The Balance of Nature is a 1983 British television drama film directed by Paul Annett, starring Leslie Ash.
| The Balance of Nature | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Annett[1] |
| Written by | Margaret Leclere[2] Maggie Brooks (script) [3] |
| Produced by | Nicholas Palmer |
| Starring | Leslie Ash Philip Bretherton Juliet Hammond[2] |
Release date | 14 August 1983 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Outline edit
The film is about the beauty business, seen mostly through the eyes of a Cockney girl from a tower block. Dawn Winch (Leslie Ash) lives with her mother (Marianne Stone) and works in a West End beauty parlour. She has aspirations to win the Miss United Kingdom competition, but finds that the beauty queen game is more of a jungle than she foresaw.[3]
Cast edit
- Leslie Ash as Dawn Winch
- Philip Bretherton as Spencer Fairfax
- Juliet Hammond as Natasha
- Sandy Ratcliff as Julie
- David Freedman as Gregore
- Marianne Stone as Dawn's mother
- Hetty Baynes as Blanche
- Francis Lloyd as Neville
- Valerie Testa as Organiser
- Sylvia Barter as Countess
- Pamela Miles as Brenda
