A pair of British imports brings some much-needed freshness to the genre by way of unfamiliar performers. Creativity and tech specs, however, remain floundering at their typical (sub) standards.

Her First Caning opens up with a sex toy party for two that quickly turns into a Dom/Sub routine with spanking, paddle and of course a nasty wicker switch.

Second on the double bill: No Mercy, showcasing a female teacher who?s taught? through explicit example; by an angry father of her student ? that caning isn?t an acceptable form of discipline ? during school time. At home it?s entirely another welt-raising story!

Both sequences fare much better than expected when the whack of a punitive stick drowns out all the cheezy dialogue.

Retailing: Fresh faces and whipped assets overcome blah storylines.