in an anonymous industrial unit in basildon, there is what could be described as an intimate sex factory—time. the models don't actually take their clothes off, which is, i think for most people, they'll think, "what? sex work, don't take your clothes off?" but you will find that there is a lot of lonely people out there who just want somebody to talk to. the company provides webcamming support services such as training, equipment and studios. the live video streams are routed through other web platforms. models can also be paid daily and the customers, known as members, will chat either using the keyboard or microphone. what sort of people do you get in terms of range? it ranges, you know, obviously, the youngest being 18 because that's the minimum age. but we have some models that are 70. it really ranges. teachers, lawyers, cleaners, chefs, sales assistant... i'm really surprised, to be honest, by this place. just sitting on this bed, it's not what i expected. it's a lot smaller, a little bit cosier, than i imagined, and it must be difficult for the models to really get into character