A Private Function Gilbert Chilvers (Michael Palin), who was encouraged to do so by his wife Joyce (Maggie Smith). Meanwhile a food inspector is determined to stop activities circumventing the food rationing. Three pigs were used in the filming of "A Private Function", all named Betty. Producer Mark Shivas was advised by Intellectual Animals UK that the pigs used should be female and six months old so as to not be too large or aggressive. However, the pigs were "unpredictable and often quite dangerous". During filming of one of the kitchen scenes, Maggie Smith was hemmed in by one of the pigs and
Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate Walter Goodman of "The New York Times" described it as a "sympathetic account of a sort of human frailty that is not easy to talk about, much less make a movie about". The film received awards for Best Documentary at the 1985 USA Film Festival and 1985 Atlanta Film Festival. Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate Private Practices: The Story of a Sex Surrogate is a 1985 US documentary film directed by Kirby Dick about the interaction between a sex surrogate and her clients - Dick's first documentary film. "Private Practices" focuses on sex surrogate Maureen Sullivan and