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
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