Ratbag Hero

Ratbag Hero
Written by	Sonia Borg
Directed by	Oscar Whitbread Geoffrey Pollock
Starring	Cameron Nugent Elaine Smith Peter Fisher Marcus Graham
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2 x 2 hours
Production
Producer	Oscar Whitbread
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	10 March 1991 (1991-03-10) – 1991 (1991)

Ratbag Hero is a 1991 Australian mini series based on the book A Riverman's Story by Mik Kelsall.^[1] It stars Cameron Nugent as Mick Kelsall, along with Elaine Smith, Peter Fisher and Marcus Graham.^[2] Also appearing were Marion Edward and a then 7 year old Matthew Ketteringham.^[3] The series was nominated for the 1991 AFI Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature (or Short Run Series)^[4][5]

Cast

• Cameron Nugent as Mick
• Elaine Smith as Mum
• Peter Fisher as Pop
• Marcus Graham as Unc
• Marion Edward as Gran
• Matthew Ketteringham as Frizzy
• Simon Chilvers as Baldy
• Tony Briggs as Jimmy
• Reg Evans as Cocky Brown
• Terry Gill as Skipper

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p225
2. Stewart, Alison (4 March 1991), "Guide preview - Ratbag Hero on Seven at 6:30pm", The Sydney Morning Herald
3. Sadlier, Kevin (10 March 1991), "Marcus puts career before cash", The Sun Herald
4. "Film awards", The Sun Herald, 29 September 1991
5. "AFI Past Winners - 1991 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

External links

• Ratbag Hero at IMDb