Eureka Stockade (miniseries)

Eureka Stockade is a 1984 Australian miniseries based on the battle of Eureka Stockade. 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

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.