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'''''Eureka Stockade''''' is a 1984 Australian miniseries based on the battle of [[Eureka Stockade]].<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p192</ref> It reunited the producer, writer and star of ''[[A Town Like Alice (miniseries)|A Town Like Alice]]''.
'''''Eureka Stockade''''' is a 1984 Australian miniseries based on the battle of [[Eureka Stockade]].<ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p192</ref> It reunited the producer, writer and star of ''[[A Town Like Alice (miniseries)|A Town Like Alice]]''.

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==Reception==
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The series was a ratings disappointment compared to ''A Town Like Alice''. However it sold widely overseas and screened in the US.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/04/arts/tv-review-eureka-stockade-from-australia.html Review from ''New York Times''] accessed 3 August 2013</ref><ref name="moran">Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 166</ref>

==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Bryan Brown]] - Peter Lalor
* [[Bryan Brown]] - [[Peter Lalor]]
* [[Bill Hunter (actor)|Bill Hunter]] - Timothy Hayes
* [[Bill Hunter (actor)|Bill Hunter]] - Timothy Hayes
* [[Carol Burns]] - Anastasia Hayes
* [[Carol Burns]] - Anastasia Hayes
* [[Amy Madigan]] - Sarah Jamieson
* [[Amy Madigan]] - Sarah Jamieson
* [[Tom Burlinson]] - Father Smythe
* [[Tom Burlinson]] - Father Smythe
* [[Brett Cullen]] - Charles Ross
* [[Brett Cullen]] - [[Henry Ross|Charles Ross]]
*Penelope Stewart as Alicia Dunne

*Stephen Hayes as Johan Gregorious

*[[Rod Mullinar]] as Vern
*Tim Hughes as Sgt. Major Tyler
*Roger L. Howell as [[Raffaello Carboni]]
*Edwin Hodgeman as [[Commissioner Rede]]
*David Ravenswood as [[Sir Charles Hotham]]
*Fred Steele as John Joseph
*[[Simon Chilvers]] as Bishop Goold
*John Murphy as Father Downing
*[[Tommy Dysart]] as Tom Kennedy
*Peter Crossley as Johnstone
*Sam Petersen as Johnny Hayes
*[[Reg Evans]] as Goodenough
*Luke Gallagher as 'Starry' Hayes
*Troy Ellis as William Hayes
*Melissa Crawford as Annie Hayes
*James Crawford as Timmy Hayes
*[[David Bradshaw]] as Sgt. Major Milne
*John Larking as Bentley
*Roger Oakley as Scobie
*Peter Collingwood as General Nickle
*Geoff Warren as Dr. Kenworthy
*Edward Caddick as Father Dunne
*Peter Curtin as Attorney General
*Lee James as Aspinall
*Ruth Yaffe as Mrs. Bentley
*Victor Kazan as John D'Ewes
*Chris Hession as James McGill
*[[William Zappa]] as Flash Burke
*Bruce Knappett as Peter Martin
*Andrew Martin as Hummfray
*Chris Hallam as Dr. D.J. Williams
*Tim Hardiman as Barnard Welch
*Anthony Hawkins as Dr. Stewart
*Peter Green as Patrick Carroll
*[[Frank Thring]] as Judge
==Production==
The series was researched over two years and filmed over four months.<ref name="reka"/> It was shot on location near Ballarat and Bendigo.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127001898 |title=Historic flag to survive in Ballarat |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=58, |issue=17,788 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=11 June 1984 |accessdate=9 October 2019 |page=25 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> It was a difficult shoot as it took place during a heatwave. A $250,000 set of the British camp was almost destroyed during the [[Ash Wednesday]] bushfires.<ref name="reka"/> A Eureka flag was stolen during filming.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116447677 |title=Eureka flag theft halts film |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=57, |issue=17,295 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=4 February 1983 |accessdate=9 October 2019 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
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==Reception==
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The series was a ratings disappointment compared to ''A Town Like Alice''. However it sold widely overseas and screened in the US.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/04/arts/tv-review-eureka-stockade-from-australia.html Review from ''New York Times''] accessed 3 August 2013</ref><ref name="moran">Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 166</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 07:38, 9 October 2019

Eureka Stockade
Written byTom Hegarty
Directed byRod Hardy
StarringBryan Brown
Bill Hunter
Carol Burns
Amy Madigan
Tom Burlinson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3 x 2 hours
Production
ProducerHector Crawford
Budget$2.5 million[1][2]
Original release
NetworkChannel Seven
Release27 March 1984

Eureka Stockade is a 1984 Australian miniseries based on the battle of Eureka Stockade.[1] It reunited the producer, writer and star of A Town Like Alice.

Cast

  • Bryan Brown - Peter Lalor
  • Bill Hunter - Timothy Hayes
  • Carol Burns - Anastasia Hayes
  • Amy Madigan - Sarah Jamieson
  • Tom Burlinson - Father Smythe
  • Brett Cullen - Charles Ross
  • Penelope Stewart as Alicia Dunne
  • Stephen Hayes as Johan Gregorious
  • Rod Mullinar as Vern
  • Tim Hughes as Sgt. Major Tyler
  • Roger L. Howell as Raffaello Carboni
  • Edwin Hodgeman as Commissioner Rede
  • David Ravenswood as Sir Charles Hotham
  • Fred Steele as John Joseph
  • Simon Chilvers as Bishop Goold
  • John Murphy as Father Downing
  • Tommy Dysart as Tom Kennedy
  • Peter Crossley as Johnstone
  • Sam Petersen as Johnny Hayes
  • Reg Evans as Goodenough
  • Luke Gallagher as 'Starry' Hayes
  • Troy Ellis as William Hayes
  • Melissa Crawford as Annie Hayes
  • James Crawford as Timmy Hayes
  • David Bradshaw as Sgt. Major Milne
  • John Larking as Bentley
  • Roger Oakley as Scobie
  • Peter Collingwood as General Nickle
  • Geoff Warren as Dr. Kenworthy
  • Edward Caddick as Father Dunne
  • Peter Curtin as Attorney General
  • Lee James as Aspinall
  • Ruth Yaffe as Mrs. Bentley
  • Victor Kazan as John D'Ewes
  • Chris Hession as James McGill
  • William Zappa as Flash Burke
  • Bruce Knappett as Peter Martin
  • Andrew Martin as Hummfray
  • Chris Hallam as Dr. D.J. Williams
  • Tim Hardiman as Barnard Welch
  • Anthony Hawkins as Dr. Stewart
  • Peter Green as Patrick Carroll
  • Frank Thring as Judge

Production

The series was researched over two years and filmed over four months.[2] It was shot on location near Ballarat and Bendigo.[3] It was a difficult shoot as it took place during a heatwave. A $250,000 set of the British camp was almost destroyed during the Ash Wednesday bushfires.[2] A Eureka flag was stolen during filming.[4]

Reception

The series was a ratings disappointment compared to A Town Like Alice. However it sold widely overseas and screened in the US.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p192
  2. ^ a b c "'Eureka: months of filming cost $2.5m". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, , no. 17, 781. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 June 1984. p. 21. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "Historic flag to survive in Ballarat". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, , no. 17, 788. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 June 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ "Eureka flag theft halts film". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, , no. 17, 295. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 February 1983. p. 10. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. ^ Review from New York Times accessed 3 August 2013
  6. ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 166

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