Standing Orders could be described as a love story involving two couples - one straight and one lesbian, Maria and Phil (Phillipa) and Mary and William. Or perhaps it is quite a different story concerning the relationships between the submissives Phil and William and their Mistresses Maria and Mary. Although Maria and Mary have professional qualifications, in nursing and physiotherapy respectively, these are no longer their main interest or occupation. Their leadership skills are no longer devoted to general care for the well-being of others, but rather to specific 'correction' and...