Under the Counter: Britain's Trade in Hardcore Pornographic 8mm Films

The first book of its kind to investigate Britain’s trade in illicit pornographic 8mm film.

Prior to 2000, it was a criminal offense to sell hardcore pornography in Britain. Despite this, there was a thriving alternative economy producing and distributing such material “under the counter” of Soho’s bookshops and via mail-order. British entrepreneurs circumvented obscenity laws to satisfy the demand for uncensored adult films and profit from their enterprise, with corrupt members of the Met...