Ruth joined Minnow at the beginning of 2009 to produce Scenes from a Teenage Killing, a feature-length film for the BBC, and also to oversee a number of projects in development.  Prior to working at Minnow, Ruth location directed/produced on The Hospital, Channel 4’s critically acclaimed documentary series about the NHS.

In 2010 Ruth directed Girls on the Pull, a documentary for Channel 4’s First Cut Strand, and followed this with Fighting on the Frontline for Channel 4, which she series produced as well as directing the episode Choppers.