The Challenge (miniseries)
The Challenge is a 1986 Australian mini series based on the 1983 America's Cup.[1][2]
| The Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Phillips |
| Directed by | Chris Thomson |
| Starring | John Wood John Diedrich John Clayton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tristram Miall Bob Loader |
| Running time | 287 mins |
| Budget | $4.5 million[1] |
| Release | |
| Original release | 14 October 1986 |
It was one of the first television productions by Roadshow Coote and Carroll. The series sold well overseas and screened in the UK.[3]
Cast
- John Wood - Alan Bond
- John Diedrich - John Bertrand
- John Clayton - Ben Lexcen
- Bartholomew John - John Longley
- Richard Moir - Warren Jones
- Lorraine Bayly - Eileen Bond
- Jacki Weaver - Rasa Bertrand
- Tim Pigott-Smith - Peter de Savary
- Nicholas Hammond - Dennis Conner
- Ray Barrett - Bob McCullough
- Peter Phelps - Will Baillieu
- Ian Gilmour - Scotty McAlister
References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p182
- "BIRD'S EYE,RECORDS,RADIO THE CANBERRA TIMES The drama of America's Cup takes a new tack". The Canberra Times. 61 (18, 673). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 110
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