
Don't Be Like Brenda
1973, English. Directed by W. Hugh Baddeley.
The brutally entitled Don't Be Like Brenda (1973) is an eight-minute lecture to young women, telling them not to be sexually promiscuous like the film's hapless heroine – although heaven knows, the promiscuity hinted at here is tragically modest. Poor Brenda goes all the way with a boy who does not marry her. The film is stunningly without any useful educational content on contraception and makes it entirely clear that the woman, not the man, is to blame. The film even makes her poor unwanted child suffer from a heart defect, so that no one wants to adopt the poor little thing – just to hammer the point home. (from: http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/feb/11/sex-education-films)
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- Released
- 27 May 1973
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- W. Hugh Baddeley
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Don't Be Like Brenda: quick answers
What should I watch before Don't Be Like Brenda?
Watch Growing Girls (1949), Learning to Live (1964), Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle (1967), and Growing Up (1971) first, plus 6 earlier titles listed on this page.
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Don't Be Like Brenda runs 8 minutes (0h 8m).
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Don't Be Like Brenda isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 May 1973. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Don't Be Like Brenda?
If you liked Don't Be Like Brenda, try All That Breathes, Van Gogh: Painted with Words, Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet.
Who directed Don't Be Like Brenda?
Don't Be Like Brenda (1973) was directed by W. Hugh Baddeley and stars Michael Goodliffe, Deborah Grant, Richard Morant.