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Set in the economically depressed suburbs of early 1980s Thatcherite Bradford, *Rita, Sue and Bob Too* follows two working-class teenage girls, Rita and Sue, who supplement their dreary lives and troubled home environments by babysitting for an affluent, middle-class couple, Bob and Michelle. The bored and adventurous teens yearn for excitement, romance, and an escape from their dysfunctional family dynamics.Bob, a charismatic and smooth-talking carpet salesman, frequently drives the girls home after their shifts. During these car rides, the dynamic shifts from innocent employer-employee relations to illicit seduction. Bob initiates a sexual relationship with both Sue and Rita, initially separately and eventually together in a casual arrangement. Surprisingly, neither girl feels victimized; instead, they view the affair as a thrilling status symbol and a glamorous rebellion against their grim social reality. Rita is more hesitant and socially conscious, while Sue is driven by a brazen, impulsive desire for pleasure and attention.As the weeks pass, this scandalous menage-a-trois continues largely undetected until the inevitable collision of their two worlds occurs. Bob’s wife, Michelle, remains largely oblivious, consumed by her own domestic life and social aspirations, until the girls accidentally leave behind personal items and conflicting stories surface. Driven by jealousy and a sudden burst of moral indignation, Rita begins to pull away from the arrangement, feeling used and wishing for a normal teenage romance with a local boy of her own age.When Michelle finally discovers the affair, her world shatters. In a fit of rage and betrayal, she kicks Bob out of their comfortable suburban home. Homeless and stripped of his respectable facade, Bob is forced to move into a rundown flat. However, rather than learning his lesson or facing genuine remorse, Bob expects the teenage girls to flock to him in his new, bohemian-style bachelor pad.Instead of collapsing under the weight of the scandal, the girls navigate the chaos with a resilient, cynical sense of humor characteristic of their environment. The film culminates in a chaotic yet oddly harmonious resolution: rather than abandoning Bob, the girls continue their involvement, sharing him on their own terms. Bob finds himself trapped in a bizarre domestic arrangement where the power dynamics have subtly shifted, leaving him dependent on the two teenagers he originally sought to exploit, encapsulating a darkly comic vision of British working-class life, shifting sexual morals, and class friction.