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]
Original release
Release	29 December 1986 (1986-12-29) – 24 March 1987 (1987-03-24)

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 as John Longley
• Richard Moir as Warren Jones
• Lorraine Bayly as Eileen Bond
• Jacki Weaver as Rasa Bertrand
• Tim Pigott-Smith as Peter de Savary
• Nicholas Hammond as Dennis Conner
• Ray Barrett as Bob McCullough
• Peter Phelps as Will Baillieu
• Ian Gilmour as Scott McAllister
• Liddy Clark

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p182
2. "BIRD'S EYE, RECORDS, RADIO THE CANBERRA TIMES The drama of America's Cup takes a new tack". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 673. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 110

External links

• The Challenge at IMDb