Personal Services
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Directed by | Terry Jones |
Produced by | Tim Bevan |
Written by | David Leland |
Starring | Julie Walters Shirley Stelfox Alec McCowen Danny Schiller Tim Woodward |
Music by | John Du Prez |
Distributed by | Vestron Pictures |
Running time | 105 min |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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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. The film was banned in the Republic of Ireland upon theatrical release.
The film stars Shirley Stelfox and Julie Walters as "Christine Painter", a thinly disguised Cynthia Payne.