Please Sir!

I attended comprehensive schools and the behaviour of pupils reflect the antics this film tries to portray. I thoroughly enjoyed this film it brought back many fond memories of another decade,

In this spin off based on the popular TV sitcom, Mr Hedges (John Alderton) takes his troublesome class 5C to a holiday camp with inevitably comic and disastrous results. Despite the humour being a touch on the politically incorrect and racy side by modern standards, this is mainly a light hearted and good natured affair that never takes itself seriously at all. Featuring all the regular gang from the TV show (all the 'kids' look like they are in their twenties and thirties), and a few knowing nods to the pop culture of the day ('Hendrix Lives' written on a blackboard, alluding to the then recent death of Jimi Hendrix), the movie was one of the most popular at the British Box Office in 1972. Mike Vickers did the music, which features Cilla Black performing La La La Lu (I Love You).

One of the early Tv spin offs of popular television sit coms and most certainly one of the best.

Set around Fenn st school mans it's hapless teacher Hedges and his colleagues and his class 5c made up of many lively characters.

The plot is around a school camp and some gypsies they meet as well as a sub plot involving a pupils scruffy abusive father .

The jokes and script are superb and everybody looks to be having a great time that adds so much to the film.

Not many other films of this type bettered this one.

I've seen this movie many times, actually far too many times and it's always does one thing after all those views and that is leaves a massive smile of my face.

It's just a beautiful, wonderful movie. There's obviously plenty of "it was like that & okay to say that" stuff at the time moments in the movie but if you look past that you'll find a diamond.

John Alderton is wonderful as the innocent bumbling do gooder Mr Hedges and gives a wonderful performance. Derek Guyler as the grumpy janitor steals the show though.

The soundtrack is great, from the opening sequence to Cilla Black's beautiful song closing out the movie you'll be grinning from ear to ear.

March 2022

I though i had already reviewed this last year, but i havent, so having recently watched the series here we go.

I love this film and have watched it loads, i put in on par with the film version of bless this house from the same time period, which also had a tv series to go with it.

Loads of fun, very easy viewing and fun for all the family. I am glad to say certain things from the film were continued when they went back to the series, so that was a good thing, and many of the same actors were the same ones from the series and film.

John Alderton stars as the schoolteacher trying to keep control on his bunch of loveable rogues.

Good stuff, and far superior to the series

9 out of 10.