The original production opened in Coventry, England in 1951 and was directed by Charles Hickman with choreography by Pauline Grant.

The rest of the cast included Barbara Deeks, Pixie Murphy, Moiya Kelly, Linda Gray, Vincent Lawson, Bill O'Connor, Audrey Freeman, June Whitfield, Johnny Brandon, William Greene, Adelaide Hall, Jeanette Landis, Francis Pidgeon, and Thane Bettany.

[1] The production transferred to the West End Saville Theatre the following year and opened on September 25.

One day, a visiting trustee becomes interested in Judy and decides to give her a chance and send her to a college.

Over the course of her years in college, she begins to fall in love with her mysterious benefactor and he returns her feelings.