Bodyline

Mar 19, 1984 (en) Drama [95] Min
  • First Air Date
    Mar 19, 1984
  • Production
    Kennedy Miller Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    77%
  • Original title
    Bodyline
  • Release
    Mar 19, 1984
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Terry Hayes, George Miller

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Hugo Weaving

    Douglas Jardine

  2. Gary Sweet

    Donald Bradman

  3. Jim Holt

    Harold Larwood

  4. Rhys McConnochie

    Pelham Warner

  5. John Gregg

    Percy George Fender

  6. Heather Mitchell

    Edith

  7. Frank Thring

    Lord Harris

  8. Max Cullen

    Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)

  9. John Walton

    Bill Woodfull

  10. Ashok Banthia

    Nawab of Pataudi

  11. Alan David Lee

    Eddie Paynter

  12. Bill Young

    Bill Bowes

  13. Terry Bader

    Bob Wyatt

  14. Richard Carter

    Bill Voce

  15. Arthur Dignam

    Mr. Jardine

  16. Jane Harders

    Mrs. Jardine

  17. John Clayton

    Mr. Bradman

  18. Colleen Fitzpatrick

    Mrs. Bradman

  19. Julie Nihill

    Jessie Bradman

  20. Vincent Ball

    Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)

  21. Peter Dahlsen

    Les Ames

  22. Nicholas Gledhill

    Douglas Jardine (young)

  23. Peter Gwynne

    Aubrey Oxlade

  24. Peter Whitford

    Dr. Allen Robertson

  25. Bruce Myles

    William Jeanes

  26. George Whaley

    Lord Hawke

  27. Paul Chubb

    Ernest Jones (Barracker)

  28. John Sheerin

    Bill Ponsford

  29. Michael Winchester

    Stan McCabe

  30. Ned Manning

    Jack Fingleton

  31. Michael O'Neill

    Viv Richardson

  32. Robert Giltinan

    Leo O'Brien

  33. Laurie Moran

    Bert Ironmonger

  34. Leslie Dayman

    Bert Oldfield

  35. Reg Gillam

    Sir Clive Wigram

  36. Norman May

    Commentator

  37. Brian McDermott

    Frank Packer

  38. Bruce Stewart

    Sir Ernest Crutchley

  39. Tim McKenzie

    Waiter - Perth Reception

  40. John Doyle

    George 'Gubby' Allen

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 40 / Crews : 24

Season 1 ( 1984-03-19)

Empire

Episode: 1

On Debut

Episode: 2

Episode 3

Episode: 3

Episode 4

Episode: 4

Episode 5

Episode: 5

Episode 6

Episode: 6

Episode 7

Episode: 7
Mar 19, 1984 (en)
Drama
[95] Min
  • First Air Date Mar 19, 1984
  • Production
    Kennedy Miller Productions
  • Rotten tomato 77%
Original Title Bodyline
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Terry Hayes, George Miller

    Producer