Saucy! Secrets of the British Sex Comedy Season 1 Episode 2 - Part 2

Airdate: 2024-Aug-04

Episode summary:

The second part of this two-part documentary explores how X-rated movies entered the mainstream, despite the protestations of Mary Whitehouse, and reveals the tragic story of actress Mary Millington. The programme also reveals how the advent of home video and an explosion of the availability of cheaply made pornography eventually brought the cinema sex industry crashing down, even as it approached respectability.

About Saucy! Secrets of the British Sex Comedy series:

The impact of 1970s British sex comedies, which both saved the British film industry from financial ruin and transformed a nation's attitudes ...Show more >