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 Chernick around the world, including the five Guggenheims, the Smithsonian, SFMOMA, and the Walker. She has written for the Sundance Channel, Showtime, SyFy, MTV, VH1, The History Channel, and National Geographic. Her commissioned short films often center around themes of art, fashion, music, gastronomy, and healthcare. In 2010, Chernick was signed for global commercial representation. Alison Chernick Alison Chernick is a New York based writer/director and filmmaker. Chernick's first documentary was on contemporary artist Jeff Koons titled, "The Jeff Koons Show" (2005). Her second feature-length documentary on artist Matthew Barney, titled "Matthew Barney No Restraint", premiered at the Berlin Film Festival