BBC Porn

This is where I, Ivor Bigun, come in. I was a porn actor turned director and producer who had worked both in Europe and America, eventually becoming known as the Orson Welles of the adult film market, although the only aspect of me that was large gave me my name. The BBC were willing to give me the production budget to direct famous literary adaptations and historical dramas for them but with added sex, which the press would later dub “No Costume Dramas.”

My first project was Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” with no less than 5 gorgeous, yes even Mary who would simply wear glasses, sisters to cast. I took on this job myself as I had to ensure they had the right chemistry - the right chemistry being that they could act and were comfortable being naked on the screen. For the first part of the audition girls were asked to get naked in front of their competitors and then perform scenes as each sister. Those that were willing and who passed were sent to my office 1 at a time for a final audition. Some of them were well known television actresses, most of whom wanted to break out of the soaps and in the past would have earned money posing in the now defunct lads mags. However the main contenders for Elizabeth Bennett were a couple of actresses from HBO series who were well used to nudity. Their names were Emily Wilson and Petra Kalinka.