Bodyline

Bodyline (1984)

1 seasons · 7 episodes· Drama

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.

Rated
PG
Year
1984
Country
AU
Language
English
First aired
16 July 1984
TMDB
7.6 (7)

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Hugo Weaving
Hugo Weaving
Douglas Jardine
Gary Sweet
Gary Sweet
Donald Bradman
Jim Holt
Jim Holt
Harold Larwood
Rhys McConnochie
Rhys McConnochie
Pelham Warner
John Gregg
John Gregg
Percy George Fender
Heather Mitchell
Heather Mitchell
Edith
Frank Thring
Frank Thring
Lord Harris
Max Cullen
Max Cullen
Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)
John Walton
John Walton
Bill Woodfull
Ashok Banthia
Ashok Banthia
Nawab of Pataudi
Alan David Lee
Alan David Lee
Eddie Paynter
Bill Young
Bill Young
Bill Bowes
T
Terry Bader
Bob Wyatt
Richard Carter
Richard Carter
Bill Voce
Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam
Mr. Jardine
Jane Harders
Jane Harders
Mrs. Jardine
John Clayton
John Clayton
Mr. Bradman
C
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Bradman
Julie Nihill
Julie Nihill
Jessie Bradman
Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball
Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
P
Peter Dahlsen
Les Ames
N
Nicholas Gledhill
Douglas Jardine (young)
Peter Gwynne
Peter Gwynne
Aubrey Oxlade
Peter Whitford
Peter Whitford
Dr. Allen Robertson
Bruce Myles
Bruce Myles
William Jeanes
George Whaley
George Whaley
Lord Hawke
Paul Chubb
Paul Chubb
Ernest Jones (Barracker)
John Sheerin
John Sheerin
Bill Ponsford
Michael Winchester
Michael Winchester
Stan McCabe
N
Ned Manning
Jack Fingleton
M
Michael O'Neill
Viv Richardson
R
Robert Giltinan
Leo O'Brien
L
Laurie Moran
Bert Ironmonger
Leslie Dayman
Leslie Dayman
Bert Oldfield
R
Reg Gillam
Sir Clive Wigram
N
Norman May
Commentator
Brian McDermott
Brian McDermott
Frank Packer
B
Bruce Stewart
Sir Ernest Crutchley
Tim McKenzie
Tim McKenzie
Waiter - Perth Reception
J
John Doyle
George 'Gubby' Allen

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