Eureka Stockade is a 1984 Australian miniseries based on the battle of Eureka Stockade.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p192 It reunited the producer, writer and star of A Town Like Alice.
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. It was shot on location near Ballarat and Bendigo. 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. A Eureka flag was stolen during filming.
Reception The series was a ratings disappointment compared to A Town Like Alice. However it sold widely overseas and screened in the US.Review from New York Times accessed 3 August 2013Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 166
References
External links Eureka Stockade at IMDb Eureka Stockade at Letterbox DVD