| The Balance of Nature | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Annett |
| Written by | Margaret Leclere Maggie Brooks (script) |
| Produced by | Nicholas Palmer |
| Starring | Leslie Ash Philip Bretherton Juliet Hammond |
| Release date |
|
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Balance of Nature is a 1983 British television drama film directed by Paul Annett, starring Leslie Ash.
Outline
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.
Cast
- 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
Notes
- “Annett, Paul”, in Harris M. Lentz III, Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017, p. 11
- ^ The Balance of Nature at bfi.org.uk/films, accessed 25 April 2020
- ^ ”The Diary: will Colin consider it?” in The Stage (London, England), Thursday 05 May 1983, p. 15