Fun at St. Fanny’s
Date: 1955
Director: Maurice Elvey
Production Company: David Dent Productions
Stars: Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson, Vera Day, Johnny Brandon, Davy Kaye, Freddie Mills, Gerald Campion
Location(s): Buckinghamshire, London, Middlesex, Oxfordshire
Region(s): London E-G, South East E-L
Storyline:
A private school’s dishonest headmaster lives off the income that comes from a 25 year old pupil who is kept on because of a legacy left by his uncle.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
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"This is the noble pile of Eton. The college upon whose playing fields the Battle of Waterloo was won decisively that were allowed to keep the cannon as a prize, eve through they didn't win it three years running." Cannon Yard at Eton College in Eton, Buckinghamshire. The college also appears in ‘The Madness of King George’, 'Shakespeare in Love', ‘Cloudburst’, ‘The Fourth Protocol’ and ‘Chariots of Fire’.
- Capture 2
- 19 Apr 2021
"Besides the peaceful waters of Old Father Thames, Eton has turned out many famous oarsmen." Windsor Bridge linking Windsor with Eton across the Thames in Berkshire located by Pete in Datchet. The bridge can be seen from the roadway during 'Penny Gold'.
Taken from the riverbank by Nick Boorman.
- Capture 3
- 19 Apr 2021
"As well as several others who were turned out because their father's hadn't paid the fees." Pete in Datchet identifies this as the boathouses along the Eton bank of the River Thames which have since been converted into luxury flats.
Nick Boorman found a lot of changes to the Riverbank since 1955.
- Capture 4
- 01 Dec 2020
"High upon a hill is Eton's greatest rival, Harrow. Harrow on the Hill, which has produces some of England's most industrious cricket captains, and others of almost equal importance such as Prime Ministers." High Street in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex with The Old Schools behind Church Street to the extreme left and the Chapel on the right.
Antony Blair climbed the hill 65 years later, but the college boys had gone.
- Capture 5
- 'Now' required
"This brings us to what is, perhaps, the greatest public school of them all . . . this is the historic edifice of St. Fanny's which, like those others, has it's own traditional game." Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital identified by Steve Randall who adds "One of the oldest maternity hospitals in Europe, then located at 313 Goldhawk Road, London W6. The hospital moved in 2000 but the original building remains as Oakbrook Lodge."
- Capture 6
- 10 Dec 2020
In London, McTavish arrives to consult private detective M. M. Mainforce. Piccadilly Circus in W1 with Alfred Gilbert's Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain also known as Anteros or, more incorrectly, Eros to the centre.
Less to read nowadays. SJ
- Capture 7
- 05 Dec 2020
A party of pupils arrive in London to visit The Tate & Lyle Gallery. The Tate Gallery on Millbank SW1.
Tate Britain, decorated to celebrate Diwali. SJ
- Capture 8
- 05 Dec 2020
Inside the gallery, a guide shows the party around the exhibits. The Tate Gallery can be seen in many other productions including ‘Bean’, 'Escape Route', ‘The Horse’s Mouth’, 'The Fake', ‘Seven Days to Noon’, ‘A Game for Vultures’ and ‘Stop Press Girl’.
Now further protected by hedge. SJ