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
Sunshine (1973 film) film "retained her spirit, and many of the words from her tapes." Some critics also viewed Helton's story as having inspired a second made-for-TV movie, "Message To My Daughter" starring Bonnie Bedelia and Martin Sheen, which was first aired on December 12, 1973 on ABC. In "Message", the dying mother of a baby girl makes tape recordings of advice which her daughter receives many years after the mother's death. However, the film's writer and director denied that "Message" was inspired by Helton, and said that the script was written before "Sunshine". Parts of the film were shot on location in