# Linzi Drew
**Linzi Drew** (born Lindsey Jayne Drew, 1958, Bristol, England) is a former British glamour model, actress, magazine editor, and writer who was a prominent figure in the British erotica industry throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, working as a model, actress, editor, and campaigner against censorship.[1](https://m.spankingart.org/wiki/Warden%27s_End) She is best remembered by mainstream audiences for her role as Brenda Bristols in [John Landis](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-landis)'s *An American Werewolf in London* (1981), and she later became editor of the British edition of *Penthouse* magazine.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) Her son is the actor [Tyger Drew-Honey](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyger-drew-honey).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lindsey Jayne Drew, born 1958 in Bristol, England; professional name Linzi Drew, later Linzi Drew-Honey[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) • [3](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14216325.Linzi_Drew_Honey) |
| Signature screen role | Brenda Bristols in *An American Werewolf in London* (1981), in the fictional film-within-a-film "See You Next Wednesday"[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) |
| Editorial career | Editor of the British edition of *Penthouse*; described as the first female editor of a British men's magazine[4](https://medium.com/%40managing2024/linzi-drew-from-glamor-model-to-renowned-producer-80d210aae962) |
| Ken Russell films | *Aria* (1987), *Salome's Last Dance* (1988), *The Lair of the White Worm* (1988)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) |
| 1992 prosecution | Prosecuted on 9 March 1992 for publishing and possessing obscene articles for gain; sentenced to three months[5](https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/14814/1/Pure%20cheek%20%20the%20Ben%20Dover%20story.pdf) |
| Writing | Two erotic thrillers, *Every Shade of Blue* (2016) and *Every Shade of Black*[3](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14216325.Linzi_Drew_Honey) |
| Family | Son Tyger Drew-Honey, actor known as Jake Brockman in *Outnumbered* (2007) and Dylan in *Cuckoo* (2012)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) |
## Modelling and magazine work
Drew moved to London in her early twenties to pursue modeling.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) Through the 1980s she appeared in publications including *The Sun* and *Club International*, becoming a regular nude feature in *Club International* each month throughout the decade, before becoming editor of *Penthouse*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) • [4](https://medium.com/%40managing2024/linzi-drew-from-glamor-model-to-renowned-producer-80d210aae962) She also wrote a regular column, "Life with Linzi", in *Club International*.[1](https://m.spankingart.org/wiki/Warden%27s_End)
Her editorial role carried public reach. In a statement quoted in a retrospective account, she described aiming for a more respectable publication: "A businessman could sit on a plane reading our magazine without being embarrassed. We have motoring articles and serious features." Her column and letters-page responses reached an estimated readership of one million men.[4](https://medium.com/%40managing2024/linzi-drew-from-glamor-model-to-renowned-producer-80d210aae962) She also appeared as the poster girl for [Roger Waters](https://www.edgepedia.org/roger-waters)'s album *The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking*.[3](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14216325.Linzi_Drew_Honey)
## Screen career
Drew's film and television work combined mainstream productions with adult and softcore titles. Her first recorded film credit is *An American Werewolf in London* (1981), in which she played Brenda Bristols, an actress in the fictional pornographic film shown within the movie.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) • [6](https://thefilmaholic.com/actress/linzi-drew) The same year she appeared in *Emmanuelle in Soho* and the horror video *Death Shock*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) She also appeared in the softcore *Electric Blue* series.[4](https://medium.com/%40managing2024/linzi-drew-from-glamor-model-to-renowned-producer-80d210aae962)
She worked three times with director [Ken Russell](https://www.edgepedia.org/ken-russell), in *Aria* (1987, as the girl and lead character in the "Nessun Dorma" segment), *Salome's Last Dance* (1988, as the first slave), and *The Lair of the White Worm* (1988, as a maid/nun).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) Her most recent film credit is *The Rainbow Thief* (1990), alongside [Peter O'Toole](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-otoole), Omar Sharif, and [Christopher Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/christopher-lee).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) • [6](https://thefilmaholic.com/actress/linzi-drew) Television appearances included *Dempsey and Makepeace*, *C.A.T.S. Eyes*, *The Bill*, and *EastEnders*, usually in small roles as a stripper or dancer, and she was an ensemble actor on the 1982 comedy series *Q - There's A Lot Of It About*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) • [7](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/linzi-drew/) In 1992 and 1993 she was producer, writer, and model on the softcore video series *Members Only* for the British label MIA.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) • [5](https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/14814/1/Pure%20cheek%20%20the%20Ben%20Dover%20story.pdf) She later appeared as herself in the documentaries *Respectable: The Mary Millington Story* and *Beware The Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'* (both 2009), and in the 2024 documentary *Saucy! Secrets Of The British Sex Comedy*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) • [7](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/linzi-drew/)
## Obscenity prosecution
Drew's partner during this period was Lindsay Honey, the performer and producer known as [Ben Dover](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-dover), with whom she has a son.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) The two worked together in the strip circuit while Honey ran a mail-order business selling pirated hardcore tapes smuggled from the Netherlands.[5](https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/14814/1/Pure%20cheek%20%20the%20Ben%20Dover%20story.pdf) After Honey wound the business down, police raided Drew and Honey; on 9 March 1992 both were prosecuted for "publishing and possessing obscene articles for gain". Honey received a nine-month sentence and Drew three months.[5](https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/14814/1/Pure%20cheek%20%20the%20Ben%20Dover%20story.pdf)
## Writing and later life
Drew has published two erotic thrillers, *Every Shade of Blue* (2016), her first novel, largely set in the Surrey stockbroker belt where she lives, and *Every Shade of Black*.[3](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14216325.Linzi_Drew_Honey) Her son Tyger Drew-Honey, whose father is Honey, became a successful child actor and presenter, and Drew has acted as his manager.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/) • [3](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14216325.Linzi_Drew_Honey) In a 2016 interview she described a career spanning glamour modeling, editing the British *Penthouse*, acting in films including *An American Werewolf in London*, working with Ken Russell and [Spike Milligan](https://www.edgepedia.org/spike-milligan), and writing.[8](https://60minuteswith.co.uk/interviews/interview-with-linzi-drew-honey/)
## References
1. [Warden's End, Spanking Art wiki](https://m.spankingart.org/wiki/Warden%27s_End)
2. [Linzi Drew - Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0237684/bio/)
3. [Linzi Drew-Honey, Goodreads author page](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14216325.Linzi_Drew_Honey)
4. [Linzi Drew: From Glamor Model to Renowned Producer, Medium](https://medium.com/%40managing2024/linzi-drew-from-glamor-model-to-renowned-producer-80d210aae962)
5. [Oliver Carter (2023). Pure cheek: the Ben Dover story. Porn Studies.](https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/14814/1/Pure%20cheek%20%20the%20Ben%20Dover%20story.pdf)
6. [Linzi Drew - Filmography and Career, The Filmaholic](https://thefilmaholic.com/actress/linzi-drew)
7. [Linzi Drew, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/linzi-drew/)
8. [Interview with Linzi Drew-Honey, 60 Minutes With (19 June 2016)](https://60minuteswith.co.uk/interviews/interview-with-linzi-drew-honey/)
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