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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.

1987 |1h 45m |  Comedy

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Cast

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Julie Walters

Christine Painter

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Shirley Stelfox

Shirley

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Alec McCowen

Wing Commander Morten

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Danny Schiller

Dolly

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Tim Woodward

Timms

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Suzette Llewellyn

Helen

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Ewan Hooper

Edward

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Alan Bowyer

David Painter

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Peter Cellier

Mr. Marples

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Benjamin Whitrow

Mr. Marsden

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Stephen Lewis

Mr. Dunkley

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John Shrapnel

Lionel

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Nigel Le Vaillant

The Man

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Ron Pember

Ron

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Ivor Roberts

Glossop

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Arthur Cox

Lennox

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Stanley Lebor

Jones

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John Bailey

Mr. Gardner

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Badi Uzzaman

Mr. Patel

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Arnold Brown

The Vicar

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Toni Palmer

Aunt Winnie

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Andrew MacLachlan

Mr. McClellan

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Arthur Hewlett

Mr. Francis

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Ian McNeice

Harry

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Clare Clifford

Fay

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Charlotte Alexandra

Diane

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Antony Carrick

Edgar

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Leon Lissek

Mr. Popozogolou

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Arthur Whybrow

Mac

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Peter Wight

Detective Gibson

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Adam Morris

Man in Video

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Rupert Holliday-Evans

Terry

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Janie Booth

Court Usher

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Nick Stringer

P.C. Baker

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,744,164.00