Name: Howzat! Kerry Packer's War
Released: 2012-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Brendan Cowell, Damon Gameau, Abe Forsythe

TV Show · Drama · Sports

Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War is the story of how in 1976 businessman Kerry Packer fought a cricket war by secretly signing up 50 of the world’s greatest players and establishing World Series Cricket. The rebel group challenged the establishment, reinvigorated cricket and thrust the game into a whole new era of professionalism.

2012 · 1h 23m

Starring Brendan Cowell, Damon Gameau, Abe Forsythe

Director Daina Reid

EPISODE 1

Episode 1.1

In June 1976, Kerry Packer decides to declare war on the cricket establishment by secretly signing about 50 of the world's greatest players to form a break-away rebel tournament for salaries much larger than those offered by the cricket boards. The birth of World Series Cricket would change public opinion and challenge the establishment.

1h 26m
EPISODE 2

Episode 1.2

With attacks from the establishment and the media and a conflict among the players putting his plans for World Series Cricket into disarray and threatening to ruin him financially, Kerry Packer and his team take their most radical steps yet in a bid to win over both the players and the public.

1h 26m