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1987-02-12 · 105 min · ★ 6.0
Fed up with working hard just to scrape by, Christine Painter comes up with a bold plan to become the madam of a brothel and earn her financial freedom: she opens a house of spanking to fabulous reviews.
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Production details
- Directors
- Terry Jones
- Production companies
- British Screen Productions, Zenith Entertainment, United International Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,744,164
Top Cast
Julie WaltersChristine Painter
Shirley StelfoxShirley
Alec McCowenWing Commander Morten
Danny SchillerDolly
Tim WoodwardTimms
Suzette LlewellynHelen
Ewan HooperEdward
Alan BowyerDavid Painter
Peter CellierMr. Marples
Benjamin WhitrowMr. Marsden
Stephen LewisMr. Dunkley
John ShrapnelLionel
Nigel Le VaillantThe Man
Ron PemberRon
Ivor RobertsGlossop
Arthur CoxLennox
Stanley LeborJones
John BaileyMr. GardnerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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