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
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