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(UPBEAT JAMAICAN MUSIC PLAYING)

- Right. - Oh, hiya, Kate.

- Okay. - Where have you been'?

Just been up me mate's for a cuppa.

I don't bloody like the look of him.

Mind there ain't no Vice Squad in the back of that bleeding motor.

Looking for business?

- Fiver, in the car. - Come to Beryl's party with me tonight.

Yeah. ls Joe going as well'?

- See you, girls. - Yeah. Ta-ra.

Supposed to be.

I haven't even got any bloody money yet.

Fucking hell.

I'm fed up, really fed up, now. I've been

bleeding standing around here. If I'd had known it was like this,

I wouldn't have even bloody come out, you know that?

Yeah, can't be bothered to work now.

I got to try and raise some money for a good bottle yet.

- I'm going home to get their tea - All right, then.

But I might pop down later.

They'll be home from school in a bit, so I'll see you later.

If I can just do a couple now, I'll come down.

- Okay, then. - Tara, duck.

MAN: Business? SANDRA: Yeah.

MAN: How much'? SANDRA: Fiver.

MAN: No inside? SANDRA: No, sorry.

MAN: Get in, then.

- MAN: What's you're name'? - Sandra.

MAN: Sandra.

- You do anything kinky'? - No. Sorry.

MAN: You know anybody who does'?

Hello, Rose. You're nicked, love. Come on.

ROSE: Nicked? I haven't even done...

- Just get in the back. - Just lay off. I haven't done anything.

- Why should I get... Let go of me arm. - Come on, in you go.

ROSE: Hang on. Let me get in first.

(OFFICERS EXCLAIMING)

What you nicked us for'?

I haven't even done anything.

OFFICER 1: Look... ROSE: Look...

- No, you take it easy, all right'? - ROSE: Why should I take it easy'?

OFFICER 1: Be a good girl and you'll be all right.

ROSE: I haven't done anything, okay'?

OFFICER 1: You have done. ROSE: I have not.

I was going home for the kids.

OFFICER 2: You drop us in the shit, love, you know,

there's going to be a comeback. You can't get away with it.

ROSE: I ain't worried about no comeback.

You are a shower of bastards. You knew l was clean now.

OFFICER 1: Come on, hurry up. Let's get "Miss Baggage" up.

Fucking bag'? Who do you think you are'?

OFFICER 1: I'm a very handsome gentleman.

- Well... - OFFICER 1: And so is my...

So is my car partner.

That'? Four-eyed git.

OFFICER 1: Well, that's nice, isn't it'? He can't help it.

He can't help it, this boy.

Bundle of fun she is.

(OFFICER 2 LAUGHING)

He'll be a bundle of fun when we get up the station.

OFFICER 1: I've got a feeling they might recognise you when we get there.

I'm not sure.

Think you might be well known down there, Rose?

Probably.

OFFICER 1: Which grammar school did you go to'?

(INAUDIBLE)

University graduate, eh'?

ROSE: 'Course I am. OFFICER 1: Eh'?

ROSE: 'Course I am. You have to be to be in my trade, dear.

OFFICER 1: Oh, yeah. Pornography, was it'?

Reading in pornography'? (CHUCKLES)

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

(PHONE RINGING)

(WOMAN LAUGHING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

Louise. There's a phone call for you.

Oh, well.

WOMAN 1: 'Cause your mum has gone somewhere, right'?

Where's she gone'?

WOMAN 1: Never mind where she's gone...

I wanna know, don't I'?

(SIGHING)

- I told you. - WOMAN 1: She can handle him, you see.

- You know what I mean'? -(BABY COOING)

He's getting big now and he knows what's what.

- She's never usually late. - WOMAN 1: I know that.

Well, then, why's she late today?

WOMAN 1: I know she's not usually late,

but the point is, she is going to be late tonight.

How comes?

WOMAN 1: 'Cause she's gone somewhere.

Gone where, though? You don't tell me nothing.

- WOMAN 1: How old are you'? -12.

- WOMAN 1: Go on, then. - Well, I should know.

-(DOOR OPENING) - Who's this'? Oh, it's Louise.

- Oh, thank God you've come. - What's the matter?

Now, can I have a word with you outside?

- Yeah. - I don't want to talk, you know.

- Oh, yes. - Here.

- Rose, she got picked up this afternoon. - No.

Yeah, she got picked up.

I was only talking to her five minutes before.

- Was she doing business? - No. She was on her way home.

She even told me, "I'm on me way home". She said, "I'm going home right now."

And then somebody called and told me that she got picked up.

- I better get down the station. - Yeah.

- Yeah, get down there. - Yeah, right away.

Listen, get that solicitor if you can.

- I'll ring him tonight. - You know that...

And listen, this can't go on, you know.

- I mean, I'm just fed up with it now. - I know, but let's get Rose first, eh'?

- All right, then. Yeah, all right. - Okay.

LOUISE: See you.

Well, at the moment she's still being processed.

Oh. Do you think it's likely she'll be kept in overnight?

I would think that's highly unlikely.

But in any event, she'll appear in court in the morning.

Okay. Could I leave a message, do you think?

Yes, certainly.

Could you tell her not to worry, the children are all right.

And I'll see her in court in the morning.

- Fine. I'll do that. - Okay. Thanks.

So you want me to plead guilty?

Well, I'm just saying, it's your decision.

I mean, you know the system as well as I do.

Whatever the rights and wrongs of it are,

we can't go in there and start changing the system.

If we want to start changing the system,

we've got to start somewhere else, haven't we'?

All right, what we've got to do at the moment

is to try and get you the best deal we can.

- All right'? That's... - Okay.

I mean, you don't want to go down.

- Leave the kids and your mum, all that. - I bleeding don't.

My mum'll go mad if I get sent down. Her's got the kids to look after.

This is the only chance you got, you know.

If you try it the other way, you're definitely going to get sent down.

- All right. - So you'll do that'?

- Mmm. - Good girl.

- Okay, then. - No throwing things.

No! I won't shout and show myself up in there.

- All right'? - Yeah.

Anyway, you're looking very good, all right'?

- Yeah. - So you're going to smile at them,

-be a nice girl'? - How can you smile at the fuckers

when you've done nothing?

- Well, I know you, all right'? - Mmm.

But, I mean, look, you just got to go in there and play it their way.

I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give

shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

PC Michael Brown, Vice Squad, Your Worships.

"The defendant, known to the police as a common prostitute,

"was seen soliciting lone male motorists

"whilst standing on the corner of Benson Road and Church Road

"in this city, yesterday afternoon.

"She was arrested and charged

"and bound to appear before this court this morning."

I thank you, Officer.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Um, you have, I think, in front of you

at the moment, the copies of the social enquiry report.

My client has made progress under probation,

though not indeed, one could claim, great progress.

I would ask Your Worships most sincerely

to look at the possibilities in my client

and hope that you can see some salvation for her

in a future which is perhaps not too distant.

I'm obliged.

(JUDGES MURMURING)

FEMALE JUDGE: (WHISPERING) But the problem here, in your favour,

is we don't want to send her to prison at all.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

MALE MAGISTRATE; Thank you.

Uh, will you stand up, please?

Rose Wilson, we've considered very carefully

everything that's been said on your behalf.

But I'm afraid that in view of the fact that you've appeared in this court

so many times in the last few months,

we have no alternative but to sentence you to three months in prison.

I hope it makes you happy, you cow.

I hope it makes you feel...

And you, you bastards. You, you lying git. Get off.

Leave me alone, right'?

You know you were telling lies in that court.

Leave me alone, okay'?

- Can I have a word with her, please? - Yes. Okay.

(CRYING) Listen, all I'm worried about is the kids.

I don't even know what to do.

I'll see to it, it's all right.

They were gonna take 'em. Will you ask our mum if she'll have them'?

- Yes, of course. - Don't let them take them, all right'?

- Okay. - Come on. Come on.

(CRICKET COMMENTATOR SPEAKING ON TV)

Hello!

(METALLIC RATTLING)

Yeah.

- Hello, Michael. - Hello.

- Who's winning'? - Aston Villa.

COMMENT AT OR ON W". And that's a magnificent catch by Bower.

Gooch is out for 49, with the total on 99.

Rose is in the nick.

Jean wants to have a meeting about it.

- See what we can do. - What can we do'? We can't do anything.

If enough people get together and lobby their MPs

and campaign to change it, it'll change, all right.

- But we need you. - No.

It's no good us doing it.

We need you to keep in touch with what is really going on.

- No. Anyway, I'm packing it in. - What?

- I'm packing it in. - I don't believe that.

I am. I've got an appointment for a job tomorrow.

- What? - A massage parlour in Hagley Road.

- Oh, God. - Mmm. And if I get it,

if I get n,

it'll be 50 quid a day, and that's, I mean that's...

-pretty good going there. And that's... - What do you know about massage?

Not a lot.

But where the punters want massaging, even you could do that.

I'd rather not, thank you.

Basically, you just do topless relief, strip relief, or sex.

That's it, you know. We like you to do those three, anyway.

Um, so there's five for a topless.

If they're new and haven't been here before, try and tap him for seven.

But we'll let you know if the bloke's new or not, you know'?

- Yeah. - Uh, 10 for strip relief.

For 15 or 20 for sex, depending on who it is, you know'?

- Yeah. You don't have to do any oral... - Oh, no. No.

No up your bum, in your ear hole, or none of that.

And don't kiss them 'cause you don't know where their mouth's been.

(WOMEN LAUGHING)

Plus you've gotta go home and kiss the kids, you know'?

- And that's not nice, is it'? - Another little thing.

- Yeah'? - I can't massage.

Well, obviously not. You never were, now, were you'?

Um, we'll show you how to do that. It's not hard.

Or practise on one of the girls, or get one of the girls to show you.

Most blokes only want to have a little bit of a massage anyway.

- Okay, then. - You sure'?

- Hello, Pat. And where have you been'? - Hello, Carol. How are you doing'?

- How are you going, you little devil? - I'm all right.

- You're looking all right. - So where have you been'?

- I haven't seen you for ages. - I've just come back from Australia.

I've been over there to get some stuff I left down there a long time ago.

Who's that little girl you've got there?

- This is our new girl, Sandra. - Well, she looks like as though

she's been touched with a magic wand, doesn't she'?

- Oh, God, he says this to everybody. - No, I'm serious. I fancy that.

- Do you now'? - Yeah.

Tell me something, are you in the theatre?

SANDRA: No. - Well, it's amazing.

Only I was at the Birmingham Hippodrome about two days ago

and there was a girl there juggling.

(WOMEN LAUGHING)

Your name is not Gloria Sanderson, is it, my dear'?

- No. - You don't do any juggling or...

Told him, he knows bloody Sandra.

I tell you, that's amazing, it's a striking resemblance.

Anyway, what can we do for you now you're here'?

Well, depends on what Sandra's gonna do for me.

CAROL: Well, I'm going to do you today.

- Are you'? - CAROL: She's new. She's just come in.

Just got the job. She's gonna have a cup of tea.

Well, how come I can't be the first one in, then'?

'Cause you bloody well can't. I'm the boss, right'?

Listen, Sandra, are you gonna let her

-rub me off like that'? - Listen, I'm the boss, right'?

I've just interviewed her. She's gonna have a sit-down

-and a cup of tea, right'? - Well, as long as I'm first in.

Oh, you think so'? Well, we'll have to see.

- That's if she fancies what I got. - Listen, help yourself to a fag

if you want one, and I won't be long, okay'?

Yeah'? Well, I do fancy that strong little girl.

CAROL: Help yourself to a fag and I'll go and take Mr Hickson through.

Come with me, you.

Pushing me away, a little bit lively there.

- CAROL: That's right. I've got... - I'll see you later, sweetheart.

CAROL; Right.

MR HICKSON: 'Cause every time I look at her, my shirt goes up my back

like a Venetian shutter.

WOMAN ON TV; And We had, I think,

what's called in management terms, a diagonal...

You fancy a nice topless bit, do you'?

MR HICKSON: Yeah, of course, I do.

So, Pat, tell me about these randy things

you been up to in the Far East'?

Yeah, maybe they're a bit tasty over there, ain't they'?

- I know. Tell me what they get up to. - Eh'? Eh'?

- Oh, go on, tell us. - Oh, dear! Oh, dear!

Come on.

Have you stark naked then jump all over you, with their big tits, eh'?

- Yeah. Yeah. - Grab a bit of tit. Come on.

Still, there's nobody as lovely as you. Come on, then.

Enjoy... What you got this bloody thing on you for'? You're not shy, are you'?

Oh, you are a fucker, you are.

I know I'm a little fucker.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Come on, we'll get this nice prick all big and hard.

Get it real fucking hard.

-(CAROL EXCLAIMING) - Why don't you try sucking it a little?

- Oh, I can't. - You could if you wanted to.

I can't, my darling.

- You could. - I can't.

I have to save some of myself for outside of here, you know.

- All right. - Now, we'll put lots of nice oil on it.

- WOMAN: Hello. - Hello.

Um, my name is Toni. Thought you'd like a cup of tea.

Oh, smashing.

- And did you get the job'? - Yeah.

Uh, what shifts are you on'?

Day, I think. Well, she started me off this week on days.

Oh. You'll probably be on the same shift as me, then.

- Oh, that'll be nice. - Yeah.

Listen, I've got a client at the moment. I can't stop talking now.

- I'll probably see you later, all right'? Smashing.

- Yeah. - Thanks.

- Bye, then. I'll see you later. - Ta, yeah.

- Well, do it slow. -(GIGGLING) I'm doing it fucking slow.

Good stuff. Don't rush in.

- Ooh, I've got it all in me hand. - Don't rush.

- It's one of those heavenly ones. - All in me hand, all in me hand.

- I bet you're feeling all in me hand. - Go on, then. I am.

- Go on, then. - I am.

- Is that nice'? - Go on, it's lovely.

Oh, that's nice, isn't it, mate'?

Can you see it in the mirror

standing up nice and big'? - Yeah.

With my hands all oily and greasy going over the knob, eh'?

You just relax.

Think how nice it is if you could have this every day.

- You dirty devil. - Every second of the day.

Ooh, every second, you randy devil, you.

Ooh, come on, shoot it all out of that lovely prick, come on.

(WHISPERING) Come on.

Oh, it's so big and hard now.

Big and hard.

And I'm stroking your leg and playing with your prick

and I've got my fingers over the knob,

all greasy and sexy sliding up and down.

Making you all randy and excited

and dying to shoot that spunk all over the place.

Nice and slow.

Nice and slow.

- Hold it a bit tighter. - A bit tighter now.

Now we're getting excited, aren't we'? Eh'?

- Put a bit more oil on it. - Oh, a bit more oil on it as well, love.

Listen to that sexy squelch, eh'?

All over my hands and your prick, eh'?

(GIGGLES)

Put yourself in my hands and I'm looking after you.

MALE ANNOUNCER ON TV: And that ends school broadcasting this morning.

Look, Madness and Civilization by Michael "Foucolte".

- You didn't read those. -"Foucault", actually.

Foucault, Foucolte, they're still changing.

I was looking at these the other day.

- Can I borrow them? - Oh, you found something you like'?

Yeah. Just these two. Do you mind'?

- Oh, no. - In any case,

- I was reading in this, you know... - Mmm-hmm.

I'm a sexual deviant, 'cause I got pregnant under 15.

I'm a bit worried about your mum and dad tomorrow.

There's nothing to worry about. I'm only thinking about you.

I don't know.

Let's just say I do something.

I mean, you can't say, "Dad, this is my best friend Sandra,

"she's a prostitute,"

at your sister's wedding reception.

- You'll think of something. - Yeah, I will.

Jean. Take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

PRIEST: Geoffrey, Jean,

this is both very joyful,

and a very serious occasion.

You've just pledged your love to each other.

But not just for today,

not for next week,

but for ever, for always.

(ALL CHATTERING)

(PEOPLE LAUGHING)

Excuse me. Can I come through? Do you mind'?

- Am I disturbing you over here'? - Not at all.

- Still doing the social work, Louise? - That's right.

Hmm.

Sandra, this is my Auntie Dorrie.

- Hi. - Hello dear.

Are you in the same line'?

Well, you could say that, couldn't you'?

- But I'm not qualified. - Oh, you're voluntary.

Like Meals on Wheels.

Oh, sort of. But I deal more with people with problems.

- Oh, that's very worthwhile. - Oh, yes.

LOUISE: So you like me family, then'? SANDRA: Oh, they're all right. Yeah.

- Don't like your Auntie Dorrie. - SANDRA: Well, aw.

LOUISE: She's lovely, my Auntie Dorrie.

SANDRA: Not in my frock. I thought she knew, you know.

LOUISE: Oh, no, no. She just always just likes to have a go at me.

She just thought you were one of them as well.

(BOTH CHUCKLING)

SANDRA: Meals on Wheels! Oh, my God.

LOUISE: Since when have you done it voluntarily?

SANDRA: That's it. I nearly said, "She does, do you?"

LOUISE: What time do they come back from the cricket?

SANDRA: Oh, not till... about half past eight.

I told Winston he might as well live there. He's always there.

LOUISE: Hey, let's go to Stratford. SANDRA: I don't like Shakespeare.

SANDRA: Ah, look. Aren't they lovely'? LOUISE: Aw.

She's lost some.

- She had six before. - They're in day care.

SANDRA: Do you remember the Queen of the May procession?

LOUISE: Oh, yeah. Were you strewer?

No, I wasn't. I crowned her.

It's lovely. I had to go up

with this crown that they made of bluebells.

They always made it of bluebells, didn't they'?

Mmm. Well, they were the only things out.

- Yeah. I had to stand on a chair. - Yeah.

While they were all singing...

(BOTH SINGING) # Oh Mary, we crown thee with blossoms today

# Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May #

SANDRA: I think I was wearing the crown today, actually.

Oh, that was lovely, that was.

I thought you said piss...

I looked like a hula dancer with all these feathers,

he thought I was wonderful.

I was ever so holy.

Really holy.

- LOUISE: I wanted to be a nun. - Did you'? What happened'?

(SANDRA LAUGHING)

SANDRA: I had a priest once, you know.

- Did you'? - Yeah. I wasn't the only one.

Oh. All the girls used to call him Avis.

- Why'? Because he had a little prick.

He had to try harder.

I don't get it.

Think about it, Lou.

- I don't get it. What do you mean'? - Never mind.

Did you ever tell me'?

Why Avis'?

Oh, no.

(SANDRA LAUGHING)

Go on. Explain it to me.

Oh, I'm not explaining it to you.

- Is this something I don't know about? - Yes, obviously.

Flipping hopeless you are.

Hurt, now.

You know, it struck me,

you, well, I reckon you still got a bit of religion left in you.

Nonsense. - You know what I was thinking about?

Remember that time in the kitchen when I told you I was a prostitute?

Yeah.

You were shocked out of your brains, you were.

Should have seen your face.

- You looked really shocked. - Doesn't mean...

It doesn't mean I'm into religion. I was just surprised.

You weren't, you were shocked.

Really shocked.

I was surprised.

If you say shocked, you think I have some sort of moral judgement on it.

(STUTTERS) I just didn't think about it.

You did.

- You looked stunned. - I answered an ad

in the newsagents window, "room to let". I wasn't thinking about it.

Well, I wasn't going to write it on the card.

Anyway, why did it take you months to tell me, then'?

It's my business, innit?

No, I think you were really worried about telling me.

I wasn't. Not really.

I can't see any other explanation for it.

I suppose I was... I'm not, you know...

It doesn't bother me normally.

- I didn't care, really. - Well, why did it bother you this time?

I suppose 'cause I liked you.

Well, a bit. Well, I did like you and I thought...

- You did'? - Yeah, of course I did.

Ah, tell me more. I like this.

This was ages ago. I'm not talking about now. (LAUGHS)

No, I did, you know. I liked you, and I thought, "Oh, God."

'Cause I don't like many people.

- So I don't care what they think. - So you were actually ashamed?

- No. - You were afraid I wouldn't like you,

-if I knew. - Yeah.

That's right.

I don't...

I can't see how you do it, really.

No, neither can I sometimes. I wonder about that.

Do you know that bloke hasn't caught anything yet'?

He'll have to try harder.

Is that what it means? (BOTH LAUGH)

SANDRA: You used to live in London, didn't you'?

LOUISE: Yes. SANDRA: What's it like'?

Oh, to me, it was amazing.

Well, after Wolverhampton...

All of a sudden, I just didn't know what anybody was talking about.

They seemed so much cleverer than I was. So much sharper than I was.

I just felt a bit stupid. Bit overawed by it.

Then I realised that everybody was just conning.

I got conned out of one or two things there.

What'? What did you get conned'? I can't believe it.

When I was at University, I started to knock about with this chap.

He'd know just how to get at me. You see, if you weren't doing it...

- Hmm. -...you got told that you were,

you were not a true socialist.

- What's that got to do with sex'? - Well, you... Ah.

If you weren't doing it, you were keeping yourself to yourself,

which was, uh, bourgeois, you know,

waiting for the right man to come along and all that.

- What's wrong with that'? - I wasn't waiting at all.

(BOTH LAUGH)

I couldn't bear the suspense, actually.

Well, it was,

you know,

lust“,

- Did you love him'? - Hmm'?

- Did you love him'? - No.

- That's weird. What's weird about it'?

I don't know how you can go to bed with somebody, you know...

Oh, coming from you, that's fine.

No, I mean, you know, your first chap and everything.

Well, it's not something you give away lightly, is it'?

(CROWD CHATTERING)

- No, put your fingers on the table... - Can't reach.

I feel really sick, I just don't know what's the matter with me.

I really, really feel horrible.

No more! No more for me.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

(MEN SHOUTING)

What's the matter with you, laddies?

- Finally got to see you. - Hello.

- Are you all right'? - I'm all right.

Bleeding dump in here, innit?

You all right though?

Yeah, I'm all right. I can take it. It's just

being stuck here and not knowing what's happened to my kids, you know.

- Oh, the kids are all right. - Are they'?

Oh, yeah, your mum's coping wonderfully.

- That's good. - Yeah, and Jean pops in every day,

just to check on them. She's been smashing.

Mmm. Okay.

Your mum's having a moan. I think she's actually

enjoying coping, you know.

She's always moaning, our mother. Take no notice.

It's like having a young family again, I suppose.

It'll keep her going...

(BOTH LAUGH)

They're all looking forward to seeing you again.

- Really? - They send their love.

Mind you, I don't want them coming in here.

I know, no, it's...

- You know what I mean'? - I know.

I think the law should be changed.

- Because it don't make sense. - Before that. Before that.

You should actually know what your rights are.

Definitely. - And I think we've got to actually meet

and if you can talk to some of the girls and see if they'll come along.

We'll find somewhere to meet and speak to them,

and if you'd actually...

You know, completely incognito.

They wouldn't have to give their names or anything.

Well, if it was at my house, then I'd get raided, wouldn't I'?

- For a brothel or something. - DAVID: Yeah. Well, we could do.

But if we do it in the centre or somewhere and

- I'm there and Louise is there... - LOUISE: Yeah.

...then the police aren't going to do that.

LOUISE: If we could do it on a regular basis,

it gives it a sort of respectability,

and if there were professional people present...

DAVID: I don't think they're gonna look at me as a punter, Jean, do you'?

Why not'? You could be one, why not'?

You'd be surprised who are punters, anyway.

DAVID: Oh, I know that, yeah. Yes, yes.

But it's about... You'll have to put the word around that anybody who...

Well, I don't mind, I mean, I'll talk to a few girls and...

LOUISE: Say they can just drop in for a chat.

Don't make it look as though

they're coming to another government department

to be reformed.

Well, they wouldn't come. They wouldn't come.

If they thought that

David or anybody, now, was trying to, you know,

reform them, they wouldn't come 'cause it's a waste of time.

DAVID: No, no, no. I'm not a reformer.

- But I will tell them... - Why should they be reformed, anyway?

DAVID: I didn't say they should, Jean. I said I'm not a reformer.

LOUISE: That's the impression we don't want to give.

And that if you can actually make that very clear...

DAVID: I'm not saying I agree with it, I'm not going to say that.

I will tell them what their rights are.

Well, yeah, I know it needs somebody to tell the girls what... Even me...

DAVID: Yes, I mean that they ought to know what the law is, right'?

I mean, what the law is in regard to them,

and the fact the law regards them as a public nuisance, basically.

- A nuisance? - DAVID: Yes, that's what the law says.

So you're saying I'm a nuisance now'?

DAVID: I'm not saying you're a nuisance. The law says you're a nuisance.

I think they're the nuisance, that Vice Squad.

Because to me, it's a waste of time.

If girls want to earn a bit of money, let them earn a bit of money.

DAVID: They can do that. They can do that.

They're not now 'cause you get sent to prison for nothing.

DAVID: The law says you can be a prostitute.

Right? That's not a crime.

You want to take somebody up to your room

and he wants to pay you for it, that's not a crime.

What is a crime is when you go out on the street

and tap him on the shoulder and say, "How about coming upstairs?"

That's a crime.

But if he taps you on the shoulder and says, "Come upstairs",

that's just flattery. You're supposed to be honoured.

- And give it away for nothing? - Yeah.

They picked up Rose, right'? They can pick up anybody now, and...

I think we should try and get the law changed.

Yeah, but, as you know, the last time

someone tried to beat the Vice at their own game,

they didn't like it, and what happened straight afterwards?

A purge. Everybody else suffered.

Yeah, but it's... There's still gonna be a purge

every now and again I mean, you know that yourself.

They have a purge every Christmas.

And they have a purge when they feel like it.

Oh, yeah, but, I mean, there's no need to antagonise them more

so then everybody else suffers.

- Have you ever earned a penny'? - I don't want to get involved.

Look, she's got four kids there, right'?

I still don't want to get involved, Jean.

I just want to earn me money.

So, do you mind moving on sol can earn me money'?

All right, then. Well, listen.

If... Well, I'll talk to you again, right'?

Okay, you can talk to me again, but I don't think me views will change.

- All right'? - Hello.

- You look fed up. - Really?

How surprising.

Listen, you've heard about Rose, ain't you'?

- Yeah. - Well...

I want to start up a group.

- That's for shopping, not horses. - All right.

Give us a kiss, please.

- Do I get one'? - Oh, I suppose so.

- Good. - Ta-ra, love.

Ta-ra, bub.

Draw a square for me. Draw me a square.

- What are you doing here'? - Just come from Trevor's.

- You going out tonight? - No.

- Will you do us a favour? - Yeah.

- Will you have Michael for me'? - Yeah, of course.

'Cause I'm doing the morning shift, 10:00 till 4:00 today.

You know that girl, Carol, I was telling you about? The masseuse.

She's taking me over to the Exhibition Centre tonight

to the big hotel where most of them businessmen will be.

And the foreigners and so on.

There's plenty of money there, I'm really excited about it.

Going up in the world, are you'?

What's wrong with that? It's better than standing on street corners

till I'm about 40 in the pissing rain, innit?

What's wrong with ambition? - Careerist.

At least I don't do it for a fuck-all like you do.

LOUISE: Do you ever think about anybody else'?

- SANDRA: How do you mean? - What's this?

SANDRA: I mean, like you and your group'? LOUISE: Come on.

- Ooh. - We really need you.

What for'? Not me.

We need your... Your fight.

Oh, you can do that.

You've got the gallop and everything else.

- Listen to me. - It's not the same, though.

Why isn't it the bloody same'?

Because I'm not one of you. - Well, that's easily solved.

Why don't you put your cunt in the street?

Let's switch. You'll be one of us, then.

I'd like to take the business away from you.

No, you'd never do that, darling. Don't worry about that.

- How do you know'? - I know.

Apparently, young girls have been going there.

He's been seducing them. He's even been seducing men.

Everybody, anybody will do. So, with so good-looking...

- Obviously, people are going to be... - MAN: Girls, girls, uh...

If I may, just a few words about tonight.

You have the floor.

- First of all, thanks for coming. - Oh, it's a pleasure.

You saved my life. You really have.

Tonight is very important to us.

All you have to do is be natural.

Right? Polite conversation.

Hand around a few drinks, a few sandwiches.

- You know. - GIRL 1: Yeah.

Now, these are very important guys.

So I don't want anybody

-propositioning them, please? - Oh, really?

MAN: For Christ's sake, I know, but it hurts me to say it,

but don't act like business girls.

- As if we would. - MAN: Not that any of you would,

of course not. Watch my eyes, no.

(LAUGHING)

GIRL 2: Keep them happy, keep them smiling, really.

- MAN: That's it. - Just make them feel good, yeah'?

MAN: That's it, and you know how to do that, don't you'?

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

MAN: Course you do.

Now, I'm sure nobody here will let me down, will they'?

- No, great. - AMANDA: You can rely on it.

Oh, by the way, it's not important, but if anybody does want to know,

- I'm an old friend of yours. - AMANDA: Yeah.

Or you're even an old friend of mine.

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

Yeah, or perhaps you could work for the company.

- Where is the company exactly? - Oh, God, yes.

In case somebody asks.

It's just, just Birmingham. I mean, all they know is Birmingham.

MAN: Nobody knows much about Birmingham, anyway.

- But steer them off that if you can. - Okay.

So you're not interested in nuts and bolts, now, are you'?

Or screws.

(LAUGHING)

That might be a bit difficult considering who's here.

MAN: I know you've got quite an assortment of skills,

but really, if they ask you out to dinner,

go with them, give them a nice time, and that's it, okay'?

Any nice, tasty-looking ones in there?

I'm sure there'll be something for everybody.

(LAUGHING)

- I come from near Florence in Italy. - Oh, how lovely.

Gorgeous. I've never been to Italy.

- Went to, um, Naples. - Well, that's in Italy, yes.

Is that part of Italy'?

...so that if you have, for instance,

two or three different kinds of cylinder blocks

or components going through the line,

you can automatically change the position

of the tools or the position of the head.

- How's business for you'? - Oh, not so good.

There's such a lot of competition for the straight stuff, you know'?

Yeah, I'm thinking of going for the kinkies.

- You know, a nice S&M job. - Oh, yeah.

Well, really, you might as well.

Yeah. I had a great one last week, you know.

Pinned in the car, macho man, dragging him on the floor...

Really enjoy that, really hurt them.

Yeah. Stupid bastard. They pay good, though.

Well, the Swiss, we don't really like them in Germany all the time.

Uh, there's an expression in Germany which is called the...

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

It means that the people are, the people are very perfect.

I see you haven't got a drink at the moment.

Can I get you a drink'?

Yeah, I'll have a vodka and tonic, please. Thank you.

- Do you mind if I get myself a drink'? Please do.

- You haven't got a drink, have you'? - No, I'm all right. Thanks.

Hello.

- Hello. - I like your suit, it's gorgeous.

Oh, thank you very much.

- Yes, it's very nice. - Thank you.

- You're from London'? - Yes, I'm from London, yeah.

It's finding the premises, you know, it's really hard, isn't it'?

It'd be nice to set up a real torture chamber with gear.

Yeah. That's it. Yeah. With crucifixes and chains and belts.

You've got to have a good address, look respectable.

And I'm just up for the day.

That's great. Where do you live'? Do you live in the centre

-or outside or what'? - Quite central, yeah, Chelsea.

Oh, it must be smashing I've never been to London actually.

- No, it's a super place. - I don't know it very well

but I've heard of the King's Road in Chelsea.

Yeah, that's right. I just live off the King's Road, actually.

It must be so nice. I'm thinking of going up there.

Well, I wasn't thinking about it, lam going up there soon, if I can.

I met some friends out there. They had a lovely villa

with their own private swimming pool.

We sat by the pool all afternoon drinking wine.

That's life.

You see, instead of having one little tool grinder standing

and they have to feed one boring machine,

you've got a whole tool grinding department together.

About a thousand tools have to be done at the same time

and that is where your labour is now.

There's a hell of a lot into rubber lately, have you noticed?

Oh, yeah.

As well as the beatings and that, just what we need.

So if you hear of anything give us a buzz, you know'?

I think you have to know somebody, don't you'? Really, before you can...

What, were you thinking of going up there to work or something?

Yes, I was. Yeah.

But it's impossible when you... You've got nobody to sort of...

I don't know anybody, actually, who lives there.

What, you're definitely going to make this trip'?

Oh, yeah.

You know yourself kinks will pay well above the odds.

And it's mostly, as you say, respectable people, innit'?

And they're scared to death that anybody finds...

I mean, could you imagine that barrister going there

and saying, "Well, I've been with a bloody Alsatian dog,"

or anybody saying I've heard about it.

Or I've just been chained up and dragged around the floor

by me balls.

He'd have a heart attack. Could you imagine his wife'?

Could you say that'? I don't know.

I'll see if I can help you.

- That's really nice. - Mmm, yeah.

- I'll give you my card. Smashing. Thanks.

You're Amanda, aren't you'?

- I'm Amanda, yes. - My name is Sandra.

Sandra. Well, that's my card. It's got my phone number on it.

Give me a ring.

- We'll see what we can do. - Here's your drink.

I like this habit you have, you British, you know,

of relaxing in the evening, you know,

-with a glass in your hand. - This is a part of it, part of life,

-isn't it'? - True enough.

You work hard and you play hard.

- Good for business. - Quite.

- Yes, well, to business, then. - To business. Cheers.

There's an expression in Germany which means

uh, "Where there's a lot of dirt, there's a lot of money".

Oh, we have that expression in England, actually.

- Do you have that expression in England'? - We say,

-"Where there's muck, there's brass." - Ah, what is brass?

- Money. - Money?

Yeah. Where there's dirt, there's money.

It's the same as in Germany then.

Ah, it's the same thing. We all do the same thing.

- So you see, we have things in common. - We're all after money.

That's right.

LOUISE: Well, I don't think it's a good idea.

DAVID: Yes, yes, yes.

- WOMAN 1: Who's your local MP'? - Dennis Humphries. He's Labour.

Don't you think it would be better if you went to a Conservative?

I mean, they're after all, the private enterprise, aren't they'?

Sort of the small business person, self-employed.

Turn the tax down, things like that.

- Well... JEAN: I don't agree with you there.

I mean, to me, it don't matter who's in Parliament. I mean, if...

Yeah, but as far as Labour are concerned, everybody must be the same,

so everyone's equal, aren't they'?

But Conservative are for self-employed people.

Um, any businesses self-employed should be levelled out

and made all right.

DAVID: I don't think that's quite what they had in mind.

- No. Not because... - It's true.

That's not really about prostitution, is it'?

Self-employed.

That's a different thing altogether, I mean, that's...

As far as the law or Parliament, anybody really...

You know, you mention a prostitute, and they're just say,

"Ooh!" you know. That's a different thing altogether.

WOMAN 2: I think the Labour Party would be much more on your side.

And Humphries is our MP so he's the one to start with.

And he is pretty progressive.

- WOMAN 2: How's it set'? - We don't know... I don't know how...

Sorry')

WOMAN 2: So we're going to Dennis Humphries, then'?

- Yeah, I think so. - WOMAN 2: Point number one.

And find out how he feels about this first before we...

I think it's a dual thing.

It's getting to our MP and influencing public opinion.

WOMAN 1: And getting women on your side.

There are hardly any women in Parliament,

of course, that's the trouble.

But if you can get some sort of quite important women...

Yeah, but there's a few. I mean... There's a few. I mean, you know...

- We've got a woman prime minister. - WOMAN 2: Oh, yeah.

What more... You know. What more do you want really'?

WOMAN 2: Can we go down to Number 10 and file our petition to her'?

LOUISE: Why not'?

WOMAN 2: Oh, one step at a time, for God's sake, you know.

DAVID: I can't see the blessed Margaret taking it on.

Well, I'll definitely get in touch with Humphries

and try to fix up a meeting as soon as possible.

WOMAN 1: Are you going to go to that conference tomorrow?

- What's that'? - You know, it's on the penal system.

Treatment or punishment.

Anybody else fancy it'?

- Penal system? Mmm? - No.

I know enough about the penal system, thank you.

CONFERENCE SPEAKER: And the majority of policemen

spend more time

actually dealing with

the difficult end of social work

than a lot of social workers do.

The only way in which we are going to be able to influence

penal policy in a progressive way

over the next decade

is by furthering the relationship,

almost non-existent relationship at the moment,

that we have with people that work in such institutions,

and to ensure that there is some form of relationship

between our ideas and theirs.

And I think we've got a hell of a lot to learn.

Right, thanks very much, Paul, um...

Well, with that rather stimulating talk,

we're now going to break for workshops.

I'll just go through them again, just for those of you might have forgotten.

Uh, numbers one and two,

that's, Alternatives to Prison and Young Offenders are in G7,

to the left as you go out of the door.

Decriminalisation of Women in the Penal System,

in the coffee room where we came in this morning. I think it's G17.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

LOUISE: Thank you.

My name's Andy Griffiths. People call me Griff.

- Louise McMahon. - Hello.

Yes, I felt at that point there was a thing for saying

"If we want to talk about women in the penal system,

"we want to do that as women."

That would've got rid of you.

Yeah, well, every time I come to one of these conferences

it always takes me about 12 months before I come to another one,

promising I'll never come to another one.

I think next time it's gonna take me two years.

Oh, this is awful.

Yes, it is pretty dreadful.

- Would you like to go for a drink'? - Wouldn't mind.

- Do you know anywhere'? - Oh, I know one.

Right, let's go, um...

I haven't got my car with me.

- Oh, I'm driving. - Oh, fine.

LOUISE: What exactly do you do in your Encounter group'?

I mean, do you play games or...

GRIFF: Well, we do all sorts of things.

It depends on the composition of the group.

Maybe we would be working on some particular

interactive aspect of a person,

but maybe we'd be looking at something very general,

like the relationship between our bodies and our emotions,

so perhaps we'd be touching each other.

You know, one of the things we don't do in this world is touch.

So you have a bit of a group grope, do you'?

(LAUGHS) What'? A group grope?

Yeah, I mean it's interesting that you put it like that because

you know, it makes it sound like it's something nasty and dreadful

and awful, but

it's a very nice sort of thing to touch other people

and it's something that we don't seem to do a great deal of in this world.

And it doesn't have to have a sexual connotation

-in its narrow sense. - Does it ever end up like that, then'?

Well, as bits of the world can end up like that,

then, uh, people take from it different things.

The only sorts of claims that I try to make

for Encounter,

is that maybe, at the end of an evening,

some of us know a little bit more about ourselves

than we did at the beginning of the evening.

Quite honestly, I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

Fair enough.

Thing is, however much I try

to put myself in their situation,

I don't know how they can bring themselves to do it.

Well, the sociological work on prostitution

isn't very helpful either.

There's work by, um, Polsky,

where he's taking a functionalist perspective

related to the Parsonian model of functional imperatives.

And what he's suggesting is that prostitution could be regarded

as functional for society in the sense that it acts

as some sort of safety valve

helping to maintain the double institutionalisation of sex,

both within marriage and within a few specified sex acts.

But of course, there's all

the logical problems with the functionalist model.

Problem of reification tautology and teleology.

L, um, personally

tend to take a phenomenological view,

by which I mean that the question that I'm interested in is how

prostitution becomes to be seen

as a thing in the world.

How an act that is seen as prostitution

gains a status of something real

in a de-contextualised sort of sense,

when in fact how you could view it

would be that the candidate

act of prostitution

relies upon a reflexivity

between the candidate act

and the indexical features of the social situation.

So, in other words, we're talking about doing it for a good degree

or for promotion at work

or for a night out at the pictures and a meal.

Or any of those things. I mean, what is it'?

Have you ever met one'?

What'? Um...

Well, how would I know'?

Um...

Um, not as far as I know.

Oh, yeah. I feel a bit silly.

Mmm. What I'm trying to say is that, uh,

sociologists don't know a great deal about it.

Will that do'?

- Thank you. - Thank you very much.

Would you like to come back for some coffee?

That would be very nice. Thanks.

Do you live on your own'?

- No, I share. - Sorry'?

I share with a friend but it'll be all right.

- I'm Winston. - Hi. Griff.

Delighted. - What do you do'?

Oh, I work in a club.

- Yeah. - Yeah. You gonna have a drink with us'?

- All right. Whiskey.

- Thanks very much. - Yeah.

What sort of things do you do in the club'?

I do everything. Everything.

I play the music, serve the booze.

Jack of all trades. What do you do'?

Uh, lecturer of sociology.

A lecturer in sociology. Is it hard work'?

Well, it depends how much work you put into it, really.

Makes you a brainy person, anyhow.

She's a brainy lady, so it's cool. (CHUCKLES)

- Hello, Lou. All right'? - Mmm.

- You'? - Yes, sure.

Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?

- Griff, this is Sandra. - Hello, Sandra.

- Where you been'? - Conference. All day.

- What was it about? - Penal system.

- What? Prisons.

Here, love.

Smashing.

Do you come from around here, Griff'?

No, I've come from York today.

That's a way, innit?

- Long way for a day, yeah. - Blimey.

Kept him dark, didn't you, Lou'? How long have you been seeing him'?

Oh, we met at the conference today.

- Oh'? - Didn't we'?

Mmm-hmm.

Will you be staying the night, then'?

Is that an invitation?

It's not up to me.

Come on, honey. Let's go to bed.

See you tomorrow.

- Bye-bye. Goodnight, Griff.

See you later, Louise.

Where's the bog'?

It's out of here. Turn left.

Far as you can. Right.

- And then... - Out of the door, turn left.

- Front, right. - Then right.

- Then second door on your right. - Second on the right.

(DOOR OPENING)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

- Would you like me to stay'? - I think that would be very nice.

So do I.

(CHANGE JANGLING)

What happened to Casanova last night?

Looked keen.

Looked like he was under starter's orders to me.

(KIDS SHOUTING)

- You won't see him again, you know. - He's very nice.

You won't see him again, Lou, unless he wants a quickie at the weekend.

LOUISE: Hope you know what you're letting yourself in for.

- Eh? - Going to London.

- Have you told Michael'? - Yeah, I've told Michael.

- Is he upset? - No, he's fine.

- What about Winston? - Fuck Winston.

SANDRA: Don't give a shit about Winston.

LOUISE: Mmm, you let him stay and look after Michael.

SANDRA: That's all right. Why not'? He don't mind.

- LOUISE: You're using him. - I'm not using him.

SANDRA: I'm fucking keeping him for the last three or four years.

What are you talking about?

- I bought him his sodding Jag. - LOUISE: Using him emotionally, I mean.

Oh, don't start.

I know I'm right.

You'll see soon.

Come up and visit me in me penthouse.

Oh, I'll be too busy looking after Michael...

- He'll be with me by then, sarky. -...or Winston at the club.

I've worked it all out,

sorted everything out. As soon as I'm on me feet, I'm sending for him.

Oh, well.

- Keep in touch, won't you'? - I will, I'll be ringing you.

I'll even write you a letter.

It'll have me own name and address on top.

I always wanted one of them.

AMANDA'. Hello? Hello?

- Hello? - Hello'?

- Yes? - Is that Amanda'?

- Yes. - Oh. This is Sandra.

- I rang you. - Yes, yes. Come in.

(BUZZER RINGING)

AMANDA: Hello? woe BARKING)

- Yes? - How do I get in, Amanda'?

Look, when the buzzer goes, push the door.

Oh, all right. Yeah.

(BUZZER RINGING)

Now, the first thing is,

on no account do you want to get a job with an escort agency.

If you work for an escort agency, you get one job a night,

that's one fee a night. And that's not money, is it'?

So I would advise you to get a job with a visiting massage agency.

That way you can do a number of jobs a night.

You can work all night if you want to.

I'll give you a number to ring.

This number is the best agency in London.

The lady who runs it has got the whole of London practically sewn up.

Most of the numbers in the books are hers, anyway.

- Her name's Mrs T. - Mrs T.

Now, when you ring her,

on no account do you tell her that you got the number from Amanda.

Don't mention my name because that lady and I are not on speaking terms.

I used to work for her. I left her behind. I don't need her now.

Just tell her you got the number from one of the monthly men's magazines.

They're all in the back of those things, anyway.

Now, she'll make an appointment to see you, probably straight away

'cause she's a very greedy lady.

So she'll want to see you to see if you're a good proposition.

What she usually does is she'll arrange for you to be in a certain place.

Normally, it's outside the Churchill Hotel in a phone box.

And she'll send somebody there to pick you up.

- Be there on time. - Yeah.

Don't be late.

She will ask you if you have a massage diploma.

Now, without that diploma,

there is no way that that lady will employ you.

So you will tell her that you've got one.

Because without that diploma, you're not legal.

- I haven't got one. - And she can get into trouble.

Well, I'll get you one.

- They're not easy but I can get them. - How much would it cost'?

- We'll settle that later. - Thanks.

I'll write that down for you.

Mrs T.

The other thing is,

I can put work your way.

Whatever you do, don't ever let me down.

Because if you let me down, I won't put anything your way again.

And it's the same things with Mrs T. Don't ever cross her.

She wants her fee from every job.

You mustn't try and keep it

because she's not a silly lady. Believe me.

- MRS T: Do you take drugs'? - No.

- You're lying to me. - No.

- I've been a nurse, I can tell. - I've never done drugs.

No one in my business is allowed to take any drugs, pills, any of that jollop.

- None at all. Do you understand? - Yeah.

All right. Now, you are always to look smart.

You have to be available on the phone at all times.

If you're going to work for me, you're going to work when I want,

-not when you want. - Yeah.

You work a six day week, nine-hour shifts.

Right'? - SANDRA: Right.

And when you're on call, if your phone is repeatedly engaged,

you will be fined.

Now, I want it clearly understood

that in no circumstances do we provide any sexual service.

This is straight visiting massage.

- Is that clear'? - Yeah.

Right. Now, if you're stopped in a hotel ever, never go into their security room.

Always ask them to send for the police.

Always carry with you baby oil, talc, and a copy of your diploma.

- Yeah. - And the first thing you do

is get your£15 agency fee straight away.

That's my 10, your five and, of course, your taxi fares.

Some of our clients may prefer to pay by American Express or Diner's Club cards.

(WOMEN LAUGHING)

Will you girls be quiet, please? Quiet!

(PHONE RINGING)

So you must take some of these forms with you wherever you go.

This is the visiting massage parlour. What would you...

Check the signature carefully and be sure you fill in the number yourself.

(PHONE RINGING)

MRS T: Good evening, sir. Can I help you'?

Could you please give me your name'?

Yes, this is the visiting massage service.

207-7603. - Yes.

Right, I'll call you back straight away.

MRS T: Well, we have all kinds of girls.

-...to confirm that. - Different nationalities.

I'm afraid not, that's very flattering but I'm afraid I can't tonight.

I'm sure one of our girls will suit you.

AMANDA: She pays a lot of money to the police.

She still has to be careful.

You could've been from the News of the World.

And don't let that trashy little place fool you. She's worth a fortune.

She'll probably work you to death, the old bitch.

SANDRA: It's all right. I can retire rich.

AMANDA: Yeah, if you want to make a lot of money at this game, Sandra,

I've told you before, you'll have to do something about your appearance.

Well, that silly flower in your hair, for a start.

You've got a straw bag,

black leather shoes, and I can see your bra strap.

This thing tonight is a stag party.

Some lord or other is getting married tomorrow. It's his last fling.

Whatever you do when we get there, don't mention money.

I've taken care of all that.

Hazel comes from Dominico, which is...

You know, I charter my boat in that area.

I'm just saying about all that political hassle that goes on.

I sail my boat to Granada and had all my firearms on board confiscated.

- They won't give them back. - Really?

-1,500 quids' worth of guns. - Really'?

And they've all been distributed to the People's Revolutionary Army.

- Oh, no. - Can't get one bloody thing back.

What's the kind of setting?

I mean, is it set in now or the past or future'?

It's set in two churches.

Yeah. And then what happens?

It's about... It's about class.

- Yeah. - It's about a peer

who ends up,

by some mistake,

going to

a lower-middle-class wedding.

And vice versa. I mean, you know, on a sort of French farce.

And he wanted me to ask two girls to do a scene, so I'm offering it to you.

It's a little bit extra.

- How much'? - How much'?

50 each.

- Tell me what you're already getting. - Hey, come on.

- We've come all this way. - Look, it's 50 or nothing.

- No. - Come on. We need at least 100.

I used to know this girl who had an absolute passion for Nick.

And she made this famous remark.

She said, "Nick, you got a really lovely pair of buttocks."

So if you ask him, and ask him in a dull moment...

Ask him in a dull moment to turn round and reveal his behind

because it's worth a million dollars, I can tell you.

I think if I'd played my cards right,

I mean, if you're just talking about sex,

- I could've got my end in. - You don't have a light, do you, George'?

BOY 1: Nobody stayed to pay the bill.

BOY 2: That's right. You ended up washing up, if I remember rightly.

BOY 3: Hey. The show, folks. BOY 4: Hello, girls.

- Saucy. - BOY 5: All right.

(MEN CHATTERING)

I said stick with your Uncle Nick and you'll be all right, you know.

Just watch the ladies.

(MOANING)

I think we ought to, don't you'? You know, I mean...

Excuse me, bridegroom, but you're missing it.

Very interesting.

BOY 1: Look, you see the man this is all supposed to be laid on for.

Just look...

- No, John, wake up. - BOY 1: He's got a huge chin.

You can wake up now.

- GIRL 1: John. - John, would you wake up, please?

That might be not enough for 50 quid. Make it look real.

Let's go. Come on.

(MOANING LOUDER)

(MEN EXCLAIMING IN DISAPPOINTMENT)

BOY 21 Is that all?

(ALL CLAPPING)

BOY 2: Hey. Ooh!

SANDRA: I earned 700 last week. Do you hear? Lou?

Have you met any Arab sheikhs yet'?

No, I'm still hoping.

- Anyway, how have you been, really? - I'm fine.

- You sure? - Yeah.

Do you remember Griff'?

- Oh, yeah, yeah. - Well, he phoned.

Oh, don't tell me, he's realised he's in love with you and can't leave his wife.

Comes down for a bit on the side.

No, actually, he went on about you.

- Me, what for? - Yeah.

Something to do with his research. Can I give him your address?

No, thanks. He's a right wanker, that one.

- Now, are you sure you're all right? - Yeah, of course I am.

Lou, We got to go now.

Somebody might be trying to get through, all right?

- But you'll write to me, won't you? - Yes, of course.

- Promise .7 - Yeah.

- Look after yourself - Yeah, and you. Take care.

- Oh, can I say goodnight to Michael? - Yeah.

- Say goodnight to your mum. - Goodbye.

Hello, Mike. Goodnight, darling.

- All right. - I'll ring you again.

- Okay. - Okay, Goo' bless.

Bye-bye. - Ta-ra.

Ta-ra.

Right. About time you went to bed, isn't it'?

Right. Off.

- AMANDA: There we are, darling. - Oh, thanks, Amanda.

Nice refresher for you. Cheers!

- So how've you been? - Oh, very busy.

- Very busy at the moment. - Poor thing.

Yeah, it's always busy at this time of the year.

Fortunately, I'm taking next week off though.

Are you'? Having a little holiday'?

Yes. I'm going to Wales.

- Oh, it's beautiful up there. - Oh, smashing.

- Anglesey, do you know it'? - No.

- No'? - I don't know it at all, no.

- I've got a little cottage there. - That's nice, I never knew that.

Well, I've had it about a year.

- Really? - Lot of work to do on it, but it's...

- Is it by the sea'? - Yeah.

- Super. - It's hard work, but it's nice.

Mmm, you've got super weather for it.

- Mmm-hmm. Well, you can never tell. - I know.

I got away myself a couple of weeks ago

'cause I thought the summer was never going to arrive here.

Oh, didn't we all'? Where did you go'?

- South of France. - Oh, yes'?

- Just outside Saint-Tropez. - Oh, very nice.

- Lovely little house on the beach there. - Oh, smashing.

- You look very tanned, actually. - I was even browner than this, you know.

It's had a couple of weeks to wear off now.

- Mmm. Did you go with friends? - No, you know me.

- I went on my own. Had a good break. - Good.

Do what you want to do, of course. Got nobody to please but yourself.

I always please myself, anyway.

- And you, of course. - Oh, of course, of course.

- How's your wife'? - Oh, she's fine, thanks, yeah.

- Good. Your little girl, Lucy'? - Oh, Lucy, she's adorable.

- How old is she now'? - Well, she's eight now.

- Eight. God, doesn't time fly'? - I know. She's getting so big, too.

- Really, it's... - They do shoot up.

- I know. - I mean, they shoot up so quickly.

She'll be a young lady before you know it.

I know, the long legs and... Dear.

- She's still very blonde, is she'? - Oh, very. I hope she never loses it.

- Bet she loves her daddy, doesn't she'? - She does, indeed. Yeah.

I've got a lovely little playmate for you today.

- Have you'? What's her name'? - Her name's Sandra.

I saw her last week playing in the garden next door.

Yes'?

And she's got freckles all over her face and a little nose and curly red hair.

- She sounds lovely. - Would you like to meet her'?

- Yes, very much. - Come along then.

Mmm-hmm.

Sandra'? - I'm here.

Oh.

Very pretty.

- I feel a right berk in this dress. - You look charming.

- It's lovely. - Is it all right'?

- Mr Hanson's gonna love you. - I had to take it up because...

That's good. He likes a bit of thigh and I like the knee socks, too.

Show your dimpled knees.

Bunches are pretty. It's very pretty. You look sweet.

- What does he want me to do'? - Nothing much. Nothing much.

Doesn't want me to rip him or stick pins in him'?

- I can't... - No.

No, no. I do all those myself.

Well what does he want me to do, then'?

Just wants you to play with him, that's all.

Play with him'?

Play with him like a little girl. It's easy.

Hello!

This is Sandra. Say hello to Sandra.

- Hello, Sandra. - Hello.

Now, you go and sit down on the bed next to your little friend.

Sit there.

That's it. Now, Mummy's going to the kitchen.

And I'm going to be very busy.

So you two be good. I'll see you later.

Bye-bye.

That's a nice teddy.

What's his name'? - Teddy.

I used to have a teddy once, but I lost it in the park.

- Have this one, if you want. - Thank you.

We've got the same socks.

Did your mummy buy you your socks'? Perhaps they came from the same shop.

My name is Julie.

This is my new dress. I only got it yesterday.

Those are very pretty ribbons.

They match your dress.

It's very pretty.

I like purple. This is very nice lace.

Is it new'?

It is very pretty. I'd like a dress like this

when I have my birthday party.

This is very, very pretty.

What colour have you got on'?

White.

Mine's blue.

I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

Promise'? - Yes, I promise.

All right then.

Good evening, girls. Sandra, how are you'?

- I'm fine, thanks, Mrs T. - Splendid.

Mara, you're looking delightful tonight.

- Thank you, Mrs T. - A real credit to me.

Linda, stand up.

That's it. Get your coat. Go home.

Useless to me.

Silly girls.

Hello, my love. Tea'? Ooh, nice.

See if you could rustle up a cup for me, darling.

- You all right'? - Yeah.

- Do you want me to get you a taxi'? - I'm all right.

That's it. That's it.

GIRL 1: You're not joking'? GIRL 2: No...

GIRL 1: Well, she's good.

(GIRLS CHATTERING)

God, I'm tired.

It's been really hot today.

Oh, shit!

- GIRL 1: What you doing'? - I'm getting me clothes off.

GIRL 1: You're just going to flash it all around'?

I don't want to ruin a new dress, like this.

God, it cost a fortune.

I can't get it off. Hang on.

GIRL 1: You're a dirty get, you little...

- Clean on today, I'll have you know... - I've smelt your knickers before.

Right knicker-sniffer, you are.

Proper sweaty and all.

You stink.

Fag Ash Lil!

I want you girls to be quiet and Sandra to come in here.

He wanted the full monty for everything I did.

Didn't give you nowt?

That fucking tight bastard. Really tight.

Nothing'? - I got something but not enough.

I did all right. He whipped in, whipped out and wiped it.

I got 60 quid.

I could have done that meself. You know.

It were all right. I think so, anyway.

The Germans are usually pretty tight.

The Japs are the best though, aren't they'?

Fucking hell. Last week I got one. He was so quick, it was untrue.

Bloody hell. I don't get many Japs.

The Americans are all right. I like the Yanks.

They're pretty generous, them.

They don't seem to know the value of money, do they'?

Even if they're poor, they're generous, because there like, uh,

(IN AN AMERICAN ACCENT) "Y'all have a drink!"

"Y'all come back next week."

They're all right. I like them.

I've not done many Japs. I don't think I like them, really.

Oh, no, they're good, the Japs.

'Cause they are so quick, they're so tiny,

it takes you fucking half an hour trying to find it.

Looking through the peep-hole.

GIRL 1: I can see you wanked him off without knowing it, rooting for it.

GIRL 2: I swear... He couldn't find the will.

When he got a hard on, it was about that big.

You know what I mean'? Two fingers.

Get the tweezers.

(EXCLAIMING)

So he's only five minutes at the most and he got me off, 50, 60 quid.

Oh, the Arabs aren't like that. You've got to work.

Yeah, and then you've got your taxi fare, usually,

you say, like, I'm starving

-and they give you so much for food. - Bloody hell.

Not that you're gonna eat, but you know what I mean'?

No, the bloody Arabs aren't like that. You gotta work for your money,

then you gotta barter for it when you finish.

Tip, tip, ran off with it.

Oh, I tell you, they're bloody massive.

Dicks like donkeys' and balls like window cleaners' buckets!

I tell you, it's murder.

And they're dead rough, all night, bang, bang, bang.

It's hard work, that. It's not fucking on, is it'?

He tries to stick it up your arse You can't win. I don't want no more.

- Don't bend over. - Fuck off.

Shirtlifting here. Dirty twats.

You know, I don't mind it, you know, if I'm getting the money.

- I mean, it's all right. - What, up the arse'? You're joking.

I got a bit of pride, you know'? Fucking hell.

I don't know. I don't know.

I'd consider it, they want a shag.

There you are, my dear. Pick up a taxi outside.

There should be plenty at this time of night.

GIRL 1: Mind you, I think the worst are the English.

GIRL 2: Oh, they're tight bastards.

GIRL 1: Yeah, they're as tight as an arsehole. I think it's hard graft.

It's all right if you get the money. But if you're not...

You know you're working, it gets me dead mad.

I know I'm shagging the arse off him...

- And nothing! Be quick'? - Fuck off.

Well, I don't. I fucking do nowt. I just lie there. Fuck it.

- Wouldn't give them the pleasure? - Sometimes I've dreamed

I go to sleep and I woke up and it's healed up.

See, I don't think, if I never had sex again...

I wouldn't miss it.

- Ah, hello. - I'm from the agency.

- Yes. Come on in. - Thank you.

- Would you like to wait in there? - Thanks.

- Oh, I'm sorry. I can't work with dogs. - You'll do as you're told.

- Oh, I'm sorry. I'm going. - You'll go when I'm finished with you.

You'll get locked in, you know.

Just got to finish this one off before I go home.

How's that group of yours going'?

Slow.

They're a bit suspicious.

Bound to be, I suppose. Wonder what your motives are.

Yeah, they do.

They aren't the only ones, actually.

We've got a couple of councillors who've taken interest in the group.

Oh, tell them to come along.

I'm afraid it's not quite like that kind of interest.

They seem to think that a member of the Social Services Department

shouldn't be working with prostitutes.

And, you know, I can see their point of view.

I mean, what if the local rag got hold of it'? It could be dynamite.

Well, they're bound to get hold of it eventually.

Louise.

You know I respect the work you're doing with this group.

Thank you, Martin.

No. And you know that I do

respect the fact that you care about these women's problems.

But I think that you've got to make sure that you maintain a detachment.

I think that you've got to make sure that you don't get over involved

with one client group,

perhaps to the detriment of other groups.

I don't believe I'm hearing this.

No, I'm being serious.

Which of my clients do you suggest that I'm neglecting'?

No, no. You always... You deliberately misunderstand me

whenever we have a conversation.

Look, all I'm saying is I think you ought to be careful

you don't get personally involved. I mean, you're working with prostitutes.

Now, I gather you're living with a prostitute.

I share a flat with a friend.

- A prostitute? - Yes.

I didn't know she was a prostitute.

What was I supposed to do when she told me'? Move out'?

- Well, possibly, yes. - That would've been nice, wouldn't it'?

Well, I think that we have to do everything we can

to protect our professional judgement.

Oh.

You just love being a member of a profession, don't you, Martin?

- It's not just that. - What do you model yourself on'? Hmm?

Academic sciences? Harvard Business School'?

The thing is, you just can't understand

how Sandra and I can be friends, can you'?

All you can see is that she's a prostitute,

therefore she must be a client or a problem.

LOUISE: Dear Sandra, the group is really moving now, after a slow start.

Jean kept us going. We should have more like her in Parliament.

- What the bloody hell is this, Louise? - What you mean'?

Did you swallow a dictionary or what when you wrote this'?

I mean, the words are too long, right'?

I mean, this has got to go to girls on the street.

And it's got to be something that is clear.

LOUISE: The MP was a bit stunned.

I feel that

if necessary...

LOUISE: He wasn't expecting a delegation of prostitutes.

...I would

put a case in Parliament.

But I feel that it is necessary

for me to make more exploration at my constituency level.

LOUISE: But at least he listened.

We've started a petition and the people are really friendly.

There's been no Mrs Whitehouse supporter so far.

Try and get it legalised.

- Yeah, that's what I want. - Just put your name.

That's what you want.

You don't know any good ones that are available at the moment, do you'?

- Not at the moment. - Eh?

- Is that what you want, then'? - Of course, I do. My God almighty.

- That's all right. - I've lived in foreign parts all me life

then back here I can't get a bit of crumpet half the time.

You know what I mean'?

LOUISE: We're getting a paper started

and have wild ambitions of getting the TV interested.

IVs a propaganda battle as much as anything.

Whether you think that they should get sent to prison or not.

Well, I don't really think it cures them, do you'?

No, not really, no.

If anything, it just makes it that much harder next time.

Yeah. Would you sign this, then'?

LOUISE: By the way, the police are closing all the saunas up here.

So you got out just in time.

Apart from that, work is more or less the same.

More clients and less services.

Michael has gone to the cricket again with Winston.

He's well, but misses you. Write, please.

SANDRA". Dear Louise, Pm still earning a bomb,

but having to work fucking hard to pay the rent and buy clothes.

You know, We never seen so much money as down here.

Always wondered where it got to, now I know.

Honestly, I've really landed on me feet here.

But Pm networking the really posh hotels yet.

But you know how it is.

IVs not what you know, ifs who you know in this world.

You hear some amazing stories of girls going off with rich blokes.

Mind you, ifs lonely here.

People are very hard.

Even the taxi drivers.

Not like good old Brum.

Pm determined to stick it out.

Anyway, love to Michael. I miss him. Love, Sandra.

- You don't have to wait for me anyway... - So how you gonna get home'?

- I probably won't go home. I don't know. - Why'?

I just don't feel like it. I've had enough.

- Had enough of what'? - Of him.

Well, it's your own fault.

I keep telling you to leave him, right'?

It's easier said than done, though, isn't it'?

Where have you been'? You look pretty knackered.

Pissed off. I've been with a right stupid bastard tonight.

Where did she send you'?

- MRS T: Is that you, Sandra'? - Yes.

Then come in here. I want to see you.

Sit down.

I've just taken a call from your last booking.

I didn't like being told that my girls are greedy.

I don't expect them to be rude and uncooperative.

It wasn't me that was greedy, rude and uncooperative. It was him.

Nonsense. He's one of our most valued clients.

Well, he asked me to do something I wasn't prepared to do.

And he offered me extra money, I didn't accept it...

- Don't lie to me, you little slut. - Don't call me a liar.

- Don't you raise your voice to me. - I fucking well will!

- Get out! - Oh, I will get out.

And I'll tell you something that I told him.

Why don't you stick him up your arse, you old cow!

MRS T: You, get out now, you bitch!

The only thing you can do is give her a few days to cool down

and crawl back to her on your hands and knees and ask her forgiveness.

SANDRA: I couldn't do that now. No, I couldn't.

Isn't there something else you can think of?

Something else I can think of'? - Yeah.

Not for you to earn that kind of money, no.

Oh, Christ.

I mean, I cam give you any more work than I have done.

Pm not here to make you a living.

Oh, come on. There must be something I can do.

Come and look.

You asked me for my advice and I've given it.

What else can you do? You don't have any private business of your own.

The only thing that's gonna happen is, if you don't listen to me

you'll probably end up back on the streets again.

What else can I tell you, my dear?

Amanda'? Amanda'?

How much will it cost to have this in'?

50 pence a week.

(INAUDIBLE)

Can I have it in for six weeks?

For six weeks? Yeah.

Stick it on me paper bill.

- Stick it up there. - Uh-huh.

Somewhere nice.

- Not bad now, is it'? - It is nice, you know.

Beautiful. Okay. - I'll see you tonight.

Bye-bye.

(SPEAKING IN HINDI)

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Singh. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

- Thank you, Zora. See you again. - Bye.

DAVID: Oh, I'm sorry, I know we're late. They've been waiting so long.

LOUISE: That's all right. It doesn't matter.

Hey, isn't it great, that letter from the BBC'?

Just what we need now, some television interest.

I just think you're being a bit credulous

about the difference between

interviewing somebody face to face in the Bullring and

actually getting in a television studio.

You know, lights and cameras and the producer,

and you don't know what he's doing.

It's entirely, you know, it's up to him.

And you know, you've just no control over it.

They've approached us.

We can actually ask to see... They'll only be recording it.

We can ask to see it before it goes out.

- All right, so if you see it, right'? - Yeah.

And you don't like it 'cause it doesn't,

you know, it doesn't do it properly, right'?

So, what are you gonna... I mean, are you gonna say

"Sorry, you can't show it." And they're gonna say,

"Forget it, we're showing it." What are you gonna do then'?

Well, we'll have to make sure we get it in writing before we go into it.

You need a very complicated contract to get that sorted out.

You're a solicitor, aren't you'?

Get soliciting.

I don't... I see,

David Selby, David Selby, Superman, takes on the BBC.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

(KNOCKING INSISTENTLY)

All right.

- All right. - MAN: Good morning.

Who are you'? What do you want'?

Who are you'? What do you want'?

Hey! Where do you think you're going'?

Hey, you. Fuck off, you!

They are my clothes. Fuck off. What you think you're doing'?

(CRIES OUT)

Now, Sandra, be a good girl, and you won't get yourself nicked.

That's a sweetheart. Now, go sit down over there, love.

OFFICER 1: You found anything? OFFICER 2: No.

- Yes, you have, you found some cannabis. - Right.

Anything else'?

There's a lot of unfinished business we could wrap up here, guv.

All right, see you in the motor.

Come on, Sandra, we're all friends here.

Come on, open up a bit... Open your mouth a bit more than that.

Don't you bite me, you slag.

That's better. I told you we were gonna be friends, didn't I'?

That's fantastic. That's nice.

Lovely.

I think we'll get on famous.

Lovely.

That's it. Keep it going. That's lovely.

That's beautiful. Fantastic.

- I'll be understudy. - Come on.

OFFICER 1: Where's your earnings'?

See you next week, Sandra.

BOY: Mama.

Here you are. There's your mum.

- Hello. - Hi.

Nice to see you.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

He's going to stay with me now. Sorry.

Oh, what's the matter? You've gone shy. Don't you love your mum any more'?

Where's Joseph?

JEAN: Oh! He wouldn't come, he's been playing up a bit.

He's been missing you, see. Yeah.

Is everything all right'?

Well, these have. Oh, these have been great.

It's just Joseph.

Okay, then.

- Right. - Yeah.

- See you later, then'? - Yeah, I'll see you at the meeting.

Oh, I'm definitely going. Definite.

It's all right with you, Mum, if I go tonight, innit'?

JEAN: Yes. Okay. Yeah.

LOUISE: Ta. SANDRA: I'll see you later, then.

- Ta-ra. - Ta-ra.

ROSE: Come on. Say ta-ra to Louise.

- Ta-ra. - ROSE: Say ta-ra.

Ta-ra.

LOUISE: Bye-Bye, Mikey.

Hello'?

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

You got Coke'? That's it. Got any Coke'?

Have you seen what's happening over there?

They've got a bottle of Scotch.

You're on council property.

You've got prostitutes here, if they start getting pissed,

we're in a lot of trouble. I mean, you should stop it.

Uh, excuse me.

My friend here has just pointed out we're on council property.

So'? It's only Coke.

Well, it's all right. It's all right. I mean, it's a special occasion today.

All I'm worried about is for Louise and you, all right'?

If the press gets hold of this,

you know what it's gonna look like, don't you'?

It's gonna be "Prostitutes' Drunken Orgy in Civic Hall."

Oh, it's all right today.

God, she's only just come out and she ain't had drink for, what,

three months? Bloody hell, what's wrong with you'?

I'm not worried for me. I'm worried for you.

Get the...

Get the cups. Get the cups.

I feel guilty as well.

WOMAN 1: Do you want a drink'?

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

Listen, Dave, why don't you just have a drink'?

- You don't want a drink. - WOMAN 2: There's a tap downstairs.

I can offer you that, no ice.

- Here. I've come to give you a drink. - No, no, no.

- Come on. - Why not'? Everybody else...

Have a drink. Have a drink.

- Well, put so gracefully... - Do you want some water in it'?

Ooh, very good.

(WOMEN CLAPPING)

TV RESEARCHER: Oh! This is really great.

- LOUISE: Yeah. - Yeah.

- What an amazing skyline. - Yeah.

TV RESEARCHER: All those wonderful tower blocks.

LOUISE: Yeah.

TV RESEARCHER: Oh, this is gonna be really wonderful.

And the girls? They live locally, do they'?

LOUISE: Yes.

TV RESEARCHER: Sort of around that old, sort of grotty bit'?

LOUISE: Yeah. Until the council knock it down. Then they'll move on.

TV RESEARCHER: Could we actually incorporate some landmarks?

You know, if we could just have a few shots of maybe

the Post Office Tower or the Rotunda or something.

And then we take that so we know exactly where we are.

And then sort of swing around onto these tower blocks and then sort of...

LOUISE: Well, you might get it further up the hill or even down there.

TV RESEARCHER: Yes, that would be really wonderful.

LOUISE: Well, you're going a bit ahead of us, really,

because I haven't really spoken to the girls in detail about whether...

TV RESEARCHER: Oh, no, no. Yes, I...

I mean, some of us are quite worried about your intentions.

TV RESEARCHER: Yes, there's a lot of talking

will have to be done, you know.

I mean, I'm very anxious

to actually have the girls in the programme,

you see, because, you know,

if we can actually get the cameras in here

and actually film them down there in their street...

I mean, a picture speaks a thousand words, really, doesn't it'?

LOUISE: If it were in any way botched, it would be very serious

for those women and for their families.

TV RESEARCHER: Oh. Yes, yes. Of course, we realise that but,

I mean, we would be as caring as we possibly could be

and it is actually, it's a very serious programme.

It's not a sort of news magazine stuff,

a sort of look at life of prostitutes at all.

It's a BBC 2 programme that would go out fairly late.

LOUISE: Well, I've... Frankly, I've seen serious programmes before

-that have reinforced... - TV RESEARCHER: Oh, yes.

...people's misconceptions. I mean...

TV REPORTER: Things have been badly done and very badly handled in the past.

LOUISE: And with the best intentions.

I've seen very well meaning programmes on homosexuals, for instance,

that showed two men making a bed,

close-up of ringed hands and the men saying,

"Well, we've been accepted like

"any other couple. The neighbours accept us."

And that's just no use at all.

TV RESEARCHER: I mean, we wouldn't be into anything like that.

I mean, this is where you could be of a great help to us, really.

Because, I mean, if you say that things aren't on, or it could be very tricky

for a person, then of course we would respect that.

But you must realise that it'd be much more powerful if we could

actually show real-life prostitutes.

Do you think we could walk down into...

LOUISE: Oh, we might as well take the car down there.

I don't want to be picked up by the Vice Squad for loitering.

(CHUCKLING)

SANDRA: See you then, love. Ta-ra. MAN: Cheerio.

KIDS: # Number three, three, three, he sat me on his knee

# Carry on, carry on, carry on, my brother John

# Number four, four, four, he got me on the floor

# Carry on, carry on, carry on, my brother John

# Number five, five, five, he done a sexy dive

# Carry on, carry on, carry on, my brother John

# Number six, six, six, he pulled down my knicks

# Carry on, carry on, carry on, my brother John

# Number seven, seven, seven, he's going up to heaven

# Carry on, carry on, carry on, my brother John

# Number eight, eight, eight, the doctor's at the gate

# Carry on, carry on, carry on, my brother John

# Number nine, nine, nine, the kids are gonna be fine

# Carry on, carry on, carry on, my brother John

# Number 10, 10, 10, Out popped Ben

# He said, "You dirty fucker", and popped back in again