Bodyline

Jul 16, 1984 (en) Drama [95] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jul 16, 1984
  • Production
    Kennedy Miller Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    77%
  • Original title
    Bodyline
  • Release
    Jul 16, 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. John Doyle

    George 'Gubby' Allen

  13. Bill Young

    Bill Bowes

  14. Terry Bader

    Bob Wyatt

  15. Richard Carter

    Bill Voce

  16. Arthur Dignam

    Mr. Jardine

  17. Jane Harders

    Mrs. Jardine

  18. John Clayton

    Mr. Bradman

  19. Colleen Fitzpatrick

    Mrs. Bradman

  20. Julie Nihill

    Jessie Bradman

  21. Vincent Ball

    Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)

  22. Peter Dahlsen

    Les Ames

  23. Nicholas Gledhill

    Douglas Jardine (young)

  24. Peter Gwynne

    Aubrey Oxlade

  25. Peter Whitford

    Dr. Allen Robertson

  26. Bruce Myles

    William Jeanes

  27. George Whaley

    Lord Hawke

  28. Paul Chubb

    Ernest Jones (Barracker)

  29. John Sheerin

    Bill Ponsford

  30. Michael Winchester

    Stan McCabe

  31. Ned Manning

    Jack Fingleton

  32. Michael O'Neill

    Viv Richardson

  33. Robert Giltinan

    Leo O'Brien

  34. Laurie Moran

    Bert Ironmonger

  35. Leslie Dayman

    Bert Oldfield

  36. Reg Gillam

    Sir Clive Wigram

  37. Norman May

    Commentator

  38. Brian McDermott

    Frank Packer

  39. Bruce Stewart

    Sir Ernest Crutchley

  40. Tim McKenzie

    Waiter - Perth Reception

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
Jul 16, 1984 (en)
Drama
[95] Min
  • First Air Date Jul 16, 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