Tag Archives: Mary Millington’s World Striptease Extravaganza

The Sex O’clock News

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Simon Sheridan

Contrary to what many might think, David Sullivan’s first foray into the world of British newspapers wasn’t the launch of his infamous Sunday Sport in September 1986. 10 years earlier Sullivan published a precursor to his tabloid adventures, namely National … Continue reading →

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Not Now, Burlesque

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Simon Sheridan

An increasing amount of once-forgotten saucy British films from the 1970s are now making their way onto DVD. One such title is Ray Cooney’s 1976 farce Not Now Comrade, just released by the excellent Network. It stars a plethora of … Continue reading →

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Julie Lee – The Last Star of Sexploitation

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Simon Sheridan

Today – 9 May 2013 – marks the 30th anniversary of a small, and tragic, footnote in the history of the British sex industry. On this day in 1983 a beautiful young woman named Julean Moxon died in the intensive … Continue reading →

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On Location: Mary Millington at the House of Whipcord

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Simon Sheridan

Just 30 minutes’ drive from where I currently live, stands the location of one of the most notorious British exploitation films ever made. Directed by horror maestro Pete Walker, House of Whipcord was partly filmed at Littledean Jail in Gloucestershire … Continue reading →

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