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Imali Perera as Miss Potts (Season 1), the kind but strict Maths, Science and Art teacher. She is the First Form mistress. One of the most appealing aspects of Malory Towers is how forward-looking and resourceful (most of) the characters are. There is a neat symmetry in how the series’s renaissance is being led by open-minded, inventive storytellers – many of whom are women. In cutting old-fashioned tropes and foregrounding the books’ best aspects – humour, friendship, the emphasis on women discovering themselves in a space almost entirely absent of men – a sparky, emboldening series has been preserved for new generations. That’s something to celebrate, perhaps with lashings of something stronger than ginger beer.

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Internationally, the series is broadcast on CBC Gem in Canada, ABC Me in Australia, ZDF and KiKA in Germany, e-Junior, Yle TV2 in Finland, SVT Barn in Sweden, NRK Super in Norway, HBO Max in Scandinavia and HOT in Israel. [1] [2] Commenters have also remarked on the parallels between Gillian's school life, as recorded in her diaries, and the plots of the Malory Towers books. It is even suggested that the Malory Towers stories were Blyton's way of communicating with her daughter and providing counsel. [16] The similarities include Darrell's temper, interests in an acting career, and obsessions with horses. As with Darrell in the books, Gillian's father was also a surgeon.

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New girls Darrell Rivers, Sally Hope and Gwendoline Mary Lacey arrive for their first day at Malory Towers, their new school on a clifftop location above an idyllic coastline. They meet Miss Grayling, the wise and dignified headmistress, no-nonsense First Form mistress Miss Potts, and the stern Matron. Gwendoline hopes that she and Darrell will be best friends, but is due for an unpleasant surprise. Enid Blyton’s six books about Malory Towers were published one a year from 1946 to 1951. There are six additional books, now considered as books 6-12 in the series, written by Pamela Cox in 2009. These were reissued alongside the original books in 2019. When the books were reissued with new covers in 2019, minor editorial amendments were made where necessary (to correct errors, to restore original text that had previously been changed, or to bring the text in line with the editorial standards above).

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It is half term and Malory Towers welcomes the girls' parents to an open day of picnics and sporting events. Mary-Lou is invited to a picnic by Gwen with her mother, and has to endure Gwen's untruthful boasting about her academic and sporting prowess. Meanwhile Darrell is worried about the poor grades in her half term report and struggles to find a companion to introduce to her parents as her best friend.Based on the iconic novels by Enid Blyton, the 13-part series follows the adventures of Darrell Rivers as she leaves home for the first time to attend an all-girls’ boarding school. Pam Bateman is described to be a placid, kind and very good-natured friend. Her best friend is Nora. She is head of the form in the Second Form. The end of year exams approach, and Darrell tries to figure out the best way to approach the exams without failing. Meanwhile Felicity must figure out the best way to approach June to tell Miss Grayling about the secret room, and Gwen tries to convince everyone that she has a weak heart while being called out by Alicia as a terrible liar. When Gwen's antics lead her to an explosive scenario she will be exposed as a liar more than ever. But it will also lead June and Felicity to being separated from everyone without any knowledge of the troubles that are going on. Natasha Raphael as Irene Edwards (recurring season 1; main season 2–), a ditzy but sweet girl who is talented at Music and Maths but struggles with other subjects. Daphne Millicent Turner joins in The Second Form at Malory Towers and initially befriends Gwendoline, before dramatic events throw her together with Mary-Lou, with the two becoming firm friends.