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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.

Date: 03/19/1984
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Hugo Weaving, Gary Sweet, Jim Holt, Rhys McConnochie, John Gregg, Heather Mitchell, Frank Thring, Max Cullen, John Walton, Ashok Banthia, Alan David Lee, John Doyle, Bill Young, Terry Bader, Richard Carter, Arthur Dignam, Jane Harders, John Clayton, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Julie Nihill, Vincent Ball, Peter Dahlsen, Nicholas Gledhill, Peter Gwynne, Peter Whitford, Bruce Myles, George Whaley, Paul Chubb, John Sheerin, Michael Winchester, Ned Manning, Michael O'Neill, Robert Giltinan, Laurie Moran, Leslie Dayman, Reg Gillam, Norman May, Brian McDermott, Bruce Stewart, Tim McKenzie

Hugo Weaving as Douglas Jardine in Bodyline Hugo Weaving

Gary Sweet as Donald Bradman in Bodyline Gary Sweet

Jim Holt as Harold Larwood in Bodyline Jim Holt

Rhys McConnochie as Pelham Warner in Bodyline Rhys McConnochie

John Gregg as Percy George Fender in Bodyline John Gregg

Heather Mitchell as Edith in Bodyline Heather Mitchell

Frank Thring as Lord Harris in Bodyline Frank Thring

Max Cullen as Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter) in Bodyline Max Cullen

John Walton as Bill Woodfull in Bodyline John Walton

Ashok Banthia as Nawab of Pataudi in Bodyline Ashok Banthia

Alan David Lee as Eddie Paynter in Bodyline Alan David Lee

John Doyle

Bill Young as Bill Bowes in Bodyline Bill Young

Terry Bader

Richard Carter as Bill Voce in Bodyline Richard Carter

Arthur Dignam as Mr. Jardine in Bodyline Arthur Dignam

Jane Harders as Mrs. Jardine in Bodyline Jane Harders

John Clayton as Mr. Bradman in Bodyline John Clayton

Colleen Fitzpatrick

Julie Nihill as Jessie Bradman in Bodyline Julie Nihill

Vincent Ball as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister) in Bodyline Vincent Ball

Peter Dahlsen

Nicholas Gledhill

Peter Gwynne as Aubrey Oxlade in Bodyline Peter Gwynne

Peter Whitford as Dr. Allen Robertson in Bodyline Peter Whitford

Bruce Myles as William Jeanes in Bodyline Bruce Myles

George Whaley as Lord Hawke in Bodyline George Whaley

Paul Chubb as Ernest Jones (Barracker) in Bodyline Paul Chubb

John Sheerin as Bill Ponsford in Bodyline John Sheerin

Michael Winchester as Stan McCabe in Bodyline Michael Winchester

Ned Manning as Jack Fingleton in Bodyline Ned Manning

Michael O'Neill

Robert Giltinan

Laurie Moran

Leslie Dayman as Bert Oldfield in Bodyline Leslie Dayman

Reg Gillam

Norman May

Brian McDermott as Frank Packer in Bodyline Brian McDermott

Bruce Stewart

Tim McKenzie as Waiter - Perth Reception in Bodyline Tim McKenzie