The Balance of Nature explained

The Balance of Nature
Director:	Paul Annett^[1]
Producer:	Nicholas Palmer
Starring:	Leslie Ash Philip Bretherton Juliet Hammond^[2]
Runtime:	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 and References

1. “Annett, Paul”, in Harris M. Lentz III, Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017, p. 11
2. https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f1425c8 The Balance of Nature
3. ”The Diary: will Colin consider it?” in The Stage (London, England), Thursday 05 May 1983, p. 15