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
Edward Hall (director) directed the 2012 two-part TV miniseries "Restless". Hall took over as Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre in February 2010. Hall is the son of the theatre director Sir Peter Hall and his second wife, Jacqueline Taylor. He is half-brother of actress Rebecca Hall. Hall studied at Leeds University and Mountview Theatre School. He is married to Issy van Randwyck, a British comedian and actress, with whom he has two daughters. Edward Hall (director) Edward Hall (born 27 November 1966) is an English theatre and film director who founded Propeller Shakespeare in 1998 of which he is Artistic Director. He also