Ruby and Rata

Comedy, Drama · 1990

Ruby (Yvonne Lawley), an 83 year old trying to dodge a retirement home, rents a room to Rata, a solo mum with sidelines in music and benefit fraud. Rata's son is into arson and shoplifting, while Ruby's nephew (Simon Barnett) is a hapless yuppie wannabe. Marginalised by the deregulated economy of the '80s and living on their wits, they may just find common cause despite themselves in this Graeme Tetley-penned tale.

Starring

Leon Narbey, Robert Gillies, Yvonne Lawley, Diana Rowan, Vanessa Rare, Gaylene Preston, Lee Metekingi, Gaylene Preston

Director

Gaylene Preston

Producer

Robin Laing