Hard Labour

Hard Labour

Hard Labour

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Hard Labour

1973

1h 11m

6.5(9 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

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BBC

Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Liz Smith

Mrs. Thornley

Liz Smith

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Clifford Kershaw

Mr. Thornley

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Polly Hemingway

Ann Thornley

Polly Hemingway

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Bernard Hill

Edward Thornley

Bernard Hill

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Alison Steadman

Veronica Thornley

Alison Steadman

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Vanessa Harris

Mrs. Stone

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Cyril Varley

Mr. Stone

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Linda Beckett

Julie

Linda Beckett

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Ben Kingsley

Naseem

Ben Kingsley

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Alan Erasmus

Barry

Alan Erasmus

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Rowena Parr

June

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June Whittaker

Mrs. Rigby

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Paula Tilbrook

Mrs. Thornley's Friend

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Directing

Keith Washington

Mr. Shaw

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Louis Raynes

Tallyman

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Alan Gerrard

Greengrocer

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Diana Flacks

Mrs. Rubens

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Patrick Durkin

Frank

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Ian East

Dick

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Dennis Barry

Old Man

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Sonny Farrar

Publican

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Surya Kumari

Sikh Lady

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Irene Gawne

Sister

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Hal Jeayes

Priest

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