Bodyline 39 years old

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Hugo Weaving He was 24 , now 64 years old as Douglas Jardine
Gary Sweet He was 27 , now 66 years old as Donald Bradman
Frank Thring He was 58 , 68 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
Carl Schultz Directing He was 44 , now 84 years old Director
George Ogilvie Directing He was 53 , now 93 years old Director
Lex Marinos Directing He was 35 , now 75 years old Director
Denny Lawrence Directing He was 33 , now 73 years old Director
Bodyline poster
Bodyline (39 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1984-07-16
  • Runtime: [50,45] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 7