''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 the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's Paramount Networks UK & Australia, UK & Australia division and is o ...

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. Founded in Adelaide, it was an automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter that sold cars under its own marque in Australia. It was ...

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 as Beverly Brock *

Brendan Cowell Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor and writer. He is known for his lead role in 2024 television series ''Plum'' that he created, based on his 2021 novel of the same name. Early life and education Brendan Cowell was born in Sydney and grew u ...

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

Natalie Bassingthwaighte Natalie Bassingthwaighte (; born 1 September 1975) is an Australian singer, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her career in musical theatre. She later pursued an acting career in 1998 ...

as Julie Bamford * Steve Bisley as Harry Firth * 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 Seven Network, Channel 7 police drama, ''City Homicide'', from 2009 to 2011. In 2009 she appeared in the United States pro ...

as Pauline Moffat/Sue McCure *

Henry Nixon Henry Nixon is an Australian actor. His notable roles include, '' Don't Blame the Koalas'' as Chris King and '' All Saints'' as Sterling 'Sterlo' McCormack. Early life Nixon was born at St Margaret's Hospital in the inner-Sydney suburb of ...

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 ...

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 as

Colin Bond Colin John Bond (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian former 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 Australian film and television actor of Italian descent. Early life Coco was born in Sydney and is of Sicilian (from Italy) descent. He performed with the Australian Theatre for Young People, where h ...

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

Robert Mammone Robert Mammone (born 1969) 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''. Mammone played the main villain oppos ...

as Dr. Eric 'Rick' Dowker * Rupert Reid as Norman Gown *

Joanne Samuel Joanne Samuel is an Australian film and television actress, who is best known for her role as the screen wife of Mel Gibson's title character in the 1979 film ''Mad Max''. Early life and education Joanne Samuel was born in Camperdown, Sydney, ...

as Louise Kraft *

John Batchelor John Calvin Batchelor (born April 29, 1948) is an American author and the host of ''Eye on the World'' on the CBS Audio Network. His flagship station is WOR in New York City. The show is a hard-news-analysis radio program on current events, wo ...

as Larry Perkins * Josef Ber as James Macintosh *

Kristian Schmid Kristian Schmid (born 28 November 1974) is an Australian actor best known for his roles as Todd Landers in ''Neighbours'' and Leading Seaman Robert Dixon in ''Sea Patrol''. Early life Schmid was born in Geelong, Australia to Hungarian parent ...

as Evan Green * Jon Sivewright as Mick Hone

Episodes

References

External links

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