Personal Services (1987)

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The future lies in kinky people

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.

• Released: 1987-02-12
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 48 votes

Directed by Terry Jones.

Top cast

• Julie Walters as Christine Painter
• Shirley Stelfox as Shirley
• Alec McCowen as Wing Commander Morten
• Danny Schiller as Dolly
• Tim Woodward as Timms
• Suzette Llewellyn as Helen
• Victoria Hardcastle as Rose
• Dave Atkins as Sydney
• Ewan Hooper as Edward
• Alan Bowyer as David Painter

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Personal Services

• United States: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX

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