A seemingly conservative woman and her clientele of kinky connoisseurs become daily tabloid sensations when its discovered that her suburban brothel caters to some of Great Britains elite. Members of Parliament diplomats judges bankers and even men of the cloth are all caught with their pants down in Englands scandal of the decade. Julie Walters gives a sterling performance in this riotous comedy which takes a look behind the scenes at the sex-life of the British. The story was inspired by the life of Cynthia Payne who was cleared by the courts of brothel keeping.