Series·1984·1 Season
Bodyline
Country
AU
Language
English
Episodes
7
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The Story
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with batsman Bert Oldfield sustaining a cracked skull. The series generated much anger and resentment towards the English team within Australia and seriously damaged Anglo-Australian cricketing relations at the time.
Written By
Robert Caswell, Francine Finnane, Carl Schultz
Producer
Terry Hayes, Byron Kennedy
Cinematography
Dean Semler
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
7 votes
Where to watch
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Cast
Hugo Weaving
Douglas Jardine
Gary Sweet
Donald Bradman
Jim Holt
Harold Larwood
Rhys McConnochie
Pelham Warner
John Gregg
Percy George Fender
Heather Mitchell
Edith
Frank Thring
Lord Harris
Max Cullen
Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)
John Walton
Bill Woodfull
Ashok Banthia
Nawab of Pataudi
Alan David Lee
Eddie Paynter
Bill Young
Bill Bowes
Terry Bader
Bob Wyatt
Richard Carter
Bill Voce
Arthur Dignam
Mr. Jardine
Jane Harders
Mrs. Jardine
John Clayton
Mr. Bradman
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Bradman
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Crew
George Ogilvie
Director, Writer
Lex Marinos
Director, Writer
Robert Caswell
Writer
Terry Hayes
Writer, Producer
Byron Kennedy
Executive Producer
Doug Mitchell
Executive Producer
Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
George Miller
Writer, Producer
Francine Finnane
Writer
Carl Schultz
Writer
David Stiven
Editor
Dean Semler
Director of Photography
Denny Lawrence
Story
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