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1960 · 98 mins · English
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Directed by
Roy Boulting
Starring
James Robertson Justice, Cecil Parker, Raymond Huntley, Ian Bannen, Brian Oulton, Irene Handl

The boys at Melbury Primary are thrown into chaos when the new French teacher, Madelin Leforge, turns out to be a mistress. Her revealing shorts and bikinis spark a surge of extra‑lesson requests, unraveling school discipline. The scandal erupts when the headmistress discovers the teacher’s mother had been former lover, forcing Madelin’s dismissal.

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