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 Steadman BBC comedy "The Worst Week of My Life". In 2007 she featured in the BBC Wales programme "Coming Home" about her Welsh family history, with roots in Trefarclawdd and Ruabon. In October 2007, Steadman appeared in "Fanny Hill" on BBC Four. From May 2007 to January 2010, Steadman starred in the BBC comedy "Gavin & Stacey" as Pam Shipman. Steadman starred with Myra Frances in "Girl", a 1974 BBC play in the "Second City Firsts" series, performing the first lesbian kiss on British television. In 2014 Steadman starred in the first series of the BBC comedy "Boomers" as Joyce. The