Personal Services

Personal Services

105 mins | Comedy | Feb. 12, 1987

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.

Personal Services

105 mins | Comedy | Feb. 12, 1987

Personal Services
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Zenith Productions, British Screen Productions
Original title Personal Services
Directors Francine Brown, Micky Finch, Fraser Copp, Tim Dennison, Terry Jones
Writers David Leland

Cast

Julie Walters

as Christine Painter

Shirley Stelfox

as Shirley

Alec McCowen

as Wing Commander Morten

Danny Schiller

as Dolly

Tim Woodward

as Timms

Dave Atkins

as Sydney

Ewan Hooper

as Edward

Alan Bowyer

as David Painter

Peter Cellier

as Mr. Marples

Benjamin Whitrow

as Mr. Marsden

Stephen Lewis

as Mr. Dunkley

John Shrapnel

as Lionel

Nigel Le Vaillant

as The Man

Ron Pember

as Ron

Ivor Roberts

as Glossop

Arthur Cox

as Lennox

Stanley Lebor

as Jones

John Bailey

as Mr. Gardner

Carolyn Allen

as Carol

Sheila Gill

as Mrs. Winter

Jagdish Kumar

as Mr. Shah

Badi Uzzaman

as Mr. Patel

Arnold Brown

as The Vicar

Toni Palmer

as Aunt Winnie

Andrew MacLachlan

as Mr. McClellan

Arthur Hewlett

as Mr. Francis

Andreas Markos

as Mr. Costas

Michael Packer

as Ralph

Ian McNeice

as Harry

Helen Gemmell

as Jenny

Joanna Dickens

as Gloria

Antony Carrick

as Edgar

Leon Lissek

as Mr. Popozogolou

Anthony Collin

as Mr. Webb

Peter Wight

as Detective Gibson

Adam Morris

as Man in Video

Lorena Lee

as The Angel

Allan Stirland

as Phil

Mark Hardy

as Nicole

Lorraine Brunning

as Angela

Pamela Duncan

as Jackie

David Leland

as Mr. Pilkington / Danielle

Janie Booth

as Court Usher