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Genre
  
drama, miniseries

Directed by
  
Daina Reid

Original language(s)
  
English

Final episode date
  
26 August 2012

Number of episodes
  
2

7.8/10
IMDb

Written by
  
Christopher Lee

Country of origin
  
Australia

First episode date
  
2012

Network
  
Nine Network

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Starring
  
Lachy Hulme Matthew Le Nevez Brendan Cowell Damon Gameau Abe Forsythe Cariba Heine Darryl Brown

Awards
  
AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series

Cast
  
Lachy Hulme, Mandy McElhinney, Mallory Jansen

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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.

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Plot

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The 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.

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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 media mogul Kerry Packer
  • Travis McMahon as comedian Paul Hogan
  • Abe Forsythe as comedian John Cornell (known also as 'strop').
  • Cariba Heine as actress (and wife of John Cornell) Delvene Delaney.
  • Peter Houghton as former Australian cricket captain (and also adviser to Kerry Packer), Richie Benaud.
  • Clayton Watson as Australian captain Ian Chappell
  • Damon Gameau as Australian batsman Greg Chappell.
  • Matthew Le Nevez as Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee.
  • Ryan O'Kane as Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson.
  • Brendan Cowell as Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh.
  • Richard Davies as Australian Batsman David Hookes.
  • Nicholas Coghlan as journalist Austin Robertson, Jr.
  • Alexander England as English and World XI captain Tony Greig.
  • Andrew Carbone as Australian fast bowler Max Walker.
  • Russell Newman as Harry Chester.
  • Tony Briggs as West Indian captain Clive Lloyd.
  • Daniel Worrall as Australian bowler Mick Malone.

    • Book

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    Howzat! 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.

    References

    Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Wikipedia
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