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Cast
Hugo Weaving
as Douglas Jardine
Gary Sweet
as Donald Bradman
Jim Holt
as Harold Larwood
Rhys McConnochie
as Pelham Warner
John Gregg
as Percy George Fender
Heather Mitchell
as Edith
Frank Thring
as Lord Harris
Max Cullen
as Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)
John Walton
as Bill Woodfull
Ashok Banthia
as Nawab of Pataudi
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1984
Runtime1 Season
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes7
Director—
WritersRobert Caswell, Terry Hayes, George Ogilvie
TypeWeb Series
Rating7.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBodyline
About Bodyline
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.
Directed by —, Bodyline leans on a strong ensemble — Hugo Weaving, Gary Sweet, Jim Holt — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1984.
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