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Plot

Set during World War 2. Glorious confusion reigns when St. Swithins Girls School is accidentally billeted with Nutborne Boys School. The two heads, Wetherby Pond (Alastair Sim) and Muriel Whitchurch (Margaret Rutherford) try to control the chaos as the students try to live with the cramped conditions and make the most of the opportunities arising. Things come to a head as Nutborne's governors pay a visit at the same time as some of St.Swithin's parents unexpectedly come for a tour - frantic classroom changes, hockey, lacrosse and rugby posts and nets are swapped about. Ultimately it ends in utter chaos, and the punchline is delivered - a clever swipe at bureaucracy - as a Ministry man appears to declare everything sorted - "Nutborne is co-educational, isn't it? That's OK, we've got you another co-ed school to billet!" Alastair Sim in Scrooge (1951) (aka A Christmas Carol) Alastair Sim, CBE (October 9, 1900 – August 19, 1976) was a Scottish character actor, whose comic appearance ensured him success in a string of classic British films. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cast

• Alastair Sim...Wetherby Pond
• Margaret Rutherford...Miss Whitchurch
• Joyce Grenfell...Miss Gossage
• Richard Wattis...Arnold Billings
• John Bentley...Richard Tassell
• Bernadette O'Farrell...Miss Harper
• Guy Middleton...Hyde-Brown
• Edward Rigby...Rainbow

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External links

• The Happiest Days of Your Life at the Internet Movie Database
• The Happiest Days of Your Life at All Movie Guide
• The Happiest Days of Your life at the St. Trinian's website