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Bodyline

TV series19847.6/10 on TMDB

Directed by Lex Marinos, George Ogilvie

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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.Read moreLess

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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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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Cast & crew

Hugo WeavingHugo WeavingDouglas Jardine
Gary SweetGary SweetDonald Bradman
Jim HoltJim HoltHarold Larwood
Rhys McConnochieRhys McConnochiePelham Warner
John GreggJohn GreggPercy George Fender
Frank ThringFrank ThringLord Harris
Max CullenMax CullenClive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)
John WaltonJohn WaltonBill Woodfull
Ashok BanthiaAshok BanthiaNawab of Pataudi
Alan David LeeAlan David LeeEddie Paynter
Bill YoungBill YoungBill Bowes
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Director
Lex Marinos
Producer
Terry Hayes
Director of Photography
Dean Semler