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Bodyline

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.
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Cast

Hugo Weaving profile
Hugo Weaving

Douglas Jardine

Total episodes: 7

Gary Sweet profile
Gary Sweet

Donald Bradman

Total episodes: 7

Jim Holt profile
Jim Holt

Harold Larwood

Total episodes: 7

Rhys McConnochie profile
Rhys McConnochie

Pelham Warner

Total episodes: 7

John Gregg profile
John Gregg

Percy George Fender

Total episodes: 7

Heather Mitchell profile
Heather Mitchell

Edith

Total episodes: 7

Frank Thring profile
Frank Thring

Lord Harris

Total episodes: 7

Max Cullen profile
Max Cullen

Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)

Total episodes: 7

John Walton profile
John Walton

Bill Woodfull

Total episodes: 7

Ashok Banthia profile
Ashok Banthia

Nawab of Pataudi

Total episodes: 7

Alan David Lee profile
Alan David Lee

Eddie Paynter

Total episodes: 7

John Doyle profile
John Doyle

George 'Gubby' Allen

Total episodes: 7

Hugo Weaving profile
Hugo Weaving

Douglas Jardine

Total episodes: 7

Gary Sweet profile
Gary Sweet

Donald Bradman

Total episodes: 7

Jim Holt profile
Jim Holt

Harold Larwood

Total episodes: 7

Rhys McConnochie profile
Rhys McConnochie

Pelham Warner

Total episodes: 7

John Gregg profile
John Gregg

Percy George Fender

Total episodes: 7

Heather Mitchell profile
Heather Mitchell

Edith

Total episodes: 7

Frank Thring profile
Frank Thring

Lord Harris

Total episodes: 7

Max Cullen profile
Max Cullen

Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)

Total episodes: 7

John Walton profile
John Walton

Bill Woodfull

Total episodes: 7

Ashok Banthia profile
Ashok Banthia

Nawab of Pataudi

Total episodes: 7

Alan David Lee profile
Alan David Lee

Eddie Paynter

Total episodes: 7

John Doyle profile
John Doyle

George 'Gubby' Allen

Total episodes: 7

Extra

Release Date

July 16, 1984

Last air Date

March 19, 1984

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

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Season 1

Aired on: 1984 | 7 Episodes

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