''Brock'' is a two-part Australian miniseries based on the life of motor racing driver

Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain", or simply "Brocky", was an Australian motor racing driver. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, al ...

which premiered on

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

on 9 October 2016 & concluding on 10 October 2016.

Synopsis

The series charts the highs of Peter Brock's motor racing career and the lows of his personal life. It covers his action packed career and his association with

Holden Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was an Australian automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter which sold cars under its own marque in Australia. In its last thre ...

for almost 40 years including a public split involving the controversial device the Energy Polariser. The controversy followed in his personal life with three marriages, many affairs and accusations of domestic violence.

Cast

Matthew Le Nevez Matthew Le Nevez (born 10 January 1979) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Doctor Patrick Reid in the TV series ''Offspring'', Detective Brian Dutch in the Tasmanian Gothic sci-fi television show '' The Kettering Incident' ...

Ella Scott Lynch Ella Scott Lynch (born 27 September 1982 in Sydney) is an Australian actress. Her notable roles include Shirley Ryan in the series '' Love Child'' and Melbourne gangland barrister Nicola Gobbo in the Channel Nine mini-series ''Informer 3838''. ...

as Beverly Brock *

Brendan Cowell Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, playwright, and director. Early life and education Cowell was born in Sydney and grew up in the beachside suburb of Cronulla. He credits his mother and high school drama teacher with encouraging him to e ...

Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat OBE (born 10 November 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian-Australian racing driver known for his four championships in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four win ...

Natalie Bassingthwaighte Natalie Bassingthwaighte (; born 1 September 1975) is an Australian recording artist, actress, and Celebrity, television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her career in musical theatre. She later pursued an ...

as Julie Bamford *

Steve Bisley Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Mad Max'' and ''The Great Gatsby''. On TV, some of his better-known roles include Detective Sergeant Jack Chr ...

Harry Firth Henry Leslie Firth (18 April 1918 – 27 April 2014) was an Australian racing driver and team manager. Firth was a leading race and rally driver during the 1950s and 1960s and continued as an influential team manager with first the Ford works ...

* Ryan Johnson as Tim "Plastic" Pemberton * Ben Hall as Phil Brock *

Nadia Townsend Nadia Townsend (born 27 November 1979) is an Australian actress and film dramaturge. She portrayed Allie Kingston in the Channel 7 police drama, ''City Homicide'', from 2009 to 2011. In 2009 she appeared in the United States produced science ...

as Pauline Moffat *

Henry Nixon Henry Nixon is an Australian actor. Nixon was born at St Margaret's Hospital in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. As a child he lived in Elanora Heights, Paddington and Wollstonecraft in Sydney with his father, Gerald Nixon, a Recordin ...

as Shane Barry *

Kirsty Lee Allan Kirsty Lee Allan (born 15 December 1984 in Dubbo, New South Wales) is an Australian actress and former fashion model. She is most known for portraying Able Seaman Rebecca "Bomber" Brown in ''Sea Patrol''. Career Allan began her career as a m ...

as Michelle Downes *

Martin Sacks Martin Colin Sacks (born 16 October 1959) is an Australian actor who is chiefly known for his 12-year role on ''Blue Heelers'' from 1993 to 2005. Life and career Sacks was born in Sydney. He got into acting after a bit part in an episode of ' ...

as Geoff Brock *

Axle Whitehead Axle Whitehead (born 16 December 1980) is an Australian TV host, singer, musician, and actor. He was a host on '' Video Hits''. In 2008, he released his first studio album '' Losing Sleep'' which debuted outside the ARIA top 50. He also played L ...

Colin Bond Colin John Bond (born 24 February 1942) is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team. He quickly found succ ...

* Alex Williams as John "Slug" Harvey *

Salvatore Coco Salvatore Coco (born 22 April 1975) is an Australians, Australian film and television actor of Italian descent. Biography Coco was born in Sydney and is of Sicily#Demographics, Sicilian (from Italy) descent. He performed with the Australian Th ...

as Jack "Peanut" Freebody * Ryan O'Kane as Dennis Sutcliff * Brad McMurray as Al Turner *

Robert Mammone Robert Mammone (born 1969 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as AK in ''The Matrix'' movies, as Sid Walker in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' and as Tim Palmer in '' Sons and Daughters''. He was also ...

as Dr. Eric Dowker

Episodes

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 6118648, Brock 2010s Australian television miniseries Australian television series Australian auto racing films Network 10 original programming