Personal Services 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 (Danny Schiller)
Joan London (Australian author) were published together as "The New Dark Age". She has published three novels, "Gilgamesh", "The Good Parents" and "The Golden Age". She was awarded the Patrick White Award in 2015. She is married to Geoffrey London, formerly the Victorian, and Western Australian, Government Architect. Joan London (Australian author) Joan Elizabeth London (born 24 July 1948) is an Australian author of short stories, screenplays and novels. She graduated from the University of Western Australia having studied English and French, has taught English as a second language and is a bookseller. She lives in Fremantle, Western Australia, with her husband Geoffrey. London