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"The future lies in kinky people"

1987

1h 45m

6.0(48 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Fed up with working hard just to scrape by, Christine Painter comes up with a bold plan to become the madam of a brothel and earn her financial freedom: she opens a house of spanking to fabulous reviews.

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United International Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Rose

Dave Atkins

Sydney

Ewan Hooper

Ewan Hooper

Edward

Alan Bowyer

Alan Bowyer

David Painter

Creative team

Directed by: Terry Jones
Written by: David Leland
Produced by: Tim Bevan

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