Billy and Percy
1974 Australian TV series or program
Billy and Percy | |
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Based on | journals of Percy Deane |
Written by | John Power |
Directed by | John Power |
Starring | Martin Vaughan Harold Hopkins |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | John Power |
Running time | 70 mins |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 1974 (1974) |
Billy and Percy is a 1974 Australian docudrama based on the relationship between Prime Minister Billy Hughes and his private secretary Percy Deane during World War I. It was based primarily on Deane's diaries.[1][2]
Reception
John Power won an AFI award for best director.[3]
Awards
- 1974–75 AFI Awards:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Won (Martin Vaughan)
- Best Direction: Won (John Power)[4]
- 1975 Logie Awards:
References
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14
- ^ "Billy and Percy (1974)". Australian Screen: An NFSA Website. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Power, Julie and Michael (25 February 2016). "Obituary: John Power 1930-2016". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "SA feature top Australian film". The Canberra Times. 24 March 1975. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Billy and Percy at IMDb
- Billy and Percy at Australian Screen Online
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