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5.9

St. Trinian's

PG-13·2007·101m

Comedy

Family

Science Fiction

Comedy

Family

Science Fiction

Summary

When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.

Cast

Talulah Riley

Annabelle Fritton

Rupert Everett

Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton

Gemma Arterton

Kelly Jones

Colin Firth

Geoffrey Thwaites

Lena Headey

Miss Dickinson

Jodie Whittaker

Beverly

Russell Brand

Flash Harry

Anna Chancellor

Miss Bagstock

Juno Temple

Celia

Tamsin Egerton

Chelsea Parker

Antonia Bernath

Chloe

Amara Karan

Peaches

Paloma Faith

Andrea

Kathryn Drysdale

Taylor

Lily Cole

Polly

Holly Mackie

Tara

Cloe Mackie

Tania

Lucy Punch

Verity Thwaites

Fenella Woolgar

Miss Cleaver

Celia Imrie

Hausmutter

Toby Jones

Schatzmeister

Caterina Murino

Miss Maupassant

Stephen Fry

Mischa Barton

JJ French

Tereza Srbova

Anoushka

Millie Foster

Saffron

Nathaniel Parker

Chairman of the National Gallery

Cheryl

School Band Member

Nadine Coyle

School Band Member

Sarah Harding

School Band Member

Nicola Roberts

School Band Member

Kimberley Walsh

School Band Member

Esme Thompson

1st Year Bookie

Bel Parker

Aerial Girl

Theo Cross

Art Teacher

James Rawlings

Press Secretary

Ben Willbond

Damaged Inspector

Emily Grace Bevan

Female Inspector

John Thompson

Male Inspector

Steve Furst

Bank Manager

Preston Thompson

Boy at the Party

Cato Sandford

Bedales Pupil 1

Jonathan Bailey

Bedales Pupil 2

Denise Stephenson

Denise

Andrew Buckley

Guard

Jody Halse

Guard

Richard Glover

Floor Runner

Jeremy Thompson

Sky Newscaster

Cloi Mckee

Tania

Rene Costa

Paramedic (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Barnaby Thompson

Director

Oliver Parker

Novel

Ronald Searle

Screenplay

Piers Ashworth

Screenplay

Nick Moorcroft

Reviews

John Chard

February 12, 2015

Ooh err missus.

When it was announced that there was to be a modern reboot of St. Trinian’s, it was met with luke warm murmurings to say the least. Yet when it comes down to it, the old films from the 50s and 60s were hardly comedy gold anyway. Safe family fare and sometimes fun into the bargain, and with strong casts, they have never been seen as essential British comedies and untouchable by the modern era’s obsession with remakes and reimaging.

St. Trinian’s 2007 style is not an improvement on the oldies, but neither is it the stinker some critics in 2007 wanted us to believe. It has enough about it to be its own animal, it’s funny, sexy and never dull. This also benefits from strong comic casting, where the likes of Rupert Everett (having the time of his life in drag), Colin Firth and Russell Brand are pitched into the femme madness headed by Gemma Arterton and Tallulah Riley. The writers err on the side of caution as far as risqué material goes, but there’s some very strong gags played out and the grouping of the girls into the various cliques (Emos, Chavs etc) is a nifty bit of writing that is mined to good effect.

It was good enough and successful enough to warrant a sequel 2 years later… 6.5/10