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 Sealy-Smith Alison Sealy-Smith Alison Sealy-Smith (born 1959) is a Barbadian actress, born and raised in Barbados. Sealy-Smith attended Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, where she studied psychology on a scholarship. She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre, a company that specializes in Black Canadian drama. Sealy-Smith was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1997 star turn in Djanet Sears' "Harlem Duet". Her film and television credits have included the series "Street Legal", "This is Wonderland" and "The Line", and a recurring role in "Kevin Hill". She also had a small role in the 1998 film "My