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On The Game. Jenny (Gloria Walker). Copyright: Salon Productions
On The Game

On The Game

  • 1974 film

Comedic look at prostitution throughout history. Stars Lloyd Lamble, Gloria Walker, Olive McFarland, Paddy Ryan, Carmen Silvera and more.

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On The Game. Copyright: Salon Productions

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
Company

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.

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Additional details

UK certificate
X
Duration
88 minutes
UK release
Saturday 2nd February 1974
Produced
1973
Distributors

Eagle Films

Also known as
  • Sex Through The Ages
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • 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

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