'Ave You Got a Male Assistant Please Miss?

"There's no need to make an abortion of it."

1973 0h 4m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A production of Oxford Polytechnic for sponsor the Family Planning Association, this is an unreservedly hairy promotion of the prophylactic in avoiding unwanted pregnancies. A wave of period details situate the film in both time and milieu. The culture of its audience, 1970s students, is evoked and displayed via a mattress on the floor, an ethnic rug, the kilim bedpsread, homebrew jars, denim clothes and by hair: long hair, facial hair - beards. The main actors are dead ringers for the infamous cover stars of Alex Comfort's The Joy of Sex, published the year before.

“There's no need to make an abortion of it.”

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Cast

Pip Springhail
Girl
Eelco De Jong
Boy
Sue Stoodwell
Female Assistant
John Perkins
Male Assistant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Graham Jones
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Joy of Sex Education" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Pip Springhail and Eelco De Jong and Sue Stoodwell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's no need to make an abortion of it.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1732504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Graham Jones directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Joy of Sex Education" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Pip Springhail and Eelco De Jong and Sue Stoodwell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "There's no need to make an abortion of it.".
7IMDB entry: tt1732504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "hippie", "pharmacist", "condom", "sex education".

The technical file

Runtime: 4 min · 0h 4m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: 'Ave You Got a Male Assistant Please Miss? (1973)

Part of

The Joy of Sex Education

A survey of sex education through the ages. Many of the early films highlight Britain's horror at the very thought of sex and sexuality. Euphemisms abound and, if you can get away with making your point with the aid of a few birds or rabbits, why not? Even some mildly amorous pollen gets in on the act as a stand-in for something otherwise far too unpleasant to show. At least it saved the teachers' blushes. Despite the often unintentional humour, the films provide a vivid snapshot of the nation's concerns and anxieties across the decades. Not only did they teach us to keep our trousers firmly zipped, but also managed to underline the establishment's attitude towards women. Loose of morals and self-control, women are invariably portrayed as the spreaders of disease and responsible for just about every 'misfortune' that comes their way.