Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

62 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Nov. 24, 1981

Two women navigate the challenges of life on a wintry day in 1980s Belfast. While Ruby has a cold and gets caught in the rain, Iris is job-hunting but feels lost in the traffic.

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain

62 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Nov. 24, 1981

Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
Two women navigate the challenges of life on a wintry day in 1980s Belfast. While Ruby has a cold and gets caught in the rain, Iris is job-hunting but feels lost in the traffic.
Producers BBC
Original title Iris in the Traffic, Ruby in the Rain
Directors John Bruce
Writers Stewart Parker

Cast

Frances Tomelty

as Ruby

Aingeal Grehan

as Iris

Leila Webster

as Sadie

Jake Burns

as Ducksey

Bryan Murray

as Terry

Maggie Shevlin

as Joyce

Margaret D'Arcy

as Mrs Waring

Carole Nimmons

as Matron

Peter Adair

as Cortina Driver

Eamonn Boyce

as Rover Driver

Tony Clarkin

as Beefy Youth

Patch Connolly

as Man in Hat

Michael Duffy

as Barman

James Duggan

as Stanley

Oliver Maguire

as Detective

Michael Gormley

as Older Policeman

David Irvine

as Younger Policeman

James Greene

as Dr Blair

Mary Jackson

as Nurse

Valerie Lilley

as Personnel Officer

Brenda O'Neal

as Claire

Stiff Little Fingers

as Themselves - Band