The Challenge (miniseries)

The Challenge
Written byDavid Phillips
Directed byChris Thomson
StarringJohn Wood
John Diedrich
John Clayton
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersTristram Miall
Bob Loader
Running time287 mins
Budget$4.5 million[1]
Original release
Release29 December 1986 (1986-12-29) –
24 March 1987 (1987-03-24)
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The Challenge is a 1986 Australian mini series based on the 1983 America's Cup.[1][2]

It was one of the first television productions by Roadshow Coote and Carroll. The series sold well overseas and screened in the UK.[3]

  1. ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p182
  2. ^ "BIRD'S EYE, RECORDS, RADIO THE CANBERRA TIMES The drama of America's Cup takes a new tack". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 673. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 110