Dick Deadeye by Ronald Searle6/5/2023 ![]() Problems arise when the jewel-thief father of one of the girls decides to hide out at the school. Trinian's (1957): Flash Harry (George Cole) sets up a marriage agency, resulting in a prince wanting to meet the girls. ![]() Things quickly get out of hand when the classes place bets on rival horses. Trinian's (1954): The decrepit school is desperately in need of some money, so Miss Fritton ( Alastair Sim) allows the girls to place bets on a horserace. And there is a local spiv, Flash Harry, who makes money from whatever schemes the girls cook up (usually). The headmistress, Miss Fritton, has no interest in maintaining any form of order. The teachers? They teach the girls how to get away with crime in foreign countries, and mixing drinks. ![]() ![]() ![]() The girls themselves are teen and pre-teen horrors who are not above using their feminine wiles to get away with murder. The setting is a disreputable girls' school, where the only rule is that there are no rules. Trinian's is a film series based on a series of cartoons by Ronald Searle (also known for molesworth and Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done). ![]()
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