Alison Steadman
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1946-08-26
Place of Birth:Liverpool, England, UK
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Also Known As:Alison Steadman OBE, آلیسون استیدمن

Loony in the Woods (2006)
A camping trip seems like the perfect way for a group of friends to spend a vacation they will never forget. Unfortunately, no one will be left alive...

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas...

Confetti (2006)
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.

Abigail's Party (1977)
Beverly and Laurence are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Sue, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party. Over...

Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a...

Life Is Sweet (1990)
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts...

Wilt (1989)
Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an...

Santa's Last Christmas (1999)
Santa and his helpers oversleep and risk causing a toy shortage at Christmas.

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally...

Off Grid (2019)
A man takes to a remote hideout with his sick wife, where they live in isolation as he battles to protect her life, and his own sanity, from a...

Degas and Pissario Fall Out (1994)
A forgotten gem made for the British arts anthology series Without Walls, this half-hour drama imagines the two 19th century impressionist painters...

Better Man (2024)
Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled...

Fanny Hill (2007)
Orphaned by smallpox, young Lancashire country lady Fanny Hill cheerfully accepts her friend Esther Davies's offer to join the London 'working girls'...

Shirley Valentine (1989)
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while...

Come Rain Come Shine (2010)
David Jason stars as cockney ex-docker Don Mitchell in this emotional drama. Don is incredibly proud of his son David’s affluent lifestyle. The...

We Love Gavin and Stacey (2020)
A celebration of Ruth Jones and James Corden's comedy, with stars including Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters revealing backstage...

Virtuoso (1989)
In 1962, the young pianist, John Ogdon wins international success in Moscow and embarks on a whirlwind career. Ten years later he suffers the onset...

Number One (1985)
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.

Champions (1984)
The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National

Monster Maker (1989)
A young boy wants to work with a famous creature/fx man but gets more than he bargained when one of the creatures, The Ultra-Gorgon, takes him under...

D.I.Y. Hard (2002)
A hostage situation takes an unusual turn.

A Civil Arrangement (2012)
Mother of the bride Isobel speaks direct to camera about her selfish Lesbian daughter Kelly's upcoming civil partnership to the older, sensible...

Nuts in May (1976)
A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood (2016)
Friends and fans pay tribute to a great comic talent in this celebration of the life and work of the hugely popular Victoria Wood, who died of cancer...

Selling Hitler (1991)
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop...

Do You Remember the First Time? (1994)
An unconventional promo for the 1994 single of the same name by British band Pulp. Various celebrities are interviewed about their memories of losing...

Becky Watts Killed for Kicks (2017)
The story behind the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts, who was killed by her stepbrother Nathan Matthews and his 21-year-old partner Shauna Hoare in...

Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas (2019)
The Shipmans and the Wests get together once again for Christmas. Bryn is cooking dinner, Dawn is in shock, and there are revelations in the pub on...

The 1970s Dinner Party (2023)
A colourful trip back in time, as Debbie McGee hosts a 1970s-style dinner party.

News Hounds (1990)
Every cub reporter wants a front page 'splash' and the journalists from The Brit, a top-selling daily tabloid, are no exception. They're on the trail...

Queen and Country (2022)
A film exploring the Queen's love of country life - whether in Scotland, Norfolk, or Windsor - through the eyes of those who came into contact with...

Clockwise (1986)
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for...

The Short & Curlies (1987)
A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...

Dad's Army (2016)
A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German...

Peterman (2015)
The death of his safe cracking grandfather has landed Johnny as the only one left alive who can open a safe for a degenerate crew of violent...

Two Days That Shook the Branch (1978)
Des, an enthusiastic incompetent, always promises rather more that he can deliver.

A Small Mourning (1989)
When Marjorie's husband of 20 years dies of a brain tumour, she's hit financially as well as emotionally. The money she makes packing tights in a...

Ivor the Invisible (2001)
Written by Raymond Briggs, this beautifully animated film tells the story of ten-year-old John. After being woken up early one morning. John finds a...

Burn Burn Burn (2016)
Following the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his ashes. Seph and Alex take turns driving....

Chunky Monkey (2003)
Fitness fanatic, Donald Leek, indulges in a monthly Chunky Monkey experience with, someone vaguely resembling movie-songstress, Julie Andrews, who...

A Private Function (1984)
In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr....

The Missing Postman (1997)
When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of...

Happy Now (2001)
All grown up and gunning for political power in a small North Wales community, Glen Marcus and his best mate harbour a dark secret which seems to be...

The Dinner Party (2007)
Young couple Jackie and Leo move from North London to a suburban home in the green belt paradise of Southern England. At the birthday party of a...

Through the Night (1975)
The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles to cope with the aftermath and the deficiencies of...

Topsy-Turvy (1999)
After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking....

Coming Through (1985)
While researching the work of author D.H. Lawrence (Kenneth Branagh), Kate (Alison Steadman) begins a romance with a fellow academic, and learns...

Girl (1974)
An episode of the BBC drama series Second City Firsts. Jackie is leaving the army. While waiting for her car to arrive, she encounters Corporal...

Early to Bed (1975)
Alan Bleasdale’s television debut, this beautifully observed drama stars Alison Steadman as a woman having a passionate tryst with the boy next...

French Exchange (2011)
15-year-old Jack is on a French Exchange trip with his school. But his mum won't stop ringing to check-up on him. On his last night, his host falls...

The Ugly Duckling (1997)
The Ugly Duckling teams up with friend Scruffy, and the lovable misfits embark on a journey that helps them realize that their differences are what...

Who Gets the Dog (2007)
A drama about a couple on the edge of divorce, their solicitors, their daughter and of course, their dog.

Stormy Monday (1988)
When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by a club attendant and his...

Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

Hard Labour (1973)
A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

Secrets & Lies (1996)
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to...

Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership.

We Can Be Heroes (2017)
Ben never knew his father; he was killed in 9/11 when Ben was just a baby. Eleven years later, Ben goes to spend the summer with his grandparents,...

Tartuffe, or The Imposter (1983)
Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title role of Tartuffe.

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge...

Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) (2017)
Chris Shepherd directs a short animation in tribute to Joe Orton (Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot) to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Joe Orton...

The Muscle Market (1981)
Danny Duggan runs a failing building contractors, and resorts to sub-gangster thuggery to keep the business afloat. However, with the bottom falling...

Bag of Yeast (1976)
When teacher Tony Scannell decides he wants to be ordained as a Catholic Priest his decision has wide ranging effects on his family and loved ones.

Jack and the Beanstalk (1999)
In this spell-binding story brave Jack climbs the Beanstalk to the magical world of Beanland. He and his new friends Dilly (the small but fearless...

Taking Leave (1974)
Mike comes home on leave from Ulster. After six years in the Army he has to decide whether to sign up again or not. His parents want him to leave the...

Our Flesh and Blood (1977)
Comedy about a couple expecting their first baby.

Care (2018)
Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after...

The King's Man (2021)
As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop...

All About 'Abigail's Party' (2007)
A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).

Gotta Get Out (1995)
About a personal experience of claustrophobia and how to deal with it. When you can't have another cup of coffee or another brandy because you just...

23 Walks (2020)
A gentle, sweet, funny, romantic story of love in later life. Following a couple in their sixties, Dave and Fern who get to know one another over the...

Pasmore (1980)
Colin Pasmore tests his strength against his family ties but finds them stronger than he ever imagined.

Caravans: A British Love Affair (2009)
Documentary about the love affair between the British and their caravans, which saw the country establish the world's largest caravan manufacturer...

The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996)
The Snow Queen holds Ellie responsible for ruining her plans to freeze the world and sets out to seek revenge. She kidnaps Dimly the flying reindeer...

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020)
Roald & Beatrix, the tail of the curious mouse, a heart-warming Christmas film inspired by the true encounter between a six-year-old Roald Dahl and...

The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)
The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the abandoned child of the deposed former ruler.

King of the Teds (1970)
Ron and Tina's lives are changed when long lost friend Nina calls, reawakening memories of when Ron was the charismatic 'King of the Teds' and both...

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting (1989)
A short satirical film devised by and starring Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman about the seven sins of stage acting.

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (2024)
It’s five years since Nessa declared her love for Smithy – and a lot has happened since. Journey to Barry and Billericay to catch up with...

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie (2001)
Near Christmas, Robert "Bob The Builder" McGraw Jr. and his machine team gang of talking construction vehicles are preparing for the Winter Christmas...

Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale (2024)
Seventeen years after Gavin & Stacey begun, the series comes to an end with a 90-minute finale. Before the final episode, the last we saw of Nessa...

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell (2025)
An uplifting and touching documentary special which tells the story of one of Britain's best loved sitcoms as it comes to an end after 17 years....

The Singing Detective (1986)
Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
Let Them Eat Cake is a British sitcom starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders set in France, 1782, just seven years before the French Revolution....

Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and...

Fat Friends (2000)
Fat Friends was an ITV drama, following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern...

The One Show (2006)
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

Butterfly (2018)
From a young age, 11-year-old, Max, has identified as a girl and as puberty looms, she begins to present increasing signs of gender variance. When...

Dalziel & Pascoe (1996)
British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The...

Gavin & Stacey (2007)
Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island, South Wales. They’ve spoken on the phone every...

Crown Court (1972)
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court...

The Worst Week of My Life (2004)
The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired...

Coogan's Run (1995)
Coogan's Run was a 1995 UK TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle. It was written by...

Oil Strike North (1975)
Oil Strike North is a BBC television drama series produced in 1975. The series was created and produced by Gerard Glaister and dealt with life on...

Crapston Villas (1995)
Crapston Villas was a British animated television series, in which the characters were made from plasticine and filmed with stop motion clay...

Lenny Henry in Pieces (2000)
Lenny Henry in Pieces was a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere. It aired on BBC One between 2000 and...

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

Stressed Eric (1998)
Eric Feeble is a middle-class divorced father of two who resides in London, England. An average man, with a less than average life, Eric is endlessly...

The Missing Postman (1997)
Postman Clive Peacock decides to rebel when his employers force him to take early retirement. Setting off on his bike, he determines to deliver his...

No Bananas (1996)
This 10-episode television miniseries, set in England during World War II, tells the story of two families, the wealthy Hamiltons and the...

GMTV (1993)
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3...

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (2001)
Adrian Mole: the Cappuccino Years is a British television series which was first aired on BBC One in 2001. The series was based on the fifth book...

The Wackers (1975)
Comedy series set in Liverpool about an half-protestant/half-catholic family.

Fanny Hill (2007)
Two-part TV drama based on the novel by John Cleland. Set in the 18th century, the story of a young country girl who through financial neccessity...

Inside No. 9 (2014)
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

DNA Journey (2019)
Celebrities are given a unique insight into their lives using innovative DNA science and technology to trace their ancestors.

Orphan Black (2013)
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

Boomers (2014)
Sitcom following the ups and downs of three retired couples living in Thurnemouth, 'Norfolk's only West-facing resort'.

The Syndicate (2012)
A drama exploring how winning the lottery transforms the lives of ordinary people.

Rules of the Game (2022)
Sam is a hard-headed manager at a family-run business in the North West. However, when Sam arrives at work one day to find a dead body in the office...

Twisted Tales (2005)
Twisted Tales is a dark and stylish comedy drama series. With intense scripts written by a mix of established writers and upcoming talent, each story...

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry (2023)
Gavin & Stacey stars Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb take a 210-mile road trip from Billericay to Barry Island.

Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
James Kavanagh QC is one of the top flight barristers in Britain. Each episode has him handling challenging cases and defendants which put his skills...

Here We Go (2022)
Family life with no filter. The Jessops navigate life's everyday challenges - from changing jobs to kidnapping dogs.

The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
The Jim Henson Hour was developed as a showcase for the Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. This...

Little Crackers (2010)
Little Crackers is a series of Christmas short films featuring stars of British and Irish comedy.

The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994)
Henry Farr, a Wimbledon solicitor desperate to rid himself of his wife, settles on murder as a solution to his problem.

The Great War: The People's Story (2014)
Through original diaries, letters, and memoirs, this unforgettable documentary tells how the lives of regular British men and women were transformed...

Hold the Sunset (2018)
Edith's dreams of retirement to the sun with her long-term suitor Phil are shattered when her 50-year-old son Roger arrives home, seeking to...

Karaoke (1996)
Daniel Feeld, writer of the film Karaoke, starts to believe that his characters are coming alive.

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2002)
The only child in a wretchedly poor family in the Danish village of Odense, Hans Christian Andersen lives in a fantasy world. His hand carved dolls...

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

Gadget Man (2012)
Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older...

Great British Menu (2006)
Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.

Gone to Seed (1992)
The Plant family has run a garden centre in Rotherhithe since Dickens’ time, surviving both war and redevelopment. But now, family rivalry...

Gone to the Dogs (1991)
Comedy drama about rivalry in the lucrative world of greyhound racing. Self-made millionaire Larry Patterson is powerful and charismatic, with the...

All Roads Lead Home (2011)
Sue Perkins, Alison Steadman and Stephen Mangan use a new form of navigation, Natural Navigation, in order to learn more about the UK and the areas...

Gareth's All Star Choir (2014)
Choirmaster Gareth Malone brings together an array of untrained voices from the world of television, sport and theatre to release the official 2014...

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (2012)
Well-known faces don their aprons in this charity special. Who has got what it takes to go all the way and compete for the Great Sport Relief Bake...

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011)
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

Lewis (2007)
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

Midsomer Murders (1997)
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

Yonderland (2013)
A bored young mum steps through a portal and discovers a world of incompetent knights, monks who are incapable of lying, and a race of people intent...

Life (2020)
Follow the lives and woes of the residents of a Manchester house divided into four different flats. Gemma Foster's neighbour, Emma, now goes by the...

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

The BAFTA Awards (1949)
BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los...

Cold Lazarus (1996)
The year is 2368 and a group of scientists are on the brink of a major breakthrough as they begin to tap into the memory of a man who died in the...

Countryfile (1988)
The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.