Eureka Stockade (miniseries)

Eureka Stockade
Directed by Rod Hardy
Produced by Hector Crawford
Written by Tom Hegarty
Starring Bryan Brown
Bill Hunter
Carol Burns
Amy Madigan
Tom Burlinson
Frank Thring
Budget $2.5 million[1]
Country Australia
Language English
Original channel Channel Seven
Original airing 27 March 1984
No. of episodes 3 x 2 hours

Eureka Stockade is a 1984 Australian miniseries based on the battle of Eureka Stockade.[1] It reunited the producer, writer and star of A Town Like Alice.

Reception

The series was a ratings disappointment compared to A Town Like Alice. However it sold widely overseas and screened in the US.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p192
  2. Review from New York Times accessed 3 August 2013
  3. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 166

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