This, the third 'St. Trinian's' film, opens with the school being burnt to the ground; this leads to all the pupils being put on trial. It looks as though they will be split up and sent to various approved schools until Professor Canford a man with progressive views on education suggests that not only can he keep them together, he can also turn them into civilised girls. Thus St. Trinian's reopens near to its old site. They haven't been back long when Canford suggests taking the Sixth Form girls on a tour of the Greek Islands. The new headmistress isn't so sure but eventually they depart but their ship doesn't head to the Mediterranean; instead it sails round Africa to Arabia where the girls are taken into the harem of a local emir who intends to marry them off to his sons. Luckily Superintendent Samuel Kemp-Bird was suspicious and had Sgt Ruby Gates stowaway aboard the ship to see what was going on. When news gets back to England the nearest regiment are contacted to rescue the girls and two civil servants are sent to assist
of course nothing goes according to plan but never fear the fourth form will save the day!
Things got off to a fine start with the girls burning the school down then ending up on trial but once Professor Canford was introduced it became clear that his character, along with Flash Harry and Sgt Gates where going to be the protagonists rather than any of the girls. Indeed none of the girls are proper characters; the fourth form are just there to be wild and the sixth formers, who are thankfully clearly in their twenties, are there to look sexy in skimpy gym kits (or less)! There are some nicely surreal moments such as the civil servants who deal with stress by dancing and the regiment which is a 'mobile bath unit'. The end came as a bit of a disappointment; when the fourth form turned up I was expecting to climactic mayhem but instead they just turn up and we are told that the sixth form has been rescued. Overall I'd say this is worth watching if you enjoyed the earlier two films but it certainly isn't a classic.
Things got off to a fine start with the girls burning the school down then ending up on trial but once Professor Canford was introduced it became clear that his character, along with Flash Harry and Sgt Gates where going to be the protagonists rather than any of the girls. Indeed none of the girls are proper characters; the fourth form are just there to be wild and the sixth formers, who are thankfully clearly in their twenties, are there to look sexy in skimpy gym kits (or less)! There are some nicely surreal moments such as the civil servants who deal with stress by dancing and the regiment which is a 'mobile bath unit'. The end came as a bit of a disappointment; when the fourth form turned up I was expecting to climactic mayhem but instead they just turn up and we are told that the sixth form has been rescued. Overall I'd say this is worth watching if you enjoyed the earlier two films but it certainly isn't a classic.