Netflix series delves into beginnings of first-ever anonymous sex phone line

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Netflix series is delving into the world of anonymous sex phone lines and the lives of their operators.The streaming giant is taking us to the 1980s Amsterdam for the new series Dirty Lines, which details the bizarre yet true tale of Europe's first erotic phone line.Based on real events, the six-episode Dutch series recounts the rise of Teledutch, a phone line created by brothers Frank and Ramon Stigter.It was the first phone line to offer the novelty of anonymous sex - and it's no surprise that it became a wild success.Taking place amidst a cultural revolution in Europe as the Cold War finally draws to a close, the show's characters have a newfound optimism for the future.The official synopsis from Netflix reads: "Amsterdam became the centre of that cultural revolution with a radically new form of music: house and a new love drug: XTC."The erotic phone lines offer the opportunity to experience anonymous sex in a new way, changing the morality of its consumers, but also very much the people creating it."This makes the perfect playground for Teledutch to sprout its wings and soar.At the centre of the Netflix show is Marly, a young and sexually inexperienced psychology student who joins the company to record erotic lines.It is her job to tape erotic recordings that can be played over the phone.While it’s initially seen as absurd, they achieve overnight success, which makes Frank and Ramon rich.Soon, their lines are asked to expand from twenty to three hundred due to the increase in demand.As the business grows, Marly's knowledge and morality regarding sex completely changes as she learns what people want to hear and why they desire it.She learns more about how to give the people “what they want” and eventually proposes new.