Wikipedia describes the term Farce as "a form of comedy which seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable." In British theatre, it seems more of a thinly-veiled excuse to have pretty young women strip down to their bare knickers before a live audience. This is most certainly true in the case of Ray Cooney's 1967 stage play Not Now, Darling and its 1973 movie adaption.
Completely gratuitous lingerie scenes from Not Now, Darling (1973).
The plot (such as it is) centers on a fur coat shop in central London, where philandering businessman Gilbert Bodley (Leslie Phillips) is trying to "seal the deal" with one of his wealthy "lady friends." In common with many British comedies of the period, the storyline contains three completely gratuitous stripteases by the female leads, played by Julie Ege, Trudi Van Doorn and Barbara Windsor.
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