Joyce Grenfell

Part of BFI collection "Design for Today."

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s school! As the girls stand trial, the...

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a...

An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a secluded mansion.

American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged...

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.

With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However,...

One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The...

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something...

Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The...

A BAFTA nominated documentary reviewing news, sporting and royal events from 1933.

This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and puppets.

The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they...

A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by...

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking...

In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the knot. Unfortunately this is the cue for everyone...

The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

Two evacuee children living in the United States receive a letter from their mother, Mrs Taylor, telling them of her life in Blitz-era London. ...

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to...

The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when...

Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.

Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their...

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself...

Compilation of classic British comedy moments