Release Date

22 May, 2001

Runtime

01:33: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Old age is a bitch!

Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.

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Actors

Ray Barrett

Esme Melville

Gus Mercurio

Alan Hopgood

Judy Banks

Marilyn Maguire

Geoff Brooks

James Benedict

Jacinta Stapleton

Julie Nihill

Andrew Clarke

Gabrielle Leeds

Alan Pentland

Brenda Addie

Wendy Strehlow

David Bradshaw

Nathan King

Victor Kazan

Crew