Hard Labour (film) where the Leighs had lived in Cavendish Road." "The polarity between the worlds of Mrs Stone and the lady who cleans her house (the central figure, Mrs Thornley, the Catholic house-cleaner) is icily delineated. In the middle is the new housing estate, where Mrs Thornley's son, Edward, (played by Bernard Hill in his professional début), a car mechanic, lives with his wife Veronica (Alison Steadman)." Hard Labour (film) Hard Labour is a 1973 television film, directed by Mike Leigh and produced by Tony Garnett which aired as part of the BBC anthology series "Play for Today". The film stars Liz
Alison Steadman show returned with a Christmas Special in 2015 and a second series in 2016. In 2016, she presented the three part series "Little British Islands with Alison Steadman" on Channel 4. The series visited Gigha, Jura, Colonsay and Oronsay in episode 1, Jersey, Alderney and Sark in episode 2, and the Isles of Scilly in episode 3. In 2018, Steadman made a return to BBC1 with John Cleese in "Hold the Sunset." On 9th December 2018 Steadman appeared in the BBC1 Drama "Care" and played the role of Mary. On radio, Steadman's talent for mimicry and character voices was given