David Leland in Britain" won the Prix Italia (an international Television award) in 1984. In 1986 he wrote the screenplay for the thriller-drama "Mona Lisa", featuring Bob Hoskins. This film was critically acclaimed and Leland earned nominations for the Golden Globe and the Writers Guild of America. He then wrote "Personal Services" in 1986. It was directed by Terry Jones and was about Cynthia Payne, a real-life British madam who ran a private brothel. Julie Walters took the leading role. While "Personal Services" dealt with the adult life of Cynthia Payne, Leland's next film, "Wish You Were Here", concerned her teenage years.
Christine Payne 40,000 in 2015, while the union claims that its finances have stabilised during the period. She serves on the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Actors, the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, the board of Phonographic Performance Limited, and chairs the Creative Coalition Campaign. Payne was re-elected unopposed as general secretary in 2015, and is expected to lead the union until at least 2020. Christine Payne Christine Grace Payne (born 30 December 1956) is an English trade union leader. Payne graduated from Loughborough University and studied industrial relations at Middlesex Polytechnic. In 1979, she began working for