crawley. When Crawley arrives, Fritton takes her around the school: she finds the fourth form girls using the science lab to make gin, which Flash Harry (George Cole) sells for them; and the sixth form girls learning about French wine regions from the geography mistress. Florrie (Jill Braidwood), the school snoop, hears Arabella tell her father about a trial run the next day and after teasing the fourth form girls about what she has heard, is forced to tell them about the trial. The next"
"in Hertfordshire. It was announced at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival that ""St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold"" was to be released on 18 December 2009. It opened at #2 in the United Kingdom, just behind James Cameron's 3D sci fi epic ""Avatar"", with debut week end box office figures of £1,586,832. As of 10 February 2010, the film has grossed a total of £7,019,714 in the United Kingdom, considerably lower than the first instalment's £12,280,529. It became the fourth biggest film of the Christmas season of 2009: ahead were """", Guy Ritchie's ""Sherlock Holmes"", and ""Avatar"". The"
"Bríd Brennan Bríd Brennan (born 1953) is a Northern Irish actress who is known for her theatre work, she originated the role of Agnes in the Brian Friel play ""Dancing at Lughnasa"", for which she won the 1992 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She is also a three-time Olivier Award nominee; for ""Rutherford and Son"" (1995), ""The Little Foxes"" (2002) and ""The Ferryman"" (2018). Brennan reprised her role of Agnes in the 1998 film version of ""Dancing at Lughnasa"", starring alongside Meryl Streep. Her television credits include ""Cracker: Brotherly Love"" (1995), ""South Riding"" (2011) and ""The"
"St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold is a 2009 British adventure comedy film directed by Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson, both of whom directed the previous film in the series. It is the seventh in a long running series of films based on the works of cartoonist Ronald Searle, and the second film produced since the franchise was rebooted in 2007. A sequel, ""St Trinian's 3: Battle of the Sexes"", has been in development since 2009, but has yet to be produced as of 2018. One night, the girls of"
"Bernath co-starred as Dr.Susan Gibbs in the Fox medical drama pilot, Zoobiquity with Kim Raver and Peter Facinelli. Antonia Bernath Antonia Bernath (born 1984) is an English/American actress, voiceover artist and singer. She starred as Priscilla Presley in the Emmy nominated CBS show Elvis, alongside Jonathan Rhys Myers’. She played the role of Chloe in film ""St Trinians"" and Susan Borman in the ABC show, The Astronaut Wives Club. She starred as Katherine Beckett in the 2005 Bollywood film """" and had a leading role in the television series ""Trinity"". She also played Laura Edmunds in ""Downton Abbey"". According to"
"Melissa Thomas Mélissa Thomas is an Australian actor. Her film work as an extra includes: ""Ghost Town"" (2000), ""Swimming Upstream"" (2003), ""Thank God He Met Lizzie"" (1997), and ""Dallas Doll"" (1993). Her television work includes roles in: ""All Saints"" (2003) (non-speaking role), ""Sweat"" (1996) playing Sandy Fricker, ""Late for School"" (1992) playing Lily Price, ""Brides of Christ"" (1990) playing Brigid Maloney,"" A Country Practice"" (1990) (non-speaking), ""Family and Friends"" (1990), ""E Street"" (1989) and ""G.P."" (1989) (non-speaking). Thomas has also worked on ""Holy Cross"" (2003). ""Footballers' Wives"" (2002), and ""GMT: Greenwich Mean Time"", as well as presenting on ""Level 23"""
"2007 film, ""St. Trinian's"" but did not return for """" in 2009. The main plot of ""The Belles of St. Trinian's"" centred on the kidnapping of a race horse and featured Sid James of Carry On fame as a shady bookmaker. Two years later, James starred in the comedy ""Dry Rot"" which followed a similar plot. James's character was also called Flash Harry and was in some ways similar to the Flash Harry of St. Trinian's. Flash Harry (St Trinian's) Henry Cuthbert Edwards aka Flash Harry is a fictional character from the St. Trinian's series of films who first appears"
"(1994), on ""The Defenders: Choice of Evil"" (1932). She appeared in the Heath Ledger episode of ""E! True Hollywood Story"", speaking about her former coworker. Melissa Thomas Mélissa Thomas is an Australian actor. Her film work as an extra includes: ""Ghost Town"" (2000), ""Swimming Upstream"" (2003), ""Thank God He Met Lizzie"" (1997), and ""Dallas Doll"" (1993). Her television work includes roles in: ""All Saints"" (2003) (non-speaking role), ""Sweat"" (1996) playing Sandy Fricker, ""Late for School"" (1992) playing Lily Price, ""Brides of Christ"" (1990) playing Brigid Maloney,"" A Country Practice"" (1990) (non-speaking), ""Family and Friends"" (1990), ""E Street"" (1989) and ""G.P."""
"as ""the world's most soft-edged hard-bitten police detective"". Despite negative reviews, the film grossed US$24 million worldwide on a budget of US$7 million. Moss married American actor Steven Roy in 1999, and they have two sons and a daughter. The family resides in Los Angeles. Carrie-Anne Moss Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. Following early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in ""The Matrix"" trilogy (1999–2003). She has starred in ""Memento"" (2000), ""Red Planet"" (2000), ""Chocolat"" (2000), ""Fido"" (2006), ""Snow Cake"" (2006), ""Disturbia"" (2007), ""Unthinkable"" (2010), """" (2012), and"
"de St Emilion (Balbina Gutierrez) French mistress; Miss Drownder (Hermione Baddeley) geography mistress; Miss Gale (Irene Handl) English literature mistress; Miss Waters (Betty Ann Davies) the scripture and needlework mistress; and Miss Dawn (Joan Sims). Barchester Police Superintendent Kemp Bird (Lloyd Lamble), in the hope of getting help to stop the crime wave that has occurred in his area since the new term started at St Trinian's, goes to London and meets the Ministry of Education official Manton Bassett (Richard Wattis). Bassett refuses to help: the two inspectors he has sent there have both disappeared. Kemp Bird arranges to send"
"Antonia Bernath Antonia Bernath (born 1984) is an English/American actress, voiceover artist and singer. She starred as Priscilla Presley in the Emmy nominated CBS show Elvis, alongside Jonathan Rhys Myers’. She played the role of Chloe in film ""St Trinians"" and Susan Borman in the ABC show, The Astronaut Wives Club. She starred as Katherine Beckett in the 2005 Bollywood film """" and had a leading role in the television series ""Trinity"". She also played Laura Edmunds in ""Downton Abbey"". According to an article in the ""Daily Mail"", her role in <nowiki>""Kisna""</nowiki> made her ""the first white British actress to"
"Kate McKinnon Kathryn McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984), known professionally as Kate McKinnon, is an American actress and comedian. She is widely known as a regular cast member on ""The Big Gay Sketch Show"" (2007–2010) and ""Saturday Night Live"" (2012–present). She is also known for her film roles as Dr. Jillian Holtzmann in the supernatural comedy ""Ghostbusters"" (2016), Mary Winetoss in the comedy ""Office Christmas Party"" (2016), Pippa in the comedy ""Rough Night"" (2017), and Morgan in the action comedy ""The Spy Who Dumped Me"" (2018). McKinnon is known for her character work and celebrity impressions of pop singer"
"of Trentham (Maggie Smith). Head housemaid, Elsie (Emily Watson), guides the inexperienced Mary through the gathering. After dinner, a silver carving knife has gone missing. Lady Sylvia, meanwhile, has a sexual encounter with Henry Denton (Ryan Phillippe), valet to American film producer, Morris Weissman (Bob Balaban). The next morning, the men go on a pheasant shoot. A stray shot grazes Sir William's ear. The ladies later join the men for lunch where Commander Anthony Meredith (Tom Hollander) pleads with Sir William not to back out of a business scheme. While dressing for dinner, Lady Sylvia tells Lady Trentham that Sir"
"on their way to and from school; they originally inspired his cartoons and characters. The Perse School for Girls' Archive area holds several original St Trinian's books, given to the school by Ronald Searle. He also based the school partly on the former Cambridgeshire High School for Girls (now Long Road Sixth Form College). In the 1950s, a series of ""St Trinian""s comedy films was made, featuring well-known British actors, including Alastair Sim (in drag as the headmistress, and also playing her brother); George Cole as spiv ""Flash Harry"", Joyce Grenfell as Sgt Ruby Gates, a beleaguered policewoman; and Richard"
"have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics."" Kate McKinnon Kathryn McKinnon Berthold (born January 6, 1984), known professionally as Kate McKinnon, is an American actress and comedian. She is widely known as a regular cast member on ""The Big Gay Sketch Show"" (2007–2010) and ""Saturday Night Live"" (2012–present). She is also known for her film roles as Dr. Jillian Holtzmann in the supernatural comedy ""Ghostbusters"" (2016), Mary Winetoss in the comedy ""Office Christmas Party"" (2016), Pippa in the comedy ""Rough Night"" (2017), and Morgan in the action comedy ""The Spy Who Dumped Me"" (2018)."
"Trinity (film) ""For the Spaghetti Western, see They Call Me Trinity"" Trinity is a 2001 British cult science fiction film. It was written and directed by Gary Boulton-Brown, and stars Tom McCamus (as Dr. Clerval), Lucy Akhurst (as Schiller), and Stephen Moyer (as Brach). In a remote arctic research station, government agents Brach and Schiller (female) discover the mysterious genetic scientist Dr. Clerval. A psychological chess game ensues. It turns out that Schiller was a subject in one of Clerval's genetic breeding programs, and was co-dependent of him. Brach once was Clerval's henchman. He feels torn between his love for"
"St. Trinian's catch Celia, a member of the eco sect, retrieving an old ring from the school's Fritton Archives, who explains that an unknown man telephoned her to retrieve it for him in exchange for £20,000. Seeking to get more, Annabelle Fritton, the new head girl, demands £100,000 from the man when he calls back, only for him to refuse and threaten the girls for their greed. When the school's power is cut, the girls ask their headmistress, Camilla Fritton, about why the ring might be so valuable. Camilla recognises the ring as one of two created by a pirate"
"that ""she lends her character a beguiling vulnerability."" She also appeared in the British comedy ""St Trinians"" (2007), appearing as a former head girl of that school advising current senior pupils on fashion and style. Later in 2007, Barton was cast in the international film produced by the Russian band t.A.T.u., called ""You and I"". The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008 and was released theatrically in Russia in 2011. She appeared in ""Assassination of a High School President"" (2008), co-starring Bruce Willis, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. ""The Hollywood Reporter"" praised Barton's"
"Lord Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Such appearances included the St Trinian's films (""The Belles of St Trinian's"", ""Blue Murder at St Trinian's"", and ""The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery"") as Manton Bassett, a civil servant who was the Deputy Director of Schools in the Ministry of Education, where he was often seen frowning and expressing indignation at the outrageous behaviour of other characters. To American audiences, Wattis is probably best known for his performance as the British civil servant Northbrook in ""The Prince and the Showgirl"" (1957). He broke from this typecasting in his later films, such as"
"Kate Trotter Kate Trotter (born February 5, 1953) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress. Her television roles have included appearances in ""Wild Roses"", ""Covert Affairs"", ""Lost Girl"", ""The Newsroom"", ""Paradise Falls"", """", """", ""The Jane Show"", ""Republic of Doyle"", ""Blue Murder"", ""Murdoch Mysteries"", """" and ""Sue Thomas F.B. Eye"", while her film roles have included ""Beyond Borders"", ""Joshua Then and Now"", ""Martha, Ruth & Edie"", ""Murder in the Hamptons"", ""Glory Enough for All"", ""Murder in Space"", ""Taking a Chance on Love"", ""Clarence"" and ""Tru Love"". She won a Gemini Award for Guest Actress in a Dramatic Series in"
"Kate Trotter Kate Trotter (born February 5, 1953) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress. Her television roles have included appearances in ""Wild Roses"", ""Covert Affairs"", ""Lost Girl"", ""The Newsroom"", ""Paradise Falls"", """", """", ""The Jane Show"", ""Republic of Doyle"", ""Blue Murder"", ""Murdoch Mysteries"", """" and ""Sue Thomas F.B. Eye"", while her film roles have included ""Beyond Borders"", ""Joshua Then and Now"", ""Martha, Ruth & Edie"", ""Murder in the Hamptons"", ""Glory Enough for All"", ""Murder in Space"", ""Taking a Chance on Love"", ""Clarence"" and ""Tru Love"". She won a Gemini Award for Guest Actress in a Dramatic Series in"
"Kathryn Drysdale Kathryn Drysdale (born 1 December 1981) is an English actress known for her role as Grace Shelley in The West End show ""The Ruling Class"" opposite James Mcavoy, as Taylor in the movie ""St Trinian's"", Rhoda Swartz in Mira Nair's Vanity Fair, and Louise Brooks in the BBC comedy series ""Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps"" from 2001 until her departure from the show in 2009. She has also starred in the fourth series of the ITV sitcom ""Benidorm"" and as Brownwell in William Boyd's award-winning ""Any Human Heart"" opposite Jim Broadbent. She previously worked"
"film received overwhelmingly negative reviews, holding a 10% 'rotten' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The region 2 DVD of the film was released on 24 May 2010. A region 1 DVD release occurred on 23 March 2011. In December 2009, it was confirmed that there will be a ""St Trinian's 3: Battle of the Sexes"". There was also a competition held in 2010, for the chance for a girl to have a walk-on role in the film. As of October 2018, a full cast has not been confirmed. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold St Trinian's 2: The Legend"