Alison Steadman Plessey, an electronics firm. Steadman was educated at Childwall Valley High School for Girls, a state grammar school in the Liverpool suburb of Childwall, followed by East 15 Acting School, to which she secured a place in the autumn of 1966 and where she met Mike Leigh during her second year. Having left the East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex, Steadman worked in various regional repertory theatres, starting at Lincoln in 1968, where her first role was that of the seductive schoolgirl Sandy in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". She created the role of the monstrous Beverly in
Myra Frances Myra Frances Myra Frances (born 10 March 1943) is a British actress. In the 1974 "Second City Firsts" episode "Girl", Frances performed, with Alison Steadman, the first lesbian kiss on British television. She is best known for her recurring role as Anne Tranter in the 1970s television drama series "Survivors" and for her appearance in the 1979 "Doctor Who" serial "The Creature from the Pit", in which she played the villainous Lady Adrasta. She also appeared in several comedy films of the 1970s including "Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!" (1973). She also played a teacher at a party in