Top billed cast

1. 

   Julie Walters

   Christine Painter

2. 

   Shirley Stelfox

   Shirley

3. 

   Alec McCowen

   Wing Commander Morten

4. 

   Danny Schiller

   Dolly

5. 

   Tim Woodward

   Timms

6. 

   Suzette Llewellyn

   Helen

7. 

   Victoria Hardcastle

   Rose

8. 

   Dave Atkins

   Sydney

9. 

   Ewan Hooper

   Edward

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-07-24

Julie Walters is great in this story of a woman who starts off life working in a café but ends up being arrested for living off the immoral earnings made running a brothel for the great and the good. It's loosely based on the rise and fall of the renowned madam Cynthia Payne (who consulted on the drama) and reaches inside the murky sex industry, laying bare peccadilloes galore as we discover a wide variety of kinks that keep all ranges of society entertained and/or employed. "Christine" is a shrewd business woman whom aided by her stalwart "Dolly" (Danny Schiller); "Shirley" (Shirley Stelfox)...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$1,744,164.00

Keywords

• politics
• sex scandal
• based on true story
• prostitution
• madame
• brothel madam
• gay theme