You wouldn't find Miss Jean Brodie teaching at a school like St. Trinian's. Not without homicidal thoughts anyway. It's three years later, and there's a new head mistress on the way, from Australia no less. There's a memorial for Miss Amelia Fritton, and why she's being kept Behind bars is anybody's guess with Alastair Sim only seen briefly in the beginning, barely a cameo, but there's a nice surprise at the end.
The girls and most of the staff have changed, but one thing hasn't. the students are just as rotten as they were before, breaking into offices, causing destruction to the property and arranging it so their grades are high enough so they can get a trip to mainland Europe.
The presence of some thieves disguised as staff members (George Cole and Lionel Jeffries) adds to the intrigue on their trip, with police officer Joyce Grenfall in disguise to capture them. She befriends Terry-Thomas while chaperoning, giving her something else to worry about because she's engaged.
Not as funny as the original film, this has some decent prattfalls but for the most part, it's slow-moving and noisy. Grenfall does all she can to add some liveliness, and of course, Mr. Terry-Thomas gives us his usual "good show", both as a line and in his performance. Sadly this needed a better script to even be remotely close to the quality of the first film.
The girls and most of the staff have changed, but one thing hasn't. the students are just as rotten as they were before, breaking into offices, causing destruction to the property and arranging it so their grades are high enough so they can get a trip to mainland Europe.
The presence of some thieves disguised as staff members (George Cole and Lionel Jeffries) adds to the intrigue on their trip, with police officer Joyce Grenfall in disguise to capture them. She befriends Terry-Thomas while chaperoning, giving her something else to worry about because she's engaged.
Not as funny as the original film, this has some decent prattfalls but for the most part, it's slow-moving and noisy. Grenfall does all she can to add some liveliness, and of course, Mr. Terry-Thomas gives us his usual "good show", both as a line and in his performance. Sadly this needed a better script to even be remotely close to the quality of the first film.