What Rats Won't Do

1998 British film
  • 1 July 1998 (1998-07-01)
Running time
1h 28minCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

What Rats Won't Do is a 1998 British comedy film directed by Alastair Reid and starring James Frain and Natascha McElhone.[1]

Plot

Kate Beckenham is hired by American heiress Mirella Burton to defend Burton's claim to the £15million estate of her deceased husband against his son Gerald. Gerald has hired lawyer Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a case in court. Burton has hired Alex Leam, who has never won one. Though Beckenham is engaged, she finds herself attracted to Sullivan.

Cast

  • James Frain - Jack Sullivan
  • Natascha McElhone - Kate Beckenham
  • Amy Phillips - Ellen
  • Valentine Pelka - Graham
  • Samantha Bond - Jane
  • Freddie Jones - Judge Foster
  • Chris Jury - Defendant
  • Peter Capaldi - Tony
  • W. Stephen Gilbert - Foster's Clerk
  • Harry Enfield - Verger

References

  1. ^ "What Rats Won't Do". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018.

External links

  • What Rats Won't Do at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • What Rats Won't Do at Rotten Tomatoes


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