The Balance of Nature

For the theory, see Balance of nature.

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 (1983-08-14)
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.[3]

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

1. “Annett, Paul”, in Harris M. Lentz III, Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017, p. 11
2. The Balance of Nature^[dead link‍] at bfi.org.uk/films, accessed 25 April 2020
3. ”The Diary: will Colin consider it?” in The Stage (London, England), Thursday 05 May 1983, p. 15

External links

• The Balance of Nature at IMDb