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Personal Services is a British film of genre Biography directed by Terry Jones released in USA on 7 may 1987 with Julie Walters

Personal Services (1987)

Personal Services
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Released in USA 7 may 1987
Length 1h45
Directed by
Genres Biography,    Comedy
Rating62% 3.146553.146553.146553.146553.14655

Personal Services is a 1987 British comedy film directed by Terry Jones and written by David Leland. It is the story of 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 legendary "House of Cyn" madam.

Synopsis

Christine Painter (Julie Walters) is a sexually naive waitress and single-mother who pays for her teenage son's tuition by renting flats to local tarts. She later becomes a call girl herself - joining her friend Shirley (Shirley Stelfox) and their "maid" Dolly (Danny Schiller) - and specializes in fetish/kink roleplay with older gentlemen. With her new family of friends and admirers, she becomes a huge sensation leading to wealth and infamy in the tabloids. The brothel business also brings out Christine's self-confidence, and leads to repairing a previously strained relationship with her father.

Actors

Julie Walters

(Christine Painter)Shirley Stelfox

(Shirley)Alec McCowen

(Wing Commander Morten)Tim Woodward

(Timms)Dave Aktins

(Sydney)
And :
Ewan Hooper
Leon Lissek
John Shrapnel
Benjamin Whitrow
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