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Bodyline( 1984)

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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.

    Series Cast

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      Hugo Weaving

      Douglas Jardine

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      Gary Sweet

      Donald Bradman

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      Jim Holt

      Harold Larwood

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      Rhys McConnochie

      Pelham Warner

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      John Gregg

      Percy George Fender

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      Heather Mitchell

      Edith

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      Frank Thring

      Lord Harris

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      Max Cullen

      Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)

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      John Walton

      Bill Woodfull

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      Ashok Banthia

      Nawab of Pataudi

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      Alan David Lee

      Eddie Paynter

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      John Doyle

      George 'Gubby' Allen

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      Bill Young

      Bill Bowes

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      Terry Bader

      Bob Wyatt

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      Richard Carter

      Bill Voce

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      Arthur Dignam

      Mr. Jardine

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      Jane Harders

      Mrs. Jardine

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      John Clayton

      Mr. Bradman

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      Colleen Fitzpatrick

      Mrs. Bradman

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      Julie Nihill

      Jessie Bradman

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      Vincent Ball

      Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)

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      Peter Dahlsen

      Les Ames

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      Nicholas Gledhill

      Douglas Jardine (young)

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      Peter Gwynne

      Aubrey Oxlade

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      Peter Whitford

      Dr. Allen Robertson

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      Bruce Myles

      William Jeanes

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      George Whaley

      Lord Hawke

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      Paul Chubb

      Ernest Jones (Barracker)

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      John Sheerin

      Bill Ponsford

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      Michael Winchester

      Stan McCabe

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      Ned Manning

      Jack Fingleton

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      Michael O'Neill

      Viv Richardson

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      Robert Giltinan

      Leo O'Brien

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      Laurie Moran

      Bert Ironmonger

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      Leslie Dayman

      Bert Oldfield

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      Reg Gillam

      Sir Clive Wigram

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      Norman May

      Commentator

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      Brian McDermott

      Frank Packer

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      Bruce Stewart

      Sir Ernest Crutchley

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      Tim McKenzie

      Waiter - Perth Reception

    Current Season

    Season 1

    1984 | 7 Episodes

    Season 1 of Bodyline premiered on Mar 19 1984

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Miniseries

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • england
    • australia
    • cricket
    • miniseries
    • 1930s