49 Shades of Pink

Session One

Barbara Cartland on her chaise longue; Mary Whitehouse with pearls, disapproving of everything

Session One

The classroom — nun at blackboard: 'GOD'S GIFT DEAR', girl in front row raising her hand

Session Two

Patent leather shoes — the warning, the reflection, the theological peril

Session Two

Kenny Everett: legs crossed, frill revealed, absolute innocence. Mata Hari in the background.

Session Three

Victorian suitors — the Duke of Ankle-Revealing, the glimpse, the scandal

Session Four

The bacchanalia — someone's grandmother, entirely at home

Session Five

India — the temple, the pilgrimage, the sacred and the ridiculous travelling together

Session Six

The bellowing man — magnificent stag vs. man in suit attempting same. Police car in background.

Session Seven

Flamingos in courtship march — two in the middle looking at each other: yes, that one

Session Eight

The troubadour with camp stool and thermos flask. Woman in window, considering.

Session Nine

The Dirty Dancing lift — woman in corner with arms folded, watching

Session Ten

Two people, cups of tea, quiet presence — the whole point

Last Words

Patsy — leopard print, cigarette holder, one eyebrow raised. The wink.

The Ladder

Ladder to the clouds — clothes left on every rung, stardust figure at the top