Who would ever believe that a picturesque business unit in the sleepy,
suburban part of Putney is home to Relish XXX, one of the largest and
most reputable producers of ‘high class’ porn in Britain?
The Hon. Jasper Duncombe and Harry Colquhoun are professional
pornographers and entrepreneurs. Both are visually striking men
and both are handsome in different ways. Jasper oozes passions
constrained behind the polished veneer, whilst Harry, on the other
hand, is a rugged looking charmer with a sexy glint and the lushest
pair of lips a man could ever be blessed with.
These two, old school friends and incorrigible rascals are the brains
and eyes behind Relish XXX, the two BAFIAs (British Adult Film Industry
Awards) winning adult entertainment company (for Best Sex Comedy and
Best Marketing Campaign) and market leader in authentic Brit fantasy
porn films. ‘Basically, Relish films are as far away as you can get
from cheap and nasty amateur porn,’ Harry says over lunch at a local
bistro.
In four short years, Relish has gone from newcomers to professionals in
creating ‘high class erotica’ for the masses, whilst carving out a
niche in the fantasy porn sector. ‘We don’t do Gonzo – porn films
without narrative or storyline,’ he says. ‘All our films are very
British and have a distinct sense of humour that permeate through the
entire Relish XXX brand.’
From witty film titles such as the now classic To The Manor Porn
(Jasper is the son of Lord Duncombe and heir to the £30m family estate)
to the timely Weapons of Mass Satisfaction to crazy stage names such as
Hazza B’Gunne, Lord Porn and Dr Vas Lene, it is evident that humour
plays a vital part in their production.
However, this industry is definitely not a laughing matter. Sex
sells, and sells particularly well, when the buyer can leisurely gain
access to any type pornography within the comfortable confines of the
home. There are millions of adult websites and they are without
doubt the largest money-spinners online. Type in the word sex and
Google shows over 470 million hits. The profits generated are in
excess of £30bn worldwide, and adult films alone generate more
£10bn annually.
These are staggering numbers especially when you consider the wages of
the average UK porn starlet. The average rates for girl/girl sex
is £200 and girl/boy action is roughly £250. This can go up to
£600 per movie depending on the popularity of the girl and the added
extras such as anal sex and double penetration,’ he says.
‘Humour aside, professionalism is the key to survival in this
industry’, says Harry earnestly. ‘If we don’t adhere to the
self-regulated industry codes, such as demand all performers bring
along two proofs of ID for age and produce a valid clean Sexual Health
Certificate (proof the performer has been tested for HIV and all STD
within the last 30 days), we will all be out of business and people
will die’.
Pornography, or adult entertainment, as the PC crowd wants to call it,
is part of mainstream culture and both puritans and liberals agree on
this. However, even Paris Hilton, global porn icon and Hotel heiress,
will be hard pressed to persuade the average Joe and Joanna to strip
down to nothing and perform intricate, interesting, and sometimes lewd
sexual acts for the camera.
Ian Tate, 39, known in the industry, as “Dirty Dog” is definitely one
person who is more than willing to peel in front of the camera.
He is amongst the few, top male performers in the British porno
industry. He has spent the past 12 years proving more than
capable of maintaining a fit body and a more than decent
erection. Currently, he is planning for his retirement and
producing the fourth episode in his character based series The
Adventures Of Dirty Dog.
020.com: How long have you been in the industry and how did you get into it?
Ian: A friend of mine persuaded me to come along for an audition.
We went to a hotel where we met three German guys and a German woman
who told me to take get naked and get hard – just like that. All
I could think was ‘How surreal is this’? As I stood butt naked, they
brought in these two girls who were told to undress and suck on my cock
simultaneously, which they did. All throughout, I was just laughing and
trying to be real casual about it. Anyway, they booked me for
eight days at 200 pounds per day, and I have been doing it ever since.
How much do you get paid to do a film?
I am fortunate in that I have a established a good reputation and
professional relationships with the producers so I earn decent money.
Obviously, as a male performer I get paid less, but the minimum pay is
usually £300 plus expenses so I take home about £400 per film.
So how many films do you do in a year?
About 10 films a month so that’s 120 movies a year.
How do you separate your private life from the job?
At work I don’t need to think of what I am saying. I am more
restricted in my personal life. It is very easy for me to be
blaze’ about what I do at work. It is almost as if I have to develop
two different persona; one is Ian Tate – all round good guy – and Dirty
Dog the performer.
Porn starlet, stud, performer, pornography, smut, filth; the list of
words associated with the industry is endless. The mere utterance
of the word porn automatically flares up basic stereotypes in the
mind’s eye. The images conjured range from visually hardcore sex with
beautiful vixens, freaky anal sex and sexy threesomes to degrading
video clips with desperate crackheads-turned-pornstars, fake orgasms
and women with too much make-up. Irrespective of which, porn,
like prostitution and taxes, is probably here forever.
Terminology
A2M/ Ass to Mouth: Removal of penis from anus into another persons mouth and then back to the rectum passage
Cum Dodger: Performer who avoids being sprayed in the face
DP: Double penetration – eg. simultaneously having one penis in the vagina and another one in the behind.
Gonzo: Non-narrative/ straight to the sex action porn films
Scat: Sexual acts involving creative uses of faeces.
Water sports/Golden showers: Urination as part of sexual repertoire
TOP 5 male studs
Ian ‘Dirty Dog’ Tate
Tony De Sergio
Steve Hooper
Lee Henshaw
Mark Marais
TOP 5 female porn stars
Angel Long
Ashley Long
Alicia Rhodes
Roxy Giselle
Michelle Barratt
