Personal Services

Personal Services

1987 · 105 min · EN · R · 6.1 (32 votes)
Dir. Terry Jones · Starring Julie Walters, Shirley Stelfox, Alec McCowen, Danny Schiller, Tim Woodward, Suzette Llewellyn · Music John Du Prez

The future lies in kinky people

Comedy

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.

VIBE

A saucy, tongue-in-cheek romp through the British establishment's underbelly. It's a cheeky, often hilarious, look at societal hypocrisy and the women who dared to exploit it, all with a wink and a smile.

wittybawdysatiricalcampysteadyBritish comedyperiod piececharacter-drivenclasssexualitysocial commentarysubversion
politicssex scandalbased on true storyprostitutionmadamebrothel madamgay theme