THE GREAT BRITISH STRIPTEASE FESTIVAL
aka AN UNBELIEVABLY DIRTY EVENING WITH BERNARD MANNING AND SIXTEEN YOUNG STRIPPERS
UK 1978

Racist comedian Manning shouldn't stop you checking out this slice of nostalgia, shot live in Blackpool. Sixteen strippers compete to be crowned the best, performing in front of a full orchestra (!). All are excellent, performing quick, pacy pub-stripper routines, the like of which are rarely seen these days. Soon-to-be-famous Su Pollard scampers about collecting their discarded clothes, and Manning thankfully resists degrading the black stripper who wins. Shot on videotape, this film played UK cinemas supporting films like Dawn of the Dead!