Howzat! Kerry Packer's War
| Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama, miniseries |
| Distributed by | Nine Network |
| Directed by | Daina Reid |
| Written by | Christopher Lee |
| Starring |
Lachy Hulme Matthew Le Nevez Brendan Cowell Damon Gameau Abe Forsythe Cariba Heine Darryl Brown |
| Production company | Southern Star Group |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Original run | 19 August 2012 – 26 August 2012 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War is an Australian drama-miniseries set in the 1970s that premiered on the Nine Network on Sunday 19 August 2012.[1][2][3]
Plot
The Ashes is the pinnacle of world cricket with two old enemies, Australia and England, going head to head. This series is the story of World Series Cricket and its creator, Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who signed up the world's greatest players and set up a parallel cricket competition.
The Australian cricket team, visiting England in 1977 for the Ashes series, fields a team full of legends. Cricket is undergoing a revolution and the cricket establishment will be brought to its knees.
Cast
- Lachy Hulme as media mogul Kerry Packer
- Travis McMahon as comedian Paul Hogan
- Abe Forsythe as comedian John Cornell (known also as 'strop').
- Cariba Heine as actress (and wife of John Cornell) Delvene Delaney.
- Peter Houghton as former Australian cricket captain (and also adviser to Kerry Packer), Richie Benaud.
- Clayton Watson as Australian captain Ian Chappell
- Damon Gameau as Australian batsman Greg Chappell.
- Matthew Le Nevez as Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee.
- Ryan O'Kane as Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson.
- Brendan Cowell as Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh.
- Richard Davies as Australian Batsman David Hookes.
- Nicholas Coghlan as journalist Austin Robertson, Jr.
- Alexander England as English and World XI captain Tony Greig.
- Andrew Carbone as Australian fast bowler Max Walker.
- Russell Newman as Harry Chester.
- Tony Briggs as West Indian captain Clive Lloyd.
- Daniel Worrall as Australian bowler Mick Malone.
Ratings
The first episode rated highly in Australia with a five-city metro audience of 2.097 million. [4][5] The second episode also rated highly with 2.091 million viewers. [6]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie | Won | [7] | |
| Most Popular Miniseries or Telemovie | Won | ||||
| Most Outstanding Actor | Lachy Hulme | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Actor | Lachy Hulme | Nominated | |||
| Most Outstanding Actress | Mandy McElhinney | Nominated | |||
| AACTA Awards | Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series | Won | [8] | ||
| Best Direction | Daina Reid (for "Part 1") | Nominated | |||
| Best Lead Actor | Lachy Hulme | Nominated | |||
| Best Guest or Supporting Actor | Abe Forsythe | Nominated | |||
| Best Guest or Supporting Actress | Mandy McElhinney | Won | |||
| Australian Director's Guild Awards | Best Direction in TV Mini Series | Daina Reid | Nominated | [9] | |
| Equity Awards | Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Cast | Nominated | [10] | |
Book
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War, is also a book by Christopher Lee, who wrote the screenplay of the TV series. It was first published in 2012 by New South Publishing, an imprint of The University of New South Wales.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/08/nine-reveals-blockbuster-week.html
- ↑ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/howzat-kerry-packmers-war-pulls-in-over-2million-viewers/story-e6frfmyi-1226458737833
- ↑ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/shane-warne-spoken-to-over-sequel-to-channel-nines-kerry-packer-drama-howzat/story-e6frfmyi-1226457451134
- ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/howzat-kerry-packers-war-telemovie-pulls-a-five-city-metro-audience-of-2097-million-in-tv-ratings/story-e6frf96f-1226453871261
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/blogs/the-tribal-mind/the-ratings-race-give-this-man-his-own-series--hell-give-him-his-own-network-20120820-24h1w.html
- ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/howzat-kerry-packers-war-wins-ratings/story-e6frg996-1226458872830
- ↑ Knox, David (7 April 2013). "Logie Awards 2013: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "2nd AACTA Award Nominees: Nominees by Network" (PDF) (Press release). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ Knox, David (9 April 2013). "Australian DIrector's Guild Awards 2013: Nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "3rd Equity Ensemble Awards - Winners Announced!". Equity Foundation (Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA)). Retrieved 17 February 2014.
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