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Bodyline

7.6/10
TMDB7 votes
Original: 1 seasons

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.

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About Bodyline

Bodyline (1984) is a TV series in the drama genres. Directed by , . The cast includes Hugo Weaving, Gary Sweet, Jim Holt, Rhys McConnochie.

Released
Original language
Seasons
1
Episodes
7
Status
Ended
Production countries
Australia
Production companies
Kennedy Miller Productions
Writers
Robert Caswell, Terry Hayes, George Ogilvie, Lex Marinos, George Miller, Francine Finnane

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What is Bodyline about?

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.

Who stars in Bodyline?

Hugo Weaving, Gary Sweet, Jim Holt, Rhys McConnochie, John Gregg, Heather Mitchell. See the cast cards above for character names.

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