BBC1 with John Cleese in Hold the Sunset. On 9 December 2018 Steadman appeared in the BBC1 Drama ‘Care’ in the role of Mary. Radio On radio Steadman's talent for mimicry and character voices was given full rein in shows such as Week Ending, Castle's on the Air and The Worst Show on the Wireless. In the second and third of these she played the over-protective mother to Eli Woods' long-suffering Bunty/Precious. From 1982 to 1984 she joined Eli Woods and Eddie Braben (Morecambe and Wise'''s scriptwriter) in 13 episodes of the UK radio show The Show with No Name, which can be described as an updated version of Round the Horne comedy sketch show. Later, from 2002, she starred as Mrs Naughtie in the series Hamish and Dougal. Steadman had a spell in Roy Hudd's long-running comedy show The News Huddlines in the early to mid 1980s. In December 2009 she starred in Mike Stott's My Mad Grandad on BBC Radio 4. From 2012 she played Ginny Fox, a parody of Virginia Woolf, in the sitcom Gloomsbury. In 2018 she made a guest appearance in Radio 4's The Archers as Olwen, a friend of Jill Archer. Personal life In 1972 director Mike Leigh drove to Liverpool to see Ted Whitehead's play The Foursome, which featured Steadman. He asked her to be in his film Hard Labour'', during which, both said, they "got together". They married in 1973 and had two sons, Toby (b. 1978) and Leo (b. 1981). The couple lived with their sons in Wood Green, London. They separated in 1995 and divorced in 2001. Steadman's partner is actor Michael Elwyn. The couple live in Highgate, London. She is a birdwatcher and in November 2016 became an ambassador for London Wildlife Trust. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links Biodata at Debrett's 1946 births Living people Alumni of East 15 Acting School People educated at Childwall Valley High School for Girls English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English voice actresses English television actresses Officers of the Order of the British Empire Actresses from Liverpool 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Birdwatchers