Blue Murder at St Trinian's

About this Broadcast

The mischievous schoolgirls travel by coach to Europe, accompanied by a wanted jewel thief dressed as a woman, and an undercover police detective. Comedy, starring Lionel Jeffries, Joyce Grenfell, Terry-Thomas, George Cole and Alistair Sim

1957

Comedy Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

Lionel Jeffries (Actor) .. Joe Mangan

Joyce Grenfell (Actor) .. Sgt Gates

Terry-Thomas (Actor) .. Romney Carlton-Ricketts

George Cole (Actor) .. Flash Harry

Alastair Sim (Actor) .. Miss Amelia Fritton

Sabrina (Actor) .. Virginia

Lloyd Lamble (Actor) .. Superintendent

Thorley Walters (Actor) .. Major

Frank Launder (Director)

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Did You Know..

Lionel Jeffries (Actor) .. Joe Mangan

Joyce Grenfell (Actor) .. Sgt Gates

Terry-Thomas (Actor) .. Romney Carlton-Ricketts

George Cole (Actor) .. Flash Harry

Born: April 22, 1925 in London

Best Known For: Playing Arthur Daley in Minder.

Early-life: George Edward Cole was born in London on April 22, 1925. His mother, whom he never met, abandoned him at 10 days old, and he was adopted by the Cole family. George left school to be a butcher's boy, but won a part in a touring musical and opted for acting instead. At 15 he and his adoptive mother moved in with Alastair Sim's family after he appeared in a film with the thespian. They helped him lose his cockney accent, and he stayed with them until his first marriage at 27.

Career: Cole made his big-screen debut in 1941's Cottage to Let, but didn't achieve fame until he landed the part of Flash Harry in the classic St Trinian's films. He went on to have a successful career on stage, TV and in movies, often appearing opposite mentor Sim in such productions as Scrooge and The Green Man. TV credits include My Good Friend, Dad, An Independent Man, Blott on the Landscape and Minder, which ran for 15 years. In his later years, he appeared in Station Jim, Bodily Harm, Mary Reilly, A Class Apart, and Diamond Geezer. He died on August 6, 2015, after a long illness. He was 90.

Quote: "I made my first film in 1940. I can't think much has changed apart from the equipment and cost."

Trivia: In 2013, Cole published his autobiography, The World Was My Lobster.