Hard Truths
Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed...
Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Gail Egan
Mike Leigh
Michele Austin
Daniel Battsek
Samantha Spiro
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.
Cast
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Pansy
Mark Gooder
Executive Producer
Richard Kondal
Executive Producer
Gail Egan
Executive Producer
Mike Leigh
Director
Michele Austin
Chantelle
Daniel Battsek
Executive Producer
Samantha Spiro
Nicole
Bryony Miller
Supermarket Customer
Ollie Madden
Executive Producer
David Webber
Curtley
Gary Beadle
Irate Motorist
Llewella Gideon
Smoking Salon Client
Javier Méndez
Executive Producer
Andrew Karpen
Executive Producer
Kent Sanderson
Executive Producer
Ruby Bentall
Doctor
Tuwaine Barrett
Moses
Alison Thompson
Executive Producer
Jonathan Livingstone
Virgil
Ani Nelson
Kayla
Sophia Brown
Aleisha
Elliot Edusah
Sofa Couple (Daniel)
Jo Martin
Nurse Salon Client
Yvette Boakye
Salon Client
Chinenye Ezeudu
Salon Client
Tiwa Lade
Sofa Couple (Savannah)
Alice Bailey Johnson
Furniture Assistant
Diveen Henry
Supermarket Customer
Ashna Rabheru
Cashier
Syrus Lowe
Kayla’s Colleague
Naana Agyei-Ampadu
Aleisha’s Supervisor
Hiral Varsani
Dentist
Khali Best
Street Boy
Jennifer Eriksson
Executive Producer
Kent Anderson
Executive Producer
Javier Pons
Executive Producer