Bodyline (1984)

TV Mini-Series  -  330 min  -  Drama | History | Sport
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Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia... See full summary »

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Hugo Weaving, Gary Sweet and Jim Holt
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Season:

1

Year:

1984
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Hugo Weaving ...
Douglas Jardine (7 episodes, 1984)
Gary Sweet ...
Donald Bradman (7 episodes, 1984)
Jim Holt Jim Holt ...
Harold Larwood (7 episodes, 1984)
Rhys McConnochie Rhys McConnochie ...
Pelham Warner (7 episodes, 1984)
John Gregg John Gregg ...
Percy George Fender (7 episodes, 1984)
Heather Mitchell Heather Mitchell ...
Edith (7 episodes, 1984)
John Walton John Walton ...
Bill Woodfull (7 episodes, 1984)
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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. Written by Dave Bowyer <aussie@ccnet.com>  

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Australia | Batsman | Bowling | Bowler | Negative Bowling  | See more »

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The day England declared war on Australia.

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Drama | History | Sport

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Country:

Australia

Language:

English

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Kennedy Miller Productions, Network Ten See more »
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Factual errors: In Episode 5, TW Wall is shown being bowled by WR Hammond, when in fact he was given out LBW. See more »

Quotes

Richardson: [to Jardine] You cannot dictate terms to the MCC!
Douglas Jardine: Well, in that case, my resignation with be on your table in the morning!
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Referenced in "Top Gear Australia: Episode #2.7" (2009) See more »