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Plot

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.

Cast

Hugo Weaving as Douglas Jardine
Hugo Weaving

as Douglas Jardine

Gary Sweet as Donald Bradman
Gary Sweet

as Donald Bradman

Jim Holt as Harold Larwood
Jim Holt

as Harold Larwood

Rhys McConnochie as Pelham Warner
Rhys McConnochie

as Pelham Warner

John Gregg as Percy George Fender
John Gregg

as Percy George Fender

Heather Mitchell as Edith
Frank Thring as Lord Harris
Frank Thring

as Lord Harris

Max Cullen as Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)
Max Cullen

as Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)

John Walton as Bill Woodfull
John Walton

as Bill Woodfull

Ashok Banthia as Nawab of Pataudi
Ashok Banthia

as Nawab of Pataudi

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • March 19, 1984

Last Aired Date

  • March 19, 1984

Production Companies

  • Kennedy Miller Productions

Type

  • Miniseries

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 7

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