Episode 1
Drama centred around Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who fought a cricket war by secretly signing up 50 of the world's greatest players to form a breakaway tournament.
Two-part fact-based drama centred around Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who fought a cricket war by signing up 50 of the world's greatest players to form a breakaway tournament.
In 1976, infuriated that ABC had been given the TV broadcasting rights by the Australian Cricket Board without his own Channel 9 being given the chance to bid, Packer is delighted when John Cornell, one of his producers, comes to him with a rough idea about setting up a rival tournament. Amongst great secrecy, Packer and Cornell start signing up some of the best players in Australia, but soon find themselves at war with the established game.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Kerry Packer | Lachy Hulme |
| John Cornell | Abe Forsythe |
| Greg Chappell | Damon Gameau |
| Rodney Marsh | Brendan Cowell |
| Ian Chappell | Clayton Watson |
| Dennis Lillee | Matthew Le Nevez |
| David Hookes | Richard Davies |
| Doug Walters | Hamish Michael |
| Gary Cosier | Nicholas Cooper |
| Tony Grieg | Alexander England |
| Clive Lloyd | Tony Briggs |
| Jeff Thomson | Ryan O'Kane |
| Director | Daina Reid |
| Producer | John Edwards |
| Producer | Mimi Butler |
| Writer | Christopher Lee |