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The series was revived in 1980 with ''The Wildcats of St Trinian's''. In this movie, Joe Melia replaced George Cole as Flash Harry, and the film was not a success.
The franchise would have to wait 27 more years before a new film came out, this time simply called ''St. Trinian's'' (''St. Trinian's School for (Bad) Girls'' in DVD release). In this one, the school is threatened with foreclosure by the bank , Headmistress Miss Fritton's brother (who wishes to build on the old ground) and the ultra-conservative Minister of Education. Faced with threats from all sides, the girls decide to pull off the biggest heist ever concocted by a bunch of teenagers. This one features Colin Firth as the Minister of Education, and thus avoids the [[Celebrity Paradox]] by making jokes about ''Another Country'', ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' and ''[[Girl
One notable thing about the films is the fact that the Headmistress, Miss Fritton, is played by a man (Alistair Sim and Rupert Everett) who [[Acting for Two|also plays]] [[Half-Identical Twins|her brother]]. The only constant, however, is Flash Harry (played by [[Russell Brand]] in the 2007 film).
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* [[One-Gender School]]: Only females.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: The undercover policewoman Ruby, compared to the other teachers.
* [[Open the Door
* [[Pirate Girl]]: Pirate Fritton from ''St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold''.
* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: Captain Romney Carlton-Ricketts in ''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'', played by Terry-Thomas.
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** In her mannerisms and mode of dress, Camilla Fritton parodies Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
** When Thwaites and Camilla meet, she says "Another time!" and he answers "Another country!" His response is the title of a 1984 film in which Rupert Everett and Colin Firth first starred together.
** When Annabelle is entering the school for the first time, she calls it "[[Harry Potter (
* [[Stocking Filler]]: The senior girls have a penchant for stockings and garter belts.
* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Half the main case of St. Trinian's 2 dress as guys to infiltrate a boy's school. Disturbingly, several of the girls look more convincing as guys than some of the male actors cast to play the male students, including one who comes off as a dead ringer for Leonardo DiCaprio, and another who is so handsome as a boy one of the St. Trinian's girls accidentally takes a shine to "him" before realising who she is.
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