Alison Steadman in the late Mike Stott's "My Mad Grandad" on BBC Radio 4. In Manchester in 1972, shooting his television film "Hard Labour", director Mike Leigh drove over to Liverpool to see Ted Whitehead's play "The Foursome", (Steadman was in the Liverpool Everyman cast). He asked Steadman to be in his film. "During the preparation of the film, Mike and Alison, as they both say, 'got together.'" They married in 1973 and had two sons, Toby (b. February 1978) and Leo (b. August 1981). The couple separated in 1995 and divorced in 2001. Steadman's present partner is Michael Elwyn;the couple live
Sankar (writer & director) Sankar (writer & director) Vijayamma Rajappan Sankar, commonly known as Sankar (Malayalam – ശങ്കർ ) is an Indian movie director, screenwriter, short story writer and Novelist. who works in Malayalam cinema and literature. Sankar was born on 13 April 1981 in Palamoodu village near Vembayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. After schooling from LPS and Gvt.BHS Kanniakulangara, he completed his graduation from Govt. College Nedumangad. He started his career as a media journalist and short story writer. He has also done audio programmes for Aakashavani, Thiruvananthapuram. Sankar is a self-taught filmmaker. His debut film as a director is "Streetlight". Sankar is also known