I will never forgive for making me believe high school was badass. I rocked up fully expecting to go hunting for buried treasure. Instead, I was locked inside a classroom and forced to do my multiplication tables.
The least the headmistress could have done was give me a clique-worthy makeover. If it’s been a hot minute since you’ve seen the British comedy classic, it’s streaming on on August 11th at 8:30 pm and August 12th at 12 pm. Given it’s been 17 years (!!) since its release, here’s a refresher on the series and where the beloved cast is now.
The movie series was based on a that ran from October 1941 until January 1st, 1952. The comics came about because Searle’s s, after they were evacuated during World War II. Their school was infamous for allowing its pupils freedom of education, just like in the movies.
Ronald first published the comics about boarding school girls running wild in the 1941 magazine . In 1942, the creator of was and held as a POW until 1945. He picked back up in 1946, not before trying to kill them off in his 1953 book, by Nuclear Explosion.
While the old-school versions are worth a watch, the one you know and love is the 2007 classic. follows private schoolgirl Annabelle Fritton as she tries to fit into a boarding school of misfits. The 2009 sequel is , where they find buried treasure.
If you had no idea about , I wouldn’t get your hopes up. They were supposed to start filming in 2013, but it was scrapped due to funding problems. would have followed headmistress Miss Fritton being arrested and the new headmaster turning the school co-ed — gasp.
will be streamed on on August 11th at 8:30 pm and August 12th at 12 pm. Annabelle Fritton (Talulah Riley) “I used to eat people. I used to have braces, and bits of food got stuck in them,” Annabelle Fritton in .
Even though Annabelle started out as a stuck-up private school girl, after some (light) hazing and that iconic makeover scene, she truly became a Fritton. The actress is most known for marrying (yes, Elon Musk) not once guests to the Westworld Mesa Hub. y escaped from the Twitter (Okay, X) overlord and married in June 2024.
Camilla/Carnaby Fritton (Rupert Everett) “Your father has a short memory masquerading as a clear conscience,” Camilla Fritton in . If there’s one character who makes , well, , it would be Camilla Fritton. She reminds the girls to be ladies, like telling a student to tuck in her shirt while she dangles a first-year over the stairs.
Then there’s her brother, Carnaby Fritton, who tries to steal her money through schemes that never work. If you’re wondering where is now, he’s about to play Girgio Barbieri in the fourth season of . Camilla would have a field day with all the French men’s baguettes around.
Kelly Jones (Gemma Arterton) “You’ve had this coming since the day you arrived, Fritton. Giving you a makeover, silly,” Kelly in Second to Camilla, I wanted to become Kelly so bad. She could have any man she wanted (including Flash, played by ) while being a badass leader.
. Posh Totties: Chelsea Parker (Tamsin Egerton), Chloe (Antonia Bernath) & Peaches (Amara Karan) “Oh my god! You want us to steal ,” Peaches says, referring to the painting in . The effortlessly beautiful and bright Posh Totty girls went on to have great careers Camilla would be so proud.
who played Chelsea Parker, co-starred in in 2011 , AKA Chloe in , was in the final series of in 2015. She plays Laura Edmunds, who is a close friend of Lady Edith and is co-editor at Edith’s publishing company. After Bernath took a break, she jumped back in with in 2023.
The TV show follows the rise and fall of actress (played by ) while Bernath plays co-star, who played Peaches in , was chosen to torch when it reached London in 2008. In 2016, she played Chandra, an inexperienced attorney defending a murder case in TV show . Most recently, in 2023, she played neighbour Rose to a robot in the movie .
Chav Taylor ( ) “What you boggin’ at? Ugly Betty,” Taylor in Tea: They changed the Chav clique to Rude Girls in the second movie. You would not want to get on their bad side at . You would recognise (Taylor in ) in as Genevieve Delacroix, the “French” dressmaker who teams up with the infamous Lady Whistledown.
In the next season, I would love to see Drysdale’s character getting more screen time — like an actual love interest?? The tea would be piping. Emos: Andrea (Paloma Faith) “I’m scared of heights,” Andrea in . The Emos may dress in all black and wear dark makeup, but that doesn’t mean they’re not scared of heights.
plays Andrea, the head of the Emos at . If that name sounds familiar, that’s because she sang “Only Love Can Hurt Like This . Geek: Polly (Lily Cole) “ ,” Polly streaming Annabelle in .
We first see the Geeks engaged in insider trading on the stock market; remind me to use them when I file my tax return. plays the head Geek in , Polly. In 2009, named her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.
In 2020, Lily published a book on climate change called . She came out as queer in 2021 and recently collaborated with Skydiamond to create a jewellery range featuring carbon-captured diamonds. Trustafarian: Celia (Juno Temple) “I think I have, like, an idea,’ Celia in The Trustafarians are a lesser-known clique, but basically, they’re known to wear baggy clothes and various woven bracelets and bangles.
Celia (played by Juno Temple) was the main Trustafrian in . Temple is well known for starring in the 2000s movie , as Drippy — an eccentric friend of Poppy who was sent to boarding school. Most recently, she starred in the TV show playing Keeley Jones, the model-turned-PR-consultant girlfriend of Roy Kent.
Now, if you don’t mind me, I’m going to go rewatch on . Make sure to set reminders for the 11th of August at 8:30 pm and the 12th of August at noon..
