The British "Confessions" film series was reminiscent of the "Carry On" series, albeit far, far dirtier. Many fans consider the first entry,
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
, to be the best of the batch. Based on a supposedly autobiographical novel by Timothy Lea, the film stars Robin Askwith as an apprentice window washer with a voyeuristic streak. Nearly everyone with whom Askwith comes in contact is an oversexed, underdressed female. Dandy Nichols plays the protagonist's mother. An anachronism even before it was released,
was nonetheless successful enough to inspire several sequels, none of which were released to American theatres.