Eureka Stockade (miniseries)
1984 Australian miniseries directed by Rod Hardy
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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.
| Eureka Stockade | |
|---|---|
| |
| Genre | historical |
| Written by | Tom Hegarty |
| Directed by | Rod Hardy |
| Starring | Bryan Brown Bill Hunter Carol Burns Amy Madigan Tom Burlinson |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hector Crawford |
| Running time | 2 hours each episode |
| Production company | Crawfords |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1][2][3] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 27 March 1984 – 1984 |
Cast
- Bryan Brown as Peter Lalor
- Bill Hunter as Timothy Hayes
- Carol Burns as Anastasia Hayes
- Amy Madigan as Sarah Jamieson
- Tom Burlinson as Father Smythe
- Brett Cullen as Charles Ross
- Penelope Stewart as Alicia Dunne
- Stephen Hayes as Johan Gregorious
- Rod Mullinar as Frederick 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
- Peter Carroll as Narrator
Production
The series was researched over two years and filmed over four months.[2] It was shot on location near Ballarat and Bendigo.[4] 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.[5]
