Howzat! Kerry Packer's War

2012 film

Drama
Miniseries

Written byChristopher LeeDirected byDaina ReidStarring

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

Country of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo. of episodes2ProductionExecutive producers

Jo Rooney
Rory Callaghan

Producers

Mimi Butler
John Edwards

Running time90 minutesProduction companySouthern Star EntertainmentOriginal releaseNetworkNine NetworkRelease19 August (2012-08-19) –
26 August 2012 (2012-08-26)

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

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.

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

Lachy Hulme as Kerry Packer
Travis McMahon as Paul Hogan
Abe Forsythe as John Cornell
Cariba Heine as Delvene Delaney
Peter Houghton as Richie Benaud
Clayton Watson as Ian Chappell
Damon Gameau as Greg Chappell
Matthew Le Nevez as Dennis Lillee
Ryan O'Kane as Jeff Thomson
Brendan Cowell as Rod Marsh
Richard Davies as David Hookes
Nicholas Coghlan as Austin Robertson Jr.
Alexander England as Tony Greig
Andrew Carbone as Max Walker
Russell Newman as Harry Chester
Tony Briggs as Clive Lloyd
Daniel Worrall as Mick Malone
Craig Hall as Gavin Warner
Mandy McElhinney as Rose
Nicholas Bell as Clive Bell

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
No.	Title	Air date	Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank	Total viewers	Ref(s)
1	Part One	19 August 2012	2,097,000	1	277,000	1	2,374,000	^[4]^[5]^[6]
2	Part Two	26 August 2012	2,091,000	1	253,000	1	2,344,000	^[7]^[8]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref
2013	Logie Awards	Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie		Won	^[9]
		Most Popular Miniseries or Telemovie		Won
		Most Outstanding Actor	Lachy Hulme	Nominated
		Most Popular Actor	Lachy Hulme	Nominated
		Most Outstanding Actress	Mandy McElhinney	Nominated
	AACTA Awards	Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series		Won	^[10]
		Best Direction	Daina Reid (for "Part 1")	Nominated
		Best Lead Actor	Lachy Hulme	Nominated
		Best Guest or Supporting Actor	Abe Forsythe	Nominated
		Best Guest or Supporting Actress	Mandy McElhinney	Won
	Australian Directors' Guild Awards	Best Direction in TV Mini Series	Daina Reid	Nominated	^[11]
	Equity Awards	Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries	Cast	Nominated	^[12]

Book

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

^ "Nine reveals blockbuster week". TV Tonight. 3 August 2012.
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^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Knox, David (7 April 2013). "Logie Awards 2013: winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ "2nd AACTA Award Nominees: Nominees by Network" (PDF) (Press release). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ Knox, David (9 April 2013). "Australian Director's [sic] Guild Awards 2013: Nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ "3rd Equity Ensemble Awards - Winners Announced!". Equity Foundation (Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA)). Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2014.