Hard Labour
Part of Mike Leigh's Play For Today
1973•1h 11m•6.7/10
DramaTV Movie
Ratings
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6.7/10(10)
A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Liz Smith
Mrs. Thornley
Clifford Kershaw
Mr. Thornley
Polly Hemingway
Ann Thornley
Bernard Hill
Edward Thornley
Alison Steadman
Veronica Thornley
Vanessa Harris
Mrs. Stone
Cyril Varley
Mr. Stone
Linda Beckett
Julie
Ben Kingsley
Naseem
Alan Erasmus
Barry
Rowena Parr
June
June Whittaker
Mrs. Rigby
Paula Tilbrook
Mrs. Thornley's Friend
Keith Washington
Mr. Shaw
Louis Raynes
Tallyman
Alan Gerrard
Greengrocer
Diana Flacks
Mrs. Rubens
Patrick Durkin
Frank
Ian East
Dick
Dennis Barry
Old Man
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