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Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War is an Australian drama-miniseries which screened on the Nine Network in 2013. The miniseries is set in the period 1960-75, when the Murdoch and Packer families collided as they battled for control of Australia’s newspaper and television industries.
Original Release
09/08/2013
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lachy Hulme | Frank Packer |
| Patrick Brammall | Rupert Murdoch |
| Luke Ford | Kerry Packer |
| Alexander England | Clyde Packer |
| Maeve Dermody | Anna Murdoch |
| Heather Mitchell | Gretel Packer |
| Anne Looby | Florence Packer |
| Mirrah Foulkes | Patricia Murdoch |
| Hamish Michael | Bruce Gyngell |
| Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Alan Reid |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 08 September 2013 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 15 September 2013 |
Directors
Writers
David Caesar, Samantha Winston
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lachy Hulme | Frank Packer |
| Patrick Brammall | Rupert Murdoch |
| Luke Ford | Kerry Packer |
| Alexander England | Clyde Packer |
| Maeve Dermody | Anna Murdoch |
| Heather Mitchell | Gretel Packer |
| Anne Looby | Florence Packer |
| Mirrah Foulkes | Patricia Murdoch |
| Hamish Michael | Bruce Gyngell |
| Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Alan Reid |
| Stephen Leeder | John 'Blackjack' McEwen |
| Bruce Myles | William McMahon |
| David Roberts | David McNicoll |
| Kathryn Beck | Anoushka |
| Kim Knuckey | Alfred |
| Benson Simpson | Gavin |
| Charlton Hill | Bill Jenkings |
| Kit Bennett | Julie Rigg |
| Will Gabriel | Journalist |
| Nicholas Bell | Rupert Henderson |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Andy Ryan | Executive Producer |
| Janeen Faithfull | Executive Producer |
| Jo Rooney | Executive Producer |
| John Edwards | Producer |
| Jodi Matterson | Producer |
| Barbara Gibbs | Producer |
