Saucy! Secrets Of The British Sex Comedy
- TV documentary
- Channel 4
- 2024
- 2 episodes
Two-part documentary looking at the history and heritage of the British sexploitation film, mostly comedies. Features Robin Askwith, Sue Longhurst, Prudence Drage, Oliver Tobias, Penny Meredith and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2024
- Episodes
- 2
- Features
- Robin Askwith, Sue Longhurst, Prudence Drage, Oliver Tobias, Penny Meredith, Robert Young, Nicola Austin, Lacey Starr and more
- Writers
- Simon Sheridan
- Directors
- Simon Sheridan
- Producers
- Simon Sheridan, Keith Evans and Alan Byron
- Companies
Saucy! reveals how the wave of 1970s British sex comedies, with their blend of X-rated content and slapstick humour transformed the nation's cinema and our attitudes to sex forever.
Pushing at the boundaries of censorship to put boobs on screen and get bums on seats, titles like Adventures Of A Taxi Driver and Come Play With Me arguably saved the British film industry from financial ruin. The films' unique combination of double entendres and X-rated content helped transform in the way Brits viewed sex and drew audiences in the hundreds of thousands.
Film producers, directors and stars of these uniquely British productions recount the glory days and less savoury aspects of the industry - from queues around the block and breaking box office records to the grim realities of the casting couch.
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Additional details
- Also known as
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- Keeping The British End Up! (Working title)
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour