''Waiting at the Royal'' is a 2000 Australian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...

directed by Glenda Hambly and starring

Catherine McClements Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film and television actress and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and '' Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for thea ...

Noni Hazlehurst Leonie Elva "Noni" Hazlehurst , (born 17 August 1953) is an Australian actress, director, writer, presenter and broadcaster who has appeared on television and radio, in dramas, mini-series and made for television films, as well also on sta ...

Josephine Byrnes Josephine Byrnes (born 1966) is an Australian actress best known for her work in television, including a lead role in ''Brides of Christ'' for which she won a Logie Award The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially k ...

and Jo Kennedy. It is about four women from very different backgrounds sharing a maternity ward.

Characters

* Dinny (played by Catherine McClements) * Eloise (played by

Noni Hazelhurst Leonie Elva "Noni" Hazlehurst , (born 17 August 1953) is an Australian actress, director, writer, presenter and broadcaster who has appeared on television and radio, in dramas, mini-series and made for television films, as well also on ...

) * Antoinette (played by Josephine Byrnes) * Diana (played by Jo Kennedy) * Saresh (played by

Ramon Tikaram Ramon Tikaram is a British stage and screen actor of Indo-Fijian and Southeast Asian descent. He is known for playing such roles as Ferdy in the BBC television series '' This Life'' and Qadim Shah in the BBC One soap opera '' EastEnders''. Ea ...

) * Josie (played by Glynis Angell) * Noel (played by Luke Elliot)

External links

Waiting at the Royal at the National Film and Sound Archive
* Australian drama films 2000 films 2000 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s Australian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub