Personal Services of Life"). Personal Services Personal Services is a 1987 British comedy film directed by Terry Jones and written by David Leland. It is the story of the rise of a madam of a suburban brothel which caters to older men. The story is inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne, the legendary "House of Cyn" madam. Christine Painter (Julie Walters) is a sexually naive waitress and single-mother who pays for her teenage son's tuition by renting flats to local call girls. She later becomes a call girl herself – joining her friend Shirley (Shirley Stelfox) and their "maid" Dolly
Donald G. Payne Donald G. Payne Donald Gordon Payne (3 January 1924 in London - 22 August 2018) was an English author. Using James Vance Marshall as a pseudonym, Payne wrote such books as "A River Ran Out of Eden" (1962) and "White-Out" (1999). His book "Walkabout" (1959), first published as "The Children" and later made into a movie featuring Jenny Agutter. Donald G. Payne was also a painter. Payne has also used Ian Cameron as a pseudonym/pen name. As Donald Gordon, he has published, among others, "Riders of the Storm" (2002), an official history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. As Ian