Ruth Park

Ruth Park

1917-08-24
93 (2010-12-14)
Auckland, New Zealand

Rosina Ruth Lucia Park AM was a New Zealand–born Australian author.

Auckland, New Zealand

Rosina Ruth Lucia Park AM was a New Zealand–born Australian author.

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Playing Beatie Bow 1986 (4.4)

Abigail Kirk was an ordinary enough sixteen year old growing up in todays Sydney. An intriguing chain of events finds Abigail, through some eerie time shift, transported back one hundred years after watching some children playing a scary game called Beatie Bow.
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The Muddle-Headed Wombat 1991 (5.8)

Wombat is very cute and charming, but, unfortunately, he can not find a friend, even though he wants it wholeheartedly. One day he gets in a tense situation by chance, which helps him to get a long-awaited friend a mischievous mouse. The two of them will have exciting adventures.
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Poor Man's Orange 1987

Like its predecessor The Harp In The South, Poor Man's Orange was also adapted for Australian television by the Ten Network in 1987. It continues the story of the Darcy family, living in the Surry Hills area of Sydney. Originally a novel by New Zealand-born Australian author Ruth Park, the book was published in 1949. The Darcys a poor, working class family of tough Irish stock - Mumma (Anne Phelan), dad Hughie (Martyn Sanderson), Roie (Anna Hruby) and the younger daughter Dolour (Kaarin Fairfax), through whose eyes we hear their story.
Ruth Parker

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This Is England 2007 (7.475)

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
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Consecration 2023 (5.6)

After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.