Here we are at the end of our St Trinian's bank holiday treat. The final episode sees Rob and Guy tackle the reboot(s) of the mid-00s. A kind of back to basics, borrowing heavily from Belles but with an updated 00s sensibility, which depressingly probably means more sexism if anything.
An embarrassment of riches of a cast. Early roles for the likes of Gemma Arterton and Juno Temple, plus old hands like Colin Firth and Rupert Everett. All tied together with the rather large elephant in the room of Russell Brand as Flash Harry, set to a malaise of Girls Allowed and Landfill Indie.
Along with 2007's St Trinian's, we also briefly discuss the 2009 sequel: Legend of Fritton's Gold and any possible legacy and future for the IP. Guy had been waiting for the films to be more about the students, and on the face of it this reboot would deliver. Tune in to find out if it did.
St Trinian's - Trailer
https://youtu.be/JJQ1pAW4uU8?si=5Vw-kwNNwVNWCBBD
St Trinian's - Premiere
https://youtu.be/Rtx43qThERk?si=rtDofxBgOnJd3tDr
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold - Trailer
https://youtu.be/9chVAXvsOcQ?si=qJCieDgWkLB1s7Td
Pistol - Trailer
https://youtu.be/-QtyfPxkBqs?si=G75tBV7RnbNuIkPz
4 3 2 1 - Trailer
https://youtu.be/VL27h8b-K38?si=kB1NfMh3ZHmLZWfV
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The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (w/ A.J. Black)
Hot on the heels of the Belles for St Trinian's, Rob and Guy are back and have skipped through the next two movies of the franchise (Blue Murder at St Trinian's and The Pure Hell of St Trinian's) to 12 years later and the midst of the Swinging Sixties for The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery.
This just so happens to be a childhood favourite of Mr Film Stories Podcast Network A.J. Black, so Tony joined us once more to discuss a new breed of St Trinian's students, the new Headmistress, played by Dora Bryan, and the new villain played by Frankie Howerd.
Of its time, it includes jokes about the Wilson Government, James Bond, The Beatles, and some rather unfortunate use of boot polish.
Train Robbery is a new era for St Trinian's and a real departure from the 50s versions. But is that all for the bad, or will there be redeeming features? Tune in to find out.
...and if that hasn't sold you...it has Reg Varney in it!
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery - Trailer
https://youtu.be/DWVyGvMz8-g?si=tBSzd4JpfcMTgodp
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery - New Pupils
https://youtu.be/a9und3QCBM8?si=ZdFELSkeWb2Bw8Zw
Before Your Very Eyes - Sabrina with Arthur Askey
https://youtu.be/1OsX-A4XZcg?si=trW8cETrSPsClnff
Sabrina - 1956
https://youtu.be/NwjdnKQrUhg?si=U7ckWIfFswuf1DJS
The Pretty Things - Midnight To Six (1966)
https://youtu.be/w3qJ-KPlt4M?si=Ppvyn0nqb2JY_Ec-
Peter Sellers in The Millionairess
https://youtu.be/DZz4KfUfkQY?si=gX25sKRan0NYx-o9
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The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
The St Trinian's films were one of the first names on the long list when we first came up with the concept of this podcast, but even with the most tenuous and creative of thinking, we weren't able to link them to the small screen. So much like Carry On last summer, we decided a three-episode mini-series would be the best way to tackle the issue.
We start at the very beginning with the first St Trinian's films, The Belle's of St Trinian's from 1954 with Alastair Sim popularising what could now be known as The Tyler Perry, playing both Headmistress Millicent Fritton and her no-good brother. This being the first time Ronald Searle's schoolgirl characters were brought to life, it was perhaps a surprise to see the grown-ups take centre stage, but not without plenty of chaotic school set pieces with the students and a surprisingly complicated plot for a family film!
Join Rob and Guy as both of them start their St Trinian's journey with the O.G. of the franchise. Will this movie have aged like a fine wine, or a bottle of Flash Harry's gin? Tune in to find out.
The Belles of St Trinians - Trailer
https://youtu.be/VKzCKoO-K9I?si=HE3LCv-2ekTLEAaz
The Belles of St Trinians - Best scenes
https://youtu.be/0O__WLDjMNo?si=KB77PUBB_rnI6znk
Hockey match at St Trinians
https://youtu.be/uS4LLAKPwyk?si=fy3hkWtuOT2_e1sv
Dad - Series 1, Episode 1
https://youtu.be/b0S1q1zyMn8?si=IH6RJGnfea1wGBXy
Minder - Grass growing on the car
https://youtu.be/01dXHywMMyE?si=hs-uQIBkHUFnuQUv
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S04 E10 - The Intelligence Men (w/ A.J. Black)
We're at the end of series four already. Our second series as part of The Film Stories Podcast Network, so to celebrate we're joined by Mr FSPN himself, A.J. Black, to talk about one of the biggest BritCom institutions ever, Morecambe and Wise.
The inimitable double act made three movies before joining the BBC from ITV, and we'll start at the beginning with the first instalment, the spy pastiche, Intelligence Men. It is hard to imagine Morecambe and Wise before the BBC series and Christmas specials that endure in the memories of all Brits of a certain age, but the pair had been going long before The Stripper, long before Andre Previn, Angela Ripon, and Glenda Jackson, and The Intelligence Men is very much part of a different era.
As well as the film, we'll dive deep into Two of a Kind, the Morecambe and Wise ITV series of the 1960s. As if that wasn't enough, all three of us count down our top three British comedy double acts. All this, plus the culmination of the series four quiz. Join us for the first in a much lesser-known trilogy.
Morecambe and Wise - Two of a Kind with the Beatles
https://youtu.be/Qw9dJG8GnmY?si=5X1bUeXhjHpjRSZL
Morecambe and Wise - Two of a Kind with Roy Castle
https://youtu.be/gC1XaYGGJVc?si=-0PD0oJrWfHZTNbu
She'll Have to Go - With Bob Monkhouse
https://youtu.be/BpvRcXADNXA?si=zPn8OD00B9yumRJu
Morecambe and Wise on The Sweeney
https://youtu.be/yXuLlhOt1xk?si=mrI5ZcCGrKAFGsbr
Two Ronnies - Mastermind
https://youtu.be/QRhyc56aVb0?si=bPoG9lMJf7p3cL08
Morecambe and Wise - Mastermind
https://youtu.be/HEjdJszBbY8?si=93WNU3b8bHYa-FCk
Ellie and Natasia - Saturday Kitchen
https://youtu.be/XDVECscArVQ?si=G-CzJ9zFsuvI4fmF
Adam and Joe - Room For Change
https://youtu.be/b-d0RZKexNA?si=CJbwCMB1K5mRMvva
Derek and Clive - The Pope
https://youtu.be/RPcDREaxsu8?si=4ORwpEJdN5Pr_8cK
Vic and Bob - Hernia Hotline
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdBSmt9v/
Vic and Bob - The Club
https://youtu.be/LjjjVApPePw?si=YPZ-LIm6XiMkciJu
French and Saunders Go to the Movies
https://youtu.be/BczGvH60a38?si=aGjHp-_h6orIQ-iY
Derek and Clive - Cancer
https://youtu.be/KDerCtj3-RI?si=GqcvD16BqP8zUgvq
The Intelligence Men - Full Movie
https://youtu.be/kGy5HRI8plg?si=NfDWYezPONaLSgYC
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S04 E09 - Powder Room (2013)
It's only from 12 years ago, yet Powder Room is not a British indie that sticks in the memory. Indeed, it didn't exactly perform at the box office. Only 2,100 people went to see it in British cinemas, making it the least successful film we've profiled so far.
A micro-budget adaptation of a hit Edinburgh play, starring some big and up-and-coming names from British TV, as well as a pop star! But chief amongst Powder Room's cast was Sheridan Smith. Now a huge West End and television star, but at the time, she was known primarily for Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
The early 21st-century three-camera studio sitcom has been the butt of many a sneering industry joke, but was incredibly popular and ran for over a decade. Its creator, Susan Nickson, was something of a prodigy. She started writing Two Pints at the age of 18, having already seen success in short film competitions. An unsung heroine of British comedy, episode nine will do its best to honour an undeniable and prolific talent.
Susan Nickson on Channel 4's Lloyds Bank Film Challenge
https://youtu.be/iQ6qz4nyX0M?si=U7iSIUXz3_nOsTQi
Two Pints of Lager - Biscuit Rap
https://youtu.be/anRKT3hYz60?si=d5m5JoDntsBAN_5j
Two Pints of Lager - Phone Messages
https://youtu.be/m8IM-MFeKvk?si=gaxjVJOHeLsI-JfA
Newport State of Mind - Directed by MJ Delaney
https://youtu.be/Eijc2tGe-zM?si=MMhLXUeRLsqEPyhz
That One Guy Who's Always Preaching - Key and Peele
https://youtu.be/GrYbMbudILQ
Powder Room Trailer
https://youtu.be/77Eb6NsLFqE?si=kY3j-hhxs3KYutwN
Powder Room - Bad Night
https://youtu.be/KlUG46H4W8o?si=iTee2ZuyYNIIIyfu
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