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.
Press clippings
The week in TV: Saucy! Secrets of the British Sex Comedy
British comedy at its lewdest.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 4th August 2024Saucy! Secrets Of The British Sex Comedy review
The images and soundbites in this documentary came at you so quickly that it was almost dizzying.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 29th July 2024Saucy! Secrets Of The British Sex Comedy review
With one or two caveats, the message is that the slap-and-tickle flicks of the 1970s represented a glorious moment in UK cinema.
Ed Power, The Irish Times, 28th July 2024Saucy! Secrets Of The British Sex Comedy review
From ooh-er-missus innuendo to innocent workmen being ravished by lusty housewives, this look at the phenomenon of the saucy films of the 60s and 70s is truly eye-opening.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 28th July 2024Saucy! Secrets Of The British Sex Comedy review
While Hollywood was infiltrated by Scorsese, Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg and their ilk in the 70s, the British film industry turned to giggly sexploitation.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 28th July 2024Saucy! Secrets Of The British Sex Comedy review
This fun series about Britain's most titillating film genre speaks to actresses and cheeky pin-up Robin Askwith about their experiences.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 28th July 2024"My testicles were on fire for weeks": the sex movie craze that swept 70s Britain
In the 1970s, huge crowds - even royalty - packed cinemas to watch bawdy "sexploitation" films. Ahead of a documentary, their stars talk pain, secrets - and being "the most famous bare bum in British screen history".
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 19th July 2024