A 1979 TV movie about a bank clerk in heels that accidentally became radical queer cinema.
Stephen (Paul Henley) works in a bank. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs her advances. He lives with his mother, an overbearing woman who mocks him for being wet. But Stephen has a secret – he likes to wear women’s clothing. When his horrified mother finds out, she takes him to meet a fellow cross-dresser to ‘solve’ the problem. But the meeting ends unexpectedly, when the other man realises that Stephen is not transvestite, but transsexual.
Acting
Paul Henley's trembling restraint says everything.
Writing
The 'cure' scene accidentally indicts itself.
Director
Roger Bamford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Roger Bamford mostly did Coronation Street episodes; this was one of his few feature-length dramas.
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