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Personal Services (1987)

R 02/12/1987 Comedy 1h 45m
61%
User
Score
6.3/10
67%

The future lies in kinky people

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.

Terry Jones

Director

David Leland

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Christine Painter

Shirley Stelfox

Shirley Stelfox

Shirley

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Wing Commander Morten

Danny Schiller

Danny Schiller

Dolly

Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward

Timms

Suzette Llewellyn

Suzette Llewellyn

Helen

Victoria Hardcastle

Victoria Hardcastle

Rose

Dave Atkins

Dave Atkins

Sydney

Ewan Hooper

Ewan Hooper

Edward

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Media

PERSONAL SERVICES - Trailer

PERSONAL SERVICES - Trailer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on July 24, 2023

Julie Walters is great in this story of a woman who starts off life working in a café but ends up being arrested for living off the immoral earnings made running a brothel for the great and the good. It's loosely based on the rise and fall of the renowned madam Cynthia Payne (who consulted on the drama) and reaches inside the murky sex industry, laying bare peccadilloes galore as we discover a wide variety of kinks that keep all ranges of society entertained and/or employed. "Christine" is a shrewd business woman whom aided by her stalwart "Dolly" (Danny Schiller); "Shirley" (Shirley Stelfox) and the RAF veteran Wing Commander - in panties and a bra - "Morten" (Alec McCowen) is making quite a go of her elicit enterprise. The police pop up now and again, but for the most part Terry Jones l...

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