Cynthia Payne through by standing for Parliament as a candidate for the Payne and Pleasure Party in the Kensington by-election in July 1988, followed by her standing in her own area of Streatham for the Rainbow Dream Ticket in the 1992 UK General Election. She did not gain a parliamentary seat. There are two films that are loosely based on her life, both released in 1987: "Wish You Were Here", about her adolescence, with Emily Lloyd in the lead role, and "Personal Services", about her adult life, starring Julie Walters. Both were written (and "Wish You Were Here" was directed) by David
Bruce Payne a plum role as the icy head of British black ops'. In addition, Payne portrayed Auschwitz camp Commandant Rudolf Hoess, in a 'superciliously evil' manner, in the French film "Victor Young Perez", which concerns the life of the Tunisian Jew flyweight boxer Victor Perez. In 2015, Payne played Winston, a religious fanatic, in the horror film "Re-Kill". In 2018 Payne appeared in the Anthology film "London Unplugged", which premiered at the East End Film Festival. Payne played the main antagonist in "" (which he also produced and acted as assistant director for), which is due to be released in 2019.