On The Game
- 1974 film
Comedic look at prostitution throughout history. Stars Lloyd Lamble, Gloria Walker, Olive McFarland, Paddy Ryan, Carmen Silvera and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1974
- Stars
- Lloyd Lamble, Gloria Walker, Olive McFarland, Paddy Ryan, Carmen Silvera, Karen Archer, Simon Joseph, David Brierley and more
- Writer
- Suzanne Mercer
- Director
- Stanley Long
- Producers
- Stanley Long and Barry Jacobs
- Companies
A light-hearted documentary presenting the history of prostitution with comic sketches.
The Greeks did it; the Romans did it, only moreso; the repressed Victorians definitely did it; and the soldiers of the First and Second World Wars never stopped doing it.
Prostitution is known as the world's oldest profession, and not without good reason. Existing in every culture throughout history, the sale of sex has taken many forms across the millennia, as has the treatment of those who buy - and those who sell.
On The Game uses comic vignettes to illustrate prostitution through the ages, from classy, well-kept city brothels to women provided by the Government to troops on the front line of war.
Additional details
- UK certificate
- X
- Duration
- 88 minutes
- UK release
- Saturday 2nd February 1974
- Produced
- 1973
- Distributors
- Also known as
-
- Sex Through The Ages
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 19th November 2017 at 2:15am on London Live
- Friday 10th November 2017 at 2:55am on London Live
- Saturday 14th October 2017 at 2:15am on London Live