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War on the Waterfront - Coming soon to ABC TV

28 March 2007

By MUA news -

Maritime workers will be among the stars on tele in coming weeks as the hard hitting ABC doco drama on the 1998 waterfront conspiracy goes to air

THE BASTARDS ARE COMING

Two Men with everything to lose. One story that shook the nation

It was the fight that stopped the nation - the 1998 battle for Australia's waterfront. More than just a dispute over reform, it became a war for the hearts and minds of Australians. Controversial, all-consuming and combative, it forced people around the country to pick a side and fight for their beliefs. Political thriller, war epic, buddy movie, love story and courtroom drama rolled into one, BASTARD BOYS is the riveting story of the people behind one of the greatest conflicts in Australia's industrial history.

Over two compelling nights, BASTARD BOYS relives what happened when Chris Corrigan, Managing Director of Patrick Corporation, took on one of the country's most unionised workforces, in a bid to change waterfront practices. On one side is a man determined to instigate change. On the other, an army of workers hell-bent on maintaining their conditions and rights. And in the background, a government intent on pursuing its own agenda. As the drama plays out in the full glare of the public spotlight, there is no room for failure or second chances. Every second counts.

Colin Friels and Jack Thompson head an outstanding cast, featuring Geoff Morrell (Blue Heelers, Grass Roots) and Daniel Frederiksen (Stingers), Anthony Hayes (Look Both Ways, Changi), Daniel Wyllie (Love My Way, The Shark Net), Justin Smith (Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude), Justine Clarke (Look Both Ways), Rhys Muldoon (Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler, Grass Roots), Caroline Craig (Blue Heelers), Lucy Bell (Wildside, Murder Call), Anna Lise Phillips (Young Lions), Helen Thomson (Blackjack, MDA) and Deborah Kennedy (RAN).

BASTARD BOYS - COMING SOON TO ABC TV.

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