Bodyline

Bodyline - S1 E1

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.

AU

Made in AU

7.6/10

1984

Drama

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Episodes

Cast

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

As Douglas Jardine

Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

As Donald Bradman

Jim Holt

Jim Holt

As Harold Larwood

Rhys McConnochie

Rhys McConnochie

As Pelham Warner

John Gregg

John Gregg

As Percy George Fender

Heather Mitchell

Heather Mitchell

As Edith

Frank Thring

Frank Thring

As Lord Harris

Max Cullen

Max Cullen

As Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)

John Walton

John Walton

As Bill Woodfull

Ashok Banthia

Ashok Banthia

As Nawab of Pataudi

Alan David Lee

Alan David Lee

As Eddie Paynter

Bill Young

Bill Young

As Bill Bowes

Terry Bader

Terry Bader

As Bob Wyatt

Richard Carter

Richard Carter

As Bill Voce

Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

As Mr. Jardine

Jane Harders

Jane Harders

As Mrs. Jardine

John Clayton

John Clayton

As Mr. Bradman

Colleen Fitzpatrick

Colleen Fitzpatrick

As Mrs. Bradman

Julie Nihill

Julie Nihill

As Jessie Bradman

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

As Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)

Peter Dahlsen

Peter Dahlsen

As Les Ames

Nicholas Gledhill

Nicholas Gledhill

As Douglas Jardine (young)

Peter Gwynne

Peter Gwynne

As Aubrey Oxlade

Peter Whitford

Peter Whitford

As Dr. Allen Robertson

Bruce Myles

Bruce Myles

As William Jeanes

George Whaley

George Whaley

As Lord Hawke

Paul Chubb

Paul Chubb

As Ernest Jones (Barracker)

John Sheerin

John Sheerin

As Bill Ponsford

Michael Winchester

Michael Winchester

As Stan McCabe

Ned Manning

Ned Manning

As Jack Fingleton

Michael O'Neill

Michael O'Neill

As Viv Richardson

Robert Giltinan

Robert Giltinan

As Leo O'Brien

Laurie Moran

Laurie Moran

As Bert Ironmonger

Leslie Dayman

Leslie Dayman

As Bert Oldfield

Reg Gillam

Reg Gillam

As Sir Clive Wigram

Norman May

Norman May

As Commentator

Brian McDermott

Brian McDermott

As Frank Packer

Bruce Stewart

Bruce Stewart

As Sir Ernest Crutchley

Tim McKenzie

Tim McKenzie

As Waiter - Perth Reception

John Doyle

John Doyle

As George 'Gubby' Allen

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