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Year:
Duration:
105 min
Genres:
Comedy
IMDB rate:
6.3
Director:
Terry Jones
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1987-05-15
Filming Locations: 11 Allington Street, Victoria, London, England, UK
Earnings
Gross: $1,744,164 (USA) Related Links
Cast
Actor
Character
Julie Walters
Christine Painter
Alec McCowen
Wing Commander Morten
Danny Schiller
Dolly
Tim Woodward
Timms
Victoria Hardcastle
Rose
Dave Atkins
Sydney
Ewan Hooper
Edward
Alan Bowyer
David Painter
Anthony Carrick
Edgar (as Antony Carrick)
Beverley Foster
Elizabeth
Leon Lissek
Mr. Popozogolou
Peter Cellier
Mr. Marples
Benjamin Whitrow
Mr. Marsden
Stephen Lewis
Mr. Dunkley
John Shrapnel
Lionel
Anthony Collin
Mr. Webb
Nigel Le Vaillant
The Man
Ron Pember
Ron
Arthur Whybrow
Mac
Ivor Roberts
Glossop
Stanley Lebor
Jones
John Bailey
Mr. Gardner
Carolyn Allen
Carol
Sheila Gill
Mrs. Winter
Jagdish Kumar
Mr. Shah
Badi Uzzaman
Mr. Patel
Lorena Lee
The Angel
Arnold Brown
The Vicar
Toni Palmer
Aunt Winnie
Andrew MacLachlan
Mr. McClellan
Arthur Hewlett
Mr. Francis
Andreas Markos
Mr. Costas
Michael Packer
Ralph
Ian McNeice
Harry
Allan Stirland
Phil
Suzette Llewellyn
Helen
Helen Gemmell
Jenny
Clare Clifford
Fay
Joanna Dickens
Gloria
Charlotte Alexandra
Diane (as Charlotte Seeley)
Mark Hardy
Nicole
Lorraine Brunning
Angela
Rupert Holliday-Evans
Terry
Michelle Collins
June
Pamela Duncan
Jackie
David Leland
Mr. Pilkington
Jason Smart
PC Hart
Jeffrey Daunton
PC Williams
Peter Wight
Detective Gibson
Michael Irving
Reporter
Nick Stringer
PC Baker
Paul Imbusch
Solicitor
Janie Booth
Court Usher
Bernard Brown
Best Man
Renny Lister
Pat
Shulie Bannister
The Woman
Claire Waugh
Girl in Film
Adam Morris
Man in Film (as Wayne Morris)
Derek Lyons
Gay Boyfriend
Alan Meacham
Gay man
Did you know?
Trivia
Another film from writer David Leland was also based on Cynthia Payne. That film, Wish You Were Here (1987) was based on Payne's childhood, this film was based on her life as an adult.
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Upon theatrical release, the film was banned in Ireland. Only four films have been banned in Ireland, and three of them (Life of Brian (1979), The Meaning of Life (1983), and this film) have been directed by Terry Jones.
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Michael Hordern was offed the role of The Wing Commander.
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Quotes
Christine Painter: I'm responsible - not the men. You can't expect the men to be responsible. When the balls are full, the brain is empty.
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Christine Painter: It's just like a Tupperware party, really. But I sell sex instead of plastic containers. If the wives were willing, I'd be out of a job, wouldn't I? But they go off sex - they'd rather sell Tupperware, ha-bloody-ha. Sex soon goes out of a marriage. I'm a bit old-fashioned, really - I believe in marriage. Men are animals, sexually. They don't talk a *bit* of sense till you've got them de-spunked. Women are more affectionate. They like a bit of affection. Though I've met a few horny buggers in my time. The wife wants a three-piece-suite. If she gave the man sex, he might be more inclined to come across with the three-piece-suite. It may not be a fashionable thing to say, but once you've got him de-spunked, and he's sitting there thinking he's all wonderful - done you a good turn, given you a pair of soggy knickers - in the afterglow of his glory he's more inclined to come across with the Draylon three-piece, don't you think?
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Jones: [to Lennox, a senior police officer] This the woman and these are the premises on which I have kept observation over the last three months. This house has been operating as brothel during that time.
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Faq
Q
Special Edition
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Does anyone know what the difference is between the normal edition of the film and the Special Edition DVD. There doesn't seem to be any. So why is it called the Special Edition?
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