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]
| Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | |
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| Written by | Christopher Lee |
| Directed by | Daina Reid |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Southern Star Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 19 August – 26 August 2012 |
Plot
editThe 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
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- Lachy Hulme as Kerry Packer
- Travis McMahon as Paul Hogan
- Abe Forsythe as John Cornell
- Cariba Heine as Delvene Delaney
- Peter Houghton as Richie Benaud
- Clayton Watson as Ian Chappell
- Damon Gameau as Greg Chappell
- Matthew Le Nevez as Dennis Lillee
- Ryan O'Kane as Jeff Thomson
- Brendan Cowell as Rod Marsh
- Richard Davies as David Hookes
- Nicholas Coghlan as Austin Robertson Jr.
- Alexander England as Tony Greig
- Andrew Carbone as Max Walker
- Russell Newman as Harry Chester
- Tony Briggs as Clive Lloyd
- Daniel Worrall as Mick Malone
- Craig Hall as Gavin Warner
- Mandy McElhinney as Rose
- Nicholas Bell as Clive Bell
- Angus Sampson as Alan Johnston
- Paul Denny as Bruce Francis
Ratings
edit| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
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| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | Part One | 19 August 2012 | 2,097,000 | 1 | 277,000 | 1 | 2,374,000 | [4][5][6] |
| 2 | Part Two | 26 August 2012 | 2,091,000 | 1 | 253,000 | 1 | 2,344,000 | [7][8] |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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| 2013 | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie | Won | [9] | |
| 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 | [10] | ||
| 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 Directors' Guild Awards | Best Direction in TV Mini Series | Daina Reid | Nominated | [11] | |
| Equity Awards | Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Cast | Nominated | [12] | |
Book
editHowzat! 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
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References
edit- ^ "Nine reveals blockbuster week". TV Tonight. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Howzat! Kerry Packer's War pulls in almost 3 million viewers". NewsComAu.
- ^ "Shane Warne spoken to over sequel to Channel Nine's Kerry Packer war drama Howzat!". NewsComAu.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Media Culture Australia The Tribal Mind David Dale". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Howzat! Kerry Packer's War wins ratings | the Australian". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Knox, David (7 April 2013). "Logie Awards 2013: winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. 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 Directors' Guild Awards 2013: Nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "3rd Equity Ensemble Awards - Winners Announced!". Equity Foundation (Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA)). Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2014.