Hard Labour (12 Mar. 1973)

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	Liz Smith	...	Mrs. Thornley
	Clifford Kershaw	...	Jim Thornley
	Polly Hemingway	...	Ann
	Bernard Hill	...	Edward
	Alison Steadman	...	Veronica
	Vanessa Harris	...	Mrs. Stone
	Cyril Varley	...	Mr. Stone
	Linda Beckett	...	Julie
	Ben Kingsley	...	Naseem
	Alan Erasmus	...	Barry
	Rowena Parr	...	June
	June Whitaker	...	Mrs. Rigby
	Paula Tilbrook	...	Mrs. Thornley's friend
	Keith Washington	...	Mr. Shaw
	Louis Raynes	...	Tallyman

Storyline

Mrs. Thornley works very hard without notice or appreciation. Every day she keeps her own house clean, attends to her husband and unmarried daughter, Ann, then cleans other women's houses. She looks tired and has little affect. She does have a married son and a daughter-in-law who's chatty and pleasant. Mrs. Thornley's husband works nights, except for Saturdays, when he expects conjugal attention. Ann's worried about pregnancy and talks to her mum about labor and childbirth. Later, Mrs. Thornley goes to confession at her parish church, and she makes an extraordinary revelation. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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