Eureka Stockade
Genrehistorical
Written byTom Hegarty
Directed byRod Hardy
StarringBryan Brown
Bill Hunter
Carol Burns
Amy Madigan
Tom Burlinson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerHector Crawford
Running time2 hours each episode
Production companyCrawfords
Budget$2.5 million[1][2][3]
Original release
NetworkChannel Seven
Release27 March 1984 (1984-03-27)

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

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]

Reception

The series was a ratings disappointment compared to A Town Like Alice. However it sold widely overseas and screened in the US.[6][7]

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 $2.5m". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 781. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 June 1984. p. 21. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Lewes, Jacqueline Lee (5 June 1983). "Million$ of Viewing". Sydney Sun Herald. p. 47.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Review from New York Times accessed 3 August 2013
  7. ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 166

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Films directed by Rod Hardy
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