Alison Steadman Alison Steadman Alison Steadman, (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film "Life is Sweet", and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice". In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42. Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays "Nuts
Richard Martin (British director) Richard Martin (British director) Richard Martin (born 3 January 1935) is a retired British television director and former actor. After starting his career as an actor, he worked regularly as a director throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, which included directing several early serials of "Doctor Who" starring William Hartnell, and series such as "Compact", "Crown Court" and "All Creatures Great and Small". He is married to actress Suzanne Neve. After having acted in the 1958 television series "Ivanhoe" and the 1960 series "Maigret", Martin was asked to join the production team working on yet to be released series "Doctor