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Personal Services (1987)
Directed by Terry Jones
Overview
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten, seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long she and her girls are chaining up judges, spanking Generals and attending to the needs of Honourable Members. Christine sees herself as providing a vital service to these harmless pervs and when finally the house is busted and the case comes to court, it’s fair to say that the presiding judge isn’t unfamiliar with her work.
Rated R | Length 105 minutes
Actors
Julie Walters | Shirley Stelfox | Alec McCowen | Danny Schiller | Tim Woodward | Suzette Llewellyn | Victoria Hardcastle | Dave Atkins | Ewan Hooper | Alan Bowyer | Peter Cellier | Benjamin Whitrow | Stephen Lewis | John Shrapnel | Nigel Le Vaillant | Ron Pember | Ivor Roberts | Arthur Cox | Stanley Lebor | John Bailey | Carolyn Allen | Sheila Gill | Jagdish Kumar | Badi Uzzaman | Arnold Brown | Toni Palmer | Andrew MacLachlan | Arthur Hewlett | Andreas Markos | Michael Packer | Ian McNeice | Helen Gemmell | Clare Clifford | Joanna Dickens | Charlotte Alexandra | Antony Carrick | Leon Lissek | Arthur Whybrow | Anthony Collin | Peter Wight | Adam Morris | Lorena Lee | Allan Stirland | Mark Hardy | Lorraine Brunning | Rupert Holliday-Evans | Michelle Collins | Pamela Duncan | David Leland | Janie Booth | Nick Stringer