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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Hugo Weaving]] as [[Douglas Jardine]]
* [[Hugo Weaving]] as [[Douglas Jardine]]
* [[Gary Sweet]] as [[Donald Bradman]]
* [[Gary Sweet]] as [[Don Bradman|Donald Bradman]]
* [[Jim Holt (actor)|Jim Holt]] as [[Harold Larwood]]
* [[Jim Holt (actor)|Jim Holt]] as [[Harold Larwood]]
* Rhys McConnochie as [[Pelham Warner|Pelham "Plum" Warner]]
* [[Rhys McConnochie]] as [[Pelham Warner|Pelham "Plum" Warner]]
* John Gregg as [[Percy Fender]]
* [[John Gregg (actor)|John Gregg]] as [[Percy Fender]]
* [[Heather Mitchell]] as Edith Clarke (Jardine's Egyptologist girlfriend) (fictitious character)
* [[Heather Mitchell]] as Edith Clarke (Jardine's Egyptologist girlfriend) (fictitious character)
* [[John Walton (actor)|John Walton]] as [[Bill Woodfull]]
* [[John Walton (actor)|John Walton]] as [[Bill Woodfull]]
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* [[Frank Thring]] as [[George Harris, 4th Baron Harris|Lord Harris]]
* [[Frank Thring]] as [[George Harris, 4th Baron Harris|Lord Harris]]
* [[Ashok Banthia]] as the [[Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi|Nawab of Pataudi]]
* [[Ashok Banthia]] as the [[Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi|Nawab of Pataudi]]
* Jane Harders as Mrs Jardine (Douglas Jardine's mother)
* [[Jane Harders]] as Mrs Jardine (Douglas Jardine's mother)
* [[Julie Nihill]] as Jessie Bradman (Donald Bradman's wife)
* [[Julie Nihill]] as Jessie Bradman (Donald Bradman's wife)
* [[Max Cullen]] as Chooka (the reporter)
* [[Max Cullen]] as Chooka (the reporter)
* [[Vincent Ball]] as [[Joseph Lyons]], the [[Prime Minister of Australia]]
* [[Vincent Ball]] as [[Joseph Lyons]], the [[Prime Minister of Australia]]
* Colin Croft as Sir [[Stanley Jackson]]
* [[Colin Croft (actor)|Colin Croft]] as Sir [[Stanley Jackson]]
* [[Richard Carter (actor)|Richard Carter]] (credited as "Ric Carter") as [[Bill Voce]]
* [[Richard Carter (actor)|Richard Carter]] (credited as "Ric Carter") as [[Bill Voce]]
* Bill Young as [[Bill Bowes]]
* [[Bill Young (actor)|Bill Young]] as [[Bill Bowes]]
* [[Alan David Lee]] as [[Eddie Paynter]]
* [[Alan David Lee]] as [[Eddie Paynter]]
* Terry Bader as [[Bob Wyatt]]
* [[Terry Bader]] as [[Bob Wyatt]]
* [[Michael Winchester]] as [[Stan McCabe]]
* [[Michael Winchester]] as [[Stan McCabe]]
* Michael O'Neill as [[Vic Richardson]]
* Michael O'Neill as [[Vic Richardson]]
* [[Leslie Dayman]] as [[Bert Oldfield]]
* [[Leslie Dayman]] as [[Bert Oldfield]]
* [[John Sheerin]] as [[Bill Ponsford]]
* [[John Sheerin]] as [[Bill Ponsford]]
* Lauri Moran as [[Bert Ironmonger]]
* [[Lauri Moran]] as [[Bert Ironmonger]]
* George Whaley as [[Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke|Lord Hawke]]
* [[George Whaley (actor)|George Whaley]] as [[Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke|Lord Hawke]]
* Celia De Burgh as Mrs Larwood (Harold Larwood's wife)
* [[Celia De Burgh]] as Mrs Larwood (Harold Larwood's wife)
* Reg Gillam as Sir [[Clive Wigram]]
* [[Reg Gillam]] as Sir [[Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram|Clive Wigram]]
* Edward Howell as [[Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham|Lord Hailsham]]
* [[Edward Howell (actor)|Edward Howell]] as [[Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham|Lord Hailsham]]
* [[Paul Chubb]] as "[[Yabba]]" (The Barracker)
* [[Paul Chubb]] as "[[Yabba]]" (The Barracker)
* [[Arthur Dignam]] as [[Malcolm Jardine|Mr Jardine]] (Douglas Jardine's father)
* [[Arthur Dignam]] as [[Malcolm Jardine|Mr Jardine]] (Douglas Jardine's father)
* [[John Clayton (Australian actor)|John Clayton]] as Mr Bradman (Donald Bradman's father)
* [[John Clayton (Australian actor)|John Clayton]] as Mr Bradman (Donald Bradman's father)
* [[Peter Whitford]] as Robertson
* [[Peter Whitford]] as Robertson
* Peter Dahlsen as [[Les Ames]]
* [[Peter Dahlsen]] as [[Les Ames]]
*Hark Hope as [[Herbert Sutcliffe]]
* [[Mark Hope (actor)|Mark Hope]] as [[Herbert Sutcliffe]]
*Michael Jay as [[Maurice Leyland|Leyland]]
* [[Michael Jay (actor)|Michael Jay]] as [[Maurice Leyland|Leyland]]
*Bernard Ledger as [[George Duckworth]]
* [[Bernard Ledger]] as [[George Duckworth]]
*Doug Middleton as [[Walter Wally]]
* [[Doug Middleton (actor)|Doug Middleton]] as [[Wally Hammond|Walter Wally]]
*Ron Stephenson as [[Hedley Verity]]
* [[Ron Stephenson]] as [[Hedley Verity]]
*Stewart Faichney as [[Alan Kippax]]
* [[Stewart Faichney]] as [[Alan Kippax]]
*Robert Giltinan as [[Leo O'Brien (cricketer)|Leo O'Brien]]
* [[Robert Giltinan]] as [[Leo O'Brien (cricketer)|Leo O'Brien]]
*Ross Hall as [[Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)]]
* [[Ross Hall (actor)|Ross Hall]] as [[Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)|Bill O'Reilly]]
*Scott Lowe as [[Tim Wall]]
* [[Scott Lowe (actor)|Scott Lowe]] as [[Tim Wall]]
*[[Ned Manning]] as [[Jack Fingleton]]
* [[Ned Manning]] as [[Jack Fingleton]]
*[[Peter Philpott]] as [[Clarrie Grimmett]]
* [[Peter Philpott]] as [[Clarrie Grimmett]]
* [[Brian Anderson (actor)|Brian Anderson]] as Umpire [[George Hele|Hele]]
*Michael Winchester as [[Stan McCabe]]
*Brian Anderson as Umpire [[George Hele|Hele]]
* [[Brian McDermott (actor)|Brian McDermott]] as [[Frank Packer]]
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* [[Vivienne Garrett]] as Post mistress
*Brian McDermott as [[Frank Packer]]
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*[[Vivienne Garrett]] as Post mistress


==Production==
==Production==
The [[Television producer|producers]] were [[George Miller (filmmaker)|George Miller]]; [[Byron Kennedy]] and [[Terry Hayes]]. The [[TV director|director]]s were [[Denny Lawrence]], [[Lex Marinos]], [[George Ogilvie]] and [[Carl Schultz]]. The scriptwriters for the mini-series were [[Robert Caswell]], [[Lex Marinos]], [[Denny Lawrence]] and [[Terry Hayes]]. The [[music]] for the mini-series was written by Chris Neal and [[Phillip Scott (actor)|Phillip Scott]]. [[Photography]] was by [[Dean Semler]] and [[Andrew Lesnie]].
The [[Television producer|producers]] were [[George Miller (filmmaker)|George Miller]]; [[Byron Kennedy]] and [[Terry Hayes]]. The [[Television director|director]]s were [[Denny Lawrence]], [[Lex Marinos]], [[George Ogilvie]] and [[Carl Schultz]]. The scriptwriters for the mini-series were [[Robert Caswell]], [[Lex Marinos]], [[Denny Lawrence]] and [[Terry Hayes]]. The [[music]] for the mini-series was written by Chris Neal and [[Phillip Scott (actor)|Phillip Scott]]. [[Photography]] was by [[Dean Semler]] and [[Andrew Lesnie]].


==Broadcast==
==Broadcast==
The seven-part mini-series was a ratings success, and was shown over a four-week period.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
The seven-part mini-series was a ratings success, and was shown over a four-week period.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}


The UK premiere of the 5 million dollar ''Bodyline'' mini-series was originally broadcast on [[BBC2]] Television in 4:3 picture ratio on consecutive evenings at 9.00pm from Monday 3 June – Friday 7 June 1985 and was shown in the significantly longer, original, extended and uncut version. BBC2 divided the series into 5 parts of slightly varying lengths.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
The UK premiere of the 5 million dollar ''Bodyline'' mini-series was originally broadcast on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] Television in 4:3 picture ratio on consecutive evenings at 9.00pm from Monday 3 June – Friday 7 June 1985 and was shown in the significantly longer, original, extended and uncut version. BBC2 divided the series into 5 parts of slightly varying lengths.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}


The individual original BBC2 episode run-times of the Bodyline mini-series were:
The individual original BBC2 episode run-times of the Bodyline mini-series were:

Revision as of 15:29, 5 February 2021

Bodyline
Bodyline (DVD cover)
GenreDrama, cricket
miniseries
Directed byCarl Schultz
George Ogilvie
Denny Lawrence
Lex Marinos
StarringGary Sweet
Hugo Weaving
Jim Holt
Rhys McConnochie
Frank Thring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes7
Production
Running time50 minutes
Production companyKennedy Miller
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release16 July (1984-07-16)[1] –
27 August 1984 (1984-08-27)

Bodyline is an Australian 1984 television miniseries which dramatised the events of the 1932–1933 English Ashes cricket tour of Australia. The title refers to the bodyline cricketing tactic (also known as fast leg theory) devised by the English cricket team during their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia.

Plot

The events leading up to the England Cricket Team's 1932-1933 Ashes tour of Australia and the tactics, of bowling directly at the batsman, used by the English cricket team to counteract the extraordinary batting prowess of Australian cricketer Donald Bradman during the Ashes series.

Cast

Production

The producers were George Miller; Byron Kennedy and Terry Hayes. The directors were Denny Lawrence, Lex Marinos, George Ogilvie and Carl Schultz. The scriptwriters for the mini-series were Robert Caswell, Lex Marinos, Denny Lawrence and Terry Hayes. The music for the mini-series was written by Chris Neal and Phillip Scott. Photography was by Dean Semler and Andrew Lesnie.

Broadcast

The seven-part mini-series was a ratings success, and was shown over a four-week period.[citation needed]

The UK premiere of the 5 million dollar Bodyline mini-series was originally broadcast on BBC2 Television in 4:3 picture ratio on consecutive evenings at 9.00pm from Monday 3 June – Friday 7 June 1985 and was shown in the significantly longer, original, extended and uncut version. BBC2 divided the series into 5 parts of slightly varying lengths.[citation needed]

The individual original BBC2 episode run-times of the Bodyline mini-series were:

  • 3/6/1985: Part 1 – 85 minutes
  • 4/6/1985: Part 2 – 89 minutes
  • 5/6/1985: Part 3 – 88 minutes
  • 6/6/1985: Part 4 – 89 minutes
  • 7/6/1985: Part 5 – 85 minutes

Total extended run-time: 436 minutes – 7 hours 16 minutes.

When originally shown on Channel 10 Australia in July 1984 over 4 consecutive nights - including extensive ad-breaks - the run-time was approx. 10 hours. Excluding ad breaks: the actual run-time is 7 hours 16 minutes. IMDb and Amazon give the total run-time of the official extensively cut, re-edited and picture-cropped - from the original 4:3 picture ratio to a 16:9 picture ratio - widescreen presentation DVD version as 330 minutes – 5 hours 30 minutes – 7 episodes of approx. 47 minutes each - a total of 329 minutes.

Therefore, the original version transmitted in its entirety by BBC2 Television in June 1985 is approximately 1 hour 46 minutes longer than the official Australian DVD version of Bodyline. BBC2 had licence for UK premiere broadcast and one repeat showing before transmission rights reverted to Australian TV Network 10 and Kennedy-Miller for DVD production.

References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p178
  • "The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia — Theatre . Film . Radio . Television — Volume 1" — Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee — Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996
  • "The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994
  • Bodyline TV mini-series 1985 – original BBC2 Television transmission recording 3–7 June 1985
  • Don Bradman: Challenging the Myth - Chapter 4: Bodyline and Myth – Page: 62 - Brett Hutchins 2002
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