Personal Services
Personal Services is a 1987 British comedy film directed by Terry Jones and written by David Leland, about the rise of a madam of a suburban brothel which caters to older men. The story is inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne, the "House of Cyn" madam.
Plot
Christine Painter is a sexually naïve waitress and single mother who pays for her teenage son David's tuition by renting London flats to call girls. When a landlord confronts her for illegally subletting the flats and falling behind on the rent, Christine gives him a handjob in lieu of rent. After one of her "tenants", Rose, refuses to pay rent, Christine realises she can do sex work herself in the flat Rose abandons.
More details
| author | David Leland |
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| director | Terry Jones |
| editor | George Akers |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | bondage call girl call girls christmas eve fall fetish handjob london prostitution roleplay sex work sex worker sexual fetishism sexual roleplay single mother teenage son transgender transvestite wed |
| musicBy | John Du Prez |
| producer | Tim Bevan |
| productionCompany | Zenith Productions |
| publisher | Vestron Pictures |
| theme | biographical independent urban |